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Yes, leaf blowers and mopeds sound the very same: i.e., DISTURBING

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  • Old_JoeOld_Joe
    I totally agree, although the electric ones aren't too bad.
  • Derf
    @Old_Joe Would that be know as a ELB?
  • Old_JoeOld_Joe
    Hi @Derf- I think that I've seen that, but it's not a very common term. I only use electric, both corded and battery.
  • larryB
    Don’t get me started. Leaf blowers drive me crazy. I have a hearing condition that makes sounds seem louder and leaf blowers in particular. The professional blowers love to goose the throttle. Our neighbor has a gardener who starts at 0730 in the summer to beat the heat.
  • Observant1
    edited November 16
    I purchased a battery-powered blower last year.
    It's quieter than a gas-powered blower and the sound is less annoying — but it still irritates me.
  • Old_JoeOld_Joe
    "but it still irritates me"

    Yeah- same here. And the battery models are so damned heavy that my arms get very tired after 15 or 20 minutes. But at 86, these things happen.
  • hank
    edited November 16
    I generally don’t mess with leaves. If it’s a nice day and I want some exercise I’ll rake the worst areas. You can get away with that in rural areas. Your lawn mower will do some mulching as well. And the snow covers them from late November to April.:)

    I did buy a very nice battery operated leaf blower this summer after an invasive weed (Mares Tail) began poking up through my new asphalt driveway. It thrives on decaying organic matter and so I endeavor to keep the leaves a few feet from the edge. Have had good luck as well using Ox Bow weed killer.

    While powerful, I doubt my new blower would run much longer than 20 minutes at full force without a recharge. Lots of sounds are annoying. The WSJ ran an article several months ago about people who have had pickleball courts installed near their homes. Drive ya batty for sure!
  • CrashCrash
    larryB said:

    Don’t get me started. Leaf blowers drive me crazy. I have a hearing condition that makes sounds seem louder and leaf blowers in particular. The professional blowers love to goose the throttle. Our neighbor has a gardener who starts at 0730 in the summer to beat the heat.

    Do you have what I have?
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_processing_sensitivity
  • larryB
    @Crash. I think I have hyperacusis , increased sensitivity to sound and a low tolerance for environmental noise. And tinnitus.
  • CrashCrash
    +1. I see... Well, it sucks just the same, eh?
  • Derf
    hank said "I did buy a very nice battery operated leaf blower this summer after an invasive weed (Mares Tail) began poking up through my new asphalt driveway. It thrives on decaying organic matter and so I endeavor to keep the leaves a few feet from the edge. Have had good luck as well using Ox Bow weed killer."
    Hard to believe unless one has witness this ! Many years back I observed a dandelion that broke the surface of a fairly new asphalt road. No crack or surface damage to the asphalt.
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