Damage In Tolland Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Absolutely. Backpack leaf blower was game changing. Can just push a whole yard of leaves into the woods with a blower in a couple hours. As a kid I loved mowing the lawn but raking was like going to the dentist. They are an absolute blessing . I can’t remember the last person I saw anywhere raking their lawn lol. I mean think about it.. A 16 pronged plastic rake piling up hundreds of thousands of leaves.. wet .. sticks and acorns gumming it up . Drop the $400 and get a blower 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Sale is back to being a non contributing player . As we enter playoffs . Sox r Done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman21 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, STILL N OF PIKE said: Sale is back to being a non contributing player . As we enter playoffs . Sox r Done I'd try to unload him in the off-season. He's 32 (a few years past prime for a pitcher), thrown all of 43 innings in the past two years, and despite being 18 months removed from TJ still looks nothing like the pitcher he was before. Going forward he'll be Pedro post-rotator cuff - some flashes of the pitcher he used to be, generally serviceable, but never in that top shelf elite category. Unfortunately the deal the Sox signed is Bonilla-esque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Green house polluters 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: As a kid.. I raked . Thankfully in this era . Backpack leaf blowers and blowers on wheels have replaced rakes. I can’t imagine why anyone would rake leaves by choice in 2021 Exercise and keeps the neighborhood quiet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: They are an absolute blessing . I can’t remember the last person I saw anywhere raking their lawn lol. I mean think about it.. A 16 pronged plastic rake piling up hundreds of thousands of leaves.. wet .. sticks and acorns gumming it up . Drop the $400 and get a blower Noise makers. I find raking leaves cathartic. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 8 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Noise makers, lazy I hire guys but feel guilty about it… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 19 minutes ago, weathafella said: I hire guys but feel guilty about it… I love working outside. Raking leaves is good upper body exercise and it's a calming exercise to me. I have a blower for the driveway but it's battery powered and doesn't have that jet engine blast . Hope Kev wears ear protection and a mask. He worries about pollen but blows tons of it in the air with his 200 mph blower. Lol I put my buds in while I rake with my jams on. Mindless work is a great stress reducer. Oddly there was a WSJ article on leaf blowers today. Lol The leaf blower is to suburban life what the 3:30 a.m. rave in the short-term-rental apartment upstairs is to city life. They happen. They are completely out of your control. They make you want to commit murder. https://t.co/2pCIZZjFsb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Ginx snewx said: I love working outside. Raking leaves is good upper body exercise and it's a calming exercise to me. I have a blower for the driveway but it's battery powered and doesn't have that jet engine blast . Hope Kev wears ear protection and a mask. He worries about pollen but blows tons of it in the air with his 200 mph blower. Lol I put my buds in while I rake with my jams on. Mindless work is a great stress reducer. Oddly there was a WSJ article on leaf blowers today. Lol The leaf blower is to suburban life what the 3:30 a.m. rave in the short-term-rental apartment upstairs is to city life. They happen. They are completely out of your control. They make you want to commit murder. https://t.co/2pCIZZjFsb I tend to agree but time is precious and my exercise is via other types of yard work, strength training, walking and hiking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Raking? lol Redmax 230 mph tuned up, moves almost everything up to like 2.5-3" boulders. Takes like 20 min to do an acre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 8 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: As a kid.. I raked . Thankfully in this era . Backpack leaf blowers and blowers on wheels have replaced rakes. I can’t imagine why anyone would rake leaves by choice in 2021 I love my backpack blower. Game changer.....almost look forward to tackling the leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Torch Tiger said: Raking? lol Redmax 230 mph tuned up, moves almost everything up to like 2.5-3" boulders. Takes like 20 min to do an acre Have the same thing. And you're not kidding about the rocks. In the winter I used it to blow the snow off my wood piles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Nice rainy start to the day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 1 hour ago, moneypitmike said: I love my backpack blower. Game changer.....almost look forward to tackling the leaves. Most of us know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 7 hours ago, Ginx snewx said: Noise makers. I find raking leaves cathartic. How is that any different than a lawnmower and a snowblower. Unless you have one of those manual push mower with the blades that chops up the grass that they used in the 50’s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Mow and mulch them right into the lawn. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 We've had issues sourcing replacement batteries for the blower backpacks at work. Seems to be yet another supply chain bottleneck. They're really going to have to reconsider this whole "just in time" inventory approach in light of all the problems this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 11 minutes ago, dendrite said: Mow and mulch them right into the lawn. All that acidity is awful for the soil and ph. Never, ever do that. Unless you want a weed lawn… 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said: How is that any different than a lawnmower and a snowblower. Unless you have one of those manual push mower with the blades that chops up the grass that they used in the 50’s. Lol I have an electric lawnmower smooth as pie. Maybe it's the variable speed constant reving up and down versus the steady hum of a lawnmower. I get it though. Hopefully you are not the 7AM neighbor. Interestingly you shovel snow versus snowblower. Isn't that the same thing? Snow shoveling is cathartic to you. You see man everyone is different not stepford wives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 5 hours ago, Torch Tiger said: Raking? lol Redmax 230 mph tuned up, moves almost everything up to like 2.5-3" boulders. Takes like 20 min to do an acre 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said: Most of us know Yet he shovels snow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 I hate leaf blowers. I have a relatively small yard and use rake and blue tarp and drag into the woods behind house, I hate that too. but leaf blower hate > raking hate. I also shovel my snow versus using a snow blower but my feelings about that are much more muted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 1 hour ago, kdxken said: Nice rainy start to the day. No rain here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Lol I have an electric lawnmower smooth as pie. Maybe it's the variable speed constant reving up and down versus the steady hum of a lawnmower. I get it though. Hopefully you are not the 7AM neighbor. Interestingly you shovel snow versus snowblower. Isn't that the same thing? Snow shoveling is cathartic to you. You see man everyone is different not stepford wives. Nah, I’ve had a snowblower for 2 years now. This job doesn’t allow me the time to shovel . I actually don’t miss it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Yet he shovels snow Beer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said: How is that any different than a lawnmower and a snowblower. Unless you have one of those manual push mower with the blades that chops up the grass that they used in the 50’s. My electric mower is super quiet. I was shocked how quiet it was. I have a corded leaf blower but will be getting the battery powered one soon that used the same battery as my mower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 The leaf blower I’m going to switch to has a noise level of less than/equal to 65 db which is the equivalent to laughter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 45 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: All that acidity is awful for the soil and ph. Never, ever do that. Unless you want a weed lawn… Mulch it in baby. F your frankenlawn. lol 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 11 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: They are an absolute blessing . I can’t remember the last person I saw anywhere raking their lawn lol. I mean think about it.. A 16 pronged plastic rake piling up hundreds of thousands of leaves.. wet .. sticks and acorns gumming it up . Drop the $400 and get a blower I rake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: I rake. Time to spend the money on a blower. You’ll get half your life back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 14 minutes ago, dendrite said: Mulch it in baby. F your frankenlawn. lol Silent Acidity? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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