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Yeah, but my neighbor across the street will never get one. He likes making noise.

by allears 3y ago

avmich 3y ago
City-wide rule which forbids using noisy polluting ones?
- duped 3y ago
  Good luck enforcing it
  - toomuchtodo 3y ago
    California's ban starts January 1st, 2024. A handful of US communities (~150 as of this comment) have also instituted bans. This will drive a shift to electric blowers, and the existing combustion population will eventually age out. You don't have to ban existing units, you target the supply chain. There are no antique gas lawn blowers that will be tenderly loved and cared for as they age, they'll be thrown out and replaced with electric. California: https://www.sacbee.com/news/environment/article277979858.html https://www.sacbee.com/news/environment/article277979858.htm... Washington DC: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/05/gas-leaf-blowers-banned-washington-dc https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/05/gas-leaf-blo... Miami Beach/South Miami: https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2023/08/01/leaf-blower-ban-miamibeach-southmiami-gas-powered https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2023/08/01/leaf-blower-ban... Evanston, IL: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2023/04/02/city/evanston-bans-gas-and-propane-powered-leaf-blowers/ https://dailynorthwestern.com/2023/04/02/city/evanston-bans-... Oak Park, IL: https://www.oakpark.com/2023/03/14/oak-park-bans-gas-powered-leaf-blowers/ https://www.oakpark.com/2023/03/14/oak-park-bans-gas-powered...
  - cafard 3y ago
    DC's rule is more or less honored. Maybe one of ten crews will still use a gas-powered leaf blower.
  - connicpu 3y ago
    Let neighbors record and turn in the evidence for a bounty, it'll be solved in a few weeks
- kccqzy 3y ago
  Yup. DC managed to do it. https://dlcp.dc.gov/page/leaf-blower-regulations https://dlcp.dc.gov/page/leaf-blower-regulations
m463 3y ago
Maybe they can tune the leafblower for a harley sound?
oh_sigh 3y ago
We must share a neighbor. Mine is outside every day leaf blowing. I saw him literally blowing one leaf across his yard to get it to the street.

Yeah, but my neighbor across the street will never get one. He likes making noise.

avmich 3y ago

City-wide rule which forbids using noisy polluting ones?

duped 3y ago
Good luck enforcing it
- toomuchtodo 3y ago
  California's ban starts January 1st, 2024. A handful of US communities (~150 as of this comment) have also instituted bans. This will drive a shift to electric blowers, and the existing combustion population will eventually age out. You don't have to ban existing units, you target the supply chain. There are no antique gas lawn blowers that will be tenderly loved and cared for as they age, they'll be thrown out and replaced with electric. California: https://www.sacbee.com/news/environment/article277979858.html https://www.sacbee.com/news/environment/article277979858.htm... Washington DC: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/05/gas-leaf-blowers-banned-washington-dc https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/05/gas-leaf-blo... Miami Beach/South Miami: https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2023/08/01/leaf-blower-ban-miamibeach-southmiami-gas-powered https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2023/08/01/leaf-blower-ban... Evanston, IL: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2023/04/02/city/evanston-bans-gas-and-propane-powered-leaf-blowers/ https://dailynorthwestern.com/2023/04/02/city/evanston-bans-... Oak Park, IL: https://www.oakpark.com/2023/03/14/oak-park-bans-gas-powered-leaf-blowers/ https://www.oakpark.com/2023/03/14/oak-park-bans-gas-powered...
- cafard 3y ago
  DC's rule is more or less honored. Maybe one of ten crews will still use a gas-powered leaf blower.
- connicpu 3y ago
  Let neighbors record and turn in the evidence for a bounty, it'll be solved in a few weeks
kccqzy 3y ago
Yup. DC managed to do it. https://dlcp.dc.gov/page/leaf-blower-regulations https://dlcp.dc.gov/page/leaf-blower-regulations

m463 3y ago

Maybe they can tune the leafblower for a harley sound?

oh_sigh 3y ago

We must share a neighbor. Mine is outside every day leaf blowing. I saw him literally blowing one leaf across his yard to get it to the street.