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.
We tested eight of the best two-stroke leaf blowers (all for under $160) to see which was the champ at blowing away debris. They're called leaf blowers, but they do more than move leaves. They sweep a patio clean of grass clippings or blast a winter's worth of sand off the driveway. They can also annoy your neighbor as you stand there in a trance blowing a few spoonfuls of dust. Used responsibly, these tools are as efficient a timesaver as a power lawnmower, and new designs have better grips for two-hand control. So we tested eight two-stroke leaf blowers by moving all kinds of debris.