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One tiny little step toward a more peaceful America (Original Post)
tomhagen
Jun 2019
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yuiyoshida
(45,094 posts)1. I think Santa Barbara passed a bill making
Leaf Blowers illegal, I am not sure... but I seem to remember that, when I lived there.
poli-junkie
(1,506 posts)4. ...well in SB leaf blowers are still doing their thing.
My neighbors on both sides have landscapers who use them every week -- blasting my household! So annoying!
Botany
(76,736 posts)2. As a landscaper I have one simple ?
Last edited Thu Jun 6, 2019, 01:54 PM - Edit history (1)
Have you ever swept a long driveway @ the end of the day.
Yes, they are noisy and they do pollute but they do a great job of cleaning things up.
I can see having a time limit on when they can be used but somebody should stick
their hand into a barberry and put out the leafs and litter before they pass these
stupid laws.
Rhiannon12866
(252,307 posts)3. In my neighborhood, it's riding lawnmowers - everyday. And chain saws.
