We’re out of town for a few days (beaglesitter services have been engaged), and while I love the urban environment, I’m very much looking forward to being surrounded by nature, and there’s one thing I really, really won’t miss.
Leaf Blowers.
And – in case you needed to be told – they’re actually absolutely terrible in every way shape and form:
There are many reasons to hate leaf blowers. They are loud and their sole purpose is to over-manicure nature. They disperse debris rather than gathering it, and they kick dust and small particles up into the air.
The world is not worse off if the leaves are left unblown.
The article goes on to lament the additional inefficiencies and detrimental effects of the two-stroke petrol engine. To be fair, our local daily blower is electric, but every morning it’s still right there in your ears for an hour, being annoying and useless, forcing people into poetry:
Leaf Blower
Leaf Blower
Scourge of the suburbs
Nosily moving the street detritus from your bit.
To my bit.
Briefly. For Nature will put it all back again.Just now.
No leaf blowing where we’re going. Well, just natural stuff.
I have been assured that there is wifi, so I’m sure I’ll be in touch again tomorrow.
Until then…