AUG 16, domestic hazards: eavestroughs (gutter-cleaning)

a) Reprise of material posted on August 16 in previous years ...

2020: TO ravines, Cedarvale (photo-collage) 

2021: binomial phrases, hale and hearty (poem)
2022: waterfowl, habitat restored (illustrated poem)
2023: at heart, hyperlipidemia (poem)

b) Today's Offering (Aug 16, 2024):

poetry lyrics:/ Old Fred, the frail homeowner mutters,/ "Every year, I must
 clean those damn gutters./  Tree debris, needles, leaves/ Rot and clog up the eaves./
 I hate ladders,"/ As downward he flutters./ (Several cursewords, on landing, he utters).   

Authors' Note: Despite a plethora of new products, many touted to last a lifetime, keeping evestroughs unclogged, free-running and cleanable is a major challenge. In man residential areas, nearby trees seem determined to use these moist, dark channels to produce compost, and encourage growth of seedlings. 

Falls, a major source of disability in folks like Fred and his elderly colleagues are largely preventable. 

 You can view an extensive collection of illustrated poems on this topic by proceeding to the post 'DOMESTIC HAZARDS' on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE. 

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