The time I did it, I did put gloves on, but made sure to use a very long 
pole to keep me far far from any nest I may hit. If you're going to react to 
a bunch of bees or something, you sure don't want to do it on a ladder I 
know someone who got hurt pretty bad that way. You might even, as I did the 
time I did it, water down the gutters, just soak them with a garden hose, 
that will keep the problem down some too.
Dipoles on an arc, sure why not I'm doing it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 11:07 PM
Subject: off topic


> Now this is really off topic!
> We have had 7 inches of rain this evening.  I am spending my time with the
> shop vac, rather than with you all.  Anyway, I am thinking of cleaning my
> gutters.  Yes the horse has left the barn, but it will rain again.  I am
> invisioning filling my hands with a hornet's nest that was in a gutter.
> Have any of you cleaned your own gutters?  How was the job?
> I do have the extention ladder that will reach.  I can find a pair of
> gardening gloves, is that what I need?
> Comments and advice are appreciated!
>
> Also, does anybody think stringing dipoles on the ark I am building would 
> be
> frowned upon?
> H T Kaufman MSW LCSW
> Adaptive Technology Instructor