In the before days (i.e. until about five years ago) leaves
were swept up by a chap with a broom.
The operation was largely silent and the only energy used was derived
from his breakfast. Took a couple of
hours. You could chat with him while he
worked, doubtless making his day brighter and easier to bear.
Nowadays we have modern technology. Same chap, but now instead of a broom he has
a leaf blower. Powered by fossil fuels
and thus adding to the planet’s carbon dioxide content, it makes a noise like a
moped struggling to get up Ladder Hill. No
chatting – he has to wear ear defenders, so works in sullen isolation, cut off
from the world around him. And the
operation still takes a couple of hours, during which time everybody in the
vicinity is disturbed by the noise.
Especially if he starts at 6am.
Could someone please tell me in precisely what way this new technology
is an improvement to human life?
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