Yes, it's the suburbanite problem of too much house, too much yard. There's too much of everything to keep in presentable condition. One solution would be to h

Yes, it's the suburbanite problem of too much house, too much yard. There's too much of everything to keep in presentable condition. One solution would be to hire outside help to keep the excess of stuff clean, but that may be expensive. There's another solution, to cut down on the amount of stuff. When I was a kid the lawn would take 30 minutes to mow with a push lawnmower, and maybe 45 minutes for raking. Once a week. On Saturdays, because Sundays is quiet day. Washington told its citizens to either earn enough and keep quiet or downsize to keep quiet. It's a good start. It's time that other peoples' ostentatiousness stopped spilling over in my domain. Leafblowers are just one symptom. SUVs are another.