This blows

Ah, I've just remembered my blog! The perfect place to vent, so to speak, about my issues with leaf blowers. Where to start? Does South Africa suffer from raging unemployment? Hmm, maybe! Does South Africa have a balance-of-payments problem? Quite possibly absolutely. Did the petrol price go through the roof last week? Very definitely. Does SA have an almost unlimited supply of grass brooms and large palm fronds for sweeping? Yes, I believe it does. Finally, does blowing leaves from one side of the parking lot to the other achieve anything at all?

Is there ANY reason for the noisy, offensive, gas-guzzlin' petrol leaf blower?