Sometimes one thing just leads to another, etc.etc

   / Sometimes one thing just leads to another, etc.etc #1  

dieselsmoke1

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Eastern North Carolina
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Mahindra 2810HST
Taking a break from my weekend project, thought some of you may get a chuckle reading about it. Let's begin with:

Problem A: Water running off the roof was splattering up the foundation and walls with mulch and clay. This was before I bordered the whole place with crushed brick. Ugly mess resulting in

Solution A: Install Gutters. Problem solved, however resulted in

Problem B: Gutters stopping up with leaves. Cleaning out gutters ain't no fun, resulting in

Solution B: Add gutter helmets. Problem solved, however now we have

Problem C: Blackbirds determine the openings at the ends of the gutter helmets wouold make a great place to raise a family. Yeah the instructions said to close off the ends but what do they know. At least for the moment this was more an aggravation than a problem, as a good rain would send them flushing. However it did bring on

Problem D: A blacksnake detects the baby birds and shimmies up between the corner post and downspout for a tasty meal. After getting his belly full, Mr blacksnake decided to catch some rays and enjoy the view by stcking his head plus 8" out of the end of the gutter. When the Bride walked around the corner and looked up, this immediately led to

Serious Freaking Problem E: EEEEEEEEEEEK!!! EDDDIE!!!! Which brings us to

Problem F: My butt on a 24' ladder with drill, tin snips and pop rivets closing off a dozen gutter ends. I hope Solution F closes this one out. I'm tired of fighting with it.
 
   / Sometimes one thing just leads to another, etc.etc #2  
hahahahahaha /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I'm sure glad it's your problem and not mine!!! It's bad enough killing a snake that's already been run over, but having to climb a ladder (fear of heights) AAANNNDDD deal with a snake is just too much!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

Thank you for not posting pics.
Eddie
 
   / Sometimes one thing just leads to another, etc.etc #3  
That must have been a sight, the snake's head sticking out of the gutter! My wife would have freaked too!
 
   / Sometimes one thing just leads to another, etc.etc #4  
Umm....

Whats a blacksnake?
 

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