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[–] lemmyreader@lemmy.ml 45 points 1 year ago (65 children)

Fully agree! I've read that devices that run on electricity are not so loud.It's the mobile ones running on fossil fuel that are so loud.Even with ear-plugs in it is distracting me to be productive or to relax.I've talked with people I know, and told them about the unbearable noise.Their response : "Yeah, but think about elderly people that could slip because of all the leaves".Well, how did people cope with this decades ago when these loud devices were not super popular ?

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I have an electric leaf blower. It is indeed significantly quieter than a two stroke gasoline powered one, albeit not exactly what you'd call "silent."

I primarily use it to dry off my bikes after washing, and to blow dust off my shop floor and outside. Sweeping is for chumps. I also use it to remove the grass clippings from my sidewalks (I just blow them back into the grass) because the very same Karens who bitch about leaf blower noise are also the very same Karens who bitch about the sidewalks being "untidy" and getting grass clippings on their shoes.

Unfortunately, my leaf blower is not powerful enough to blow them away.

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

and to blow dust off my shop floor and outside.

Shop vac wouldn't work?

[–] mihnt@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

That'd take 10x the effort and time.

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