I am so amused by the fact that the leaf blower people, in many cases are the same people who pay membership dues at some gym or fitness palace, or are out running in gear that costs hundreds of dollars, but would not even consider turning to the good, old, non-electrical rake for a vigorous workout.

Get a sport’s celebrity to endorse the rake, customize it with the team colors, show him (or her) in glitzy, HD motion, with sweat droplets dripping off his (or her) brow to the sound of some thumping, pumping, jarring music, as he (or she) uses the rake to demonstrate their various jumps, pivots and other forms of graceful agility while building a 30 foot mound of brilliant fall leaves and then watch sales of the humble device soar.