DiegoDiego Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Just now, hk blues said: Facts you made up thread for this pish Facts Seth Godin made up thread for that pish perhaps. Even if he's out by an order of magnitude it doesn't change the fact that petrol leaf blowers are a highly polluting, unnecessary vanity tool. I don't drive, but I (largely) have no problem with their using cars. Leaf blowers can GTF though. Just hand your child a rake and tell them you expect better than a B on their geography homework FFS. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 6 minutes ago, DiegoDiego said: Facts Seth Godin made up thread for that pish perhaps. Even if he's out by an order of magnitude it doesn't change the fact that petrol leaf blowers are a highly polluting, unnecessary vanity tool. I don't drive, but I (largely) have no problem with their using cars. Leaf blowers can GTF though. Just hand your child a rake and tell them you expect better than a B on their geography homework FFS. Maybe they can weld a leaf blower onto the front of cars and kill 2 birds with 1 stone. It's not a new idea apparently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Brazil Forever Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, hk blues said: Maybe they can weld a leaf blower onto the front of cars and kill 2 birds with 1 stone. It's not a new idea apparently. Put them on the front of trains, modified by AI to select the wrong kind of leaves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 16 hours ago, DiegoDiego said: To be fair, one hour of leaf blowing is equivalent to a typical petrol car driving 3,000 miles. There's no need for them. Absolute claptrap. Post your source, as this particular “argument” has been debunked hundreds of times. That being said, why not put those migrants to work raking leaves… 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 23 hours ago, DiegoDiego said: To be fair, one hour of leaf blowing is equivalent to a typical petrol car driving 3,000 miles. There's no need for them. Lol, the consumption of a high powered leaf blower as used by Councils is roughly a litre and a half per hour. 3k miles on 1.5l that's some motor. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Billy Jean King said: Lol, the consumption of a high powered leaf blower as used by Councils is roughly a litre and a half per hour. 3k miles on 1.5l that's some motor. Lol, the amount of fuel used doesn't perfectly correlate to emissions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 On 13/12/2023 at 21:38, DiegoDiego said: To be fair, one hour of leaf blowing is equivalent to a typical petrol car driving 3,000 miles. There's no need for them. So a 3 litre tank of fuel is equivalent to however many litres it would take to drive 3k miles? Shite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 9 hours ago, DiegoDiego said: Lol, the amount of fuel used doesn't perfectly correlate to emissions. Not perfectly but it a long long way from a petrol car going 3k miles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 https://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/features/emissions-test-car-vs-truck-vs-leaf-blower.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Giant dinosaur head on roof saved from extinction - BBC News A giant dinosaur head at the centre of a local row in a Scottish seaside village has been allowed to remain. The light up sculpture was installed above an antiques shop in Cullen, Moray, last year. Owner John Webb had a retrospective planning application refused as it was not in keeping with the area’s traditional appearance. But Moray Council's local review body has voted, by five votes to three, that its benefit to the village outweighs any negative impact. Local review body chairman Marc Macrae said: “The dinosaur brings people from near and far, and kids come from Inverness to see it. “Local shops and local hotels are very much in support." Councillor Derek Ross added: “I think many of us here have been accused of being dinosaurs. “I’m giving a thumbs up to something I think will be an asset to the local community.” But councillor Juli Harris said: "Surely something like a dinosaur head plonked on a building that is in disrepair does nothing to enhance the area?” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 5 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: Giant dinosaur head on roof saved from extinction - BBC News A giant dinosaur head at the centre of a local row in a Scottish seaside village has been allowed to remain. The light up sculpture was installed above an antiques shop in Cullen, Moray, last year. Owner John Webb had a retrospective planning application refused as it was not in keeping with the area’s traditional appearance. But Moray Council's local review body has voted, by five votes to three, that its benefit to the village outweighs any negative impact. Local review body chairman Marc Macrae said: “The dinosaur brings people from near and far, and kids come from Inverness to see it. “Local shops and local hotels are very much in support." Councillor Derek Ross added: “I think many of us here have been accused of being dinosaurs. “I’m giving a thumbs up to something I think will be an asset to the local community.” But councillor Juli Harris said: "Surely something like a dinosaur head plonked on a building that is in disrepair does nothing to enhance the area?” Absolute 5 star local news. Councillor Juli 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 12 hours ago, DiegoDiego said: https://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/features/emissions-test-car-vs-truck-vs-leaf-blower.html So your own cherry picked test admits the automobile is infinitely worse than the lawn equipment, depending on the test you look at? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 10 hours ago, TxRover said: So your own cherry picked test admits the automobile is infinitely worse than the lawn equipment, depending on the test you look at? If by cherry-picked you mean literally the first one I found when googling, then sure, if that pleases you. I've no idea why you're so staunchly defending leaf blowers. Do you work for a leaf blower company, or are you just some combination of supremely lazy and uncaring about the environment? I'd love to see your cherry-picked study showing the benefits of leaf blowers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Can't wait until our Texas correspondent wakes up for this Googlefest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 24 minutes ago, Cosmic Joe said: Can't wait until our Texas correspondent wakes up for this Googlefest. Does P&BGPT dream of electric sheep? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Swarley said: Does P&BGPT dream of electric sheep? Electric referees being punched… 4 hours ago, DiegoDiego said: If by cherry-picked you mean literally the first one I found when googling, then sure, if that pleases you. I've no idea why you're so staunchly defending leaf blowers. Do you work for a leaf blower company, or are you just some combination of supremely lazy and uncaring about the environment? I'd love to see your cherry-picked study showing the benefits of leaf blowers. Glad to hear you’d love to hear it. So you took one study, 12 years ago, of four engines and generalized that into “the word”. Are you, per chance, a qualified historian? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 8 hours ago, TxRover said: Electric referees being punched… Glad to hear you’d love to hear it. So you took one study, 12 years ago, of four engines and generalized that into “the word”. Are you, per chance, a qualified historian? That's not how I would spell generalised 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Cosmic Joe said: That's not how I would spell generalised Sorry for your failure. I try to code shift, but it’s blooming difficult. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thane of Cawdor Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Zetterlund said: Good enough for Paul Simon, good enough for Dundonians. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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