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[–] twig@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (14 children)

Fuck leaf blowers. I don't care if they're quieter. The term here is "polishing a turd." They don't really solve any problems. They're not good at removing debris, but just blowing it to a place where someone else will deal with it.

Also... removing debris on its own is a dubious pursuit, since "debris" could also be termed "stuff that holds moisture longer and slows the effect of drying soil during drought conditions."

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 6 months ago (7 children)

The gasoline powered blowers are also one of the worst polluting motors in common use.

[–] Ozone6363@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (5 children)

I want you to think about how many leaf blowers are actually being used, and how many hours even the most inefficient small engine would have to run to compare to a single semi-truck route.

It's so incredibly fucked how you people miss the forest for the trees.

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Do you have any solid information to provide or are you just making vague allusions toward some unsubstantiated assumptions so you can justify to yourself being a judgmental ass?

It's so incredibly fucked how "you people" are judgmental shits who are busy jerking yourself off every time you can "well ackshally" someone.

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