Thursday, 2 August 2007

Blowin in the wind

Leaf blowers -what is the point? Discuss.

I only ever see people using leaf blowers to blow leaves somewhere else - either to a place 10 yards in front of them, or just off to the side of the 'bit' they're doing. Surely this is just moving leaves around, and a bloody noisy way of doing it to boot? The next time the wind picks up - even just a whisper - and all the leaves you have moved come straight back.

Either sweep them up or blow them into a pile, and then sweep them up. I think we're just inventing machines for the sake of it.

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