Not bad, rpr383.
I considered getting one of those, but I'm still relatively young. I may change my mind in 10 to 15 years. My plot is nearly 1 acre, so I have a little more than .5 acre to mow. The trees on my property that drop the largest volume of leaves are 4 red maples, and 1 pin oak. The 4 red maples range from 55-75 ft. high, and the pin oak is now about 55 ft. high. I have a corner lot, and the downed leaves can get quite thick, as the red maples are concentrated in the 'sweeping corner' area. A lawn sweeper is out of the question. (I thought about it earlier this year, but laughed the more I thought about it.) At least the city picks up the leaves if the owner moves them to the edge of the street. (Big vac.-shredder truck.) So, I just made a block off plate for my 38" deck, and mowed away. Just did it this afternoon and it worked pretty good. Chopped them up. And minimal hand raking before winter comes. The thing is, I'll have to do it again at least 1-2 more times yet, as the red maples have only lost about 1/4 of their leaves.
Ahhhh.... more seat time I guess.
Cheers.