I pay some kids $250 to do it and I don't lose two weekends every fall and hit the golf course instead. I used to do a combination of chopping up leaves, bagging some and blowing some. Don't miss it.
I remember going on a class trip in 1978 to Waldens Pond and the colors were the most vibrant I've ever seen. Not sure what the weather was that year leading up to the fall but I think it was the best I've ever seen.
My wife's been complaining about the same thing, she went to the doctor, next is x-rays and a chiropractor, she thinks pinched nerve but hard to tell without x-rays.
My wife turned the heat on tonight, said it was too cold this morning, pretty early to turn it on, I think its usually in the middle of October average wise.
I remember getting a frozen ass sitting on those aluminum benches back in the 70's. Went to a game in December after a foot of snow fell and they didn't clear the snow, just brushed it off the benches, coldest I've ever been I think and I've camped out in below zero weather. At least I had a fire camping.
When I went fishing in June in New York the deckhand bought a new truck last year. He was offered 10g more than he paid from the dealer, he declined because he knew he couldn't replace it.