Leaf blowing
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As our several retired warden friends advise , the workload on ite staff is more time related, with add responsibilities passed to site staff via the EGG website ,and a lot of equipment that helped on sites now not permitted hence the rise in " small plant" (leaf blowers ect)that does Not require so much specialist training,that in the past was "picked up on site"that is not allowed now (ie large mechanical tractor powered sweepers)
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Plenty of leaf-blowing plus a few branches for good measure down here in the eastern Solent area. Wind gusting 65 knots. That's 75mph to you landlubbers.
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Well it's a lot more than can be said for some on here!!😁
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Hi all, an update on Baltic Wharf. The replacement leaf blower has been ordered and should be with the site very soon.
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Chatsworth site a few weeks ago - howling gale and the leaves dropping by the millions.
And a bloke blowing them off a couple of pitches alongside us.
Five minutes after he'd finished his hours work the pitches were as covered again with leaves as when he started.
Should we have put up with the racket from the Blower or asked him why he's doing it ?
We took the dog for an extra walk instead.
The dog also had another extra walk the next day when the noisy blower was used again - the same scenario.
We won't be going again .......
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Don’t get it.... leaves drop from trees and helpfully decompose exactly as nature intended. Why do some humans find that inconvenient?
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My services have been used to clean trailer loads of leaves from public areas(walkways) due to slip hazards SB, likewise accumulating in & around drains creating block hazards & flooding. Under trees or in fields not an issue, Mother Nature does a fine job👍🏻. They are surprisingly dangerous are leaves for the less surefooted☹️
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Quite so, Rocky. We’ve had flooded roads locally recently and the wagons have been out clearing the drains and gutters over the last few days.
There are so many leaves piled up on our hill that they’re forming a dam preventing the rainwater running off.
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Spot on Rocky. I love to walk through fallen leaves in woodlands, but my Mum remarked only yesterday how slippy the pavements are here at the moment. Pavements and wet leaves don’t mix well. I understand railway lines have an issue as well!😁
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Choosing to get up in the morning can be hazardous. It’s amazing that so many of us make it to ripe old age without owning a leaf blower!
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I’d love to debate that SB, but history and experience tells me it would be unwise. Certainly on this forum anyway.🤔
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There are usually plenty in the wings beavering away to facilitate you getting to a ripe old age without buying a leaf blower SB, no need to offer thanks. . .Its their job😊👍🏻
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I have happy memories of heading off to our local woods with Dad, Grandpa and a variety of Uncles, all pushing those traditional square home made barrows, returning full of leaf mould to use in potato trenches........nature’s bounty indeed! 😁
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Clearing leaves is nothing new either in time or on sites, I remember the caretakers used to spend a few weeks clearing leaves off the main paths into school from the school boundaries. They always used to joke about if I would look into and catch the kids and/or staff who put all the leaves back from yesterday's clearing.
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So much for bering "green". A rake is much more environmentally friendly and probably more efficient.
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Fine for grass CY, but not for gravel pitches. Leaves and coarse gravel are difficult to separate.
As an EH garden volunteer, I have cleared acres of lawns as part of a rake team. Gardens had a rule about no motorised tools once visitors were on site, other than a little tractor and trailer we used for collecting garden waste. Besides, it got the moss out of the lawns as well. 🙂
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