I hate to do this, but I've made a decision.
(Henry Blake, MASH 4077th).

I've got an estimate out, for cleaning the roof
AC unit. If the bid is accepted, I'm going to
buy four eaches, 50 foot lengths of the better
hose at Walmart. The nylon braided stuff.

I can remember one cheap hose I had, years
ago, that had a lot of kinks in it. I tried to
straighten out the hose, but the kinks remained.
The extra money would be worth it, to get
the job done. And there is a very great risk
that cheap hose would simply not do the job.

--
Christopher A. Young
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..

On 4/22/2011 8:30 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
I hate to do this, but I've made a decision.
(Henry Blake, MASH 4077th).

I've got an estimate out, for cleaning the roof
AC unit. If the bid is accepted, I'm going to
buy four eaches, 50 foot lengths of the better
hose at Walmart. The nylon braided stuff.

I can remember one cheap hose I had, years
ago, that had a lot of kinks in it. I tried to
straighten out the hose, but the kinks remained.
The extra money would be worth it, to get
the job done. And there is a very great risk
that cheap hose would simply not do the job.


I have a couple of flat vinyl roll up hoses that came on their own
reels. They're cheap but handy for simple stuff. I also have heavy
duty expensive rubber hose with machined fittings because I often
hook up to the hot water on mop sinks for exceptional cleaning of
coils. Hot water works so much better. ^_^

TDD

Wish I could find the flat cheap roll up ones. I was able to
find cloth type hose for $35 for 50 feet. That gets a bit
expensive. I agree about hot water, it does work better. I
take hot water for coil cleaning, when I can find it.

--
Christopher A. Young
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"The Daring Dufas" wrote in
message ...

I have a couple of flat vinyl roll up hoses that came on
their own
reels. They're cheap but handy for simple stuff. I also have
heavy
duty expensive rubber hose with machined fittings because I
often
hook up to the hot water on mop sinks for exceptional
cleaning of
coils. Hot water works so much better. ^_^

TDD

On Apr 22, 6:30*am, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
I hate to do this, but I've made a decision.
(Henry Blake, MASH 4077th).

I've got an estimate out, for cleaning the roof
AC unit. If the bid is accepted, I'm going to
buy four eaches, 50 foot lengths of the better
hose at Walmart. The nylon braided stuff.

I can remember one cheap hose I had, years
ago, that had a lot of kinks in it. I tried to
straighten out the hose, but the kinks remained.
The extra money would be worth it, to get
the job done. And there is a very great risk
that cheap hose would simply not do the job.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
*www.lds.org
.

For work like that, I would want the lightest, most flexible hose
possible. Working on a roof wrestling a stiff hose is not my idea of
fun. Of course it does leave one with the problem of kinking. Pretty
much a mexican stand-off as to which is better.

Perhaps a stiff one to get up to the roof then a cheap flexible?

Harry K

On Apr 22, 12:16*pm, Harry K wrote:
On Apr 22, 6:30*am, "Stormin Mormon"



wrote:
I hate to do this, but I've made a decision.
(Henry Blake, MASH 4077th).

I've got an estimate out, for cleaning the roof
AC unit. If the bid is accepted, I'm going to
buy four eaches, 50 foot lengths of the better
hose at Walmart. The nylon braided stuff.

I can remember one cheap hose I had, years
ago, that had a lot of kinks in it. I tried to
straighten out the hose, but the kinks remained.
The extra money would be worth it, to get
the job done. And there is a very great risk
that cheap hose would simply not do the job.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
*www.lds.org
.

For work like that, I would want the lightest, most flexible hose
possible. *Working on a roof wrestling a stiff hose is not my idea of
fun. *Of course it does leave one with the problem of kinking. *Pretty
much a mexican stand-off as to which is better.

Perhaps a stiff one to get up to the roof then a cheap flexible?

Harry K

"Perhaps a stiff one to get up to the roof..."

I'm afraid of heights, so I usually have a stiff one before I go up on
the roof.

I'm OK on flat roofs, but climbing the ladder terrifies me.
And the moment betwen the ladder and the roof terrifies me
even worse. Next week, I've got to do a building that is
about 20 feet tall, and that's really going to be a bad
experience. Gives me sweatty palms. I should buy a small
container of foot powder, and powder my palms before I climb
the ladder. My palms are sweatting, as I type, just thinking
of climbing.

--
Christopher A. Young
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..


"DerbyDad03" wrote in message
...

I'm afraid of heights, so I usually have a stiff one before
I go up on
the roof.

In article ,
"Stormin Mormon" wrote:

I'm OK on flat roofs, but climbing the ladder terrifies me.
And the moment betwen the ladder and the roof terrifies me
even worse. Next week, I've got to do a building that is
about 20 feet tall, and that's really going to be a bad
experience. Gives me sweatty palms. I should buy a small
container of foot powder, and powder my palms before I climb
the ladder. My palms are sweatting, as I type, just thinking
of climbing.

I keep a bottle of Ativan (lorazepam) on hand for anxiety-producing
situations and to break the cycle of insomnia when it becomes
repetitive. 0.5 mg will let me sleep all night, and 0.25 mg is perfect
for the kind of experience you're talking about. Put it under the tongue
20-30 minutes before you get the ladder out.

It's a benzodiazepine (like Valium, aka "mother's little helper") so it
can be habit forming. I know quite a few people who take it nightly for
sleep, but I wouldn't do that. A bottle of a dozen usually lasts me six
months or a year.

It is not a sleeping pill, so it's not likely to make you drowsy. (It's
effect on sleep is to quiet the mind. Like meditation, but faster.)

Smitty Two wrote:

I keep a bottle of Ativan (lorazepam) on hand for anxiety-producing
situations and to break the cycle of insomnia when it becomes
repetitive. 0.5 mg will let me sleep all night, and 0.25 mg is perfect
for the kind of experience you're talking about. Put it under the
tongue 20-30 minutes before you get the ladder out.

I couldn't imagine any advice worse than recommending a benzo before
climbing a ladder.

I honestly hope this is just a joke that I just don't get.

Jon

On Apr 23, 6:41*am, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
I'm OK on flat roofs, but climbing the ladder terrifies me.
And the moment betwen the ladder and the roof terrifies me
even worse. Next week, I've got to do a building that is
about 20 feet tall, and that's really going to be a bad
experience. Gives me sweatty palms. I should buy a small
container of foot powder, and powder my palms before I climb
the ladder. My palms are sweatting, as I type, just thinking
of climbing.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
*www.lds.org
.

"DerbyDad03" wrote in message

...

I'm afraid of heights, so I usually have a stiff one before
I go up on
the roof.

Same here except I _can_ work from a ladder as long as I'm not up very
far. It is getting back on the ladder from the roof that really gets
to me.

Harry K

Now, that sounds like real world wisdom. The ladder I'd be
using is fiberglass. It is 300 pound rated, and I weigh
somewhat less than that. Your fall due to the ladder, that
sounds miserable. I'm guessing you're going to be on
ibuprophen for a long time.

The two length of hose I've got now, are some kind of vinyl
with nylon mesh woven in. these have lasted for about 20
years. They have been hanging on the shade side of my
trailer since about 1994. They are reasonably light weight.
My Dad had some rubber hose, which was heavy, stiff, and
clumsy.

--
Christopher A. Young
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..


wrote in message
...

If you're using an aluminum step ladder, toss it in the
trash and buy
a good wooden ladder before you go to the roof. In Feb. I
went to my
roof to shovel off the snow, using an aluminum step ladder
in an icy
deck. I finished the roof, but when I stepped on the ladder
the legs
bent and I fell all the way down, and ended up in the
hospital. I
will never use or own another aluminum step ladder. They
are weak and
because they were on a slippery and icy deck, the legs just
buckled.
After I fell, that fu**ing ladder hit me in the face as well
as poking
a hole in my siding. Both rear legs were bent at a 90 deg.
angle away
from the ladder. I'm still cussing at that POS, even though
it went
to the recycler months ago. My back is still sore after
weeks of
physical therapy and meds. I actually crushed a steel
folding chair
when I fell on it.

As far as the hose, get a RUBBER Hose if you want a good
one. They
all kink, but rubber lasts almost forever and wont get stiff
or break
in cold weather. They cost double the price of a
reinforeced plastic
one but last many years. Spend the $30 for a rubber hose
which will
last you at least 12 years, rather than $15 for a plastic
that will
last 2 or 3 years. In the end, you come out ahead.

On 4/24/2011 8:27 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
Now, that sounds like real world wisdom. The ladder I'd be
using is fiberglass. It is 300 pound rated, and I weigh
somewhat less than that. Your fall due to the ladder, that
sounds miserable. I'm guessing you're going to be on
ibuprophen for a long time.

The two length of hose I've got now, are some kind of vinyl
with nylon mesh woven in. these have lasted for about 20
years. They have been hanging on the shade side of my
trailer since about 1994. They are reasonably light weight.
My Dad had some rubber hose, which was heavy, stiff, and
clumsy.

Don't know if it's been mentioned...are you sure there is sufficient
water pressure to get water up to that roof? Have a little experience
with connecting outside faucet to use on second story, and it wasn't
much pressure.

On Apr 22, 8:25*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Apr 22, 12:16*pm, Harry K wrote:





On Apr 22, 6:30*am, "Stormin Mormon"

wrote:
I hate to do this, but I've made a decision.
(Henry Blake, MASH 4077th).

I've got an estimate out, for cleaning the roof
AC unit. If the bid is accepted, I'm going to
buy four eaches, 50 foot lengths of the better
hose at Walmart. The nylon braided stuff.

I can remember one cheap hose I had, years
ago, that had a lot of kinks in it. I tried to
straighten out the hose, but the kinks remained.
The extra money would be worth it, to get
the job done. And there is a very great risk
that cheap hose would simply not do the job.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
*www.lds.org
.

For work like that, I would want the lightest, most flexible hose
possible. *Working on a roof wrestling a stiff hose is not my idea of
fun. *Of course it does leave one with the problem of kinking. *Pretty
much a mexican stand-off as to which is better.

Perhaps a stiff one to get up to the roof then a cheap flexible?

Harry K

"Perhaps a stiff one to get up to the roof..."

I'm afraid of heights, so I usually have a stiff one before I go up on
the roof.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Ah for those days when I had a 'stiff one". Getting old is not fun.

Harry K

You might be on to something, some of each. I'm remembering
some old vinyl hose I had, years ago. The hose was kinked
shut in several places, which made it useless. At the
moment, I'm thinking to wait till I get the bid, and then go
buy good hose. Not total indestructo, but good.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"Harry K" wrote in message
...

For work like that, I would want the lightest, most flexible
hose
possible. Working on a roof wrestling a stiff hose is not
my idea of
fun. Of course it does leave one with the problem of
kinking. Pretty
much a mexican stand-off as to which is better.

Perhaps a stiff one to get up to the roof then a cheap
flexible?

Harry K