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Post by gambit on Aug 1, 2004 20:35:33 GMT -5
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Post by simon on Aug 2, 2004 13:20:43 GMT -5
Wow that is awesome, you did a great job. I am going to break out the machine Tuesday after I lay a bit more topsoil down, I will need to clean up this past weekends mess. Now that I have the machine, it amazes me how messed up things can get in such a short period of time.
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Post by Gary Roberts on Aug 5, 2004 10:08:30 GMT -5
How did you do that Allen?
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Post by gambit on Aug 5, 2004 10:54:19 GMT -5
A pressure washer, a bleach solution, and one hell of a long ladder!!! ;D (Talkin about a HOT job!) I need to do this in the Spring or Fall only.   |
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Post by Christopher Myers on Aug 5, 2004 11:45:47 GMT -5
Allen, Yuck !!! that does not look like fun !! Holdiong the prerssure washer wand is good for the grip though  Christopher Myers |
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Post by gambit on Aug 5, 2004 12:32:02 GMT -5
I agree, especially when you are 40+ feet of the ground on a 38ft ladder, with your body one foot away from the surface you are cleaning (because of the lean-to ladder style). You have to hold the wand behind your shoulder line (to make room for the wand length). With that pressure pushing you back, trying to keep my balance, the wand wanting to go at a sidward angle, and getting the mist blown back into my face -causing me to close my eyes- vertigo sets in and you are in God's hands! Once an area was finished and I climbed down, the exhausted muscles finally got a chance to relax. Well, after 12 hours of that I got a full-body pump! My wrists were sore that night with only an aching back the following day. Next time...and there will be a next time...a manlift will be used. Not only does that save time and money, it is much safer. Shucks, I lose all around!  |
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Post by Michael Griffin on Aug 8, 2004 8:52:30 GMT -5
Hey Allen, just remember..... it's not the fall, it's the sudden stop and the end of the fall!  But, the house looked great. Michael |
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Post by gambit on Aug 9, 2004 10:43:38 GMT -5
Thanks Mike ! I agree about the stopping, it would not have been nice!!! I have to say, even though I got paid well for that job the enjoyment of it being over almost made me pay him back the whole amount.....NOT ! See, the sun did something to me that day. The beer tasted great that evening though! |
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