Death to leafblowers

I have to deal with this on a daily basis, and since every bldg or house has landscaping come at a different time, it's constant. It's like the sound of someone revving their crappy moped, right outside your window for an hour.

What really pisses me off is the principle. People complain about construction, and yeah it's no fun, but at least a road (or hopefully an AT&T cell tower) is being built. But an outboard motor powering the worst noise known to man for grass clippings is not justified and certainly isn't progress. I'll take some leaf pollution over this any day.

Anyone who works from home (or is studying for an exam) has to rush to close windows and pop in headphones in their own places (and you can still hear it)! Am I going crazy or are other people also really pissed off?

Also: "I Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (a) above, no gas powered blower shall be used within 500 feet of a residence at anytime. Both the user of such a blower as well as the individual who contracted for the services of the user, if any, shall be subject to the requirements of and penalty provisions for this ordinance. Violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be punishable as an infraction in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), notwithstanding the graduated fines set forth in L.A.M.C. Section 11.00(m). "
(Never Enforced)

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Leafblower
• Noise
• Pollution
• Landscaping