Comments on: Do One Thing: Get Yourself A Broom. http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/06/10/do-one-thing-get-yourself-a-broom/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Being Green. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:52:10 -0500 hourly 1 By: Teresa http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/06/10/do-one-thing-get-yourself-a-broom/comment-page-1/#comment-20765 Teresa Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:31:57 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2428#comment-20765 I live in a nice suburban neighborhood, and moved here from a rural area to be closer to family and better schools. My biggest pet peeve of the area is that I can't sit on my swing in the backyard and enjoy the peace and quiet without one of my neighbors mowing their lawn, using a chainsaw, or using a leaf blower. We don't mow our lawn often, (town ordinances do not allow for front lawns to be left long without consequence of being fined) but some of our neighbors mow more than once a week, a habit which I can only relate to OCD. We are certainly not perfect, but we do what we can. This year is the second year in our new place and we finally have our homemade compost bins set up behind our new vege gardens. Most of our yard scraps goes right back into our yard. As far as using water to clean the concrete driveway, we haven't done that one yet. We sweep, when we get around to that. We have so many oak trees that we live with the fact that there will always be leaves and sticks in our yard. We do, about once a year, pull out the pressure washer for our brickwork near the house to keep our bricks from being deteriorated by moss. The plus from that, is that we only use water, no chemicals, on a very small area, and all of the water goes into our gardens or lawn being saved from runnoff. I live in a nice suburban neighborhood, and moved here from a rural area to be closer to family and better schools. My biggest pet peeve of the area is that I can’t sit on my swing in the backyard and enjoy the peace and quiet without one of my neighbors mowing their lawn, using a chainsaw, or using a leaf blower. We don’t mow our lawn often, (town ordinances do not allow for front lawns to be left long without consequence of being fined) but some of our neighbors mow more than once a week, a habit which I can only relate to OCD. We are certainly not perfect, but we do what we can. This year is the second year in our new place and we finally have our homemade compost bins set up behind our new vege gardens. Most of our yard scraps goes right back into our yard. As far as using water to clean the concrete driveway, we haven’t done that one yet. We sweep, when we get around to that. We have so many oak trees that we live with the fact that there will always be leaves and sticks in our yard. We do, about once a year, pull out the pressure washer for our brickwork near the house to keep our bricks from being deteriorated by moss. The plus from that, is that we only use water, no chemicals, on a very small area, and all of the water goes into our gardens or lawn being saved from runnoff.

]]> By: Jill http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/06/10/do-one-thing-get-yourself-a-broom/comment-page-1/#comment-20749 Jill Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:08:11 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2428#comment-20749 THANK YOU! Lordy I hate those freaking leaf blowers with the noise and the fumes and the dust and the leaves. Leaves are valuable compost and ground cover. Why blow them on to ASPHALT in the road? Why BLOW them? Why use fossil fuels or electricity? Yes, get a freaking BROOM. And while you're at it...you can probably get by with a non-powered lawn mower. I do. THANK YOU! Lordy I hate those freaking leaf blowers with the noise and the fumes and the dust and the leaves. Leaves are valuable compost and ground cover. Why blow them on to ASPHALT in the road? Why BLOW them? Why use fossil fuels or electricity?
Yes, get a freaking BROOM.

And while you’re at it…you can probably get by with a non-powered lawn mower. I do.

]]> By: pusserboots http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/06/10/do-one-thing-get-yourself-a-broom/comment-page-1/#comment-20748 pusserboots Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:43:41 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2428#comment-20748 I have always used a broom to sweep. Never water and never a nasty leaf blower. I have always used a broom to sweep. Never water and never a nasty leaf blower.

]]> By: amanda h http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/06/10/do-one-thing-get-yourself-a-broom/comment-page-1/#comment-20745 amanda h Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:08:35 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2428#comment-20745 oh man, i get so aggravated when i see people do this - both the leaf blowers & the water, but the water more so. oh man, i get so aggravated when i see people do this – both the leaf blowers & the water, but the water more so.

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