From the ArcaMax Publishing, ArcaMax Chef Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/arcamaxchef/s-643189-117416
People have different theories when it comes to leaf removal. Most of
my neighbors fall into one of two distinct categories.
The first category is made up of the people who think it is necessary
to pounce on every single leaf the minute it falls to the ground.
These are the people you see in their yards three or four times a
week, raking and bagging like their lives depended on it. I can
envision them looking out their windows every afternoon and surveying
and counting the leaves as they fall. At a certain point they spring
to action, rake in hand and clear bags at the ready.
These people will spend every weekend from early October through the
end of November at least raking and bagging and bagging and raking.
They must wear out at least one rake every year by grinding the tines
down to little nubs. I imagine they keep the garden glove
manufacturers in business all by themselves.
It is entertaining when two of these obsessive leaf rakers live next
to each other. As soon as the first leaf hits the ground the race is
on. They will go at it, glove and tine, raking and bagging and
bagging and raking to see who can have the clean yard first. Each
side eventually piles up the clear bags of leaves in great heaps. You
just know they are watching each other during these contests…one eye
on the rake and one on the neighbor, keeping track of how many bags
are stacked how soon.
I wonder if there are any rules or regulations governing these
contests…
God Bless America.
Enjoy!