It's 54 degrees Fahrenheit (12 Celsius), raining moderately hard, the rain is cold, and there's a guy blowing around wet leaves with a leaf blower. What the hell is the obsession with leaf blowers?

@JBly · 2 months ago

It's 54 degrees Fahrenheit (12 Celsius), raining moderately hard, the rain is cold, and there's a guy blowing around wet leaves with a leaf blower. What the hell is the obsession with leaf blowers?

@enbyecho · 2 months ago

I’m a newly-minted leaf-blower convert but for specific purposes. I do not have any type of lawn. I freakin’ hated the things but got a small battery-operated one to make fire prep** a bit easier. I found it satisfying in the same way I enjoy pressure washing.

** I live in a high risk fire zone - we remove anything remotely flammable from around the house and outbuildings. It sucks.

@2xar · 2 months ago

It blows.

@enbyecho · 2 months ago

Ok fine, have a cookie.

@Anticorp · 2 months ago

Do you remove flammable things by burning them?

@enbyecho · 2 months ago

Not often. Mostly wood chip and compost.