backpack-sprayer_240228

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:12:43 -0600

29FEB24 (you don't type that date very often..) :=)

Spent the latter half of the day yesterday blowing the leaves off the driveway and cool deck (AGAIN!), cleaning skimmers, running "Dolph" the robot, and finally, spraying almost eight gallons of herbicide on every weed I could find, one weed at a time! I bet it pulled that pump trigger two thouand times at least.

Even with a pillow between my back and the tank, toting it around for over three hours was tough and this was the second application with about a month in between.

Plus, we had a small, late norther blow through. The temp dropped significantly and the wind was probably gusting to 30kts. That helped the blower but in shorts and just a long sleeve shirt, it got chilly quickly and I had to grab a jacket and, by the time I finished the spraying, my bare feet in Crocs felt like I had been ice skating all day!

Put the gear away, grabbed an extended hot shower and believe me, it felt wonderful.