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If you suddenly had "fuck you" money what would be the first thing you did? (lemmy.nz)
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[โ€“] 25 points 3 years ago (4 children)

Not sure how much money that is, but I would start a "quiet landscaping" company that used reel mowers instead of gas mowers, rakes instead of leaf blowers, and I would undercut every landscaping company in my town just to promote the idea of a quiet neighborhood.

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  • [โ€“] 10 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    We signed up for a service last year that uses only electrified/battery powered devices (as opposed to IC engines), mainly just for the green aspect of it. But I'll be danged if they're not also like a third the volume of the gas ones! The first time they showed up, my wife saw a dude walking back and forth behind a push mower (looking out through the closed window of her office), and she thought he literally didn't even have it on yet. That's how much quieter they are. I think that's a damn good balance. Dudes with reel mowers and rakes are gonna be out there for like two hours every time they come; very not interested.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 3 years ago

    My idea was intentionally unrealistic and meant to represent an extreme. Your suggestion isn't just realistic, it already exists. Admittedly, I'm not really that interested in operating a landscaping company, I just want eliminate some of the unnecessary noise noise.

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