My neighbor's daughter actually said that her grandfather was getting rid of his old one and getting a new one, so my neighbor is anticipating the old one falling into his hands.
Yes, I heard they were very noisy, too. I would definitely wear my earplugs!
Actually what I need to do is buy a tarp, which would be a lot cheaper and make transporting leaves to the curb a lot quicker. I was using a shower curtain! (Or maybe I could just cover the entire yard with tarps and not have to rake at all. ;-)
Hm. If tarps come cheap (which I do not know) then, why not have two or three in strategic places, and when the season arrives, roll the tarps up with the leaves inside, so that they can be transported easily.
Unfortunately I can't think that would be very good for the grass. The lawn service guy told me that the leaves could create "dead spots". I'm thinking a big ol' tarp would be much worse!
The yards have been neglected for years, so I'm trying to work on getting them into shape. Mostly by paying other people to do the work! :-D
I'm thinking I might want to invest in a leafblower for next year. I'm considering it. Seriously.
They're noisy (have to wear headphones, can't chatter to workmates or listen to mp3), smelly (exhaust fumes, petrol leakage), not the easiest thing to control, and unlike raking they don't keep a person warm. They also feel fairly heavy after a while, and the skewed stance isn't great for the back. But then I'm using them all day in autumn, which you may not need to, and they're certainly quicker in some situations *shrugs*
I think with better knowledge of what I'm doing next year, and something bigger than a shower curtain to cut down on the number of trips I have to make to the curb, I might just stick to the raking. It's not like I don't need the exercise!
Who would hold the camera if I jumped in? *g* Although I could have fallen in. If you watch again you'll see some wobbling around the halfway point... when I realized I was about to walk into a tree!
I'm done! The city pickup ends tomorrow. That's why I had to break my back to get it all done quickly. (I had an unrelated sprained hand that kept me from raking for a week or so, and a blister from raking before that.)
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Date: Nov. 17th, 2010 05:31 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Nov. 17th, 2010 11:21 am (UTC)My back might recover one day. Ow.
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Date: Nov. 17th, 2010 04:24 pm (UTC)I am certain your back will have recovered by the same time next year.
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Date: Nov. 17th, 2010 05:16 pm (UTC)I'm thinking I might want to invest in a leafblower for next year. I'm considering it. Seriously.
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Date: Nov. 17th, 2010 05:23 pm (UTC)I think they are very noisy though
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Date: Nov. 17th, 2010 05:31 pm (UTC)Yes, I heard they were very noisy, too. I would definitely wear my earplugs!
Actually what I need to do is buy a tarp, which would be a lot cheaper and make transporting leaves to the curb a lot quicker. I was using a shower curtain! (Or maybe I could just cover the entire yard with tarps and not have to rake at all. ;-)
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Date: Nov. 17th, 2010 05:43 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Nov. 17th, 2010 06:51 pm (UTC)The yards have been neglected for years, so I'm trying to work on getting them into shape. Mostly by paying other people to do the work! :-D
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Date: Nov. 18th, 2010 05:35 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Nov. 17th, 2010 05:55 pm (UTC)They're noisy (have to wear headphones, can't chatter to workmates or listen to mp3), smelly (exhaust fumes, petrol leakage), not the easiest thing to control, and unlike raking they don't keep a person warm. They also feel fairly heavy after a while, and the skewed stance isn't great for the back. But then I'm using them all day in autumn, which you may not need to, and they're certainly quicker in some situations *shrugs*
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Date: Nov. 17th, 2010 06:55 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Nov. 17th, 2010 01:27 pm (UTC)At work, I rake leaves and scoop leaves and dance on leaves to flatten them into the truck. In my spare time I pretend they're not happening *g*
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Date: Nov. 17th, 2010 01:56 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Nov. 17th, 2010 02:41 am (UTC)I kept waiting for you to jump in them or something. LOL
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Date: Nov. 17th, 2010 11:29 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: Nov. 17th, 2010 12:51 pm (UTC)Hi! :-)