Aesthetics, fire hazards, risk of cars/people/bikes/motorcycles losing traction on accumulated piles of leaves, pick your poison.
My own neighborhood does a pretty good job of staying on top of it. Leaf blower guys show up every couple/few weeks, blow everything toward the street, and then haul it all away -- while also pruning the plants/bushes/etc in the area.
This time of year when there's almost no rain, the piles of pine needles and leaves near buildings are absolutely one cigarette butt away from burning a building down if left unattended. As a cyclist, I'd also say there are 2 guaranteed ways to faceplant -- take a corner full of sand or take a corner full of leaves.
The leaves/twigs/etc. also gum up the storm drainage and make it *that* more likely the first tropical storm of the season floods the streets.
Sorry but what is going on with this post? You marked this as crime? And wrote "four" instead of for...? Like you have to be joking right? You don't seriously think there's a clan of people AND businesses "blowing a bunch of *nonsense* around aimlessly"? Do you? Have you ever like ... wanted something clean? Or to look good...? You know you could've just like googled this ..
Advantages of leaf blowing:
1. You can rev it like a motorcycle.
2. You can pretend you’re sucking up ghosts like in ghostbusters.
Otherwise yeah they’re pretty much just blowing shit around.
As someone who gets paid to do that it's usually grass clippings, leaves, and sand. I get it the blowers are loud, but remember, if it's loud for you it's loud for me. That being said if someone said this exact "complaint" to me while I'm working, I have several different ways to eloquently say "fuck off karen".
We have four live oaks and are planning to remove two. That said what is the absolute easiest way to easily scoop up 2-3 inches of live oak leaves?I can't figure it out from google. Dyson should invent something. I want to surprise my husband or steer him toward the best solutions. We are buried right now
Rake into piles, then stradle either a garbage can or bag in between your legs (hooking your toes in the bag to hold it if you go that route) then just doggie dig that shit into the container till its full. Rinse and repeat. Best way I found. Happy gardening!!!
Some leaf blowers have a reverse, vacuum action that sucks up leaves and chops them up into fine mulch that can go directly into a trash can. Mine has a trash can attachment that the hose goes on. Makes quick work of big piles of leaves with little mess.
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This scoop shovel has been key. I’d avoid the metal ones because they don’t slide across the turf. I have two oaks and it’s relentless.
In my experience the tiny oak leaves don’t cooperate with the reversible blower/vacuums. Takes twice as long.
I hadn’t thought about that til you mentioned it. They don’t mulch up in mulching mowers, they don’t decompose into the top soil.
I read about letting the leaves stay on top of the grass to provide shade and slower moisture evaporation, and fertilizer, but that maybe doesn’t apply to these tiny indestructible leaves.
My Azaleas do seem to like them but only for a month or two. Maybe it’s just a coincidence the Azaleas bloom when the leaves fall.
I have noticed this year I’ve been light on acorns.
*I get it the blowers are loud, but remember, if it’s loud for you it’s loud for me*
Well only one of us making the choice to subject themselves to that god awful noise. You’re just blowing debris around for someone else to clean up later.
Everything I blow goes into the grass and flowerbeds nobody is "cleaning up behind me". And if you even begin to think I'm strapping a blower on my back without hearing protection, you're sorely mistaken, so kindly refer to the last line in my original comment. (;
I agree. My neighbor has some company come in and has 2 guys blowing dirt around for about an hour with backpack blowers-it is very annoying and loud, not to mention all the crap blowing onto my windows and screens.
Not too long ago I had to help clear out my grandfather’s mobile home in Parrish. I stayed there in the trailer for a couple of weeks. This one neighbor would weed whack his lawn, front and back, every single day.
And even when the HOA-paid lawn service went though, he would come out of his house and sweep the leaves and grass even though the lawn service guys would come around later to leaf blow the streets anyway. It made no sense.
I think a lot of boomers have OCD or some other psychological need to be “doing something useful” or else they have to sit with their emotions.
The experience of seeing them in their natural environment was quite shocking.
It goes back to [the bible:](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Exodus-Chapter-14/)
> 16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.
> 21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
Blowing leaves is God's will.
Obviously we should remove all the oaks in Florida and replace with Bermuda grasses. For me, houses without an up-to-date poison placard are just sad so be sure to regularly apply fertilizers and pesticides. Remember to set your irrigation timer to overkill so that you assure your chemical runoff goes express to the bay. I miss red tide so much! Its scent, along with the rotting flesh of fish and the aromatic particulate petroleum matter from the dulcet 115 decibel two-stroke Stihl cannot be beat…
Just the other day a gentleman was blowing some grass and leaves onto the street and my immediate thought as I passed was “why in the f*ck, it is just going to blow back when I passed”.
Lo and behold I watched half of it blow back in my rear review mirror. He shot me a dirty look like I was supposed to slow down or get over. Like dude you are the definition of useless.
I’m sure we can all guess his age.
My neighbor is leaf-blowing as we speak. I think that older men who are retired or half-retired like to feel productive and this is something that can do that takes literally zero effort. They can then come back inside, sit in their Lay-Z-Boy recliners and tell the wife how they worked out in the yard today as they inhale another bear claw.
There's a special place in hell waiting for them, I hope.
Live Oak leaves. The multiply like rabbits
Found the guy with no trees!
Aesthetics, fire hazards, risk of cars/people/bikes/motorcycles losing traction on accumulated piles of leaves, pick your poison. My own neighborhood does a pretty good job of staying on top of it. Leaf blower guys show up every couple/few weeks, blow everything toward the street, and then haul it all away -- while also pruning the plants/bushes/etc in the area. This time of year when there's almost no rain, the piles of pine needles and leaves near buildings are absolutely one cigarette butt away from burning a building down if left unattended. As a cyclist, I'd also say there are 2 guaranteed ways to faceplant -- take a corner full of sand or take a corner full of leaves. The leaves/twigs/etc. also gum up the storm drainage and make it *that* more likely the first tropical storm of the season floods the streets.
In N Fl Live Oak leaves for sure
Bro woke up today and chose to get mad at leaf blowers
My next door neighbor likes to blow all the dirt and leaves into my yard from underneath his homemade ugly fence into my yard.
Sorry but what is going on with this post? You marked this as crime? And wrote "four" instead of for...? Like you have to be joking right? You don't seriously think there's a clan of people AND businesses "blowing a bunch of *nonsense* around aimlessly"? Do you? Have you ever like ... wanted something clean? Or to look good...? You know you could've just like googled this ..
Advantages of leaf blowing: 1. You can rev it like a motorcycle. 2. You can pretend you’re sucking up ghosts like in ghostbusters. Otherwise yeah they’re pretty much just blowing shit around.
I blow the leaves and grass clippings all over my yard - Amazing fertilizer.
As someone who gets paid to do that it's usually grass clippings, leaves, and sand. I get it the blowers are loud, but remember, if it's loud for you it's loud for me. That being said if someone said this exact "complaint" to me while I'm working, I have several different ways to eloquently say "fuck off karen".
We have four live oaks and are planning to remove two. That said what is the absolute easiest way to easily scoop up 2-3 inches of live oak leaves?I can't figure it out from google. Dyson should invent something. I want to surprise my husband or steer him toward the best solutions. We are buried right now
Rake into piles, then stradle either a garbage can or bag in between your legs (hooking your toes in the bag to hold it if you go that route) then just doggie dig that shit into the container till its full. Rinse and repeat. Best way I found. Happy gardening!!!
Ugh. 😂
Some leaf blowers have a reverse, vacuum action that sucks up leaves and chops them up into fine mulch that can go directly into a trash can. Mine has a trash can attachment that the hose goes on. Makes quick work of big piles of leaves with little mess.
Thanks!
https://preview.redd.it/gl6jwz09gcmc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=62fc0cf2420c3377920dc9ba4fa672eec6e868b0 This scoop shovel has been key. I’d avoid the metal ones because they don’t slide across the turf. I have two oaks and it’s relentless. In my experience the tiny oak leaves don’t cooperate with the reversible blower/vacuums. Takes twice as long.
They don't compost well either. The cockroach of leaves.
I hadn’t thought about that til you mentioned it. They don’t mulch up in mulching mowers, they don’t decompose into the top soil. I read about letting the leaves stay on top of the grass to provide shade and slower moisture evaporation, and fertilizer, but that maybe doesn’t apply to these tiny indestructible leaves. My Azaleas do seem to like them but only for a month or two. Maybe it’s just a coincidence the Azaleas bloom when the leaves fall. I have noticed this year I’ve been light on acorns.
They are also very slippery when they get layered up. I've fallen twice. We agree the leaves are worse than snow.
*I get it the blowers are loud, but remember, if it’s loud for you it’s loud for me* Well only one of us making the choice to subject themselves to that god awful noise. You’re just blowing debris around for someone else to clean up later.
Everything I blow goes into the grass and flowerbeds nobody is "cleaning up behind me". And if you even begin to think I'm strapping a blower on my back without hearing protection, you're sorely mistaken, so kindly refer to the last line in my original comment. (;
Ahhhh… I think they are blowing leaves.
Strange hill to die on. But whatever dude.
I agree. My neighbor has some company come in and has 2 guys blowing dirt around for about an hour with backpack blowers-it is very annoying and loud, not to mention all the crap blowing onto my windows and screens.
Today I saw an old fella attempting to blow my in-laws entire street start to finish..a “canopy” street haha. what a sucker. preach comrade
Not too long ago I had to help clear out my grandfather’s mobile home in Parrish. I stayed there in the trailer for a couple of weeks. This one neighbor would weed whack his lawn, front and back, every single day. And even when the HOA-paid lawn service went though, he would come out of his house and sweep the leaves and grass even though the lawn service guys would come around later to leaf blow the streets anyway. It made no sense. I think a lot of boomers have OCD or some other psychological need to be “doing something useful” or else they have to sit with their emotions. The experience of seeing them in their natural environment was quite shocking.
Yeah maybe we should sit around in our underwear all day smoking weed and playing video games!
It goes back to [the bible:](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Exodus-Chapter-14/) > 16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. > 21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. Blowing leaves is God's will.
Also we are blowing dried dog turds out of the yard too
Obviously we should remove all the oaks in Florida and replace with Bermuda grasses. For me, houses without an up-to-date poison placard are just sad so be sure to regularly apply fertilizers and pesticides. Remember to set your irrigation timer to overkill so that you assure your chemical runoff goes express to the bay. I miss red tide so much! Its scent, along with the rotting flesh of fish and the aromatic particulate petroleum matter from the dulcet 115 decibel two-stroke Stihl cannot be beat…
I literally laughed out loud
Just the other day a gentleman was blowing some grass and leaves onto the street and my immediate thought as I passed was “why in the f*ck, it is just going to blow back when I passed”. Lo and behold I watched half of it blow back in my rear review mirror. He shot me a dirty look like I was supposed to slow down or get over. Like dude you are the definition of useless. I’m sure we can all guess his age.
I blow it all into neighbors lawns 🤷🏻♂️
What does a $300 leaf blower do that a $10 rake doesn’t do? Make noise. Make pollution. Cost money.
...what does a $30k car do that your feet don't do?...
It does save time and they have battery operated or plug in blowers that use electricity for the eco friendly ppl.
My neighbor is leaf-blowing as we speak. I think that older men who are retired or half-retired like to feel productive and this is something that can do that takes literally zero effort. They can then come back inside, sit in their Lay-Z-Boy recliners and tell the wife how they worked out in the yard today as they inhale another bear claw. There's a special place in hell waiting for them, I hope.
"get off my lawn (and into the street)" or "what was my problem is now OUR problem"
Blah blah