Another monster that appears every spring, is the beast below.
My neighbor bought a gasoline powered, back pack leaf blower a few years ago, and it has become her undying obsession. Usually no later that 10:00AM, she has the machine from hell strapped to her back, and she spends the better part of the daylight hours, fighting a losing battle against nature. The wind and all of the trees we have around here, ensure that her a daily battle is one that she can never hope to win, but she is either a trouper, or a mad woman. She never gives up. Unfortunately, there isn't a single room in my house where I can go, to escape the noise of the obnoxious thing, and its constant starting, stopping, and starting again. It is not unusual to have to suffer this indignity from 9:00AM, until sundown, weather permitting. There have been times when I wanted to to confront her, and do something very unholy with her wretched machine, but realizing that wouldn't be very ladylike, I have manged to restrain myself........but soon I will have Sophie's chainsaw, and with all of the lumber on my property that needs trimming, it will be time for payback!Melissa (feeling a bit wicked tonight)
7 comments:
You really take your household tools seriously in Virginia don't you?
Reminds me of Tim Allen yelling more power when comapring with what most people have over here :)
Stace
Oh man, I don't envy you having a neighbour like that. All leaf blowers suck (a contradiction, I know), but gasoline-powered ones are the worst. A little sugar in the gas tank, maybe? :)
BTW, if you want the degree sign, it's ampersand-deg-semicolon, like this (if it works): 90°F. Lucky you!
Thanks for the tip, Véronique! I have been using the Special Characters menu under edit on my I-Mac, whenever I needed to insert a degree sign, but when I use that method, it always adds a space behind the degree sign.
I just tried your tip, but I can't seem to get it to work. I must be doing something wrong.
M
OK, let's see if I can truly spell it out: ° There are several HTML characters like that, like ™ (™).
Yes! It worked! The temperature here now is 75°! Thanks!
Melissa XX
Leaf blowers are the bane of the Mid-Atlantic. I hate the damn things. They're so nasty loud they can wake the dead. But their exhaust is the real killer.
Seems folks here haven't heard of the eco-friendly yard rake:)
Reading of your hearty yard exploits reinforces how happy I am to be rid of our 3 acres in Wisconsin. It was beautiful, but tending to yardwork was a never-ending chore.
Happy Days,
Keri
Rather than repeat, my comments are what Keri, Veronique, and Stace said.
Calie xxx
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