[JoMar]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

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]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

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]

Originally Posted by 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 ! ?

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]

Originally Posted by 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

What's discussed in California should stay in California

Originally Posted by 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 ! ?

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.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

What's discussed in California should stay in California

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]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

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]

Originally Posted by wisbad1

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.