"F.H." wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:

Rochester NY: We're being buried in leaves. My son and I raked up 40+
bags
of leaves in about 2 hours this past Sunday. We seem to be alone in the
use
of that prehistoric tool, the rake. I'm surrounded by neighbors in their
early 30s to mid 40s, in good shape, all of whom use leaf blowers and
take
all day to gather the same amount of leaves. And...cripes....the noise!
Want
an investment tip? Hearing aids - the Next Big Thing for an entire
generation.

What's with these things? Is Home Depot putting guns to peoples' heads
and
forcing them to buy leaf blowers?

End of Totally Pointless Rant

Here in California they really should drop the "leaf" part, and just
call them blowers. Just as common to see them making a cloud of dust
in a parking lot as it is to see them blowing leaves. Terrific for
people with allergies and asthma.


I had a neighbor who, after washing his GMC pickup, would come outside every
hour or two and use a leaf blower to eliminate any dust that had settled on
the truck. What a piece of work HE was. :-) My son figured out his phobias
at age 10. He and a couple of friends figured out that in the summer, when
Mr Pickup's windows were open, it was fun to yell to each other "Hey! Anyone
wanna play frisbee?", and watch the neighbor run out and move his truck
halfway down the street. We didn't even OWN a frisbee.