As the jumble of autumn leaves continued to fill the well-manicured lawn, the neighbor felt compelled to rid his yard of every last one. A lawn mower would have quickly done the trick, but it seemed that his new toy was enticing him.
His heavy duty Craftsman leaf vacuum would surely work on all those oak, maple and sweetgum leaves. For three hours he slowly moved across his lawn, picking up the leaves through a 4-inch diameter tube. The drone of the motor wafted through the neighborhood as each leaf was sucked into a bag to be deposited at the curb for the trashman.
As he meticulously moved his way to the edge of his property, entranced in his rhythmic motion, he finally turned around and stared in amazement--his leaves may be ready for the dump, but now the neighbors' leaves made their way to his lawn waiting to be sucked up. For them--the LawnBoy.
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Haha, that's awesome. It makes me miss livin where I actually had a yard. Heck, or even a front porch or deck.
Haha, I watched people doing this on my way home today. I kept wondering why they would try to fight that wind!
Also, growing up in Southwest Kansas where we really don't have this problem, I find the whole thing kind of fascinating.
It seems like it is all that work for nothing. The joys of autumn and the work that comes along with it. I always enjoy your endings.
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