Gas blower ban in MoCo

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Read the reviews of these battery type leaf blowers. They are dangerous and blowup while using them. Some reviewers say this is their second or third one they purchased. The first or second one just stop working. Some say they are going back to the gas blower.

Class action suits against battery leaf blowers makers are high from batteries catching on fire burning the person using it. Lawsuits from people using battery tools, battery power washers, and battery mowers blowing up, parts hitting people, causing facial injuries.

Wow...get hysterical often? I mean a simple search of gas powered mowers and leaf blowers renders hundreds of results on lawsuits on injuries, and recalls due to injury and fires.

[Anonymous]

In DC it took about two years from the passage of the law for the mow and blow companies to catch on and switch over. Maybe it was enforcement, and maybe it was cranky neighbors like me who would politely "inform" lawn crews their equipment was now illegal. But now I can open my windows or sit on my porch in peace! This law was a major quality of life improvement, but it didn't happen overnight. I imagine it will be the same in MoCo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems like there's a house fire every week from a lithium-ion battery left on a charger. There was one in DC and one in Fairfax this weekend. If it ain't the battery for the leaf blower, its the one for the mower, or car and truck plug ins.

I’m actually hoping for a fire from my Ego mower battery charger, so it will burn my house down and I can get a settlement. My fingers are crossed. It gets hot and smells like burning plastic when I charge the batteries, so who knows, I might get lucky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like there's a house fire every week from a lithium-ion battery left on a charger. There was one in DC and one in Fairfax this weekend. If it ain't the battery for the leaf blower, its the one for the mower, or car and truck plug ins.

I’m actually hoping for a fire from my Ego mower battery charger, so it will burn my house down and I can get a settlement. My fingers are crossed. It gets hot and smells like burning plastic when I charge the batteries, so who knows, I might get lucky.

Charge it when you go to bed. That's the best time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In DC it took about two years from the passage of the law for the mow and blow companies to catch on and switch over. Maybe it was enforcement, and maybe it was cranky neighbors like me who would politely "inform" lawn crews their equipment was now illegal. But now I can open my windows or sit on my porch in peace! This law was a major quality of life improvement, but it didn't happen overnight. I imagine it will be the same in MoCo.

I notice the housing in DC. People are packed in homes on top of each other. Unlike Montgomery County.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We just had four tall oak trees removed. All our neighbors are mad at us because they provided some much shade and we told them the men that cuts our lawn told us they may double or triple the price of a leaf clean up so we decided to just have the trees removed.

We just did the same thing. Removed every tree and the people behind us are pissed off. They had to go out and buy shades or blinds for all their windows because they lost the privacy. But we got the savings from no more leaf cleanups.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like there's a house fire every week from a lithium-ion battery left on a charger. There was one in DC and one in Fairfax this weekend. If it ain't the battery for the leaf blower, its the one for the mower, or car and truck plug ins.

I’m actually hoping for a fire from my Ego mower battery charger, so it will burn my house down and I can get a settlement. My fingers are crossed. It gets hot and smells like burning plastic when I charge the batteries, so who knows, I might get lucky.

Charge it when you go to bed. That's the best time.

Could I charge it in your kid’s room while they sleep?

You’d be ok with that, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We just had four tall oak trees removed. All our neighbors are mad at us because they provided some much shade and we told them the men that cuts our lawn told us they may double or triple the price of a leaf clean up so we decided to just have the trees removed.

We just did the same thing. Removed every tree and the people behind us are pissed off. They had to go out and buy shades or blinds for all their windows because they lost the privacy. But we got the savings from no more leaf cleanups.

If I couldn’t use a gas powered leaf blower, I wouldn’t cut my trees down, but I definitely WOULD stop clearing them from the yard.

I’d be totally content to let the yard go back to a wooded, natural-looking mess instead.

The neighbors probably wouldn’t like it, but hey, they likely voted for the people who made laws like this in the first place, so they can live with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In DC it took about two years from the passage of the law for the mow and blow companies to catch on and switch over. Maybe it was enforcement, and maybe it was cranky neighbors like me who would politely "inform" lawn crews their equipment was now illegal. But now I can open my windows or sit on my porch in peace! This law was a major quality of life improvement, but it didn't happen overnight. I imagine it will be the same in MoCo.

this person almost certainly wanted schools and everrything shut down during covid, sorry that hardworking men and women disturbed you so much.

these blower laws are ridiculous and have put another tax on homeowners and businesses in Moco. they want us to go out and buy crap blowers to make themselves feel good

I refuse and still use my gas.

[Anonymous]

If one of my neighbors got me fined for using my gas leaf blower, I would never clean or mow my yard again. I’d plant it as a meadow, and let nature take it from there.

Enjoy the eyesore.

[Anonymous]

I just returned my battery leaf blower to Home Depot for a refund of $1,200. They ask me why. I said its no very effective. I got tired of going back to the garage to change the battery. I picked up a Gas leaf blower for $500.

[Anonymous]

I notice the stores can't give away the battery blowers for free. The ads say buy this battery type tool and get a free battery type blower.

[Anonymous]

We've had an electric blower for years before the blower ban, because we got tired of dealing with gas storage. It's been fine and still going almost 8 years later. Bought an extra battery and just switch them out when the first runs down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We just had four tall oak trees removed. All our neighbors are mad at us because they provided some much shade and we told them the men that cuts our lawn told us they may double or triple the price of a leaf clean up so we decided to just have the trees removed.

We just did the same thing. Removed every tree and the people behind us are pissed off. They had to go out and buy shades or blinds for all their windows because they lost the privacy. But we got the savings from no more leaf cleanups.

The cost to take down mature trees is far more than taking leaves twice a year. Anyways you don’t even have to take. Mow over top of it and let it compost over the winter to have a healthier lawn in the spring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just returned my battery leaf blower to Home Depot for a refund of $1,200. They ask me why. I said its no very effective. I got tired of going back to the garage to change the battery. I picked up a Gas leaf blower for $500.

But then you have to buy, store and handle gasoline? How is that more convenient?