r/Seattle • u/forjesus420 💗💗 Heart of ANTIFA Land 💗💗 • 18h ago

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

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!

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u/nailinpalin69 17h ago

apparently no one has ever heard of an extremely advanced technology called a rake

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u/sls35 Olympic Hills 17h ago

Okay. Tell me, which do you think is faster. Raking an acre or blowing an acre? Now you're getting paid the exact same amount. Which one do you wanna do? On the flip side, you're paying someone to do this. Do you wanna pay for the extra time to rake?

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u/nailinpalin69 15h ago

just rake the leaves off the path, you know, where people walk. we dont have to have a zero tolerance policy for leaves.