Now that the rains are upon us, it's a good time to remember to clean out your downspouts like I did yesterday… I also wanted to show our neighbor how much water he had on his. Here you go, Steve.
The smartest thing I did today (not wife/gift related… or phone/mom related) was to climb onto the roof to clear one of our downspouts… What seemed like a small puddle was about 80 gallons of standing water above the bedroom. Yikes.
It's interesting to note that this was the only downspout without a wire strainer to prevent backups. So, lesson learned: check your roof and install downspout strainers on all of your downspouts…
The best part about it is that I did this in shorts and a jacket… I love Northern California.
