Weather is strange this year. I want to write about stuff that should be
useful for fall (because I’m finding a lot of stuff that would be useful for
fall), but I look outside and it is 85 degrees and sunny, the trees are green,
grass is growing, birds are really confused, and it feels more like summer than
fall. A glance at the television weather
report shows that it is going to remain sunny and warm until this weekend,
maybe longer.

Rest assured, fall will come. Everything will recede, the leaves will fall
from the trees, and I guarantee you it is going to fell like all those leaves
have fallen into your gutter. Then you’ll
have to climb up a ladder, sit on the roof, and scoop out nasty brown gunk for
a whole Saturday when you should be watching college football and grilling out
burgers.

That’s why you need to make the investment and buy yourself
a Looj, from IRobot Corporation. What is
a Looj? Why, it’s a gutter-cleaning
appliance, kind of like a more disgusting version of a Roomba.

From PC World:

The
$99, 2.25-inch high Looj drives under gutter straps propelled by a three-stage
auger that sweeps out dirt, leaves and debris.

Users control the Looj from the ground, though they need to
climb up and down a ladder at least four times — to place and remove it.

Hey, even if the Looj only works for one year, it’s worth it
not to have to climb up onto the house, risk falling off, and spend a whole day
cleaning my gutters by hand. Not to
mention cleaning out the gutters in the garage, too.

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