Anonymous wrote:Grow up. Get a pair of Bose headphones if you’re so fragile.

“Growing up” is about thinking of others and adjusting your (selfish) behavior to facilitate living in a society. You seem to have the wisdom of a teenager.

Office is closed due to government shutdown.

Go to your office instead.

This is why DC banned gas powered leaf blowers. It’s been MUCH nicer.

Anonymous wrote:Also, just leave the leaves. Seriously. You're basically removing free nutrients. Clear pathways and such but: leave the leaves. Better for the environment and your soil quality.

I blow everything to the grass, and then leave it, or mulch it with the mower if it's really thick. I'm only blowing my driveway and walkway.

Editorial cartoon in today's Washington Post, p. A18 (may be behind a paywall): ""If there can be a no-mow May, why not a no-blow November"?

Also, just leave the leaves. Seriously. You're basically removing free nutrients. Clear pathways and such but: leave the leaves. Better for the environment and your soil quality.

Lower MoCo here. Gasoline-powered leaf blowers going full blast all morning on my block.

Anonymous wrote:Why is this allowed? It’s non-stop and so loud and annoying. I can’t concentrate at all. The hum of the lawnmower doesn’t bother me. JFC does every last leaf need to be blown off the lawn?

Try a Red Wing when they are in town.

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Anonymous wrote:OP where do you live? Gas-powered blowers are being phased out across the DMV at different rates depending on which jurisdiction you live in.

Ironic, since gas powered blowers are much more quiet.
The electric ones are about 10-20db higher in noise pollution, and that's exponentially way higher.

That’s not true. Gas leaf blowers are considerably louder and their sound is more penetrating when indoors. Electrics have a higher pitch, but they aren’t as loud and their sound doesn’t carry as much.

One of the TV channels in DC did a story about leaf blowers last week. They tested a bunch of different brands of gas and electric blowers and several of the electric blowers were louder than some of the gas blowers.

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Anonymous wrote:OP where do you live? Gas-powered blowers are being phased out across the DMV at different rates depending on which jurisdiction you live in.

Ironic, since gas powered blowers are much more quiet.
The electric ones are about 10-20db higher in noise pollution, and that's exponentially way higher.

That’s not true. Gas leaf blowers are considerably louder and their sound is more penetrating when indoors. Electrics have a higher pitch, but they aren’t as loud and their sound doesn’t carry as much.

Opposite of what you said.

How odd you are completely wrong. Shilling for something?

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Anonymous wrote:OP where do you live? Gas-powered blowers are being phased out across the DMV at different rates depending on which jurisdiction you live in.

Ironic, since gas powered blowers are much more quiet.
The electric ones are about 10-20db higher in noise pollution, and that's exponentially way higher.

That’s not true. Gas leaf blowers are considerably louder and their sound is more penetrating when indoors. Electrics have a higher pitch, but they aren’t as loud and their sound doesn’t carry as much.

It's so wasteful and annoying watching guys blowing things in the road. Like if it's in the road, it will get run over anyway. It doesn't need to be blowed at all.

Anonymous wrote:OP where do you live? Gas-powered blowers are being phased out across the DMV at different rates depending on which jurisdiction you live in.

Ironic, since gas powered blowers are much more quiet.
The electric ones are about 10-20db higher in noise pollution, and that's exponentially way higher.

Same op same
Its killing me