This will probably open a "can of worms" ?

[Pairadocs]

This might get as many comments as gas vrs. electric golf carts....LOL ! Heard on radio newscast yesterday that the list of communities and entire states banning gas leaf/grass/debris blowers is growing rapidly. The stated reasons for banning gas is the decibel level, so some states and some communities are (for the time being) going to allow electric blowers. News also reported a growing number of states and individual communities have banned ALL blowers, stating that simply dissipating dirty, dust, and debris into the air serves no purpose, and the practice of one neighbor or one lawn service simply blowing the debris onto the property of another neighbor not only serves no purpose, but as been the foundation of many serious incidents. Reminds me of one morning I was standing on my driveway, holding my cup of coffee looking for the paper which should have been delivered by that time. The neighbor's lawn service was just finishing by using a gas blower to clear all the debris. The woman using it turned it directly to me as I stood on my drive, absolutely covered me in dirt and clippings and filling my coffee cup with dirt. I poured out my coffee and waited for her to finish. As she was loading the blower onto the trailer, I walked up to her and said very calmly: " I don't mean to be rude, but would you tell me why you would blow all of your trash onto me, and my drive and yard, instead of the people whose yard you are working in ? I said this in a very conversational, NOT confrontational, tone. She looked at me and YELLED: MY BOSS OWNS THIS COMPANY AND HE SAID WE CAN'T BLOW NUTTIN' ON OUR CUSTOMER'S PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY ARE PAYING US !". At that point I realized she, and possibly the other male, were mentally challenged, so I nodded very slightly and went in to get a clean cup of coffee. As an aside, these were the very same two individuals I had given fresh, cold, homemade lemonade to in large disposable cups just weeks ago because they looked so hot ! Just wondering, might be very pleasant if the villages did away with blowers all together like some of these places have ! ?

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Up north we used a mulching mower. But we also didn't get so much rain that we had to worry about fungus or mold, and our grass was actual grass that benefited from the mulch. Down here we use a bag attachment to our lawnmower, so there really aren't any clippings that have to be blown anywhere at all except the small bit from edging the driveway and flower bed. We just have to pause the mowing for a few minutes to empty the bag maybe - twice each time we mow the lawn. It gets emptied into the lawn bag for the next trash day, along with weeds and shrub trimming debris.

There's nothing on a driveway that a push broom can't sweep off, no idea why anyone would need a blower at all around here.

[villagetinker]

I always cut the grass in a fashion that the grass was ejected back to MY lawn and not the street or the neighbor's lawn, no need for a blower, for the grass. I will admit that I made an attachment that allowed me to blow the leaves out of the gutters, but the was an electric blower and the debris went into my garden.

[tophcfa]

I guess I can see the point regarding places like the Villages and other tightly packed urban areas, with postage stamp lots packed in tightly, with no place to blow leaves, lawn clippings, debris, etc….contemplating the pro and cons. On the other hand, I don’t know what I’d do without my Stihl Magnum BR 800 2 cycle backpack leaf blower at our northern home. When one owns several acres of land in a rural area, surrounded by woods, with no close neighbors, try telling them they can’t use their $750 blower when their property is covered with leaves in early November. Every spring, when I drive back up north after a wonderful winter in the Villages, I bring about 10 gallons of ethanol free gas with me so I can fire up the blower and clear our property, my blind brothers property, the family lake house, and my 90 year old father in laws. There is no way I could do all that without my wonderful Stihl, which blows out hurricane force winds from a backpack. I hate urbanites trying to dictate to folks living in rural areas how they should live their lives.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

I guess I can see the point regarding places like the Villages and other tightly packed urban areas, with postage stamp lots packed in tightly, with no place to blow leaves, lawn clippings, debris, etc….contemplating the pro and cons. On the other hand, I don’t know what I’d do without my Stihl Magnum BR 800 2 cycle backpack leaf blower at our northern home. When one owns several acres of land in a rural area, surrounded by woods, with no close neighbors, try telling them they can’t use their $750 blower when their property is covered with leaves in early November. Every spring, when I drive back up north after a wonderful winter in the Villages, I bring about 10 gallons of ethanol free gas with me so I can fire up the blower and clear our property, my blind brothers property, the family lake house, and my 90 year old father in laws. There is no way I could do all that without my wonderful Stihl, which blows out hurricane force winds from a backpack. I hate urbanites trying to dictate to folks living in rural areas how they should live their lives.

We had 3/4 acre of wooded land, so yeah I get the leaf issue. Hubby used a push-blower. I preferred an old fashioned rake. It was just so so so satisfying, and the only noise was the sound of crunching leaves. It was also incredibly rewarding to bring all those leaves into 6-foot piles at the curb. Then fall back into the piles and stare up at the blue sky through the canopy of crimson and mustard-yellow leaves waving down at me on the branches of the maple trees. It's what I miss most about my home in New England - the whole autumn experience.

[tophcfa]

I always cut the grass in a fashion that the grass was ejected back to MY lawn and not the street or the neighbor's lawn, no need for a blower, for the grass. I will admit that I made an attachment that allowed me to blow the leaves out of the gutters, but the was an electric blower and the debris went into my garden.

Every winter I use a blower to clean out the gutters on our Villages home (we live next to a wildlife preserve so lots of stuff gets in the gutters). Everything blown out either winds up in our garden or stuck to the side of the house. I always schedule to have the house get its annual power washing right after I blow out the gutters. Our power washing guy definitely earns his money.

[Pairadocs]

Up north we used a mulching mower. But we also didn't get so much rain that we had to worry about fungus or mold, and our grass was actual grass that benefited from the mulch. Down here we use a bag attachment to our lawnmower, so there really aren't any clippings that have to be blown anywhere at all except the small bit from edging the driveway and flower bed. We just have to pause the mowing for a few minutes to empty the bag maybe - twice each time we mow the lawn. It gets emptied into the lawn bag for the next trash day, along with weeds and shrub trimming debris.

There's nothing on a driveway that a push broom can't sweep off, no idea why anyone would need a blower at all around here.

I agree but, I have NEVER in all these years ever seen ONE yard service that does NOT blow all the debris into neighboring yards before they leave ! ?

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

I agree but, I have NEVER in all these years ever seen ONE yard service that does NOT blow all the debris into neighboring yards before they leave ! ?

On purpose? The people who service houses in my neighborhood don't do that. They blow the debris onto the yard of the people they're servicing. They did ours when we first moved in, just because we sold our tractor-mower before moving down and it took a couple of months for us to decide on a new mower.

Same people who do our next door neighbors and the people across the street. They keep the debris to the properties they work on.

[wisbad1]

This might get as many comments as gas vrs. electric golf carts....LOL ! Heard on radio newscast yesterday that the list of communities and entire states banning gas leaf/grass/debris blowers is growing rapidly. The stated reasons for banning gas is the decibel level, so some states and some communities are (for the time being) going to allow electric blowers. News also reported a growing number of states and individual communities have banned ALL blowers, stating that simply dissipating dirty, dust, and debris into the air serves no purpose, and the practice of one neighbor or one lawn service simply blowing the debris onto the property of another neighbor not only serves no purpose, but as been the foundation of many serious incidents. Reminds me of one morning I was standing on my driveway, holding my cup of coffee looking for the paper which should have been delivered by that time. The neighbor's lawn service was just finishing by using a gas blower to clear all the debris. The woman using it turned it directly to me as I stood on my drive, absolutely covered me in dirt and clippings and filling my coffee cup with dirt. I poured out my coffee and waited for her to finish. As she was loading the blower onto the trailer, I walked up to her and said very calmly: " I don't mean to be rude, but would you tell me why you would blow all of your trash onto me, and my drive and yard, instead of the people whose yard you are working in ? I said this in a very conversational, NOT confrontational, tone. She looked at me and YELLED: MY BOSS OWNS THIS COMPANY AND HE SAID WE CAN'T BLOW NUTTIN' ON OUR CUSTOMER'S PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY ARE PAYING US !". At that point I realized she, and possibly the other male, were mentally challenged, so I nodded very slightly and went in to get a clean cup of coffee. As an aside, these were the very same two individuals I had given fresh, cold, homemade lemonade to in large disposable cups just weeks ago because they looked so hot ! Just wondering, might be very pleasant if the villages did away with blowers all together like some of these places have ! ?
Are we running out of things to complain about?

[airstreamingypsy]

I would be insane if someone blew their clippings on to my property, especially my driveway.

[Pairadocs]

I guess I can see the point regarding places like the Villages and other tightly packed urban areas, with postage stamp lots packed in tightly, with no place to blow leaves, lawn clippings, debris, etc….contemplating the pro and cons. On the other hand, I don’t know what I’d do without my Stihl Magnum BR 800 2 cycle backpack leaf blower at our northern home. When one owns several acres of land in a rural area, surrounded by woods, with no close neighbors, try telling them they can’t use their $750 blower when their property is covered with leaves in early November. Every spring, when I drive back up north after a wonderful winter in the Villages, I bring about 10 gallons of ethanol free gas with me so I can fire up the blower and clear our property, my blind brothers property, the family lake house, and my 90 year old father in laws. There is no way I could do all that without my wonderful Stihl, which blows out hurricane force winds from a backpack. I hate urbanites trying to dictate to folks living in rural areas how they should live their lives.

Totally agree with that ! I can't remember the states that are TOTALLY banning ALL blowers, gas and electric, but it makes no sense for rural dwellers to have noise and dirt restricts on their own property... ?? But, "government" never seems to take into consideration the circumstances, locations, or other factors... it's all or nothing usually ??

[tophcfa]

It's what I miss most about my home in New England - the whole autumn experience.

It’s a beautiful time of the year and has just started up here. Fall things I noticed just today. The days are rapidly getting shorter, never got out of the 60’s today and will be in 40’s tonight, only a couple of our many resident summer hummingbirds have not yet migrated south for the season, the leaves are starting to turn color, people are out at the orchards picking fresh Macintosh apples, mums and pumpkins are for sale everywhere, the annual county fairs are opening up, the Patriots played their season opener, archery hunters are scouting the woods for prime locations for their tree stands, the chain saws and wood splitters are very active preparing for the wood burning heating season, and the ganja buds are getting heavy. But my absolute favorite thing about fall is that it means we are getting closer to another long winter in the Villages.

[Pairadocs]

I would be insane if someone blew their clippings on to my property, especially my driveway.

Apparently many do "go berserk" ! But certainly on my block it's a daily thing, every day there is a lawn service at one of the homes, and every single one just blows all the debris on the NEXT door lawn and drive... rarely (once in awhile I see them do it) into the street. On occasion an employee WILL follow it all down to a "sewer drain" on the corner, which I assume only goes into the retention ponds and causes even greater problems ?

[Pairadocs]

On purpose? The people who service houses in my neighborhood don't do that. They blow the debris onto the yard of the people they're servicing. They did ours when we first moved in, just because we sold our tractor-mower before moving down and it took a couple of months for us to decide on a new mower.

Same people who do our next door neighbors and the people across the street. They keep the debris to the properties they work on.

That seems a MUCH more rational and respectful way than telling employees that they are not allowed to leave any debris ON the property the people who are paying for their service !

[Pairadocs]

Are we running out of things to complain about?

No complaints here, in fact, I was quite surprised to hear that some states have banned all blowers, both gas and electric. However, was perfectly calm but really not expecting a person less than 8 feet from me not to have the sense to NOT blow debris all over another human being ! ? But... didn't actually complain, just dumped my coffee, went in and washed off, and got a fresh cup ! I have a firm rule, don't argue with idiots...LOL !

[JoMar]

On purpose? The people who service houses in my neighborhood don't do that. They blow the debris onto the yard of the people they're servicing. They did ours when we first moved in, just because we sold our tractor-mower before moving down and it took a couple of months for us to decide on a new mower.

Same people who do our next door neighbors and the people across the street. They keep the debris to the properties they work on.

Our service does NOT do that either. They are respectful of our neighbors . I pay a bit more but when they mow they bag so limited residue.

[CarlR33]

I would have to look it up but yes this has been some discussion in California for a while now with communities tired of the noise from lawn care (companies) and looking to ban gas not electric (or wanting total electric by year xyz). I borrowed my neighbors electric push mower the other day and I am buying one based one the lower noise level and lack of maintenance

[Stu from NYC]

Interesting that in a discussion site people want to limit what can be discussed.

[Rwirish]

No.

[JGibson]

Since installing a few cameras nobody blows anything onto my property.

The banning gas isn't about noise it's about profiting from the electric industry on the false pretense that they care about the environment while they fly around on private jets.

[MikeN]

Click bait

[maggie1]

It’s a beautiful time of the year and has just started up here. Fall things I noticed just today. The days are rapidly getting shorter, never got out of the 60’s today and will be in 40’s tonight, only a couple of our many resident summer hummingbirds have not yet migrated south for the season, the leaves are starting to turn color, people are out at the orchards picking fresh Macintosh apples, mums and pumpkins are for sale everywhere, the annual county fairs are opening up, the Patriots played their season opener, archery hunters are scouting the woods for prime locations for their tree stands, the chain saws and wood splitters are very active preparing for the wood burning heating season, and the ganja buds are getting heavy. But my absolute favorite thing about fall is that it means we are getting closer to another long winter in the Villages.

Are you and OrangeBlossomBaby professional writers? You both have a way of describing Autumn in New England that makes it seem like I was there for a visit. I was a high school football referee for 20 years, but my wife and I would take a week off during the season to travel to Camden Maine, to see the changing of the leaves and eat our weight in lobster. At any rate, nice job ladies.

[dadcat]

Sounds like you are a villager….albeit a snowbird villager

[Sandy and Ed]

This might get as many comments as gas vrs. electric golf carts....LOL ! Heard on radio newscast yesterday that the list of communities and entire states banning gas leaf/grass/debris blowers is growing rapidly. The stated reasons for banning gas is the decibel level, so some states and some communities are (for the time being) going to allow electric blowers. News also reported a growing number of states and individual communities have banned ALL blowers, stating that simply dissipating dirty, dust, and debris into the air serves no purpose, and the practice of one neighbor or one lawn service simply blowing the debris onto the property of another neighbor not only serves no purpose, but as been the foundation of many serious incidents. Reminds me of one morning I was standing on my driveway, holding my cup of coffee looking for the paper which should have been delivered by that time. The neighbor's lawn service was just finishing by using a gas blower to clear all the debris. The woman using it turned it directly to me as I stood on my drive, absolutely covered me in dirt and clippings and filling my coffee cup with dirt. I poured out my coffee and waited for her to finish. As she was loading the blower onto the trailer, I walked up to her and said very calmly: " I don't mean to be rude, but would you tell me why you would blow all of your trash onto me, and my drive and yard, instead of the people whose yard you are working in ? I said this in a very conversational, NOT confrontational, tone. She looked at me and YELLED: MY BOSS OWNS THIS COMPANY AND HE SAID WE CAN'T BLOW NUTTIN' ON OUR CUSTOMER'S PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY ARE PAYING US !". At that point I realized she, and possibly the other male, were mentally challenged, so I nodded very slightly and went in to get a clean cup of coffee. As an aside, these were the very same two individuals I had given fresh, cold, homemade lemonade to in large disposable cups just weeks ago because they looked so hot ! Just wondering, might be very pleasant if the villages did away with blowers all together like some of these places have ! ?
I can relate. Was picking up my mail at the postal station/pool with my 17 lb pooch. Little Latina gal with large sun hat and an impressive leaf blower just had to use that blower so the dust, dirt, grass clippings blew right at my dog. Idiot, I thought. My attempts to explain why she needs to point the blower away from people and pets fell on deaf ears as all I got was a toothy smile.

[golfing eagles]

I would have to look it up but yes this has been some discussion in California for a while now with communities tired of the noise from lawn care (companies) and looking to ban gas not electric (or wanting total electric by year xyz). I borrowed my neighbors electric push mower the other day and I am buying one based one the lower noise level and lack of maintenance

What's discussed in California should stay in California :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[GizmoWhiskers]

This might get as many comments as gas vrs. electric golf carts....LOL ! Heard on radio newscast yesterday that the list of communities and entire states banning gas leaf/grass/debris blowers is growing rapidly. The stated reasons for banning gas is the decibel level, so some states and some communities are (for the time being) going to allow electric blowers. News also reported a growing number of states and individual communities have banned ALL blowers, stating that simply dissipating dirty, dust, and debris into the air serves no purpose, and the practice of one neighbor or one lawn service simply blowing the debris onto the property of another neighbor not only serves no purpose, but as been the foundation of many serious incidents. Reminds me of one morning I was standing on my driveway, holding my cup of coffee looking for the paper which should have been delivered by that time. The neighbor's lawn service was just finishing by using a gas blower to clear all the debris. The woman using it turned it directly to me as I stood on my drive, absolutely covered me in dirt and clippings and filling my coffee cup with dirt. I poured out my coffee and waited for her to finish. As she was loading the blower onto the trailer, I walked up to her and said very calmly: " I don't mean to be rude, but would you tell me why you would blow all of your trash onto me, and my drive and yard, instead of the people whose yard you are working in ? I said this in a very conversational, NOT confrontational, tone. She looked at me and YELLED: MY BOSS OWNS THIS COMPANY AND HE SAID WE CAN'T BLOW NUTTIN' ON OUR CUSTOMER'S PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY ARE PAYING US !". At that point I realized she, and possibly the other male, were mentally challenged, so I nodded very slightly and went in to get a clean cup of coffee. As an aside, these were the very same two individuals I had given fresh, cold, homemade lemonade to in large disposable cups just weeks ago because they looked so hot ! Just wondering, might be very pleasant if the villages did away with blowers all together like some of these places have ! ?
Free State of FL. Keep it that way. What happens in _____ needs to stay in _____. Don't like FL feel free to go where it's "quiet." Won't happen with my vote in The Villages ever.

As far as blowing debri. When I do my lawn, all 2 seconds of it since it's the size of a postage stamp, I start at the top of my neighbors driveway and everything gets blown toward my grass. Treat your neighbors how you want to be treated. Kindness goes a long way. But....

Treat me like crap after I show your some grace, well then... game on... let's play...

In T V as with all FL cities there are noise ordinances for specific times of day. People should honor those ordinances and there won't be reason to bicker in the first place.

[GizmoWhiskers]

What's discussed in California should stay in California :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:
Amen!!

[Rocksnap]

Sounds like the Karen’s speaking out, for no good reason. They will then be the first ones bitching that everyone’s lawn is a hot mess and to clean it up.
Lawn care is around forever. Unless we go with artificial grass.

[Tom52]

There's nothing on a driveway that a push broom can't sweep off, no idea why anyone would need a blower at all around here.

A push broom does not work well on a textured driveway. It is much quicker and much less work with a blower.

[ThirdOfFive]

Are we running out of things to complain about?
Never! This is The Villages, as in 150,000 - odd geezers living here, and if there is one immutable truth in this universe it is that geezers NEVER run out of things to complain about.

[Switter]

This might get as many comments as gas vrs. electric golf carts....LOL ! Heard on radio newscast yesterday that the list of communities and entire states banning gas leaf/grass/debris blowers is growing rapidly. The stated reasons for banning gas is the decibel level, so some states and some communities are (for the time being) going to allow electric blowers. News also reported a growing number of states and individual communities have banned ALL blowers, stating that simply dissipating dirty, dust, and debris into the air serves no purpose, and the practice of one neighbor or one lawn service simply blowing the debris onto the property of another neighbor not only serves no purpose, but as been the foundation of many serious incidents. Reminds me of one morning I was standing on my driveway, holding my cup of coffee looking for the paper which should have been delivered by that time. The neighbor's lawn service was just finishing by using a gas blower to clear all the debris. The woman using it turned it directly to me as I stood on my drive, absolutely covered me in dirt and clippings and filling my coffee cup with dirt. I poured out my coffee and waited for her to finish. As she was loading the blower onto the trailer, I walked up to her and said very calmly: " I don't mean to be rude, but would you tell me why you would blow all of your trash onto me, and my drive and yard, instead of the people whose yard you are working in ? I said this in a very conversational, NOT confrontational, tone. She looked at me and YELLED: MY BOSS OWNS THIS COMPANY AND HE SAID WE CAN'T BLOW NUTTIN' ON OUR CUSTOMER'S PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY ARE PAYING US !". At that point I realized she, and possibly the other male, were mentally challenged, so I nodded very slightly and went in to get a clean cup of coffee. As an aside, these were the very same two individuals I had given fresh, cold, homemade lemonade to in large disposable cups just weeks ago because they looked so hot ! Just wondering, might be very pleasant if the villages did away with blowers all together like some of these places have ! ?

I care for my own lawn and have an ego battery leaf blower. After I edge, it throws dirt and debris onto the curb, road, and driveway. I use my leaf blower for a total of about 2-3 minutes to blow the stuff back into my own yard. Just like anything else, little common sense is needed to operate a leaf blower. You obviously never point it at anyone. The people that maintain the lawns around here seem to understand this because when they see people walking by they stop blowing.

[Shelbyh]

This might get as many comments as gas vrs. electric golf carts....LOL ! Heard on radio newscast yesterday that the list of communities and entire states banning gas leaf/grass/debris blowers is growing rapidly. The stated reasons for banning gas is the decibel level, so some states and some communities are (for the time being) going to allow electric blowers. News also reported a growing number of states and individual communities have banned ALL blowers, stating that simply dissipating dirty, dust, and debris into the air serves no purpose, and the practice of one neighbor or one lawn service simply blowing the debris onto the property of another neighbor not only serves no purpose, but as been the foundation of many serious incidents. Reminds me of one morning I was standing on my driveway, holding my cup of coffee looking for the paper which should have been delivered by that time. The neighbor's lawn service was just finishing by using a gas blower to clear all the debris. The woman using it turned it directly to me as I stood on my drive, absolutely covered me in dirt and clippings and filling my coffee cup with dirt. I poured out my coffee and waited for her to finish. As she was loading the blower onto the trailer, I walked up to her and said very calmly: " I don't mean to be rude, but would you tell me why you would blow all of your trash onto me, and my drive and yard, instead of the people whose yard you are working in ? I said this in a very conversational, NOT confrontational, tone. She looked at me and YELLED: MY BOSS OWNS THIS COMPANY AND HE SAID WE CAN'T BLOW NUTTIN' ON OUR CUSTOMER'S PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY ARE PAYING US !". At that point I realized she, and possibly the other male, were mentally challenged, so I nodded very slightly and went in to get a clean cup of coffee. As an aside, these were the very same two individuals I had given fresh, cold, homemade lemonade to in large disposable cups just weeks ago because they looked so hot ! Just wondering, might be very pleasant if the villages did away with blowers all together like some of these places have ! ?

Never heard of this. Would not support such. What a stupid concept. The whole process of cutting the lawn is loud. Electric blowers are inefficient and do a terrible job.
More importantly banning gas blowers today, what would be next before you can do nothing but sit in your house and stare out the window.
I don’t think individuals think through these ridiculous ideas and what the real consequences would look like.

[rrman77]

This might get as many comments as gas vrs. electric golf carts....LOL ! Heard on radio newscast yesterday that the list of communities and entire states banning gas leaf/grass/debris blowers is growing rapidly. The stated reasons for banning gas is the decibel level, so some states and some communities are (for the time being) going to allow electric blowers. News also reported a growing number of states and individual communities have banned ALL blowers, stating that simply dissipating dirty, dust, and debris into the air serves no purpose, and the practice of one neighbor or one lawn service simply blowing the debris onto the property of another neighbor not only serves no purpose, but as been the foundation of many serious incidents. Reminds me of one morning I was standing on my driveway, holding my cup of coffee looking for the paper which should have been delivered by that time. The neighbor's lawn service was just finishing by using a gas blower to clear all the debris. The woman using it turned it directly to me as I stood on my drive, absolutely covered me in dirt and clippings and filling my coffee cup with dirt. I poured out my coffee and waited for her to finish. As she was loading the blower onto the trailer, I walked up to her and said very calmly: " I don't mean to be rude, but would you tell me why you would blow all of your trash onto me, and my drive and yard, instead of the people whose yard you are working in ? I said this in a very conversational, NOT confrontational, tone. She looked at me and YELLED: MY BOSS OWNS THIS COMPANY AND HE SAID WE CAN'T BLOW NUTTIN' ON OUR CUSTOMER'S PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY ARE PAYING US !". At that point I realized she, and possibly the other male, were mentally challenged, so I nodded very slightly and went in to get a clean cup of coffee. As an aside, these were the very same two individuals I had given fresh, cold, homemade lemonade to in large disposable cups just weeks ago because they looked so hot ! Just wondering, might be very pleasant if the villages did away with blowers all together like some of these places have ! ?

if it is truly just problem with the amount of decibels these type of appliances put out how about putting a bane on motorcycles that don't have mufflers anymore you get the picture this is a slippery slope.

[Bogie Shooter]

This thread became boring after about a dozen posts.:grumpy:

[Laker14]

It is better to buy one set of noise cancelling headphones, than to curse the leaf blower.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Are you and OrangeBlossomBaby professional writers? You both have a way of describing Autumn in New England that makes it seem like I was there for a visit. I was a high school football referee for 20 years, but my wife and I would take a week off during the season to travel to Camden Maine, to see the changing of the leaves and eat our weight in lobster. At any rate, nice job ladies.

Thanks! Yes, I'm a writer. A creative description writer in fact. I used to be the "head builder" of a text-based roleplaying game. You send your character "north" and it brings them to a "room" with a description. I wrote those descriptions.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

if it is truly just problem with the amount of decibels these type of appliances put out how about putting a bane on motorcycles that don't have mufflers anymore you get the picture this is a slippery slope.

There is already a prohibition on straight pipes on motorcycles nationwide. Every state outlaws them. Enforcement is another matter entirely.

[ThirdOfFive]

A law banning gas AND electric blowers?

Sounding brass and tinkling cymbals...

First, consider the origin of this "movement". Then consider the state (Florida) in which we live. My guess is that, in consideration of both, this idea has all the chance of becoming law as does a snowball surviving in hell.

Second, consider Villagers and the proclivity of geezers everywhere of making mountains out of molehills. I remember Mom telling me once that "you'd bitch if you were hung with a new rope". Hopefully I've become more of a live-and-let-live person. This just doesn't strike me as something worth being concerned about.

[Bilyclub]

if it is truly just problem with the amount of decibels these type of appliances put out how about putting a bane on motorcycles that don't have mufflers anymore you get the picture this is a slippery slope.


Since the whole thread has been sliding down... I vote to ban those little cars with the big resonaters on the exhaust pipe.

[Cuervo]

I own an EV, all my lawn care tools are electric the convince is unbeatable.
But I remember there was a posting a while back about the range of electric golf carts, that is probably what you really should look into before you decided.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Never heard of this. Would not support such. What a stupid concept. The whole process of cutting the lawn is loud. Electric blowers are inefficient and do a terrible job.
More importantly banning gas blowers today, what would be next before you can do nothing but sit in your house and stare out the window.
I don’t think individuals think through these ridiculous ideas and what the real consequences would look like.

It's only loud because people have chosen to buy gas mowers and gas leaf blowers.

I have a really hard time believing no one here, in The Villages, age 60 or older, doesn't remember using an unpowered push-mower on their lawn at some point in their youth. Or a rake, or a push-broom to clean up the driveway and sidewalk.

None of those things involve much noise at all. The process is slowed down, it requires that you work, it builds upper body and core muscles, and it's a cardio workout.

For larger properties, you could even hire a farm that brings goats over to trim the lawn for you. They eat the grass. They also poop it out, which makes the wild berry vines and bushes very happy.

[ThirdOfFive]

It is better to buy one set of noise cancelling headphones, than to curse the leaf blower.
Preach it, Brother!

[sianagers@att.net]

I would be insane if someone blew their clippings on to my property, especially my driveway.

My husband is getting insane. We called MASSEY three times. They were also Spraying MUD on my car. We got no where so yesterday we finally had to ask our neighbor to talk to her lawn service !!

[golfing eagles]

Never heard of this. Would not support such. What a stupid concept. The whole process of cutting the lawn is loud. Electric blowers are inefficient and do a terrible job.
More importantly banning gas blowers today, what would be next before you can do nothing but sit in your house and stare out the window.
I don’t think individuals think through these ridiculous ideas and what the real consequences would look like.

Since the whole idea originated in California, the simple answer is that THEY DON"T

And the irony is that if California banned leaf blowers, their number of people employed would drop by about a million:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[maistocars]

Just wondering if those would be the same states that are looking to ban cows for their gaseous emissions?

[Regorp]

We had 3/4 acre of wooded land, so yeah I get the leaf issue. Hubby used a push-blower. I preferred an old fashioned rake. It was just so so so satisfying, and the only noise was the sound of crunching leaves. It was also incredibly rewarding to bring all those leaves into 6-foot piles at the curb. Then fall back into the piles and stare up at the blue sky through the canopy of crimson and mustard-yellow leaves waving down at me on the branches of the maple trees. It's what I miss most about my home in New England - the whole autumn experience.

I see you with tongue in cheek, no way I miss the piles of maple leaves every October in CT, not do I think you do too.

[DAVES]

This might get as many comments as gas vrs. electric golf carts....LOL ! Heard on radio newscast yesterday that the list of communities and entire states banning gas leaf/grass/debris blowers is growing rapidly. The stated reasons for banning gas is the decibel level, so some states and some communities are (for the time being) going to allow electric blowers. News also reported a growing number of states and individual communities have banned ALL blowers, stating that simply dissipating dirty, dust, and debris into the air serves no purpose, and the practice of one neighbor or one lawn service simply blowing the debris onto the property of another neighbor not only serves no purpose, but as been the foundation of many serious incidents. Reminds me of one morning I was standing on my driveway, holding my cup of coffee looking for the paper which should have been delivered by that time. The neighbor's lawn service was just finishing by using a gas blower to clear all the debris. The woman using it turned it directly to me as I stood on my drive, absolutely covered me in dirt and clippings and filling my coffee cup with dirt. I poured out my coffee and waited for her to finish. As she was loading the blower onto the trailer, I walked up to her and said very calmly: " I don't mean to be rude, but would you tell me why you would blow all of your trash onto me, and my drive and yard, instead of the people whose yard you are working in ? I said this in a very conversational, NOT confrontational, tone. She looked at me and YELLED: MY BOSS OWNS THIS COMPANY AND HE SAID WE CAN'T BLOW NUTTIN' ON OUR CUSTOMER'S PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY ARE PAYING US !". At that point I realized she, and possibly the other male, were mentally challenged, so I nodded very slightly and went in to get a clean cup of coffee. As an aside, these were the very same two individuals I had given fresh, cold, homemade lemonade to in large disposable cups just weeks ago because they looked so hot ! Just wondering, might be very pleasant if the villages did away with blowers all together like some of these places have ! ?

REALITY we demand perfect and perfect does not exist. We have chosen to live in the villages.
A senior community with homes one on top of the other. The plusses and the minuses are part of the same choice. Available services, clubs etc.

There are other choices. I have a friend, former business associate who bought 180 acres with his brother in the backwoods of North Carolina. Before buying in the Villages I read about an island for sale. Nice home, a small herd of wild horses. Could have bought it all for one million.
Could have set up my own kingdom. We bought in the villages and avoided a major revolt by the queen.

The blowers, there are many alternatives besides electric or the two cycle ones that are commonly used. A four cycle engine is more expensive, cleaner but heavier. Like a ca it requires oil changes. As there is no oil filter and it operates in a dusty environment oil needs to be changed about every 24 hours of run time. Still made but not common are gas powered vacuums where the debris collects in a bag. What to do with the stuff? They would pick up dog waste, lizards, weeds etc.

POINT there are many choices. The choice we have made. A perfect lawn, my lawn is greener than your lawn stuff. We are fighting NORMALCY.

[DAVES]

A law banning gas AND electric blowers?

Sounding brass and tinkling cymbals...

First, consider the origin of this "movement". Then consider the state (Florida) in which we live. My guess is that, in consideration of both, this idea has all the chance of becoming law as does a snowball surviving in hell.

Second, consider Villagers and the proclivity of geezers everywhere of making mountains out of molehills. I remember Mom telling me once that "you'd bitch if you were hung with a new rope". Hopefully I've become more of a live-and-let-live person. This just doesn't strike me as something worth being concerned about.

We over govern everything. People will always complain about something. Typical is they shouldn't but what I do is fine. "More of a live and let live person." Truth,HONESTY I've become less tolerant. OUTLAW PEOPLE might be a solution.

[collie1228]

At about 8:00AM this morning I was riding my bike past Dunkin Donuts in Spanish Springs (pedaling, I don't have a throttle), and there was a worker on the square running a very loud gas powered blower. At the time I thought how much that blower ruined the experience of the four old guys outside enjoying a cup of coffee. While I'm not sure about "banning", I do think they could do something about the noise.

[Glowing Horizon]

No complaints here, in fact, I was quite surprised to hear that some states have banned all blowers, both gas and electric. However, was perfectly calm but really not expecting a person less than 8 feet from me not to have the sense to NOT blow debris all over another human being ! ? But... didn't actually complain, just dumped my coffee, went in and washed off, and got a fresh cup ! I have a firm rule, don't argue with idiots...LOL !

Sorry for what happened to you. Grateful you didn’t suffer an allergic reaction from the mold, grass, dust etc! If you had stuff go into your eyes it could have been quite serious. You should make sure you move inside whenever you hear the blowers!

[Topspinmo]

Let’s see, I used gas push mower 2 riding mowers, zero turn mower, cyclone rake, gas weedwacker, gas tiller, gas chain saws, gas generator. All keep my hails 2 acres pristine. Electric anything never crossed my mind other than electric pole saw I used with generator. But I didn’t live in Cala the free state of Oklahoma:BigApplause:

[kcrazorbackfan]

I hate urbanites trying to dictate to folks living in rural areas how they should live their lives.

Or urbanites trying to dictate to other urbanites on how they should live their lives.

[Bogie Shooter]

At about 8:00AM this morning I was riding my bike past Dunkin Donuts in Spanish Springs (pedaling, I don't have a throttle), and there was a worker on the square running a very loud gas powered blower. At the time I thought how much that blower ruined the experience of the four old guys outside enjoying a cup of coffee. While I'm not sure about "banning", I do think they could do something about the noise.

Probably brought back memories to the old guys….when they had to mow and use a blower. Not everything is bad..

[Aces4]

I see you with tongue in cheek, no way I miss the piles of maple leaves every October in CT, not do I think you do too.

I'd rather deal with maples leaves than palm fronds, fungus, mold, mole crickets, roaches, (oops.. palmetto bugs), palm rats, termites. Awww, you get the picture.:beer3:

[Glowing Horizon]

At about 8:00AM this morning I was riding my bike past Dunkin Donuts in Spanish Springs (pedaling, I don't have a throttle), and there was a worker on the square running a very loud gas powered blower. At the time I thought how much that blower ruined the experience of the four old guys outside enjoying a cup of coffee. While I'm not sure about "banning", I do think they could do something about the noise.

There’s a huge difference between a homeowner who uses a low power, less loud blower (gas electric or battery) & a very high decibel & forceful gas commercial backpack blower! It seems that the commercial blowers are overused. Lawn care teams often have one guy who blows the entire time the team is onsite working—whether or not there’s any need to blow.It is extremely excessive & the blower units seem to be getting louder & louder. How can that noise be OSHA approved? They never use a rake nor any other less intrusive method either.

[Altavia]

Thanks! Yes, I'm a writer. A creative description writer in fact. I used to be the "head builder" of a text-based roleplaying game. You send your character "north" and it brings them to a "room" with a description. I wrote those descriptions.

Ah, the memories :-)

YOU ARE IN A LITTLE MAZE OF TWISTING PASSAGES, ALL DIFFERENT..

[Glowing Horizon]

Or urbanites trying to dictate to other urbanites on how they should live their lives.

Seems like another example of the need to have individual local government controls rather than a bureaucratic one-size-fits-all , top-down rule or copycat laws which are not needed everywhere.

[gobuck827]

I have a firm rule, don't argue with idiots...LOL !

So the "mentally challenged" of the OP have morphed into Idiots?

:oops:

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

I see you with tongue in cheek, no way I miss the piles of maple leaves every October in CT, not do I think you do too.

I absolutely miss them. Autumn was my favorite season and I am always sad this time of year in Florida because we don't have that kind of season change here. I also miss spring. When the same flowers are in bloom all year round, there's no happy surprise when you wake up and look out the window in the morning. It's just more of the same color pattern over and over again. I miss parts of summer, because they felt like "break-time from life" even when I was working full time. Other parts of summer were horrible because we didn't have central air conditioning, just a couple of noisy window units that meant we felt imprisoned in a dark dingy - but cool - place. Winter was okay except when the temps were extreme, or if there was more than a foot of snow on the ground. Less than that and it was no big deal. I used a shovel, hubby used the snow-blower.

I enjoyed the workout and I accepted it as a trade-off for the fact that the seasons changed and we could experience each one uniquely.

[HORNET]

Sounds like the green leadership need changed

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Ah, the memories :-)

YOU ARE IN A LITTLE MAZE OF TWISTING PASSAGES, ALL DIFFERENT..

A sample of what I did - this is a room in a scary tunnel that led to a monster's lair.

This stony tunnel seems wide enough for a pair of half-giants to duck through side-by-side, toward the musty odor of decay creeping in from the south. The ground is covered with packed dirt and thick layers of red sandstone, broken and craggy. The angled walls appear to have been both mined and seared to create the opening from the east, with sharp blackened edges that hold fragments of brown-stained cloth dangling from the corners. Occasional chittering sounds echo from the high ceiling and momentary fluttering casts eerie shadows above the pale light of glowing patches of moss on the stone walls.

I also did luxury homes for nobles, created monsters with full descriptions, skills, stats, frequency of generation, did entire sections of towns and a labyrinth, created NPCs (characters like noble guards, generic citizens who walk around the city, gardeners - people who bring the game to life even though they're not actually played by anyone). I even did a bathing grotto for a noble house:

This round underground bathing chamber has the spartan yet elegant ambiance of a well-appointed grotto. Cool grey-tinted mudbrick plaster coats the walls, while glow lamps perched on high stone shelves provide subdued rosy illumination. Lower shelves of polished wood display a variety of bathing accessories. Facing the chamber's center are long benches of solid jasper cut and inset directly into the walls, each adorned with a jade cross inlay. A vented black-domed ceiling looms overhead, its inky hue matching a pair of jasper-inlaid obsidian bathing tubs on either end of a thick braided area rug.

[La lamy]

Gas blowers are crazy loud and blow really bad emissions. I kinda like the idea of only electric.

[Crookedbreeze]

Looks like they’ll be an adjustment coming.80$ Sounds about right.

[chuckk281]

Are we running out of things to complain about?

Finally some sense to this discussion. Keep your insane ideas to yourself. WOKE I am not.

[LeRoySmith]

doesn't remember using an unpowered push-mower on their lawn

None of those things involve much noise at all. .



I hate to disagree with you since we've been getting along so well but if I have to use an unpowered real mower again there will be considerable amount of noise, namely me bitching.

There is already a prohibition on straight pipes on motorcycles nationwide.

Someone should tell the asshat down the street from me about the motorcycle pipes, he's got a Harley with straight pipes and one of the old fashioned looking golf carts that he took the muffler off of as well.

[Topspinmo]

IMO should be big city ordinances not state law. Do you really think somebody in small town or out in boondocks going all sudden get rid their gas equipment when they are finding it hard just to get by.. dream world.

[Topspinmo]

Gas blowers are crazy loud and blow really bad emissions. I kinda like the idea of only electric.


Are you landscaper making living? Blowing wouldn’t be necessary if customers didn’t except grass and leaves to be removed. Besides most just blown clippings out in street. Maybe just need to demand all debris be sweep up and pay the extra for it? Blower/suctioning turns hour job into 20 minute or less profitable job at cheap price.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

I hate to disagree with you since we've been getting along so well but if I have to use an unpowered real mower again there will be considerable amount of noise, namely me bitching.



Someone should tell the asshat down the street from me about the motorcycle pipes, he's got a Harley with straight pipes and one of the old fashioned looking golf carts that he took the muffler off of as well.

You could always report him to the State Police next time you see him go out for a spin.

Also, I wouldn't use a non-powered mower on this stuff they pretend is grass either. It'd be like trying to rake sponges. Remember we're in a state where residents are convinced that bermuda grass is NOT an invasive weed.

[JMintzer]

Are we running out of things to complain about?

This is the ToTV... We will never run out of complaints, as they are recycled, over and over again...

[Rocksnap]

I’ll just keep using power tools. If anyone has the balls to complain to me, I’ll just hand them a rake and a broom.

[La lamy]

71 posts and you choose my little inoffensive sentence to pick on Topspinmo?!!

[Girlcopper]

Are we running out of things to complain about?
Sure looks like it! Lol. Some people need to dig deep

[LeRoySmith]

Gas blowers are crazy loud and blow really bad emissions. I kinda like the idea of only electric.

I think the big gas blowers are much stronger and more efficient so the landscapers most likely won't give them up until forced to. For us residential users I think the electric are great, in fact I have three different sizes of electric blowers, a backpack, a typical handheld and really small one that uses a drill battery. The backpack blower does have pretty good power but not much run time and that's with a huge 54 volt battery. I used midsize one for most yard work and the really small one is great for dusting intricate furniture or blowing the dust out the inside of your car (also great for chasing lizards out of the bedroom).

[Bay Kid]

I have 2 battery blowers. 2 because the batteries don't last long and they get weaker as the battery gets weaker. I have 1 gas blower for the jobs that need strength and longevity.

[Topspinmo]

if it is truly just problem with the amount of decibels these type of appliances put out how about putting a bane on motorcycles that don't have mufflers anymore you get the picture this is a slippery slope.


MCs should have mufflers. Funny how only hear HD coming and rice rocket going? :1rotfl:

[Topspinmo]

71 posts and you choose my little inoffensive sentence to pick on Topspinmo?!!

Who reads all the posts? :duck:

Nope just asked question? The rest was my opinion and we all know how love to here my opinions.:faint:

[Maker]

If grass left in the street gets wet, it can become slippery and dangerous to walkers and bicycles.
Blowers need to be used to clear the grass. If a town bans them, would they then open themselves up for the TV lawyers to sue them? Deep pockets are often the target.

[ElDiabloJoe]

Thanks! Yes, I'm a writer. A creative description writer in fact. I used to be the "head builder" of a text-based roleplaying game. You send your character "north" and it brings them to a "room" with a description. I wrote those descriptions.

Takes me back 45 years to D&D games, and takes me back 30 years to a text based game called LORD - Legend Of the Red Dragon.

[fdpaq0580]

Who reads all the posts? :duck:

Nope just asked question? The rest was my opinion and we all know how love to here my opinions.:faint:

I read all the posts .... eventually. 😶

[fdpaq0580]

Gas blowers are crazy loud and blow really bad emissions. I kinda like the idea of only electric.

They can be loud, as well.

[fdpaq0580]

Finally some sense to this discussion. Keep your insane ideas to yourself. WOKE I am not.

Then you must still be asleep. 😑😴

[fdpaq0580]

This is the ToTV... We will never run out of complaints, as they are recycled, over and over again...

Do I sense another dog poop thread to barking about? 😃💩😃

[fdpaq0580]

Are you landscaper making living? Blowing wouldn’t be necessary if customers didn’t except grass and leaves to be removed. Besides most just blown clippings out in street. Maybe just need to demand all debris be sweep up and pay the extra for it? Blower/suctioning turns hour job into 20 minute or less profitable job at cheap price.

Electric mower with a bag for clippings. Quieter, cleaner!

[fdpaq0580]

We over govern everything. People will always complain about something. Typical is they shouldn't but what I do is fine. "More of a live and let live person." Truth,HONESTY I've become less tolerant. OUTLAW PEOPLE might be a solution.

People are only a problem when there are WAY too many of them.

[fdpaq0580]

Probably brought back memories to the old guys….when they had to mow and use a blower. Not everything is bad..

Mufflers!!!

[fdpaq0580]

i always cut the grass in a fashion that the grass was ejected back to my lawn and not the street or the neighbor's lawn, no need for a blower, for the grass. I will admit that i made an attachment that allowed me to blow the leaves out of the gutters, but the was an electric blower and the debris went into my garden.

genius! 😃

[fdpaq0580]

This might get as many comments as gas vrs. electric golf carts....LOL ! Heard on radio newscast yesterday that the list of communities and entire states banning gas leaf/grass/debris blowers is growing rapidly. The stated reasons for banning gas is the decibel level, so some states and some communities are (for the time being) going to allow electric blowers. News also reported a growing number of states and individual communities have banned ALL blowers, stating that simply dissipating dirty, dust, and debris into the air serves no purpose, and the practice of one neighbor or one lawn service simply blowing the debris onto the property of another neighbor not only serves no purpose, but as been the foundation of many serious incidents. Reminds me of one morning I was standing on my driveway, holding my cup of coffee looking for the paper which should have been delivered by that time. The neighbor's lawn service was just finishing by using a gas blower to clear all the debris. The woman using it turned it directly to me as I stood on my drive, absolutely covered me in dirt and clippings and filling my coffee cup with dirt. I poured out my coffee and waited for her to finish. As she was loading the blower onto the trailer, I walked up to her and said very calmly: " I don't mean to be rude, but would you tell me why you would blow all of your trash onto me, and my drive and yard, instead of the people whose yard you are working in ? I said this in a very conversational, NOT confrontational, tone. She looked at me and YELLED: MY BOSS OWNS THIS COMPANY AND HE SAID WE CAN'T BLOW NUTTIN' ON OUR CUSTOMER'S PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY ARE PAYING US !". At that point I realized she, and possibly the other male, were mentally challenged, so I nodded very slightly and went in to get a clean cup of coffee. As an aside, these were the very same two individuals I had given fresh, cold, homemade lemonade to in large disposable cups just weeks ago because they looked so hot ! Just wondering, might be very pleasant if the villages did away with blowers all together like some of these places have ! ?

You could have called the cops for assault and possible injury if a rock or twig struck you. In the eyes and you could ha been blinded. Might have at least called their boss for a little heart to heart.

[fdpaq0580]

There's nothing on a driveway that a push broom can't sweep off, no idea why anyone would need a blower at all around here.

Now! Ain't that just the truth. 🤠

[fdpaq0580]

I agree but, I have NEVER in all these years ever seen ONE yard service that does NOT blow all the debris into neighboring yards before they leave ! ?

Doesn't make it right. And, IF you wanted to make an issue of it, I'm pretty sure depositing waste of any kind on someone else's yard is against the law. It is certainly crappy community relations, at the very least.

[fdpaq0580]

Interesting that in a discussion site people want to limit what can be discussed.

Not really, imo. Keeps folks from getting nasty.

[fdpaq0580]

Since installing a few cameras nobody blows anything onto my property.

The banning gas isn't about noise it's about profiting from the electric industry on the false pretense that they care about the environment while they fly around on private jets.

Yeah! Right! Wait till we ban gas jets! That will teach 'em!
🤨☹️😡 Grrr!

🤭

[fdpaq0580]

It is better to buy one set of noise cancelling headphones, than to curse the leaf blower.

🙉 What?

[fdpaq0580]

Since the whole thread has been sliding down... I vote to ban those little cars with the big resonaters on the exhaust pipe.

I agree.

[fdpaq0580]

It's only loud because people have chosen to buy gas mowers and gas leaf blowers.

I have a really hard time believing no one here, in The Villages, age 60 or older, doesn't remember using an unpowered push-mower on their lawn at some point in their youth. Or a rake, or a push-broom to clean up the driveway and sidewalk.

None of those things involve much noise at all. The process is slowed down, it requires that you work, it builds upper body and core muscles, and it's a cardio workout.

For larger properties, you could even hire a farm that brings goats over to trim the lawn for you. They eat the grass. They also poop it out, which makes the wild berry vines and bushes very happy.

I would love to have goats take care of our yard. I bet they aren't allowed in TV. Oh, we'll. 🫠🫠🫠

[DAVES]

At about 8:00AM this morning I was riding my bike past Dunkin Donuts in Spanish Springs (pedaling, I don't have a throttle), and there was a worker on the square running a very loud gas powered blower. At the time I thought how much that blower ruined the experience of the four old guys outside enjoying a cup of coffee. While I'm not sure about "banning", I do think they could do something about the noise.

First of all I ride a bike, drive a golf cart and a car. Over regulation? Many would ban bikes. I've seen bike riders who do not wear bright clothes. People in cars or golf carts often d not know what the law is. Do not care what the law is etc etc. Perhaps part of humanity. We see what others are dong is wrong but we are always right.

[Laker14]

It is better to buy one set of noise cancelling headphones, than to curse the leaf blower.

🙉 What?

my take on the proverb "it's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness". As applied to this thread, rather than get in a snit over a problem that I can't solve, i.e. the sound of leaf blowers (or any of the other ubiquitous landscaping noises), I will just put on my noise cancelling headphones and poof! They magically disappear.

[BobnBev]

Never heard of this. Would not support such. What a stupid concept. The whole process of cutting the lawn is loud. Electric blowers are inefficient and do a terrible job.
More importantly banning gas blowers today, what would be next before you can do nothing but sit in your house and stare out the window.
I don’t think individuals think through these ridiculous ideas and what the real consequences would look like.

Just wait till they ban windows.:22yikes:

[Topspinmo]

Just wait till they ban windows.:22yikes:

I agree Microsoft should be banned! :spoken: Old antiquated, plus stolen idea. :a040:

[Topspinmo]

They can be loud, as well.


Any time move lot air it going to be loud:throwtomatoes: and ?

[fdpaq0580]

Any time move lot air it going to be loud:throwtomatoes: and ?

Goats are cute, they will eat anything in your yard, fertiize the yard, and they are very tasty. I don't see a down side.
😃😃😃😋🫠

[golfing eagles]

Goats are cute, they will eat anything in your yard, fertiize the yard, and they are very tasty. I don't see a down side.
😃😃😃😋🫠

Goat farts contribute to global warming 😂😂😂

[Laker14]

Goat farts contribute to global warming 😂😂😂

Probably not as much as old Villagers farts, though.

[Topspinmo]

Never! This is The Villages, as in 150,000 - odd geezers living here, and if there is one immutable truth in this universe it is that geezers NEVER run out of things to complain about.

Correction 150,001.

[Topspinmo]

Goats are cute, they will eat anything in your yard, fertiize the yard, and they are very tasty. I don't see a down side.

😃😃😃😋🫠

Gases?

[fdpaq0580]

my take on the proverb "it's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness". As applied to this thread, rather than get in a snit over a problem that I can't solve, i.e. the sound of leaf blowers (or any of the other ubiquitous landscaping noises), I will just put on my noise cancelling headphones and poof! They magically disappear.

The smoke from candle is toxic. Can't light what you can't have. Guess you'll need night vision goggles.

[fdpaq0580]

my take on the proverb "it's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness"..

And this helps Stevie Wonder? He'd burn his fingers and curse you for suggesting it?

[fdpaq0580]

Goat farts contribute to global warming 😂😂😂

Oh! Yeah! Gee! You're so smart! 🤔🫠