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Thursday, November 18, 2004
Leaf blowers vs. rakes—I know I can rake leaves at least as fast as most people can herd them with their leaf blowers. It's sadly funny to watch teams of grounds workers or suburban homeowners very slowly trying to blow piles of leaves around lawns. They walk back and forth plowing a few inches at a time, carrying their blower engines on their backs, the blower whining away. The rake has been around for centuries and it works well, doesn't pollute, is very quiet, and is cheap. Why do people insist on using blowers? Are they afraid of getting a little exercise? Is it a status symbol? Is it just plain stupic? Yes. This man, who is trying to ban them in Minneapolis, seems to agree: "A rake is such a simple answer to all of this," he said.
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