Let me reiterate my ire.
Leaf blowers = not the issue for me. (Although they are in general, I suppose)
The issue = Extremely hypocritical neighbor ("I'm green! And you all need to be quiet because my kids are napping at 4 in the afternoon!") running said leaf blower at 7:30am on a Saturday morning.
While I sympathize with those who live in 800 degree climates (I did 10 years in DC where the temps were in the 90s by 8:00am, and never got below 85 at night, so...) and folks who live where this sort of thing is the norm, it's absolutely not the norm here. Ergo, this fella can póg mo thóin.
That's a bloody good point, but this is suburbia, after all. Where everyone's nice to your face, before complaining behind your back! But having absolutely no issue with confrontation, I did have a word with him when I was out washing my car (Where I got a lecture on the amount of water I was wasting) and mentioned that my car washing was better for the environment than his leaf blower, which I hoped to NOT hear until after 9:00am tomorrow, if he was planning an outing with it. He simply stood there with his mouth open, before stomping his feet and saying "fine!" and heading indoors, where I'm sure I'll be the topic of dinner conversation this evening.
I'm really learning to detest this self-righteous arsetickler.