Everywhere I am there is a guy running a leaf blower. At my house, leaf blowers everywhere all day long. At work, of course, leaf blowers blowing dirt and allergens into the air. It’s such a special noise, it goes through walls and headphones so effectively. They are the most pervasive, annoying things on the planet. I hate them more than mosquitoes.
I have one that I use mostly during leaf season since I have several trees and a bad back. Using a leaf blower, I can clean up the yard in less than 10 minutes. Manually raking would take a few hours and thwn I’d be unable to move around for a while. I just blow the leafy goodness onto flower beds though so they can act as mulch.