That Blows!
I was watching some men from a landscaping company working around my apartment building the other day. It reminded me of when I did that job for a summer when I was a teenager. The only difference was that today they all use leaf blowers. Those machines are a blight on humanity. I have heard of communities that have banned them and I agree wholeheartedly.
Landscapers like the leaf blowers because they shorten up the time it takes to get the job done. I watched as one man blew the leaves out off the bushes and another blew the grass clippings off the sidewalk. When I used to do the job we had rakes, brooms, and shovels. We actually cleaned up all the leaves and clippings. I watched sadly as these guys blew it all into the street. It was sad... soo sad!
But I will never get used to the noise. Lawn mowers are bad enough. The leaf blowers just kick it up a notch and annoy the heck out of me. If I were in charge I'd outlaw them. If I ever owned a property that needed landscaping, I'd pay extra for the brooms and rakes.
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