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TURTLE wrote:
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... 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 This isTurtle. A Leaf blower is the only Democratic thing to do. A Tightwad Republican would just buy a old rake and work hard to do the job and not spend all day blowing leafs around. TURTLE The green party menber will mulch the leaves and recycle them saving the cost of the mower, fertilizer and rake. -- Joseph E. Meehan 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math |
Actually lawnmower mulching of leaves on the lawn is best, although it
looks bad for a month it is not only free fertilizer but studies done show lawns mulched have a much lower incidence of mold diseases. Nature has us beat again. |
My parents live in a "burb" of Rochester. Dad used to mow the leaves, and
let them rot. I never could see much sense of raking leaves, and having them hauled away. Actually, I do wear hearign aids. I had an infection when I was a kid, and I'm moderaely hard of hearing. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org www.mormons.com "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... 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 |
On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 00:54:46 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote: 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. You can also use a leaf blower to dry off yer car after yer done washing it. Have a nice one... Trent Budweiser: Helping ugly people have sex since 1876! |
On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 16:25:00 -0500, E Gregory wrote:
Here to there wrote: On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 20:44:13 GMT, 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? Rochester NY: OK, Penfield. Close enough. I spent about 3 hours with the leaf blower on Saturday. No idea how many bags worth, since we put them all in a compost pile on the back of the property this year, though in previous years we never had any fewer than 60 or so bags. Personally, I don't see why some people have such an issue with leaf blowers. Sure, they're noisy. So are cars, lawnmowers, 390/490/590, electric hedge trimmers, etc. My arms sure as heck feel a LOT better after using the blower for a few hours than they do after using a rake for even half as long. And using a rake in years past took me the better part of the weekend to get those 60 bags filled. Summation: I wish I had gotten a leaf blower YEARS ago. - Rich Personally, I don't see why some people have such an issue with leaves. Because when you have 4+ inches of leaves on your lawn, if you don't take them up, you will have nothing but dirt left by next Spring. And having your topsoil wash away in the Spring rains is just no fun at all. - Rich |
On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 21:37:40 GMT, Curly Sue wrote:
Alternatively, just mow the leaves and let them disintegrate in place. Mow 1/3 acre of leaves where the average depth is 4+ inches? Sorry, all that's going to do is fluff them up a bit. ;-) - Rich |
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"Joseph Meehan" writes:
The green party menber will mulch the leaves and recycle them saving the cost of the mower, fertilizer and rake. hmmm... I see a list a-brew'n: Democrat: Hold an election to see who has to rake the leaves. Republican: Only allow companies to rake the leaves. Ask for bids, with a qualification that the company has to be named "Leafaburton". Pay that company 10 times the rate for which the neighbor kid would do it. Libertarian: We should mind our own business and leaf them alone. (ok... so it's a punning Libertarian... kinda like me) Green: mulch them in and encourage natural leaf preditors, worms, etc. Communist: everyone must rake leaves! Remember... since their is a high turnout expected at the polls, they've split it into two days. Democrates vote tuesday, and Republicans vote Wednesday.[*] -- be safe. flip Ich habe keine Ahnung was das bedeutet, oder vielleicht doch? Remove origin of the word spam from address to reply (leave "+") [*] not really |
Here to there wrote:
On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 21:37:40 GMT, Curly Sue wrote: Alternatively, just mow the leaves and let them disintegrate in place. Mow 1/3 acre of leaves where the average depth is 4+ inches? Sorry, all that's going to do is fluff them up a bit. ;-) - Rich Most of that 4" is airspace between the leaves. Mulch them and they'll be reduced to confetti size. |
On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 09:16:39 -0500, willshak wrote:
Here to there wrote: On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 21:37:40 GMT, Curly Sue wrote: Alternatively, just mow the leaves and let them disintegrate in place. Mow 1/3 acre of leaves where the average depth is 4+ inches? Sorry, all that's going to do is fluff them up a bit. ;-) - Rich Most of that 4" is airspace between the leaves. Mulch them and they'll be reduced to confetti size. Uh, no. That's 4 inches of relatively tightly packed, wet leaves. Not to mention that, not being affixed by their roots to the ground, the mower tends to just push them to the side, rather than riding over them. I'm not saying that mulching them up isn't a fine idea when appropriate - that's what I do in my front yard, where I only have a couple of maples, and there's only an inch or so on the ground. But short of having a mower with 5 inches of ground clearance, mowing and mulching simply isn't an option. - Rich |
"PrecisionMachinisT" wrote in message ...
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "PrecisionMachinisT" wrote in message ... "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "Curly Sue" wrote in message ... On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 20:44:13 GMT, "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 Best of both worlds- rake the leaves into a pile (quietly), then use a leaf vacuum/shredder for two minutes to suck them into a bag. Another advantage, 1/2 (or less) the number of bags. Save the shreds and use them for mulch in the garden. Alternatively, just mow the leaves and let them disintegrate in place. Just moved in. Not enough garden dug up yet for the volume of leaves I have. I tilled a 40x40 vegetable garden two weeks back, and it's already got 8 trillion bushels of a mowed grass/leaf mix mixed in and piled on. Next spring, I'm removing 1/4 of the total lawn area and creating enormous flower & shrub beds. Then there'll be a home for the leaves. Composting is kinduva art--probly best to mix the brown and green matter together in a pile.......the green ( grass clippings ) providing the nitrogen, and let it all break down good *before* you till it in....... Yeah, but I want to start small. I have a corner lot, so the place where I'd like to put multiple compost bins is where it would be visible to two neighbors. I'm waiting for delivery of a Soilmaker (your basic tall plastic box - a model I've used in the past). I'll probably add 3 more in the spring. In this neighborhood, an open pile or a chicken wire thing would look out of place, even though they'd be beautiful to me. Or.....plant a hedge to surround the compost factory. We'll see. I have more ideas than I have time and cash at the moment. We corrall them in with old pallets--and its much easier to turn the pile over if your corral is twice the size as your pile, turn from left to right. Probly lots of ideas in one of the gardening forums, one might be just what your doctor erdered. I go with the mowing em. Honda self prop rear bagger. Remove bag it is a very good mulcher. Two passes with leaves higher than the deck leaves nothing but a powdering of very small bits behind. Good for the lawn and a lot faster than the raking or blowing methods. Harry K |
Personally, I don't see why some people have such an issue with leaves. Me neither.... No big deal here......just blow em into the neighbor's yard....... Or better yet, cut the lawn short enough in the fall, and let the wind blow them into the neighbor's yard for you! |
According to Doug Kanter :
I don't know what one of my neighbors has, but at 100', it's as loud as standing right next to a table saw. Most table saws are virtually silent. Induction motors make very little noise. Or, are you thinking the noise it makes cutting through wood? ;-) -- Chris Lewis, Una confibula non set est It's not just anyone who gets a Starship Cruiser class named after them. |
Philip Lewis wrote:
"Joseph Meehan" writes: The green party menber will mulch the leaves and recycle them saving the cost of the mower, fertilizer and rake. hmmm... I see a list a-brew'n: Democrat: Hold an election to see who has to rake the leaves. Republican: Only allow companies to rake the leaves. Ask for bids, with a qualification that the company has to be named "Leafaburton". Pay that company 10 times the rate for which the neighbor kid would do it. Libertarian: We should mind our own business and leaf them alone. (ok... so it's a punning Libertarian... kinda like me) Green: mulch them in and encourage natural leaf preditors, worms, etc. Communist: everyone must rake leaves! Remember... since their is a high turnout expected at the polls, they've split it into two days. Democrates vote tuesday, and Republicans vote Wednesday.[*] Not really funny. We had a rash of them around here. It appears that they targeted certain areas where there had been a lot of new registrations. -- Joseph E. Meehan 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math |
"Chris Lewis" wrote in message ... According to Doug Kanter : I don't know what one of my neighbors has, but at 100', it's as loud as standing right next to a table saw. Most table saws are virtually silent. Induction motors make very little noise. Or, are you thinking the noise it makes cutting through wood? ;-) Yeah....with wood in progress. You know what I mean, wise guy. :-) |
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
... 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 You'd think they'd use leaf vacuumers instead of leaf blowers... Rakes are more fun because when you scrape them on concrete they make that cool sound... |
"effi" wrote in message ... "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... 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 You'd think they'd use leaf vacuumers instead of leaf blowers... Rakes are more fun because when you scrape them on concrete they make that cool sound... If you do that at night with a metal rake, you can sometimes make sparks. Way cool. Way useless. :-) |
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"Harry K" wrote in message om... "PrecisionMachinisT" wrote in message ... "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "PrecisionMachinisT" wrote in message ... "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "Curly Sue" wrote in message ... On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 20:44:13 GMT, "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 Best of both worlds- rake the leaves into a pile (quietly), then use a leaf vacuum/shredder for two minutes to suck them into a bag. Another advantage, 1/2 (or less) the number of bags. Save the shreds and use them for mulch in the garden. Alternatively, just mow the leaves and let them disintegrate in place. Just moved in. Not enough garden dug up yet for the volume of leaves I have. I tilled a 40x40 vegetable garden two weeks back, and it's already got 8 trillion bushels of a mowed grass/leaf mix mixed in and piled on. Next spring, I'm removing 1/4 of the total lawn area and creating enormous flower & shrub beds. Then there'll be a home for the leaves. Composting is kinduva art--probly best to mix the brown and green matter together in a pile.......the green ( grass clippings ) providing the nitrogen, and let it all break down good *before* you till it in....... Yeah, but I want to start small. I have a corner lot, so the place where I'd like to put multiple compost bins is where it would be visible to two neighbors. I'm waiting for delivery of a Soilmaker (your basic tall plastic box - a model I've used in the past). I'll probably add 3 more in the spring. In this neighborhood, an open pile or a chicken wire thing would look out of place, even though they'd be beautiful to me. Or.....plant a hedge to surround the compost factory. We'll see. I have more ideas than I have time and cash at the moment. We corrall them in with old pallets--and its much easier to turn the pile over if your corral is twice the size as your pile, turn from left to right. Probly lots of ideas in one of the gardening forums, one might be just what your doctor erdered. I go with the mowing em. Honda self prop rear bagger. Remove bag it is a very good mulcher. Two passes with leaves higher than the deck leaves nothing but a powdering of very small bits behind. Good for the lawn and a lot faster than the raking or blowing methods. The wife runs a small plant nursery here part time, and so several of our neighbors and even the city public works dept are delighted to drop off leaves and clippings for us. -- SVL |
On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 02:53:19 -0600, wrote:
No, I prefer a rake too.... Leaf Blowers are yet another toy for this new generation of lazy bums who were kids in the 90's, and raised by computer games while their parents slaved at their jobs to be able to afford all the hi-tech needs of these kids. They cant do anything without power. Then we wonder why energy prices keep rising...... Not a one of these "kids" can use a hammer. They must buy a nail gun. Not a one of them can use a screwdriver, they buy a screw gun, complete with extremely overpriced, and short lived batteries Not one of them can use a snow shovel, they buy a snowblower Not one of then can use a rake, they use a leaf blower And the list goes on......... Gee, I did not think the Amish used computers., Why are using one? Anyway, aren't the good old excercise-producing semaphore flags good enough for sending messages anymore? Gary Dyrkacz Radio Control Aircraft/Paintball Physics/Paintball for 40+ http://home.attbi.com/~dyrgcmn/ |
"Gary Dyrkacz" wrote in message Not one of them can use a snow shovel, they buy a snowblower Not one of then can use a rake, they use a leaf blower And the list goes on......... I was born in '45, but the snowblower certainly ranks high on my list of "needed" toys. Still use a rake though. |
According to PaPaPeng :
Come to think of it garden tool manufafturers should invent either a lawn mower attachment effective for sucking up and shredding the leaves then throw them into a bag via a chute. Or otherwise make a dedicated machine for this. It will be a welcome companion to the leaf blower. They do. Cub Cadet, for example, makes a gas powered wheeled vacuum unit that sucks up leaves, shreds and then bags 'em. A mere $1300CDN. Rented one once. Real nice. Big trick is to make sure that the leaves are _dry_. Came very close to buying one. I'd continue to rent, but they're relatively rare in rentals, and it's a PITA getting it in and out of the trailer. -- Chris Lewis, Una confibula non set est It's not just anyone who gets a Starship Cruiser class named after them. |
On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 13:54:02 GMT, Here to there
wrote: Personally, I don't see why some people have such an issue with leaves. Because when you have 4+ inches of leaves on your lawn, if you don't take them up, you will have nothing but dirt left by next Spring. And having your topsoil wash away in the Spring rains is just no fun at all. Can you explain this? I don't understand what yer gettin' at. I don't rake my leaves...and I don't have dirt in the Spring. Nor do I see a lot of 'just dirt' in the forests. Have a nice one... Trent Budweiser: Helping ugly people have sex since 1876! |
On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 14:28:11 GMT, Here to there
wrote: Most of that 4" is airspace between the leaves. Mulch them and they'll be reduced to confetti size. Uh, no. That's 4 inches of relatively tightly packed, wet leaves. Not to mention that, not being affixed by their roots to the ground, the mower tends to just push them to the side, rather than riding over them. I'm not saying that mulching them up isn't a fine idea when appropriate - that's what I do in my front yard, where I only have a couple of maples, and there's only an inch or so on the ground. But short of having a mower with 5 inches of ground clearance, mowing and mulching simply isn't an option. You must have funny trees. They dump 5" of leaves at a time.! Where I live, the leaves sail gently to the ground...then the next one...then the next one. lol Have a nice one... Trent Budweiser: Helping ugly people have sex since 1876! |
"Trent©" wrote in message ... On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 13:54:02 GMT, Here to there wrote: Personally, I don't see why some people have such an issue with leaves. Because when you have 4+ inches of leaves on your lawn, if you don't take them up, you will have nothing but dirt left by next Spring. And having your topsoil wash away in the Spring rains is just no fun at all. Can you explain this? I don't understand what yer gettin' at. I don't rake my leaves...and I don't have dirt in the Spring. Nor do I see a lot of 'just dirt' in the forests. In the forests, you see progressive layers of composted leaves, which is why, is some places, you'll sink up to your ankles when you step in it. It's great stuff. But, grass won't grow there to any great extent. |
On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 04:21:54 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote: "Trent©" wrote in message .. . On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 13:54:02 GMT, Here to there wrote: Personally, I don't see why some people have such an issue with leaves. Because when you have 4+ inches of leaves on your lawn, if you don't take them up, you will have nothing but dirt left by next Spring. And having your topsoil wash away in the Spring rains is just no fun at all. Can you explain this? I don't understand what yer gettin' at. I don't rake my leaves...and I don't have dirt in the Spring. Nor do I see a lot of 'just dirt' in the forests. In the forests, you see progressive layers of composted leaves, which is why, is some places, you'll sink up to your ankles when you step in it. It's great stuff. But, grass won't grow there to any great extent. Yer correct. Most forests have an accumulation of generations of leaves. The best way to protect your lawn is to leave the leaves as they fall...for protection against a harsh, cold Winter...then mow/mulch them in the Spring. Have a nice one... Trent Budweiser: Helping ugly people have sex since 1876! |
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message ...
snip Maybe there's a trick to using the blower to get the leaves into the bags? Something my neighbors haven't discovered? All they seem to use them for is creating the initial pile. Blowing leaves into bags is kinda like shoveling proverbial s**t against the tide. It's all a matter of efficient use of tools, anyhow. Rakes are much better than blowers at getting sticks and such. Blowers are much better at quick passes over areas to keep leaves from accumulating to the point where they're likely to become a matted blanket from a shower or ground moisture. Not to mention that they can be much gentler on the grass. IOW, the "correct" answer is "all of the above" at the opportune time. And, for me, to compost them all in one part of my front lawn each year- in hopes of being able to amend the crappy rocky subsoil that nature left there. John |
On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 20:44:52 -0500, Trent© wrote:
On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 14:28:11 GMT, Here to there wrote: Most of that 4" is airspace between the leaves. Mulch them and they'll be reduced to confetti size. Uh, no. That's 4 inches of relatively tightly packed, wet leaves. Not to mention that, not being affixed by their roots to the ground, the mower tends to just push them to the side, rather than riding over them. I'm not saying that mulching them up isn't a fine idea when appropriate - that's what I do in my front yard, where I only have a couple of maples, and there's only an inch or so on the ground. But short of having a mower with 5 inches of ground clearance, mowing and mulching simply isn't an option. You must have funny trees. They dump 5" of leaves at a time.! You must have funny trees, if they don't. :-) I walked out into my yard this morning, and my feet sank in to just over the top of my foot. And this is just 5 days after having raked up tons in the same area, mind you. Where I live, the leaves sail gently to the ground...then the next one...then the next one. lol Where I live, they all generally come down in a couple of brief, but intense sessions. High winds last weekend, and rain today. And yet there's still a couple of huge silver maples that haven't dropped any, yet.... sigh. - Rich |
On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 20:42:02 -0500, Trent© wrote:
On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 13:54:02 GMT, Here to there wrote: Personally, I don't see why some people have such an issue with leaves. Because when you have 4+ inches of leaves on your lawn, if you don't take them up, you will have nothing but dirt left by next Spring. And having your topsoil wash away in the Spring rains is just no fun at all. Can you explain this? I don't understand what yer gettin' at. I don't rake my leaves...and I don't have dirt in the Spring. Then you either don't have a lot of leaves fall, or are blessed with winds that blow them all away. I had one area in my lawn last weekend where I waded in up to my shins. I guarantee there won't be any grass under there in the Spring if I let it alone. Nor do I see a lot of 'just dirt' in the forests. Uh, walked in any forests recently? The vast majority of what you're walking on is decomposed leaves. Depending on where you live, there may be lots of ferns, etc, but I can pretty much guarantee that you're not going to find any significant grasses underfoot. - Rich |
On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 18:14:59 GMT, Here to there
wrote: On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 20:42:02 -0500, Trent© wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 13:54:02 GMT, Here to there wrote: Personally, I don't see why some people have such an issue with leaves. Because when you have 4+ inches of leaves on your lawn, if you don't take them up, you will have nothing but dirt left by next Spring. And having your topsoil wash away in the Spring rains is just no fun at all. Can you explain this? I don't understand what yer gettin' at. I don't rake my leaves...and I don't have dirt in the Spring. Then you either don't have a lot of leaves fall, or are blessed with winds that blow them all away. I had one area in my lawn last weekend where I waded in up to my shins. I guarantee there won't be any grass under there in the Spring if I let it alone. Why would you think that? Have a nice one... Trent Budweiser: Helping ugly people have sex since 1876! |
"Trent©" wrote in message ... On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 18:14:59 GMT, Here to there wrote: On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 20:42:02 -0500, Trent© wrote: On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 13:54:02 GMT, Here to there wrote: Personally, I don't see why some people have such an issue with leaves. Because when you have 4+ inches of leaves on your lawn, if you don't take them up, you will have nothing but dirt left by next Spring. And having your topsoil wash away in the Spring rains is just no fun at all. Can you explain this? I don't understand what yer gettin' at. I don't rake my leaves...and I don't have dirt in the Spring. Then you either don't have a lot of leaves fall, or are blessed with winds that blow them all away. I had one area in my lawn last weekend where I waded in up to my shins. I guarantee there won't be any grass under there in the Spring if I let it alone. Why would you think that? Let's put it this way: If you allow enough leaves to mat down, it's a great way to start a new garden area. |
"E Gregory" wrote in message
... Here to there wrote: On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 20:44:13 GMT, 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? Rochester NY: OK, Penfield. Close enough. I spent about 3 hours with the leaf blower on Saturday. No idea how many bags worth, since we put them all in a compost pile on the back of the property this year, though in previous years we never had any fewer than 60 or so bags. Personally, I don't see why some people have such an issue with leaf blowers. Sure, they're noisy. So are cars, lawnmowers, 390/490/590, electric hedge trimmers, etc. My arms sure as heck feel a LOT better after using the blower for a few hours than they do after using a rake for even half as long. And using a rake in years past took me the better part of the weekend to get those 60 bags filled. Summation: I wish I had gotten a leaf blower YEARS ago. - Rich Personally, I don't see why some people have such an issue with leaves. Those lucky leaves, I wish I were a leaf so I could get blown. |
I was in Brighton the other day, and saw a man with a leaf rake. I was so
tempted to call 911. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org www.mormons.com 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. |
Big international community in Brighton, due to the proximity to Strong
Hospital and the U of R. You should called 911. I'll bet he was one of them Ay-Rabs, and he was up to no good with that rakel. "Stormin Mormon" wrote in message .. . I was in Brighton the other day, and saw a man with a leaf rake. I was so tempted to call 911. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org www.mormons.com 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. |
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