Results: First Sighting of a Leaf Vacuum Truck
Published on 10/31/2022
I don't know if they have been out there for decades or if someone more recently turned over a new leaf, but today I saw a vacuum truck collecting a pile of leaves at the curb of a street.
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The truck was able to suck up a sizeable pile of leaves in seconds using a flexible tube that looked like a cross between a vacuum cleaner hose and an elephant's trunk. The diameter of the tube was similar to that of a hub cap. It was operated by in-cab controls. Have you seen a leaf vacuum truck?
Yes, long ago.
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Yes, but only within the last few years.
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Maybe. If I did, it didn't register.
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No opportunity to see one. We don't have leaves around here.
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No
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N/A
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Do you rake leaves?
Yes, and they are collected by a leaf vacuum truck.
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Yes, and I bag them.
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Yes, and I burn them.
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Yes, and I dispose of them in some other way.
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I don't have leaves to rake.
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I don't have property for which I am responsible for leaves.
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N/A
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No, I use a leaf blower.
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No, I don't rake leaves. I don't bother them, and they don't bother me.
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Do kids or pets jump into your piles of leaves?
I don't have piles of leaves.
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Yes, kids do.
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Yes, pets do.
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Yes, kids and pets do.
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I do (or did when I was younger).
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N/A
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No. I'll leave it at that.
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