Hi, I'm a Leaf Blower. Everybody Hates Me

Why would the WSJ publish this. yes they are convenient compared to rakes, but leaf blowers impose externalities in the form of dust, noise, pollen and other problems. It's like secondhand smoke.

Slippery wet leaves on bicycle/pedestrian paths are also a health hazard. Had an ugly spill once trying to turn my bicycle on a path with wet leaves, the front tire turned in the direction I wanted but kept sliding straight ahead.

Wet leaves don't help automobile traction, either, but at least no one seems to be calling for banning diesel-fume belching street sweeping trucks. Enlightened journalists are only calling for effectively banning economical leaf removal of narrower pathways used by pedestrians and bicyclists.

Leaf blowers do more to simply disperse debris than they do to clean it up. Leaf blowers also add air and noise pollution. Saving time a the expense of everything else - how very WSJ.

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