And they're astoundingly dirty. There are more cars than leaf blowers, but all leaf blowers in aggregate pollute more than all the cars in aggregate.

And, all the dust and crap they loft into the air. My biggest pet peeve with people using leaf blowers is how the users always seem to throttle them up and down rather than keep them at a steady speed. Up down up down up down, it’s maddening.

If they ran at constant speed they would be even more polluting though.

I found myself responsible for a yard for the first time recently, because it was the only housing option that met my needs. Battery operated everything is the way to go these days.