Worn-out 64-year-old old fart here again.

While descending, the ladder slipped backwards, but then caught
itself. Result: a damaged piece of gutter and two bruised, bleeding
shins with big knots on each.

So anyway, what gutters with guards do you recommend?

On Feb 19, 10:29*am, Windswept@Home (Jack W) wrote:
Worn-out 64-year-old old fart here again.

While descending, the ladder slipped backwards, but then caught
itself. *Result: a damaged piece of gutter and two bruised, bleeding
shins with big knots on each.

So anyway, what gutters with guards do you recommend? *

Bungie cord the ladder to the gutter so it does not move.

On Feb 19, 11:29 am, Windswept@Home (Jack W) wrote:
Worn-out 64-year-old old fart here again.

While descending, the ladder slipped backwards, but then caught
itself. Result: a damaged piece of gutter and two bruised, bleeding
shins with big knots on each.

So anyway, what gutters with guards do you recommend?

Sorry to hear about the war wounds. Buy a ladder stabilizer and
attach it to the top of the ladder. The ladder stabilizer will allow
you to work without the ladder leaning on the gutter (better for the
gutter and a helluva lot safer), have the stabilizer legs resting on
the roof shingles, or have the stabilizer legs resting against the
wall under the gutter - the stabilizer will hold the ladder away from
the wall so you won't be working out from under any roof overhang.

As far as the gutter guards, I've never found anything that works as
well as the Leafguard gutters. Unfortunately they're a one piece
gutter and not something you can add on to an existing system. Google
the alt.home.repair newsgroup for gutter guards and Leafguard. The
question comes up pretty frequently.

R

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Windswept@Home (Jack W) wrote:

Worn-out 64-year-old old fart here again.

While descending, the ladder slipped backwards, but then caught
itself. Result: a damaged piece of gutter and two bruised, bleeding
shins with big knots on each.

That almost put you in the same category as Green Bay Packer
great Max McGee. McGee passed away recently when he fell off
of his twin cities area roof. What a tragic loss. Be careful,
we don't want to lose you either, Jack.

-john-

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You may have heard about the guy who tied a safety rope from his car bumper
to himself so he would not fall off the other side of his roof...

Well he heard his car start! His wife went to the store in the car to go
shopping!


"Jack W" wrote in message
Worn-out 64-year-old old fart here again.

While descending, the ladder slipped backwards, but then caught
itself. Result: a damaged piece of gutter and two bruised, bleeding
shins with big knots on each.

So anyway, what gutters with guards do you recommend?

On Feb 19, 12:58*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:05:29 -0800, "Bill"

wrote:
You may have heard about the guy who tied a safety rope from his car bumper
to himself so he would not fall off the other side of his roof...

Well he heard his car start! His wife went to the store in the car to go
shopping!

Did he follow her to the store?

Did he have any other option?

Joe

Leafguard gutters with built in guards work great. I have them in North
Carolina and my parents did when they lived on Long Island with 6 oak trees
on a tiny lot. Neither filled with leaves or any other junk. Downside is
that they cost too damn much.


"Jack W" Windswept@Home wrote in message
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Worn-out 64-year-old old fart here again.

While descending, the ladder slipped backwards, but then caught
itself. Result: a damaged piece of gutter and two bruised, bleeding
shins with big knots on each.

So anyway, what gutters with guards do you recommend?

"John A. Weeks III" wrote in message ...
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Windswept@Home (Jack W) wrote:

Worn-out 64-year-old old fart here again.

While descending, the ladder slipped backwards, but then caught
itself. Result: a damaged piece of gutter and two bruised, bleeding
shins with big knots on each.

That almost put you in the same category as Green Bay Packer
great Max McGee. McGee passed away recently when he fell off
of his twin cities area roof. What a tragic loss. Be careful,
we don't want to lose you either, Jack.

What john said.

Mike

On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:29:27 GMT, Windswept@Home (Jack W) wrote:

Worn-out 64-year-old old fart here again.

While descending, the ladder slipped backwards, but then caught
itself. Result: a damaged piece of gutter and two bruised, bleeding
shins with big knots on each.

So anyway, what gutters with guards do you recommend?

Live to be 65; pay somebody else to do it. BG

"Jack W" Windswept@Home wrote in message
...
Worn-out 64-year-old old fart here again.

While descending, the ladder slipped backwards, but then caught
itself. Result: a damaged piece of gutter and two bruised, bleeding
shins with big knots on each.

So anyway, what gutters with guards do you recommend?

Ain't it funny how you remember that in slow motion?

I would suggest any brand of gutters that come installed. I have gutters on
the deck at my cabin waiting for the snowdrifts to melt. The gutter guys
nearly got snowed in and just left it for spring thaw. The way the porch is
with the space underneath, the eaves are 16' off the ground. I'm only 59,
and used to climb to the top of drilling derricks with no tie offs. (before
a lot of OSHA crap) But any more, I don't like those long ladders.

Steve ;-)

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Joe wrote:

On Feb 19, 12:58*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:05:29 -0800, "Bill"

wrote:
You may have heard about the guy who tied a safety rope from his car bumper
to himself so he would not fall off the other side of his roof...

Well he heard his car start! His wife went to the store in the car to go
shopping!

Did he follow her to the store?

Did he have any other option?

Joe

A sharp knife comes in handy at times like that

Windswept@Home (Jack W) wrote in news:47bb0252.3096421@news-
60.giganews.com:

Worn-out 64-year-old old fart here again.

While descending, the ladder slipped backwards, but then caught
itself. Result: a damaged piece of gutter and two bruised, bleeding
shins with big knots on each.

So anyway, what gutters with guards do you recommend?

Well, I had my ass reamed Monday - literally. Colonoscopy.

See, it can always be worse :-)

Alcoa leaf relief.