In 2009, the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future reported that in 18 states, including Connecticut, more than an half of the public school teachers were 50 or older, with the average teacher retirement age that year at 59.
Leaf Blower Types. Handheld: Handheld leaf blowers are the most common type for people interested in cleaning up leaves around a home. Backpack: Backpack leaf blowers are ideal for commercial or heavy-duty uses. Blowers with leaf vacuums: Some types of leaf blowers can convert into vacuums. This gives people the option to pick up and mulch light debris. Walk-behind blowers: Walk-behind blowers are ideal for heavy-duty cleanup jobs.
String trimmers. Leaf blowers. A battery-powered string trimmer that has the oomph of a gas model is worth a look on that basis alone. Factor in that you can swap a blower, edger, or cultivator with the trimming head of the Ryobi RY40220, and it seems like a Home Depot deal that keeps getting better.ou can go a paler shade of green with a gas trimmer teamed up with a high-performing corded leaf blower such as the Toro Ultra Blower Vac 51609, which costs $25 more than the $50 Ryobi attachment but makes short work of leaf piles as well as debris.