Leaf blowers
Sep. 20th, 2013 04:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alex_antoninI was out and about a few days ago, and I watched this guy waste 5 minutes using a leaf blower on a mess that would have taken him 2 minutes or less to do if he'd used a broom instead.
Yes, you could fill a whole dictionary full of the things that piss me off. But leaf blowers are one of those. Who invented this pointless waste of electricity? What was so difficult about a broom that they felt they had to invent the leaf blower? And if you've ever seen someone use one, you quickly realize it's the least efficient tool ever not only in terms of electricity use, but also in terms of personal energy output. He worked at least twice as hard wasting his time with the leaf blower than he would have with a broom.
There is literally no use for a leaf blower that would not be better done with a broom. Think about it; you can't even use the leaf blower when the leaves are wet!
Yes, you could fill a whole dictionary full of the things that piss me off. But leaf blowers are one of those. Who invented this pointless waste of electricity? What was so difficult about a broom that they felt they had to invent the leaf blower? And if you've ever seen someone use one, you quickly realize it's the least efficient tool ever not only in terms of electricity use, but also in terms of personal energy output. He worked at least twice as hard wasting his time with the leaf blower than he would have with a broom.
There is literally no use for a leaf blower that would not be better done with a broom. Think about it; you can't even use the leaf blower when the leaves are wet!