Little bit is good lot is bad.

Battery ones don’t perform as well and last all of 20 minutes between charges if you’re lucky. That’s like using a broom instead of a rake.

If you can drive around in your coal powered Tesla, I can fire up my gas, powered leaf blower and take care of my yard the way I see fit 😂

This isn't in Worcester but not far in Framingham: http://greenleafveg.com/

Sachs in shrewsbury does our watches.

Better to mow them

I adore Dr. Noosha at Gentle Dental (Trolley Yard). The dentist used to give me panic attacks, but she assuaged my anxieties and she's so kind!

2nd Belmont Veg, great food!

Belmont Vegetarian is tasty and Fatima’s on gold star has some good options

Blower does the work of like 3-4 rakes at once plus it looks dope. The backpack gas ones are loud but damn do they move product

Well it’s Putnam to be clear but it’s not that bad a drive from Worcester- straight south on 395 to Putnam Ct.

Webster is definitely local enough in my book!

Following. I’m in Webster (south of Worcester) and found Joseph’s Jewelers in Putnam , CT (just over the border into CT) who did watch repair in-house (they did not send out) which was what I wanted. They fixed three vintage Omegas and cleaned up a quartz vintage Bulova I had and it was very reasonably priced. They also replaced a battery for me in a novelty watch.

I would vouch for them as a good choice if you are unsuccessful in Worcester. The father and son both work on watches and they also services clocks.

I know it’s not what you asked but I hope it still is useful. And I hope to hear about more choices - I’d love to find a dedicated horologist in Worcester.

Better than raking them up. Raking is slower and harder on the back. The noise is temporary and the result is a clear lawn. The electrics are quieter but less powerful. What would take a few hours by raking can be done in 30 minutes with a blower.

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It's much faster. You can blow leaves off a lawn in a few minutes, compared to hours of raking. A thick layer of leaves can smother grass and lead to bare patches in a yard.

Plus you get to feel like a ghostbuster. blowing leaves is oddly satisfying.

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True. Gotta keep up with it, it won't work with huge amounts of leaves.

I've found they breakdown faster if you're treating your lawn either fully or at least partially with organic fertilizer. More microbes and all that.

The problem for me arises when you introduce people with apparent OCD (my neighbors) to a leaf blower. This brings out the worst. My neighbors leaf blow 5 or 6 times a day to get each leaf as it falls off the tree. Its bad. Better this year than last tho

Gotta get the leaves off the yard, ain't gonna do it with a rake.

I agree, but this is only practical if you're dealing with a small amount of leaves. When you have a small army of fully mature maple trees around one's yard and you decide to just chop it up with the mower, you end smothering your lawn with a layer of leaf mulch. It's a mucky mess in the spring and it prevents light from reaching the grass underneath. Additionally while yes leaf mulch will biodegrade, it does not do so on a fast enough timeline. It can take an entire year if not more for this layer of mulch to completely breakdown.

Fair points in the first paragraph, but I don't agree that the steady loud-ass whine of a gas-powered leaf blower should be considered part of city noise. I actually like the mix of normal city noise (passing cars, motorcycles, music, occasional honks, sirens, shouting). But the leaf blower drowns out all other city noise.

Specifically the blower. And I understand that a lot of people are physically unable to rake, so I wouldn't recommend a ban on all blowers, but maybe a ban on gas-powered.

cant hold a beer with a rake😃

Right? The only way that fight could have been better is if he kept shouting "normal punch!"