Just checking the roof
By Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65308)
Cainta, Philippines
March 17, 2020 4:22am CST
Yesterday it rained a little so I had to check the roof if the gutter was still clean. The nearby bamboo grove have the scattered leaves that land on our roof to settle in the gutter. When there are lots of bamboo leaves, the gutter gets clogged and the rainwater would enter the ceiling.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Mar 20
Yeah, had to collect the leaves. I have seen a bamboo cabinet for speakers. This reminds me that I had a stint with JBL inc, the maker of quality speakers.
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@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
17 Mar 20
That's good thing to do checking the gutters if they are clogged. Good job
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@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
17 Mar 20
@Alexandoy Yeah I notice the weather is cool too.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Mar 20
Thank you. It is tiring but just fine since the weather was quite cool.
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@TheHorse (218846)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Mar 20
@Alexandoy What is "cool" by Filipino standards?
@LadyDuck (471508)
• Switzerland
18 Mar 20
@Alexandoy 
YES! I do this myself, the wife of my neighbor also does. We do a lot of things that usually men do here.
YES! I do this myself, the wife of my neighbor also does. We do a lot of things that usually men do here.2 people like this
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Mar 20
@LadyDuck it is not in our culture. But that is better, I think, for the woman would have a sense of independence.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Mar 20
You do that yourself? I am surprised because I have yet to see a woman do that here.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
18 Mar 20
@Alexandoy
You look very secure on that ladder. So, I hope all is right with the roof now.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Mar 20
There were bamboo leaves in the gutter. Actually there are no rains yet so it wouldn't matter if the gutter gets clogged by the leaves. But it is my habit to clean the gutter twice a month, at the least.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Mar 20
@Hannihar cleaning the roof is a chore for rainy season.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
19 Mar 20
@Alexandoy
You are a good person for doing that.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
19 Mar 20
Yes . This is what we also have to keep checking during the rains..
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Mar 20
Our roof is delicate with trash. When the leaves pile up in the gutter then the rainwater has nowhere to go but inside our house.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
19 Mar 20
@Alexandoy ohh ..that sounds tough and requires careful monitoring
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Mar 20
@amitkokiladitya the bamboo grove is very tall so when the leaves fall it is flown by the wind onto our roof and settles on the gutter.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Mar 20
@DocAndersen but sometimes I climb too fast when the sun is hot.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
17 Mar 20
@Alexandoy as we get older we climb ladders slower. It is a natural intelligence we have developed.
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@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
18 Mar 20
Is there any money hidden up there?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Mar 20
I was hoping for that, waheehee.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50250)
• United States
17 Mar 20
Hopefully you got the gutters cleaned out.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Mar 20
Yes, they are cleaned because I cleaned them, waheehee. But in one week there would be lots of leaves again in the gutter.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Mar 20
It was not. There were bamboo leaves starting to pile up.
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
17 Mar 20
Clogged gutters do cause problems. It's good you can do that job yourself
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Mar 20
Sometimes it is the housemaid who cleans the gutter when I am busy.
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Mar 20
You got to keep it unclogged.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Mar 20
Yes, need to check from time to time.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Mar 20
My mortal enemy is the nearby bamboo grove. In a week, the gutter has a bucketful of leaves.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Mar 20
@porwest yes, perseverance with the cleaning.
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@porwest (90876)
• United States
17 Mar 20
@Alexandoy Sounds like a mess. Love trees, though. So I guess you have to deal with them if you want to enjoy them.
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@yoalldudes (35037)
• Philippines
17 Mar 20
You climbing those ladders and into the roof is starting to scare me. Please be careful.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Mar 20
No worries. I was the trainer of Spiderman waheehee.
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@yoalldudes (35037)
• Philippines
17 Mar 20
@Alexandoy Oh I see. Make sure you release your web.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Mar 20
Oh, yeah, everything's looking good.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Mar 20
We only clean the gutter during the rainy season only but I needed to check because it was windy the past days. Leaves would pile up.
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@pitsipeahie (5015)
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17 Mar 20
We use to have that problem before. Leaves and even fruit from our neighbor's tree would always end up on our roof clogging the gutter. Now its been almost 2 years since they had it cut so no more of those fruits falling on our roof and leaves filling the gutter. We regularly maintain the roof and gutters too to avoid major wear down and costly repairs.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Mar 20
The leaves are our main problem.
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