It's all awful and loud noises until you get ear protection, grab the machine, and become the leaf blower. Then it becomes the perfect game for holding our attention.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 hours ago

It’s seriously so satisfying.

[–] n3cr0@lemmy.world 20 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Leaf blowers should be forbidden!

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

and also your neighbours doing DIY one after the other

if they want to use their powertools fine but at least pick a day out of the week to do it all together!

edit: typo

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 2 points 12 hours ago

Are you me? I have been ranting about this for years.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

i just realized i barely ever hear leafblowers here in sweden (i think they only really use them to clean up the winter gravel) and thank fuck for that

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Do people just mostly use rakes or leave the leaves where they fall?

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 27 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

part rakes, part "why on earth would you care about removing leaves"

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Fucking hell, now ride of the valkyries is on loop in my brain and Willem Dafoe won't stop screaming at me.

[–] flughoernchen@feddit.org 3 points 15 hours ago

Thankfully, Ride of the Valkyries is quite a banger

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

I don’t get it, what’s the problem with leaf blowing?

[–] Imacat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 11 hours ago

Its loud and often kicks up tons of dust that can be an irritant until it eventually lands on everything nearby.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 4 points 15 hours ago

Too loud? I think it would be fun. And at the end you have a neat pile of leaves. Should use them to build a house.