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> people and companies have to buy new leaf blowers and batteries It seems hopelessly anachronistic and impractical, but why can't rakes be an alternative? It
by mhb 4y ago
> people and companies have to buy new leaf blowers and batteries
It seems hopelessly anachronistic and impractical, but why can't rakes be an alternative? It would take more time, but the landscapers would be paid more if they're working hourly.
- throwaway0a5e 4y agoa) Rakes b) Double digit minimum wage c) Being able to afford a landscaper. Pick two. I own a rake and use it my damn self, which shouldn't matter but probably does.
- kilotaras 4y ago> landscapers would be paid more Landscapers with leafblowers would outcompete landscapers with rakes.
- tifik 4y agoI think the point was that since they banned gas leaf blowers, they might as well have banned all leaf blowers, leaving nothing but hand tools. Of course someone could invent a hand-cranked blower or something... would be interesting to see exactly what loopholes in the legal wording people would find.
- galdosdi 4y agoWhat? No. There's still electric leaf blowers allowed. They exist and work fine (but are a little more expensive)
- tifik 4y agoYes, I know. Parent was proposing a hypothetical scenario.
- gonzo41 4y agoI'd just use air from a motorized large volume air compressor with a long spray attachment. Technically, not a leaf blower. Ahh malicious compliance!
- bradfa 4y agoMuch of the leaf blower usage in my area is just to blow the grass clippings back onto the lawn when they end up in the street/driveway/parking lot/sidewalk/etc. If the mower just had a mulching system which trapped the cut grass under itself, then there'd be no need to blow the cut grass at all, it would already be on the lawn. It's funny to me watching the lawn crews get out their blowers at the end of every mow to blow the grass clippings. It seems like such a waste of time, and hence money to pay them for that labor. Simply preventing the need for using a leaf blower seems like something someone should solve for these lawn crews.
- rhinoceraptor 4y agoMany mowers do have a mulching setting, but you will still get grass clippings all over the sidewalk.
- wccrawford 4y agoMy mower has a mulcher, but it isn't the mower that's the problem. It's the edger. Gotta get the remains from that off the sidewalk afterwards. I have all electric tools and it's amazing how quiet they are. My neighbor laughed at me for wearing hearing protection until I told him they have Bluetooth in them. ;)
- nihilist_t21 4y agoMy house has a lot of small rock landscaping for water drainage. You can't rake the leaves over that without taking all the rock with it.
- francisofascii 4y agoOne or two minutes of use should be enough to get those spots. The real issue is people who run things things for an hour. A time limit per day would be ideal.
- jtbayly 4y agoYou can't rake grass clippings off the sidewalk. But... I suppose you can sweep them with a broom.
- tenebrisalietum 4y agoLeaf blowers are useful for things other than literally blowing leaves. I use one to dust out my car, garage, and also clean vacuum filters. Very carefully used it can dust off old PCs and laptops as well