Neighbor’s music too loud Feb 19, 2009
sf8280 wrote on Feb 17, 2009 8:45 PM:" If lvr13 can spell "administration" or "salaries", with some minor typos... I promise he/she is perfectly capable of spelling "dumb" had they wanted to. It's misspelled for effect. It looks really stoopid. The inter-savvy and AIM folks are fond of such styles. Intentionally. It's official, Brad, you're getting old!BTW, in college, we just made sure to pay back the offender of such minor infractions in kind. Leaf blowers, vacuum cleaners... just pick... (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Toro trims frills, prices for new Lawn-Boys to woo consumers Feb 17, 2009
In Home Depot, Toro sells push and riding lawn mowers and other lawn and garden power equipment such as leaf blowers. Its premium line of mowers under the Toro brand will be priced similar to last year. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Bill limits use of leaf blowers in Hawaii neighborhoods Feb 16, 2009
But Wong is never quite sure when the yard men and their roaring leaf blowers will pass beneath her bedroom window and render her peaceful Pualei Circle home a den of din ... Wong is one of several Pualei Circle residents who intend to offer testimony in support of a bill that would set new restrictions on how and when leaf blowers can be used in residential areas ... The proposed legislation would restrict the use of leaf blowers to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays), and only at a... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Watertown Crime Watch: Man forces three massage business employees into back room Feb 10, 2009
Leaf blowers, other tools, laptop stolen from homes ... A man said he was missing two handheld leaf blowers, one tile cutter, a mid-sized chainsaw and a handful of business checks from his home s garage. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
Say what? Welcome to our ever-louder lives Feb 8, 2009
As the metro population more than doubled in the past 25 years, once-tranquil countryside filled with the sounds of leaf blowers and squealing brakes. In the urban core, increasing numbers of condo dwellers are learning that city streets and stacked quarters can be far noisier than suburban cul-de-sacs. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Fugitive dust settles with new city ordinance Mar 28, 2008
Council voted to amend and adopt a new Fugitive Dust Ordinance Tuesday evening that deals with leaf blowers, ATV and recreational vehicles, and unpaved properties ... Part of this ordinance has to do with leaf blowers, Kukino said. (Glendale Star, AZ)
Critics say leaf blowers foul the air Mar 24, 2008
Carlos Huerta says he and his father rely on leaf blowers to make a living ... The sensitive word is "blows."Trouble is, says Milicent Milrodian of Fresno, some environmental groups and an increasing number of municipalities, there is much to condemn in leaf blowers ... In California, more than 20 cities, including Beverly Hills and Berkeley, banned leaf blowers for the noise they make. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Video: Finding the best foot forward Mar 15, 2008
To test these variables, Goldman collaborated with Daniel Koditschek at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia to test robot motion in a larger sand bed, filled with poppy seeds and aerated by leaf blowers. The kinematics of moving in sand proved to be far more difficult than expected. (Nature News Service)
Sounds, smiles are signs of rebirth Mar 10, 2008
And I, who complain about leaf blowers with their screechy whine, and empty trucks that barrel down my street, metal against metal, an ungodly noise, and tree trimmers, and sidewalk sweepers, and cacophony in general, welcome the daily sounds of this new construction. Because it is resurrection in action, life eternal, like the snowbells in bloom right now, like the crocus and hyacinth creeping out of the dark toward the light. (Boston Globe)
Restrictions sought on leaf blowers Mar 10, 2008
Cohasset voters next month will decide whether this affluent town of 7,500 will become the second community in the state to restrict the use of leaf blowers. The proposal, submitted for Cohasset Town Meeting through a citizens petition, was penned by Marcus Ramsden, who lives on Jerusalem Road and calls leaf blowers "the screaming babies of landscaping equipment." ... Ramsden's proposal calls for banning the use of all gas-powered leaf blowers on Sundays and Mondays. (Boston Globe)
VALLEY'S TOP 10: Upsides to housing downturn Mar 2, 2008
Fewer lawns being tended means fewer leaf blowers fouling the air. 7. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Deere profit climbs 55 percent on strong demand for ag equipment Feb 14, 2008
Deere, which also makes construction and forestry equipment such as backhoes, excavators, riding mowers and leaf blowers, forecast earnings of 2. 2 billion for the full year, up from 2. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Maricopa County launches clean-air crusade Feb 13, 2008
The new campaign will focus on getting people to carpool, use rakes instead of leaf blowers and drive slowly on dirt roads, among other actions. "It's going to get the message out in a more meaningful way," said Maricopa County Supervisor Andy Kunasek. (AZCentral -- News)
Be My Green Valentine Feb 12, 2008
In fact, using one gasoline-powered mower for an hour pollutes as much as 40 late-model cars, and weed eaters and leaf blowers pollute even more. Tools like push mowers can reduce the amount of pollution we put into the atmosphere. (ABC News)
Rants and raves Feb 6, 2008
A RANT TO THE thoughtless people with leaf blowers. Yard waste, especially pine straw, blown into our roadways by lazy individuals and lawn maintenance crews creates very dangerous driving conditions. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Baseball organization gets help after public learns of vandalism Jan 29, 2008
Thieves stole shovels, rakes, weed trimmers, leaf blowers and other equipment the league uses to maintain the fields at Riverside Park in Lexington. Vandals slashed the batting cage and the tarp that covers it. (Longview Daily News, WA)
2007 Year in Review: What happened, where, and when... Jan 19, 2008
The Gridley City Council has been asked to regulate the use of leaf blowers in the city. Asst. (Gridley Herald, CA)
Deere CEO Lane gets $14.8 million in fiscal 2007 compensation Jan 18, 2008
Deere, which also makes construction and forestry equipment such as backhoes, excavators, riding mowers and leaf blowers, earned 1. 82 billion, or 8. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Deere CEO Lane gets $14.8 million in fiscal 2007 compensation Jan 17, 2008
Deere, which also makes construction and forestry equipment such as backhoes, excavators, riding mowers and leaf blowers, earned a 1. 82 billion, or 8. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Get rid of leaf blowers Jan 9, 2008
Call: (800) 877-3400. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Tired of waiting Jan 3, 2008
Please, honorable members of the Fresno City Council -- ban leaf blowers. Vicky ShoquistFresno. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Kaiser shouldn't settle just for smoking ban Jan 3, 2008
I'd like to challenge Kaiser to take it a step further and prohibit the landscape maintenance personnel from using gasoline-powered leaf blowers. Patients and employees are subjected to the dust and fumes that they give off daily, and with the condition of the Valley air, I feel that we owe this to our community. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Times Square ball going green for 100th anniversary Jan 1, 2008
The Department of Sanitation says it will have 109 workers, 16 mechanical sweepers, 13 collection trucks, 14 leaf blowers and other street cleaning equipment ready to move in as soon as Times Square is cleared of the hundreds of thousands of merrymakers. During last year's festivities, the department spent 37,216 to pick up 42 tons of paper debris. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
VALLEY'S TOP 10: Headlines we'd like to see in 2008 Dec 31, 2007
City permits leaf blowers, but only indoors. 4. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Oconee County police blotter Dec 19, 2007
Your Connection to the. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Leaf blowers and popcorn kernels at Lake Asbury Dec 18, 2007
New galleries every week. Photos by BETH REESE CRAVEY/staff Above: Some of the category winners in Lake Asbury Elementary's sixth grade science pose for a group photo. (Florida Times-Union)
Readers' voice: Dec. 13, 2007 Dec 13, 2007
The leaf blowers should be blowing into the yards and not into the streets. It is very easy. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Stop leaf blowers Dec 13, 2007
Call: (800) 877-3400. I also read the previous one by Dave Buchan on Nov. 25. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Time to 'do away with these blasted things' Dec 4, 2007
25) on banning leaf blowers:In our cul-de-sac, here's the schedule: Monday through Friday the yardmen mow, edge, then blow leaves and debris from whatever property line they're clearing, so it ends up in the street ... Leaf blowers are a public nuisance and contribute to noise pollution ... Leaf blowers unearth settled and mutated spores, making them airborne. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Dowager Rakers Dec 2, 2007
December 2, 2007 -- THE reason why there's an army of little old ladies raking leaves in Central Park is the Parks Department has gone green and stopped using gasoline-powered leaf blowers. The decision was made not because the rich folks on Fifth Avenue complained about the noise. (New York Post -- Gossip)
High noon looms for leaf blowers on island Dec 2, 2007
A couple of weeks ago, the town of Palm Beach started its new program of registering leaf blowers, and so far, compliance has been spotty. Only 12 leaf blowers have been licensed ... "About 80 percent of the leaf blowers on the market don't meet that standard," said Scott Lewis, the owner of a landscaping company that has numerous accounts on the island. (The Palm Beach Post)
Ariz. provides high-pollution alerts via text-messaging Nov 24, 2007
On high-pollution days, the state bans the use of off-road vehicles and the operation of leaf blowers by public employees. To sign up, visit azdeq. (AZCentral -- News)
Leaves: Rolla has 2 options Nov 24, 2007
City ordinance prohibits residents from raking or placing (leaf blowers included), leaves in the streets, gutters or ditches. Leaves can easily clog storm sewer drains, create traffic hazards and increase street maintenance costs for the City. (Rolla Daily News, MO)
Ontario family farmers an endangered species Nov 20, 2007
Many young people in rural Ontario have traded pitchforks for leaf blowers as they opt for urban life over farming. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture estimates 5,000 family farms have disappeared across the province in the past decade. (CBC Toronto)
Parade balloons come to life Nov 18, 2007
The 6,000 to 7,000 cubic feet of helium in each balloon will be sucked out with leaf blowers set on reverse. Because helium is so light, it eventually rises into space. (Stamford Advocate)
Time to get rid of two-stroke mowers? Nov 14, 2007
These smelly and noisy beasts are the engines that power lawn mowers, whipper-snippers and leaf blowers. In doing so they also pollute. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Clearing a path Nov 14, 2007
Forgot to mention: Those Black r battery powered leaf blowers are the tits. Can be had for about $100 (including extra rechargeable batteries). (Palo Alto Online, CA)
One year later: A Miller progress checklist Nov 12, 2007
On immediate issues such as whether to ban the two-stroke engines powering lawn mowers and leaf blowers councillors asked for more reports. The plan is also short on specifics about road tolls, another politically sensitive topic. (Toronto Star)
Letters to the Editor Nov 11, 2007
Why do I never hear of proposals to ban leaf blowers. I walk to work, and I am regularly bombarded by the dirt particles, debris and noise generated by leaf blowers. (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Use of leaf blowers to be regulated by the City of Gridley ... The Gridley Public Works Committee has asked for revisions to the Gridley Municipal Code regarding the use of leaf blowers and leaves and debris being blown in public streets and alleyways ... Discussion began June 18, 2007 regarding the use of leaf blowers and leaf blower operators blowing the yard waste, leaves, twigs, etc. (Gridley Herald, CA)
Police hunt for clues in Palo Alto girl's abduction, assault Nov 2, 2007
It is time that the police department changed its priorities from responding to complaints about leaf blowers and small annoyances to actual citizen safety. Posted by PA Mom, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, 11 hours ago. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Calm returns yet fires still rage Oct 29, 2007
Grass was mowed; leaf blowers and chain saws buzzed. Dogs were walked, groceries bought. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
County Health Officials Offer Air Quality Advice Oct 28, 2007
do not use leaf blowers. do not hose ash into drains. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
After The Fires:Tips On Cleaning Ash Oct 28, 2007
SAN DIEGO -- To avoid injuries, the County is issuing the following recommendations: ; NOT use leaf blowers. DO NOT hose the ash particles into the drains. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Here come fall leaves; choose a weapon Oct 28, 2007
Electric and gas powered leaf blowers have become increasingly popular over the last couple of decades ... And some are adopting ordinances against leaf blowers due to the noise and air pollution that they create. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
California wildfire vignettes Oct 28, 2007
Leaf blowers should not be used to clean up ash. Share this story. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Fearless high school football forecasts Oct 26, 2007
Oktoberfest, lederhosen, pumpkins, cornstalks, foliage trips, orange sweaters that aren't worn the rest of the year, cider, leaf blowers. He especially enjoys homecoming games and is proud he has been to one at every WPIAL school except Mapletown (Next year, he swears. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Leaf blowers beat new law Oct 26, 2007
NOISE activists have scoffed at the State Government for going soft on leaf blowers, after it was revealed there would be no extra controls on them in new neighbourhood noise laws ... Gary Goland, of Noise Watch Australia, welcomed the changes but said he was disappointed at no crackdown on leaf blowers ... At present leaf blowers can be used between 8am and 8pm on weekends and public holidays, or from 7am on weekdays. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Previous alerts Oct 25, 2007
Avoid disseminating ash into the air; do not use leaf blowers or non-HEPA filter vacuums. The Regional Water Control Quality Board asks that you avoid washing ash into storm drains if possible. (North County Times)
Tips On Dealing With, Disposing Of Ash Oct 24, 2007
To avoid getting ash in to the air, leaf blowers and non-HEPA filter vacuums should not be used. People should wear well-fitting dust masks. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Leaves, lawns, and their discontents Oct 17, 2007
SOMEONE MUST have a lot of time on his hands to worry about the pollution from leaf blowers, as described in the Oct. 11 "Jet Skis of the backyard." I happen to own one, which helps me move the enormous amount of leaves that fall from the many oak trees on my property ... After all, there are far more gas-powered lawn mowers emitting noise and pollution than there are leaf blowers. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Wideout could return this week: Carter has missed time with knee problems Oct 4, 2007
Bring in the noise: In order to prepare for crowd noise in the Fargodome, UCD will practice with leaf blowers on the field on Wednesday and Thursday. The Aggies will use silent counts in order to counter the volume from what is expected to be a homecoming sellout at North Dakota State. (Davis Enterprise, CA)
Living up to our (bad) reputation Oct 2, 2007
After this weekend, I am starting to think I agree with them, after Newton was all over the news about the issue of banning gas-powered leaf blowers last week ... I also began to wonder about how many people who are all about reducing their carbon footprint hire the folks with the gas-powered leaf blowers (and other equipment) to take care of their lawns for them. (Newton Tab, MA)
Air-pollution plan is taking shape Oct 1, 2007
Starting March 31, all residents will be prohibited from using leaf blowers to blow debris into public streets, and - on high-pollution-advisory days - government employees will be banned from using leaf blowers ... Don't use leaf blowers or other dust-raising equipment. (AZCentral -- News)
Bees swarm Alamo Beach man Sep 29, 2007
They dislike the sounds that are made by tools such as lawn mowers, leaf blowers or hedge trimmers. Odors can aggravate them including freshly-cut grass or citrus. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
At Home Rewards Says, 'Spring Flowers Depend on Fall Yard Work Hours' Sep 29, 2007
Leaf blowers and similar power methods are certainly more efficient for fall clean-up, but raking the lawn by hand aerates the grass and helps loosen up the soil. -- Groom it or lose it. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Frontline firefighters Sep 20, 2007
Carrying fire rakes, leaf blowers and pulaskis mattocklike firefighting tools used in cutting fire breaks the yellow-helmeted trainees divided into two squads and began clearing a four-foot wide swath on both sides of the ridgeline down to a pasture at the base of the slope. The 15-acre fire that spread from an unattended campfire may have been simulated with red survey tape and active imaginations, but the grunt-work of clearing the forest floor down to mineral soil to create fire lines was... (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Ill winds blow over leaf cleanup Sep 19, 2007
I don't identify myself as a victim of noise or pollution, and I don't have allergies, so I am not bothered by gas-powered leaf blowers ( Page A1, Sept. 17) ... Banning gas leaf blowers is a nonissue when we have real fiscal and infrastructure issues in Newton that require serious attention ... LET ME get this straight: We ought to allow landscaping companies to use leaf blowers willy-nilly in our neighborhoods, sending plumes of dust and exhaust and disturbing the peace, so that the people who... (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Actress Cate Blanchett installing filtration system at home; 'Drink own wastewater'... Sep 18, 2007
Green before it was hip she cites Al Gore and David de Rothschild as heroes and believes that leaf blowers "sum up everything that is wrong with the human race" the couple are trying to make the ecological footprint of the home as small as possible, installing solar panels and even a filtration system that will allow them to drink their own wastewater. She plans to cook a lot "I actually squeezed the raspberries to make the coloring for Roman's birthday cake icing," she says proudly and read... (The Drudge Report)
Raking in the noisemakers Sep 17, 2007
Some towns seek to ban gas-powered leaf blowers ... And the shrill whine of leaf blowers filled the air ... In the quest for a flawless yard, leaf blowers have become a modern necessity to get a job done efficiently. (Boston Globe)
New laws target mortgages, sex offenders Sep 16, 2007
Restrictions include a ban against blowing debris into roadways, using the blowers on dust-covered surfaces, and operation of leaf blowers on high-pollution days unless the tool is in a "vacuum" mode. Students who graduate early from high school will be eligible for scholarships later this year. (AZCentral -- News)
Student government needs to focus on local issues Sep 15, 2007
Why don't they demand that leaf blowers be replaced with rakes, that building lights are turned off after hours rather than left on 24 hours a day, that buildings be heated less in the winter and cooled less in the summer, and that the incredibly inefficient, continuously running shuttle system be downsized or eliminated ... Let's see you demand that UNM eliminate the rampant energy waste of the shuttles, leaf blowers, lighting, heating and cooling, effective. (The Daily Lobo, NM)
Islip residents rowdy over noise ordinance Sep 14, 2007
Huntington sets time limits on construction, and other loud noises, but sets a maximum limit decibel limit of 70 only on leaf blowers. At a raucous Islip town board meeting Tuesday, many speakers voiced support for marina owner Martin Callery. (Newsday -- World)
Several fires still burning in Siskiyou County Sep 6, 2007
Portions of the Dogwood Fire were fought using an innovative approach: getting fuels out of the line of fire with leaf blowers. Firefighters used the leaf blowers on rocky areas to blow leaves and other fallen debris out of the fires reach, thus reducing fuels and setting the stage for the fire to burn out. (Yreka Siskiyou Daily News, CA)
Children learn how loud sounds now can imperil hearing later Sep 2, 2007
Limit exposure to loud places such as concerts and sports stadiums and to loud equipment such as lawn mowers and leaf blowers. Check medications to be aware of side effects that can cause hearing loss. (AZCentral -- News)
