[8xeh]

Most of the leaf blower noise in my neighborhood is the one or two guys on the crew who's job it is to run the leaf blower while the other guys are doing the lawn mowing or edging.

If it was that guy's job to use a rake and broom instead of a leaf blower, the same amount of cleaning would be done.

[atlas_hugged]

Try doing that 12 hours a day 5-6 days a week for 1 year and report back your findings to us.