A large bamboo pole with the tips of the bamboo wrapped around it. It kind of looks like something a wicked witch would ride on.
I'm kind of happy to see people still sweeping here and not using those noisy leaf blowers.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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A large bamboo pole with the tips of the bamboo wrapped around it. It kind of looks like something a wicked witch would ride on.
I'm kind of happy to see people still sweeping here and not using those noisy leaf blowers.
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Hey Kat - My grandmother used those..... ;o)
Uhm...that looks a lot like my broom. I keep mine in the garage (will take photo), and hope to learn to fly it one day...got the idea from the italian Befana/old hag character on Epiphany Day and wanted one for the longest time! It cost me something like 4€?
I used to see an older Filipino maintenance man around the building where I work using a palm frond to sweep.
There used to be a man at University of Hawaii Manoa always sweeping with a long broom like that, but I haven't seen him in a few months. His broom was over 10' long so he could sweep the street from the sidewalk. :)
I've used that style and I thnin I prefer it to the flatter style we have here. Fully agree with you about the leaf blowers...sound and smell...
j
These brooms are pretty good and more than do the job required.
neat Kirk :)
Rowena, I wonder where they sell them here...
Wow Jalna :)
10' is quite long Rick!
I sometimes wonder if those using the blowers know how to sweep, Jasmine ;)
Take care everyone.
Kat
it is a good thing they are durable J-A!
Take care.
Kat
I wish they would use those brooms at the condo complex across the street from me instead of the blowers early in the morning. ;-)
wasn't there a law passed in Hawaii Deb in Hawaii about using those blowers early in the morning??
Take care.
Kat
This kind of brooms were used for ages! Where I come from (Kyrgyzstan), we make them from the flexible and leafy branches of trees and large bushes :-)
that is interesting Nargiza!
Take care.
Kat
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