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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've recently been at home consistently during the day for the first time in years.  Had an unfortunate medical diagnosis and needed some extra time for treatments and rest.

Holy crap, the level of noise has been terrible.  Every day, starting by 8, there are leaf blowers, lawn mowers, weed-eaters, pressure washers, air compressors, heavy trucks, and pretty much anything else that you can think of that is loud.  There's no place to escape the noise -- it permeates the whole house with doors and windows buttoned up tight, and goes unceasingly on from dawn 'til dusk.

I'm all for small business, but these contractors and the homeowners who hire them seem out of control.  Has there been any discussion of a better regulatory framework to limit use of outdoor tools to certain days or hours?  How about outlawing gas-powered leaf blowers altogether?

I was previously planning to stay in place when I retire, but I just don't think the quality of life would be good in the suburbs based off the past couple weeks -- it's truly been soul sucking.  
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I live in Princeton NJ and they don't allow gas leaf blowers for certain months. March 15-May 15 and Oct 1-Dec 15 they are allowed.  If it is after that period you are meant to use electric.  Problem is I live on a lot with many mature trees and a very large mature oak that doesn't loose leaves until end of December.  The electric I have used / my landscaper used do not work that good.  We used an electric leaf blower and it took all day to move the leaves.  It was ridiculous.  I started raking but my spouse had hurt their back so could not rake that week.  I talk to my neighbors and we try to coordinate when people do loud projects.  But at some point maybe get noise cancelling headphones, or better windows and doors.

Another neighbor puts their dog in the backyard late at night (anytime from 7-11PM) usually for 60-90+ minutes and the dog is barking and crying the entire time.  Asked the neighbor to bring the dog in as it seems cruel to the dog. They stopped for awhile, but it happened the other night.  That to me is way worse than the gas powered equipment.  [/quote]

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