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People who rake the leaves

conorh91

Maybe it's because I'm from the countryside that I just don't understand these people.

The mizzling of leaves on your lawn during Autumn is a perfectly natural occurance. Leaves are not litter. There's no need for these anti-Autumn drills by middle-class families, conscripting entire armies of children across lawns and grassy verges with rakes and leaf-blowers and wheelbarrows, removing Nature's gentle reminder of the passing of summertime.

I almost feel a little guilty for leaving the lawn strewn with leaves, whilst all around me, these people are eradicating Autumn.

Why do people do this? It's Autumn for God's sake. Red, orange and brown leaves flecking pavements and gardens are a perfectly pleasant sight.

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K.C

SeaFields wrote: »

I would like to point out that the leaf blower is the most pointless power tool of all time. I just don't get it.

You bet me to it, totally agree. Lets blow stuff from one place to another just so it can blow back agin.

Micky Dolenz

I never have leaves on the grounds. My gardener must take care of it or one of the other staff.

catallus

Raking leaves is bad for the environment because when the leaves fall they cover the ground to keep the heat in and if you rake them up the heat escapes into the air during the winter.

But they do clog up drains sometimes, causing the water well up, so there's that too.

Sh1tbag OToole

SeaFields wrote: »

I would like to point out that the leaf blower is the most pointless power tool of all time. I just don't get it.

I agree and I own one of these contraptions. All I really use it for is blowing the dust out the shed. As far as I can tell its main purpose is to make the user think they are doing something useful to keep the place tidy when they are in fact just passing the time.

There used to be a school near me where no matter what time of the year several times a week there would be a caretaker out with one of these things blowing a few crumbs around the place in the morning. Maybe a child once slipped over a leaf and threatened with legal action as south-Dublin based parents often would - its all about laws and insurance with them lot. The wind was always quick enough to blow the few crumbs and the odd stray leaf back into place

SeaFields

I would like to point out that the leaf blower is the most pointless power tool of all time. I just don't get it.

Electric Sheep

TheZohan wrote: »

Oh to live at home with the parents and not have to worry about keeping the place tidy.

If you were any son of mine and living at home I'd have you out there raking those leaves:mad::pac:

Lyaiera

This thread is a living example of people living the Irish Dream.

Gandhi

Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »

You (or someone who is out to get you) must have temporarily injected a load of moisture into them via telekinesis just as you were going over them and taken it back out.

Either that or a neighbour is breeding or genetically engineering trees with extra slippery leaves to pass the time

Or they are the special smelly leaves that fall out of dogs' bottoms.

Sh1tbag OToole

mauzo! wrote: »

There are some brown leaves on the ground outside my estate, I nearly slipped on them today. They weren't wet or anything so I thought it was strange.

You (or someone who is out to get you) must have temporarily injected a load of moisture into them via telekinesis just as you were going over them and taken it back out.

Either that or a neighbour is breeding or genetically engineering trees with extra slippery leaves to pass the time

Fr_Dougal

Oh to live at home with the parents and not have to worry about keeping the place tidy.

Ihatecuddles

There are some brown leaves on the ground outside my estate, I nearly slipped on them today. They weren't wet or anything so I thought it was strange.

Sh1tbag OToole

I wouldnt bother to rake them off the grass but if you leave them on concrete they turn into a pack of slippery mush

The Purveyor of Truth

"Never rake the leaves. Rakes of leaves are beautiful. Leave the leaves. Rake the rakes" - Anon*.

It was me that said this but I'd rather remain anonymous if that's alright with yerselves.

conorh91

Avalyn High Sweatshop wrote: »

I'm living in the countryside all my life and I rake leaves constantly at this time of year. They kill the grass if they lie a couple on it and can spread disease to grass and perennial plant borders as well.

I would like to see some evidence of the supposed threat to the environment from fallen leaves, since I've long been sceptical, and some gardeners posit that the theory is without any scientific basis

http://www.finegardening.com/improve-your-soil-raking-less

My reference to the countryside was simply that, as country folk, we don't expect lush green pastures all year round. We expect a constant cyle of death and renewal, just like we expect brown, leafy lawns in Autumn. I really don't buy into this theory that raking is good for the garden.

In nature, nobody rakes leaves, and yet the unspoiled countryside is the most vibrant, dynamic environment that many of us seek to replicate.

Tail Docker

Rakes are for cissies. Backpack blowers are the bomb.

bennyineire

Never raked leaves in my house which is surrounded by loads of trees and my grass is just the finest. Ain't nobody got time for that

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Avalyn High Sweatshop wrote: »

I'm living in the countryside all my life and I rake leaves constantly at this time of year. They kill the grass if they lie a couple on it and can spread disease to grass and perennial plant borders as well. They are slippery if wet on pathways. All go to compost once collected.
Oh and I'm not middle class - I don't get where the notion that only middle class people rake leaves came from.

Also, moss grows under a bed of leaves. Moss is bad.

whatdoicare

If you don't sweep them up they block the shore holes and the next time it rains you'll have flooding and blockages.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I'm living in the countryside all my life and I rake leaves constantly at this time of year. They kill the grass if they lie on it and can spread disease to grass and perennial plant borders as well. They are slippery if wet on pathways. All go to compost once collected.
Oh and I'm not middle class - I don't get where the notion that only middle class people rake leaves came from.

kneemos

Self fertilisation innit.Just don't try to burn the things and stink up the place for the day.

Jellybaby1

We tend to leave them alone until they blow away (to someone else's garden usually

). Some of my neighbours just can't abide untidiness. But the main reason I think people clear them is that they bung up the drains.

Edit: "middle-class" - ridiculous!

Autonomous

conorh91 wrote: »

Maybe it's because I'm from the countryside that I just don't understand these people.

The mizzling of leaves on your lawn during Autumn is a perfectly natural occurance. Leaves are not litter. There's no need for these anti-Autumn drills by middle-class families, conscripting entire armies of children across lawns and grassy verges with rakes and leaf-blowers and wheelbarrows, removing Nature's gentle reminder of the passing of summertime.

I almost feel a little guilty for leaving the lawn strewn with leaves, whilst all around me, these people are eradicating Autumn.

Why do people do this? It's Autumn for God's sake. Red, orange and brown leaves flecking pavements and gardens are a perfectly pleasant sight.

The grass dies underneath the leaves.