Gas-powered leaf blowers are being banned across US

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Gas-powered leaf blowers are being banned across US - Lemmy.ca

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Good, they aren’t needed anymore since electric ones do the same job.
As a homeowner, sure. However, if I had a landscaping business, I would need something that can run all day.
Carpenters do just fine all day with electric tools. Replaceable batteries are a thing!
You underestimate just bow big and heavy of a battery you would need to power a leaf blower all day. Gasoline has 50-80x more energy density than a lithium battery. I suppose you could bring a bank of smaller batteries with you and swap them out throughout the day, but that means another piece of equipment to lug around, and climate control becomes an issue if you live in a hot climate. Batteries and heat are not a good combo for safety and reliability.
Use a rake?

Using a rake for 12-14 hour shifts, 5-6 hours a day in the summer sun? Get real, my dude.

What a creative way to tell me you’ve never worked a day of physical labor in your life, without telling me you’ve never works a day of physical labor in your life. Raking leaves by hand all day every day would absolutely destroy your shoulders and forearms.

And I hope I never will. And having to work those kinds of hours to make a living is the really fucked up part of your story.

I don’t work labor but that’s the reality of the world we live in, my dude. Landscaping sucks, and doing it without a leaf blower would suck even more.

I don’t appreciate that you downvote me just because I tell it like it is. Yeah I’m a dick but I speak the truth.

Bro has never had a callous
Are you jealous that somebody can afford gloves?
Shit sniveling soft handed ass attitude bro, I hope you live surrounded by concrete.
Charming.
Aww, did reality hurt your feelings? You live in a city don’t you?
I’m not the one hurling insults, champ.
How far do you have to walk to touch grass? How many flights of stairs?
You seem to be seriously fixated on this specific topic, it doesn’t seem healthy. Maybe lay off of grass for a moment