I don't rake, I let the leaves return to the earth slowly as nature intended.
But the Northeast edge of Tropical Storm Eta came through and tomorrow I'll have to collect dozens of fallen palm fronds. Not complaining, the strongest gusts we had were around 60mph. We got a lot of rain, but at 32' above sea level, I'm on top of the Florida Alps.
Even better, we didn't lose electric power, so the becan in the fridge isn't spoiled. I think I'll have some tomorrow.