Today was the first decent day we’ve had weather-wise in about two weeks and my father-in-law has been needing his ladder back so I got to climb on to my roof. I have done this before last year to assess the shingles after a nasty wind storm, we fared better than my neighbors thankfully. Why was up there like an idiot? I definitely kept asking myself this too as I worried about how much moisture the morning fog would factor into me falling off and landing on my head. On a more serious note, I was risking my neck for two reasons: I needed to use a snake tool to clear out the accumulation of lint in the dryer’s vent; find out where that blankity-blank rooster is. Yes, someone nearby keeps a rooster in his backyard like he’s still living in the Old Country or a farm.
The snake mission was a success. Our dryer completed a load of towels and whites in an hour (technically 1:03) which is fantastic. This type of laundry would take over two hours so I hope to see some improvement in our electric bill. My recon for the rooster yielded vital intel too. Turns out there’s TWO roosters in the yard behind mine in some kind of chicken coop. Now we need to research what the rules are on about keeping livestock because those blasted buckets of original recipe start crowing non-stop around 5 AM.
Oh yeah, I did climb down with Somara’s guidance without having to jump. Hard to believe my brother and I did this about 30 years ago as kids in our house in Champaign.