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Re:Zürich voters ban noisy leaf blowers by ffsm8 on Monday October 06, 2025 @07:16AM (#45490125)
Did you try rakes like this?

https://www.joom.com/products/681aed59eda2b001310d4e2c

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Re:Zürich voters ban noisy leaf blowers by delichon on Monday October 06, 2025 @07:18AM (#45490144)
A better rake will help me outcompete a leaf blower as well as better shoes will help me outcompete a car.
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Re:Zürich voters ban noisy leaf blowers by integralid on Monday October 06, 2025 @09:12AM (#45491038)
I'll tried a leaf blower only once (it was when visiting family) and I raked every other autumn day as a kid. Leaf blower was... extremely painful to use, for me. It felt like it took me 2x more time to achieve what rake would do effortlessly.

But a lot of it was probably familiarity with rake and a lack of skill with leaf blower. I am sorry ready to believe that technology progressed enough that leaf blowers are now usable. I'd like to see how it feels with wet leafs though.

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