You are not alone David, I am no fan either. We have one that is about to reach power lines, why on earth it was planted where it was is a mystery and we also have a half a dozen or more rather ungainly ones that are planted near our fence line.
I guess at the time they would of been OK but now have grown far to big and we need a solid fence put there but can't without it becoming a major and expensive operation.
Good for bonsai but my dislike for them stretches too far.
