khakis vs. leafblowers

I had the option of trying on a pair of comfortable looking khaki pants (on sale) from Land’s End in Sears over the weekend.  However, when I got to the changing room to try a few things on, I couldn’t even take them off of the hanger.  I am against them.   When falling asleep last night, I was thinking of what other items I also dislike and thought I would go through an exercise of comparing them.

What leaf-blowers and khaki pants have in common:

They both remind me of work and effort.
They are not really needed, but people think that they are.
They are both considered practical and I am sure that you can find both at Target.
They symbolize suburbia. 
When you put them on, you clench them at the waist.
I do not own either of them.

What leaf-blowers and khaki pants do NOT have in common:

One of them is really noisy and is gas-powered.
One of them is very common and can be found in closets.
One of them is a bit too hard-core lawn-work wise.
One of them has pockets.
I had to wear one of them to my high-school job at KFC.
The main purpose of one of them is to blow leafs around.