The bane of home ownership.

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https://www.engadget.com/2016/11/07/the-best-leaf-blower/

If your lawn is too large for leaf cleanup with a rake, we recommend the Worx WG520 Turbine Leaf Blower, a corded electric handheld blower that offers leaf-moving power on par with many gas models, at a fraction of the cost, weight, and noise. This conclusion comes after almost 100 hours of research and testing over the past three years, including hands-on time with 18 leaf blowers and the input of three pro landscapers with 52 years of combined experience. In our three years of leaf blower testing, the Worx is the most powerful electric blower that we've used.

I "leaf" them in the flower beds and veggie area but a 2 feet deep pile of leaves covering the lawn can not stand.

#leafwar2016

picturing him Edward Scissorhands-ing your shrubs...

I think those are notorious for snapping limbs fairly easily in storms

Are squirrels rare in southern CA? I have 20 of his cousins in my yard.

My neighbor had one of those. We used to have BB gun wars and he broke that thing out and it left huge purple/yellow welts. Later it was confiscated by the police after some windows were broken. Good times.