A group of activists got leaf blowers banned in the nation’s capital (2019)
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Re: A group of activists got leaf blowers banned in the nation’s capital (2019)
#2Gasoline powered leaf blowers. I believe electric blowers are still permitted.
Re: A group of activists got leaf blowers banned in the nation’s capital (2019)
#3Gasoline powered leaf blowers. I believe electric blowers are still permitted.
Right. And I think subsidies are being offered to switch. (I saw an ad outside yesterday promoting this.)
Re: A group of activists got leaf blowers banned in the nation’s capital (2019)
#4Outlaw as the author calls them “groomed lawns”. They’re a waste of time, energy and resources that could all be going towards something productive.
Re: A group of activists got leaf blowers banned in the nation’s capital (2019)
#5Living in Europe, most people just leave fallen leaves alone. I've never seen someone use a leaf blower except for dust etc. Is it a uniquely American thing to obsess over tidying up leaves?
Re: A group of activists got leaf blowers banned in the nation’s capital (2019)
#6No post body was provided.
Re: A group of activists got leaf blowers banned in the nation’s capital (2019)
#7Wouldn't be more efficient to just ban ICE cars? I'm sure they create way more pollution than leaf blowers.
Re: A group of activists got leaf blowers banned in the nation’s capital (2019)
#8Living in Europe, most people just leave fallen leaves alone. I've never seen someone use a leaf blower except for dust etc. Is it a uniquely American thing to obsess over tidying up leaves?
I live in Europe and I have at least 3 neighbors that vacuum/blow leaves in rotation, with gas fueled leaf blowers, and I hate the fucking noise. I have a small electric one as well that I use once every 2 months at most.
Re: A group of activists got leaf blowers banned in the nation’s capital (2019)
#9Living in Europe, most people just leave fallen leaves alone. I've never seen someone use a leaf blower except for dust etc. Is it a uniquely American thing to obsess over tidying up leaves?
Saw plenty of leaf blower usage in Frankfurt, FWIW. So maybe some areas/cultures are just more fastidious about leaves than others?
Re: A group of activists got leaf blowers banned in the nation’s capital (2019)
#10Outlaw as the author calls them “groomed lawns”. They’re a waste of time, energy and resources that could all be going towards something productive.
Imagine the hubris it takes to think you have the right to choose what people can and "should" spend their time on. I'm guessing you have yet to grasp the concept of individual freedom.