[JohnnyComeLately]

That's just it. THere's no learning a leaf blower. Point, turn on, don't chase the kids, lather, rinse, repeat.

The other advantage is you get a really good sense of how your wax is doing. If you wax every week (which I have but not so much lately), it's not an issue, but if it you do you get a "read" for what the water's doing. When I wax weekly, the water screams off the car like a fat kid running for cake. I can let it go a few weeks and when the water doesn't seem to move as fast across the surface, I know it's time to spend the extra hour or so waxing, buffing, etc.

Maybe if I was single, it'd be different, btu with a wife and two kids, time is a premium. I can wash and completely dry the car in less time that the kids take in the shower in the morning (my kids hate to bathe so they're in and out fast).