Rochester NY: We're being buried in leaves. My son and I raked up 40+ bagsof leaves in about 2 hours this past Sunday. We seem to be alone in the useof that prehistoric tool, the rake. I'm surrounded by neighbors in theirearly 30s to mid 40s, in good shape, all of whom use leaf blowers and takeall day to gather the same amount of leaves. And...cripes....the noise! Wantan investment tip? Hearing aids - the Next Big Thing for an entiregeneration.What's with these things? Is Home Depot putting guns to peoples' heads andforcing them to buy leaf blowers?

Rochester NY: OK, Penfield. Close enough. I spent about 3 hours with the leaf blower on Saturday. No idea howmany bags worth, since we put them all in a compost pile on theback of the property this year, though in previous years we neverhad any fewer than 60 or so bags. Personally, I don't see why some people have such an issue with leafblowers. Sure, they're noisy. So are cars, lawnmowers, 390/490/590,electric hedge trimmers, etc. My arms sure as heck feel a LOT betterafter using the blower for a few hours than they do after usinga rake for even half as long. And using a rake in years past took me the better part of the weekend to get those 60 bags filled. Summation: I wish I had gotten a leaf blower YEARS ago.- Rich

"Stormin Mormon" wrote in news:HE4jd.370189$ I was just outside doing some raking myself. I thought I heard the Jaws Theme playing.

Are Leaf Rakes Illegal???

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Doug Kanter 21 years ago

Big international community in Brighton, due to the proximity to Strong Hospital and the U of R. You should called 911. I'll bet he was one of them Ay-Rabs, and he was up to no good with that rakel.

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TaskProperties 21 years ago

"Stormin Mormon" wrote in news:HE4jd.370189$ snipped-for-privacy@twister.nyroc.rr.com:

I was just outside doing some raking myself. I thought I heard the Jaws Theme playing.

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