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usonian

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7. I live in the Sierra Foothills and survived the latest hurricane like winds.

Reply to Callalily (Original post)

Tue Feb 18, 2025, 01:00 AM

Feb 18

WAIT! I checked the gutter this morning and one end had parted company with the fascia of the house.

The front gutter has a break in the middle to accomodate the fancy front windows.

I had secured one leg of an L-bracket to its bottom with epoxy resin and the other leg with deck screws to the house. Both legs let go.

So there's handiwork to do some 13 feet up.

Damn wind is something else. I'll try to block it from that end of the gutter with a board. For looks, I'll put a solar powered motion sensor lamp up there.

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We recently got eight inches of snow, [View all] Callalily Feb 17 OP

Whoa! Maybe move the bird feeder closer? SWBTATTReg Feb 17 #1

Well, we would but the deer like to eat from it, Callalily Feb 17 #3

Oh yes, I exactly know what you mean. Our bird feeders are way off the ground, on the back patio, which is perhaps 15 SWBTATTReg Feb 17 #5

Went through much the same thing... GiqueCee Feb 17 #2

Yes, the wind is the kicker when the temps get so low. Callalily Feb 17 #4

Yeah, I'm fond of saying... GiqueCee Feb 17 #6

I live in the Sierra Foothills and survived the latest hurricane like winds. usonian Feb 18 #7