that actually meets the functional requirements of the job That would be a rake. The reason people use leaf blowers is the same as the reason they use motorcy

that actually meets the functional requirements of the job That would be a rake. The reason people use leaf blowers is the same as the reason they use motorcycles. They are loud and obnoxious and people enjoy being loud and obnoxious, no matter the availability of superior tools. I have seen my neighbors spend upwards of an hour pissing around with their noise blowers on yards that could be raked in 15 minutes flat. There is some asshole in my neighborhood with a jet-pack style double-barreled leaf blower that can be heard from four blocks away. I'm sure if you asked this scumbag he would tell you how very necessary it is for him to be the world's loudest sociopath. I don't buy it.