God I hate leaf blowers. Interestingly when I went to Beijing recently I was pleasantly surprised at the absence of noisy gardening machines. The streets were

God I hate leaf blowers. Interestingly when I went to Beijing recently I was pleasantly surprised at the absence of noisy gardening machines. The streets were much cleaner there and the landscaping noticeably better. I think I want to move there now. Coming back to the US I feel like this is a poor third-world country now.