My Township is trying to either regulate or eliminate gas powered leaf blowers & vacuums. There was a post about it on nextdoor.com, and I tried to engage a landscaper who was complaining about it. He called me a tree hugging pansy. This, my friends, is a big part of the problem. how does one have civil discourse with someone who is uncivilized?
And I challenge the idea it takes twice as much time to rake as it does to vacuum or blow but, yes, I would pay more.