Am I getting smarter or lazier?
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SolarAndWood
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cygnus
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soupy1957
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I've got a couple of questions:
1. You said "tonight." Was it a full moon? Sure is LIGHT out!!
2. Did you rent the lift, or do you own it? "Cost" could make it a bit less appealing to do it this way.
3. I trust you had someone around to "spot" you, as you used that lift!!
-Soupy1957
1. You said "tonight." Was it a full moon? Sure is LIGHT out!!
2. Did you rent the lift, or do you own it? "Cost" could make it a bit less appealing to do it this way.
3. I trust you had someone around to "spot" you, as you used that lift!!
-Soupy1957
CodyWayne718
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Soupy, It was about 8pm and to me thats night but hey, I'm weird. I own the lift. I just had to bring it home from the shop. I don't think there is anyway you could justify renting one because you could hire a chimney sweep for less than you could rent a lift for. The DW works great as a spotter, photographer, tool runner, vacuum up'er, and many other things.soupy1957 said:
Backwoods Savage
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Sure wish you lived closer Derek. We could use one of those for a few hours getting some dead limbs off some red oaks by the house.
Michigan/Indiana, some would say we're neighbors. Come on down and borrow it for a few hours.Backwoods Savage said:
mecreature
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Backwoods Savage
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Derek said:
That would be neat Derek. Hey, we lived near Plymouth, IN for a couple years. Lived on the banks of the Yellow River.
Bspring
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golfandwoodnut
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woodchip
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I suspect this is one very smart guy........ not a lazy one at all.
Great idea to check a chimney, and before the first page of the thread is over, there are enquiries about the price.
Not just smart...... brilliant ;-)
Great idea to check a chimney, and before the first page of the thread is over, there are enquiries about the price.
Not just smart...... brilliant ;-)
Flatbedford
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Smart if it doesn't cost 4 times what the sweep would.
One the other hand, I had a boss who insisted that he was so smart just because he was lazy and didn't want to work too hard. Or, always send the lazy guy to do the hardest job because he will figure out an easier way to do it.
One the other hand, I had a boss who insisted that he was so smart just because he was lazy and didn't want to work too hard. Or, always send the lazy guy to do the hardest job because he will figure out an easier way to do it.
"The only difference between men and boys is the size of their toys" - Joe's Grandmother
I say you are neither smarter nor lazier, you are just enjoying the toys that come with growing up
I say you are neither smarter nor lazier, you are just enjoying the toys that come with growing up
GolfandWoodNut said:
Well typically it would cost you about $500 to rent one of these for a day by the time you figure in the rental fee, insurance, delivery, pickup, taxes and fuel. Thats why I said you really couldn't justify renting one because you could hire a chimney sweep for a lot less. However, it did make the job a whole lot easier. I loaded up the basket with tools to take the cap off, my rods, brushes, and flashlight, ran up their, swept the chimney and was back on the ground in about 20 minutes. To top it all off, I didn''t have to crawl across the roof or set up another ladder on the roof to get to the cap. I'll never do it the old fashioned way again. That is of course assuming i have a lift at my disposal. You can rent a towable 50' lift for about $150 but that still wouldn't make much sense. I would gladly extend the offer to any forum member that lived close to swing by with the lift sometime if they wanted to try it out.
GolfandWoodNut said:
Well typically it would cost you about $500 to rent one of these for a day by the time you figure in the rental fee, insurance, delivery, pickup, taxes and fuel. Thats why I said you really couldn't justify renting one because you could hire a chimney sweep for a lot less. However, it did make the job a whole lot easier. I loaded up the basket with tools to take the cap off, my rods, brushes, and flashlight, ran up their, swept the chimney and was back on the ground in about 20 minutes. To top it all off, I didn''t have to crawl across the roof or set up another ladder on the roof to get to the cap. I'll never do it the old fashioned way again. That is of course assuming i have a lift at my disposal. You can rent a towable 50' lift for about $150 but that still wouldn't make much sense. I would gladly extend the offer to any forum member that lived close to swing by with the lift sometime if they wanted to try it out.
Derek said:
Many memebers from and around your area.... Calling Smokinjay... lol
Looks like a fantastic set-up you have there... . .
My lift has made me very lazy. Even have used to to paint first floor windows. Sure beats a ladder.
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yooperdave
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now, lets see what else this would be good for besides work...hmm-a little camouflage paint-deer season is right around the corner, no?
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