Worst. Invention. Ever.

Flint · 08-07-2008, 11:07 AM

The leafblower.

Look at this thing. It's a massive, gasoline-powered abomination designed to do the work of a push broom.

What's wrong with the broom? Sure, you have to do the pushing yourself, but on the other hand you don't have to lug around a 50-pound backpack. The old-fashioned broom works just fine, and doesn't burn gasoline (this is a finite resource, folks). The broom is also considerably less noisy--nobody is passing laws outlawing broom noise.

Maybe I thought I would get used to seeing landscape crews running leafblowers; but the fact is that I still marvel at the utter ridiculousness of this device every single time I see one.

To see a leafblower in action is to witness the world's laziest spectacle. Instead of using a broom to push grass clippings a few feet over, a gas-guzzling, giant hair dryer is lolligagged back and forth, pointed generally in the groundwardly direction. It's a wonder people don't fall asleep while operating these things.

I realize...maybe you have a leafblower, and love it. I would be interested to know how you can operate one of these things without feeling foolish.

08-07-2008, 11:07 AM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Worst. Invention. Ever. The leafblower. Look at this thing. It's a massive, gasoline-powered abomination designed to do the work of a push broom. What's wrong with the broom? Sure, you have to do the pushing yourself, but on the other hand you don't have to lug around a 50-pound backpack. The old-fashioned broom works just fine, and doesn't burn gasoline (this is a finite resource, folks). The broom is also considerably less noisy--nobody is passing laws outlawing broom noise. Maybe I thought I would get used to seeing landscape crews running leafblowers; but the fact is that I still marvel at the utter ridiculousness of this device every single time I see one. To see a leafblower in action is to witness the world's laziest spectacle. Instead of using a broom to push grass clippings a few feet over, a gas-guzzling, giant hair dryer is lolligagged back and forth, pointed generally in the groundwardly direction. It's a wonder people don't fall asleep while operating these things. I realize...maybe you have a leafblower, and love it. I would be interested to know how you can operate one of these things without feeling foolish. Attached Images __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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