yeah, that was the only major damage. no damage to the roof. the patio cover was damaged but not too bad. oh - and the fence was damaged some, but it was already in need of being replaced in the area that was damaged, so we're just propping it up until I feel like working on it (well....if I wait until I FEEL like working on it then it might never get done....)
james the trunk was probably 9 or 10" at the largest part. no, it wasn't huge, but it was still more physical work than we three normally do on a saturday morning.
He's retired and we're both "office" workers.
and the humidity was pretty high because of the recent rain and the temperature reached 100 F by the time we finished.
as for the wheelbarrow - I don't think cricket bats would be very helpful. after all, crickets are pretty small creatures, I wouldn't think you'd really need a bat for them...
Wookiee - nope, we cut up the big parts for firewood that I stacked in the corner of the lot, but the smaller stuff with all the leaves I put out to be picked up.
spacey - they pick up stuff like that once a month and we're not supposed to leave it out until the day before pickup, but during storms like this they don't complain. if you put it out too soon during normal maintenance of your yard, tho, they'll fine you for that! but we can't burn, either. big cities have pros and cons!