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Offloaded mowing over twenty years ago. Offloaded bush trimming, ten foot holly “topiaries”, a few years ago. I didn’t retire to be a groundskeeper.
OMG- and I complain about the 25 I have to do….and I’m 59. Good for you- spread the usual 106 bags of mulch,
I am 43 and live in the woods, slowly getting rid of the trees that will be problems. Still a couple oaks over the house. Nothing a simple lift couldn't handle, but....I am done with lifts.I'm 62. About 5 years ago I made a promise to myself no more ladders. I had trees cut down to eliminate pruning needs, and did whatever I needed to do to rid ladders out of my life.
So far goal met.
Sad-A sad story. I own a tree company. 92 yr old neighbor insisted on doing some cleanup after I trimmed some trees for him as a courtesy. I told him multiple times to go in due to heat advisory.
He stopped by later with a check that he insisted I take, and cash. Passed away a day later after getting sick.
I didn't realize it and cashed that damn check. Haunts me to this day.
He SHOULD not have been out there working at his age. He was that type of guy though, old school and tough as hell and a young kid like me wasn't gonna tell him otherwise.
I'm 78 as well, hire it done.I am 78 and this past weekend I had some soffit blow off of my home. Usually I would get the ladders out, buy some materials and fix it. the soffits were about thirty feet in the air. I started to get uncomfortable with the idea of doing it myself when I heard of other people of my age trying to do they had done for a long time and ended up getting badly hurt or in a nursing home for recovery. How old were most of you when you came to the point where you think it is better to pay to have work done rather than risking an injury? I still do my own yardwork and most little repairs around the house, but getting into a situation where there is a chance of an injury is making me think twice about if it is really worth doing myself or trying to find someone to hire.
glad that ended as it did, wahoo.
Like many things, it is not binary. There is a continuum.
I did some work on both cars this weekend because I had access to the lift next door. Without that, I may have farmed both jobs out.
I did pay to have a bunch of suspension repair and service done to my truck.
At 64 I know my high ladder days are numbered, but I will still climb a well secured ladder.
It was not that long ago I was climbing up and down ladders on docks and the sides of barges and other sketchy locations.
100' tower crane climb, getting certified @56
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We had a harness and clipped to that cable with a follower.
Looking down the infinity rungs.
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I'm still doing my own work (no big ladders) at 81 1/2. I hope when I get to 92 I am still able to do most things and will continue to try. Heck, one can drop dead from a lot of things at 92.A sad story. I own a tree company. 92 yr old neighbor insisted on doing some cleanup after I trimmed some trees for him as a courtesy. I told him multiple times to go in due to heat advisory.
He stopped by later with a check that he insisted I take, and cash. Passed away a day later after getting sick.
I didn't realize it and cashed that damn check. Haunts me to this day.
He SHOULD not have been out there working at his age. He was that type of guy though, old school and tough as hell and a young kid like me wasn't gonna tell him otherwise.
Water heaters are pretty easy, except for wrestling them in and out of small spaces. I replaced ours about 5+ years ago and added an expansion tank and a pressure regulator. Actually pretty simple.I'm 68 and do everything I possibly can do if I have the knowledge to do so. I did have a new hot water heater installed mostly because I needed it done right away and I would have had to purchase a unit first.
I planned on doing it myself in a month or so and it started a slow leak, so it beat me to being pro-active to the change out.
glad that ended as it did, wahoo.
Like many things, it is not binary. There is a continuum.
I did some work on both cars this weekend because I had access to the lift next door. Without that, I may have farmed both jobs out.
I did pay to have a bunch of suspension repair and service done to my truck.
At 64 I know my high ladder days are numbered, but I will still climb a well secured ladder.
It was not that long ago I was climbing up and down ladders on docks and the sides of barges and other sketchy locations.
100' tower crane climb, getting certified @56
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We had a harness and clipped to that cable with a follower.
Looking down the infinity rungs.
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