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Driving through Westchester on my way to work this morning, I saw something you rarely see anymore: a man clearing leaves from his lawn with -- gasp -- a RAKE! I wished I pulled over and thanked him. Usually what you see is someone wielding an obnoxious leaf blower stirring up a mini dust storm in the process. Leaf blowers are used year-round but they've been especially prevalent in recent weeks. Maybe that's why I've heard so many people complaining about them lately. While interviewing Bakersfield resident Trudi Williams on the phone last week regarding her annoyance at not being able to use her fireplace during a recent string of no-burn days, she noted that "as we speak another leaf blower is going in my neighbor's yard." Why, she wondered, was burning prohibited when these things were spewing dust all over the place? She made a good point, too. Most of the time, they just push crap from someone else's property onto your own. "I'm sorry, I know this isn't...
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