Crazy Leaf Cleanup, Giant Leaf Blower, Strangely Satisfying

A huge leaf cleanup I did a while back. An ancient magnolia tree dumps a metric ton of leaves daily and it has been a LONG time since a proper leaf cleanup was done. Let's use the ECHO PB8010 to tackle the leaves and push them to the street for city pickup.
Q: What equipment are you using?
A: ECHO PB-8010 blower, hand tools, ECHO 58V hedge trimmer.
Q: Why did the ECHO tube break?
A: It just popped loose. There is one hose clamp that holds it and over time it works loose and needs to be retightened. Not a big deal as long as you have the tool on the truck.
Q: How much did you charge?
A: Not enough. We don't do many leaf cleanups in NE Florida, so I don't have much practice bidding them. This took a LOT longer than I estimated!
Q: Why didn't you clean up the leaves or haul them away?
A: My city has free curbside limb and yard waste pickup for city residents. They use big TL3 hydraulic scoop loaders, so my choices are A) charge the client $$$$ and waste HOURS to haul it away myself to a town an hour away, or B) charge $$$$ less to just push it to the street so the city can pick up in ~5 minutes. Also worth noting all other competitors locally do B, so A isn't really an option. I also can guarantee people won't read this and will complain about it in the comments. Variant comments below:
Q: If I left a mess like that in the street where I live, I would get a fine.
A: I don't live where you live. See above.
Q: If I left a mess like that in the street where I live, my clients would be ticked.
A: I don't live where you live. See 2 above.
Q: I can't believe you didn't clean up after yourself and left that mess for the poor city employees.
A: See 3 above.
Q: You should have pressure washed that shed for the customer.
A: I did, and made a video out of it!
0:00 Too quiet for an intro
0:19 Hedge trimming
1:21 Leaf-ageddon
1:37 Client was OK with backyard leaves being piled
1:47 They later changed their mind when they saw a snake in it
1:57 I returned and mulched the leaves with the BOB-CAT mower
2:07 Using the leaf blower sure beats raking
2:17 The ECHO PB8010 is a must for leaf cleanups
2:37 These leaves are headed for the tree-line
3:57 ECHO is too powerful for its own good
4:14 Back in business!
5:26 Almost done with this side
5:34 Now for the hard work
6:01 Making some progress
6:35 Get comfy, we will be here a while...
8:55 Water break!
9:03 Getting everything piled at the road
9:20 Before/Afters
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