Ya, I saw that column. Anyone want to volunteer their lot for Zimmerman? I'd love to see him keep a straight face about not understanding why people use a leaf blower after using a leaf blower on half the lot and then raking the other half.
For those with small yards and plenty of time they may wonder what's the difference. But what about people working 2 jobs just to get by? Using their neighbors leaf blower will save them time, time they could spend with their children. And what do people with heart conditions do? Or arthritis? Or just plain out old? And how do businesses deal with this? I'm suprised that the same folks that seem so concerned about diversity forget that there are many types of diversity. The city isn't simply full of relatively young, healthy people who have enough time for things like raking by hand or enough money to hire someone to do it. There are a lot of different people in a lot of different situations.
And if you think leaf blowers are noisy, chain saws are worse. Why does anyone use those? Afterall, it's the city and there aren't too many big yards around. They should be cutting trees down by hand instead of subjecting the neighborhood to their noise.
wait....
.. sorry, my tongue got stuck in my cheek. This is the city, there are over 380,000 residents packed into a small area. Noise happens.
Allen Graetz MPLStown
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Doug Grow's Star Tribune column links the Minneapolis leaf blower controversy with conservative talk radio. Are the complaining callers suburbanites or city folk? It's one thing to run a blower in a suburb with large lots or wooded areas and quite another to run a blower in a compact Minneapolis neighborhood. Here is the link: _http://www.startribune.com/stories/465/5292538.html_ (http://www.startribune.com/stories/465/5292538.html)
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