Dear WeatherCat household handymen,
I know that some places are already covered in snow, but here in California we are still waiting for rain and the leaves are falling. Our yard is mostly left
"au naturel," but I have to try to do some cleaning especially in Autumn. The rest of the year I can get along nicely with a 20 volt cordless leaf blower. However, that's a bit weak for leaves embedded in vegetation. I could have bought a gasoline powered blower, but this was really silly considering it would be used a few times a year. However thanks to the electricity shutoffs, all of a sudden I had a new option!
Sure, it still has the hassle of a cord, but I can move the generator anywhere I need the power so I have most of the advantages of a gasoline powered blower without the additional expense and maintenance. This combination made quick work of the only area I needed to clean up that was beyond reach of household AC outlets:
In fact the combination was so successful that I collected more leaves than I can put into our composing recycle can! I can't say I would recommend this scheme unless you need a generator for other reasons. Nonetheless, I'm supposed to run the generator periodically until I'm ready to store it away for the winter. So by cleaning my yard, I was able to kill 2 birds with one stone!
Now if somebody would come up with a robot that would collect all the leaves, store them up appropriately, and put them into the recycle can on garbage day!
Cheers, Edouard