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Re:The Devil's Hair Dryer: Hell is other people, with leaf b... by ModernMech on Saturday November 24, 2018 @06:10PM (#18524431)
> I can almost forgive these during leaf season.

Sure, almost. But in the middle of summer? Or winter? Come on now. I lived at an apartment complex that started up leaf-blowers year round at 10am every single Tuesday. What's worse, I worked from home. Even now, having left several years ago, the sound of a leaf blower causes my blood pressure to spike. Destroy them all!

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Re:The Devil's Hair Dryer: Hell is other people, with leaf b... by colanderman on Sunday November 25, 2018 @07:00PM (#18529903)
> 10am every single Tuesday

Consider your self lucky… my neighbor's service starts the engines every Tuesday at 7:30 AM sharp.

(BTW, if anyone has any tips how to best manage cross-town-border noise complaints, I'd love to hear them.)

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Re:The Devil's Hair Dryer: Hell is other people, with leaf b... by schwap on Saturday November 24, 2018 @08:28PM (#18524893)
> Or winter?

They're very effective and quick for snow removal.

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Re:The Devil's Hair Dryer: Hell is other people, with leaf b... by ModernMech on Saturday November 24, 2018 @11:31PM (#18525480)
I should clarify, this was in California. There was neither snow nor leaves to be blown. As far as I can tell, they were just blowing dust around.
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