I remember that from my younger years in Illinois. It was wonderful.My husband says that even in Queens, NY they used to burn leaves in the street.
I wonder if people don't buy those chimneas in order to sneak in a little leaf burning.
Posted on 11/02/2004 8:40:12 AM PST by ken5050
I'm working from home today and tomorrow, ( or rather, trying to, or better yet, pretending to)..with the TV on, and Freeping. The yard people were here this morning, blowing the leaves, and putting up the deer fencing. So, I was just wondering who here remembers one of the GREAT rites of fall, when you could burn your leaf piles?
So just wondering if anyone else remembers?...
One of my best childhood memories..Ahhh that smell..Why cant we still do it ?? Soccor mom paranoia I suspect .
I can still burn my leaves!
Heck, I can burn my trash if I want, but I don't like the smell.
Burning leaves smell good!
And when all the neighbors choked on the smoke and had to re-wash the clothes drying on the line. I remember.
Protect the Environment. Burn your leaves (safely) and stop global cooling!!!
Yep. and your grass. although i do remember once when someone's burn got out of control and they burned a large section of forest and fields in Maine.
I can burn my leaves unless there is a "burn ban"
I have a big fire-pit in my side yard for burning stuff.
'Sides, I live close to the fire station ;)
I remember. Loved that smell.
I remember. And, I remember the smell. In W. Texas, farmers would also burn their cotton burrs. Every now and then, some cotton trash will catch fire and I'll drive through the smoke on the freeway. Boy, does it take me back.
Those were the days. Of course, if we could burn leaves today, what would the allergy medication companies do?
I liked riding my bike up and down the road through the smoke clouds from burning piles of leaves.
I did it a couple of years ago (I survived the SWAT team assult)so the kid could get a whiff. Man, did that ever smell good!
Fond memories.
LVM
Hell, there are lots of places where you can't even use your fireplace without permission from the bureaucRATs. I've long held that the real threats to our liberty come not from Washington, but from tinpot twobit local politicians and "activists."
Oh boy, memories of childhood. We lived on Lake Ontario and had to wait for a south wind to make sure any sparks were carried to the lake! The smell was wonderful and it was, indeed, a great rite of fall.
The process and the aroma was a big part of the season.
Now we put the leaves in Hefty bags that will never degrade.
I remember that from my younger years in Illinois. It was wonderful.My husband says that even in Queens, NY they used to burn leaves in the street.
I wonder if people don't buy those chimneas in order to sneak in a little leaf burning.
You get my "curmudgeon of the day" award...LOL
those were good times, but I must say it was quiite dangerous, I remember people who would burn their leaves right out in front of there house and nearly burn there house down. Though I still say it was great fun, beside the fact I always ended up ruining a my shirt with burn holes from the flying ash
We can burn our leaves on designated days. although we do not.
Good luck with the deer fence, hope it is at least 8 feet.
The other day walked to the newspaper bin and 5 deer walked across my walk way, stoped looked at me and continued on.....
Our yard people blow the leaves into the woods. ( far too many to bag em..) then the wind blows them back the next day..they need a good snow to wet down and stay put)..so I feel like I've been paying to move the same stupid leaf for 20 years..
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