17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduced to WHO standards

Re:17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduce... by elijaht on Sunday September 12, 2021 @05:42PM (#28505288)

> It doesn't do much better of a job than a rake would

That's disingenuous. Raking the yard is a half-day chore for me, that's fairly physically strenuous. Using a leafblower takes like an hour and is really easy- you can stand and point. A leafblower is a non-zero QoL improvement if you have to deal with leaves

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Re:17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduce... by hkt on Sunday September 12, 2021 @06:17PM (#28505573)

Real question: why rake the yard? The road I understand, but what's wrong with just letting the leaves decompose and enrich the soil?

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Re:17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduce... by will4274 on Sunday September 12, 2021 @06:34PM (#28505679)

Leaves kill the grass. You want the grass to get light through the fall.

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Re:17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduce... by eulgro on Monday September 13, 2021 @06:37AM (#28509759)

Just mow the leaves once or twice. Grass gets the light, and the leaves get decomposed more easily.

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Re:17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduce... by anthonypasq on Monday September 13, 2021 @02:25PM (#28514912)

ok? how is that an environmentally better option than using a leaf blower?

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Re:17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduce... by basisword on Sunday September 12, 2021 @07:21PM (#28506062)

It sounds like you have a massive yard. I can’t imagine having to spend more than 20mins raking a standard garden.

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