Why are we leaf blowing at 7am????

[u/forjesus420]

It's 7am. What property managers are instructing their landscapers to leaf blow for an hour starting at 7am? Just wanna talk.

Edit: I mean, it's 8am but they started at 7 😭 How many leaves can there even be?

Edit edit: omg guys. I didnt realize it was life or death. Thank you for enlightening me.

I also have learned the internet is NOT a space to ever speak negatively and that doing so must inherently make me an absolutely selfish unempathrtic person. I've learned a lot and I'm very grateful. 🙏

Edit two electric boogalo: I'm also anti-homeless and ungrateful for a place to live!! Im learning and growing, guys! Thank you. 🤍

🏰The Last Edit 🦄: I work in property management and understand the nature of being working class, and having a job to do. I understand the citys noise ordinance quiet hours end at 7 am. I understand no matter when you do it, someones mad. Apparently (editception: CITY OWNED) gas leaf blowers will be banned in 2027 (and there will be a study done to consider a full ban). I understand theyre expensive and less powerful. I think landscapers should charge the extra cost back to property management/owners, because, despite the worsening inflation, they took on the risk (and no, rents shouldn't increase because of it.) I understand some people think if the electric blower is not powerful enough, the pile is too big. I think the act of moving leaves around over and over and never actually removing them seems like a waste of time.

I apologize for my sins, and have asked Jesus to forgive me. I appreciate everyones humor and insight. Go hawks, or whatever!

[u/f_crick]

Because no landscaping service could stay in business.

[u/erleichda29 → u/f_crick]

Fucking ridiculous.

[u/RealPudgeJudy → u/erleichda29]

Looks like someone's parents never had them rake leaves when they were growing up. This shit would take forever.

[u/erleichda29 → u/RealPudgeJudy]

Wrong. I love raking. I have a push mower too.

[u/Juno_JDY → u/erleichda29]

Lol, how stupid

[u/RealPudgeJudy → u/erleichda29]

Would you use a push mower on a football field? What if your job had you mowing multiple football fields per day? Still gonna use the push mower?

[u/token_internet_girl → u/RealPudgeJudy]

If other countries can do it, we can too. Japan doesn't use leaf blowers.

[u/f_crick → u/token_internet_girl]

In Japan everyone, or at least most people help keep public spaces clean.

[u/token_internet_girl → u/erleichda29]

Sorry you're being downvoted, you are objectively correct. It is absolutely ridiculous that we have to prop up a system that creates noise and air pollution in favor of literally doing anything else, like giving people more stake and investment in their local property and wanting to clean it, or having adequate city systems that remove leaves, or literally anything else besides what we've created.