WARNING - THIS BLOG CONTAINS A GRAPHIC PHOTO OF A CRIME BEING COMMITTED!
This is my favorite picture of the week. It was taken by me, at Hermosa Valley School, at around Noon on Saturday, October 29, 2011.
What's the big deal, you might ask? Leaf blowers are illegal in Hermosa Beach. Not only are they absurdly noisy and polluting, but they blow small particulate matter into the air where it poses a health risk to the user of the leaf blower (like this totally unprotected man pictured above), and to the general public. In this particular case, I was watching my son's soccer game, so at the scene of this crime, the general public consisted of 6 soccer teams of little kids, their brothers and sisters, and probably a hundred parents and relatives.
Anybody with eyes and/or ears knows that the ban on leaf blowers is 100% ignored in Hermosa Beach. And what that really means is that it is not enforced at all. It is a joke law written by grandstanding Hermosa Beach City Councilmen to make it appear as if they care about your health.
I find it ironic that the Hermosa Beach School District openly flaunts this health law. But the real reason that I bring it up now is that some of our Councilmen are trying to convince us that because they passed a law outlawing smoking outside, that they care about us. They do not. They care about our votes in the upcoming Hermosa Beach City Council Election. If they actually cared about us, they might enforce the leaf blower ban. I would bet that the one single leaf blower event pictured above negatively impacted the health of the 200+ children and parents at those soccer games more than 5 years worth of passive outdoor second hand smoke that might be absorbed by walking down Pier Avenue.
Thanks for nothing Councilmen Peter Tucker and Michael Divirgilio.
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3 comments:
I have a neighbor who uses his blower once a week ,between 7 am and 8am .he cleans the sidewalk on Hermosa ave . It ruins my peaceful morning and Lord knows
The nights are already ruined with all the loud bar people.
Can I call the police on this man or am I just wasting my time ??
CarmenShearer
736 Hermosa ave
I have a neighbor who uses his blower once a week ,between 7 am and 8am .he cleans the sidewalk on Hermosa ave . It ruins my peaceful morning and Lord knows
The nights are already ruined with all the loud bar people.
Can I call the police on this man or am I just wasting my time ??
CarmenShearer
736 Hermosa ave
Yes you should call the police. And then let us know the results.
Gas powered leaf blowers are illegal. It is also illegal to do any construction before 8am. I don't know if making this kind of work is also illegal, but it should be.
Let us know what happens.
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