Simulation6@sopuli.xyz to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoThe world was a nicer place before the advent of leaf blowersmessage-squaremessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1309arrow-down131file-text
arrow-up1278arrow-down1message-squareThe world was a nicer place before the advent of leaf blowersSimulation6@sopuli.xyz to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square74fedilinkfile-text
Especially gas powered ones. If you are going to blow refuse in the street, can’t you at least do it quietly?
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up63arrow-down2·2 months agoAs a scandinavian I never got what the deal is. Just let it decompose? Or use a rake, it’s not that hard. Then I visited Texas, and leafblowers were everywhere to the point where I had to ask a coworker “why do you guys hate leaves so much?”
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up39arrow-down1·2 months agoIt goes against the perfect manicured lawn narrative.
minus-squareZenith@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down6·edit-22 months agoIdk I find using a rake is actually pretty hard My property has dozens and dozens of trees, many of which are big leaf maples, it’s sweaty physical work that lasts months and months to keep up, the rainy months too, and if I don’t keep up my house gets overtaken by the forest
As a scandinavian I never got what the deal is. Just let it decompose? Or use a rake, it’s not that hard.
Then I visited Texas, and leafblowers were everywhere to the point where I had to ask a coworker “why do you guys hate leaves so much?”
It goes against the perfect manicured lawn narrative.
Idk I find using a rake is actually pretty hard
My property has dozens and dozens of trees, many of which are big leaf maples, it’s sweaty physical work that lasts months and months to keep up, the rainy months too, and if I don’t keep up my house gets overtaken by the forest