• @shalafi
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    45 hours ago

    What is with the leaf blower hate around here? Must be a Yankee thing, never hear them around here.

    And if you live in an apartment complex, they have to clear the leaves. They get slippery. You do the math.

    • Drusas
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      82 hours ago

      If you live in the suburbs, during the fall, you can’t have a peaceful weekend because there will always be at least one person using a leaf blower nearby. And they’re loud and bad for the environment.

      • @[email protected]
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        120 minutes ago

        Where I live, gas ones are illegal but that doesn’t stop all the leaf blowers choking the air with gas fumes. I literally have to turn on an air purifier to get rid of the smell.

        Granted my apartment isn’t exactly a commercial workspace, but nothing is more infuriating than having to close all the doors/windows to my apartment when I’m in the middle of some huge programming problem. It instantly breaks apart the 10 things going on in my mental queue.