Some of the greatest problems in the world today are:
global warming caused by CO2 emissions
increasing rates of diabetes and heart disease caused by lack of exercise
depletion of fossil fuel reserves needed for vital industries in the future
What makes all these three things worse while performing a virtually useless task?
Farking leaf blowers.
So many knuckleheads out there with leaf blowers — instead of using brooms — just to blow leaves and various crap off their driveway and on to their neighbours’ yards. Who will then go and use their leaf blowers to blow all the crap back again, or out onto the street.
FFS just sweep it up - get the exercise, conserve energy and do the job properly.
True dat. I must make 10 fold what I earns when I had my first beer, and they seem to be more expensive now than they were back then. Plus, a heap of places in VIC don’t even serve a Pot anymore. Hate drinking pints, schooners, schmiddys etc.
Yes, yes and farking yes. And the dust and noise pollution … Their use should be permitted only where you can demonstrate a specific need (not related to ‘efficiency’).
I have complained formally to facilities management at the uni I work for. Not interested.
I have also thought about starting a campaign about it but l wouldn’t know where to start.
The dumbest thing about the leaf blower is they just push it all into the gutters. If you saw someone sweeping all their grass clippings into the gutter, to be washed down with storm water, you’d give them a clip.
