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I ordered the one i linked to, i am waiting for delivery now, it might be going back to be swapped for the mains one yet :specs

 
Used the go pro again today god I luv it [emoji106]

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No not that one in the link but got a similar one from fleebay that don't have usb but does have a cig lighter connection instead aswell as main plug. If you go back through the posts on here you will see the one I bought

Did you order the mains one smurf?
 
hmmm wish i had a go pro....couldnt be ars ed to get up my ladders.....another mistake....still...i was working in the rain..so ..mustnt grumble....but that gopro looks the business to save time....

 
I've got to survey 21 industrial units some time this week and I'm buggered if I will be using ladders to check all the guttering on that lot when it will be less hassle and effort using a gopro on a pole /emoticons/wink.png

 
hmmm yes i found out afterwards that she phoned me because of the blocked downspout...bet you have heard that one before

yep 21 units a lot of gutters...the shi te just gets everywhere...

 
I'm not that interested to be honest clearing the gutters on those units. So my plan is to do a full gutter survey with pics & vids then will put in a silly high price and hopefully don't hear from them again. If I do win the job at least it will be well worth my while to take it on. /emoticons/wink.png

hmmm yes i found out afterwards that she phoned me because of the blocked downspout...bet you have heard that one before
yep 21 units a lot of gutters...the shi te just gets everywhere...
 
hmmm especially when they wont come apart.......so there i was with two garden canes praying that my chinese chop sticks would bring up the lump of mortar in the bend....ahh well another one bites the dust ..it worked..

 
were they plastic and glued together by any chance?:rolleyes:

hmmm especially when they wont come apart.......so there i was with two garden canes praying that my chinese chop sticks would bring up the lump of mortar in the bend....ahh well another one bites the dust ..it worked..
 
yep ...no movement at all....so you either have to unblock em from the top or give up....so far so good not been beat yet ...well ...there was the rose one...bloody barbs on that...got there in the end....

feeling very charitable today so undid a gutter joint to slip the rubber seal back which had moved out due to the arctic winter two years ago..shows how long people put up with a leak...and instantly thought why did i do that....but did it in the end...those ogre joints are a real bar steward tight....

 
Glued joint on plastic bends can be a nightmare to do for sure especially if there is something stuck in them like broken bits of tiles etc. I shall remember the chopstick method next time I get one like that

Mind you the last resort is a hacksaw as long as the customer is going to pay you to replace the downpipe /emoticons/biggrin.png

 
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Got my Gopro hero 3+ silver today. Will be testing it out as soon as possible. Initial findings are very good so far though.

 
Nice one @J D...anything that makes my like easier is defo a no brainer :thumbsup:

For instance that survey I was on about I went around all of it over 400 m of guttering in under an hour videoing every bit of it as you do. Even when the heavens opened did not stop me doing the site survey as the camera I knew was protected in it's waterproof case. The rain did not bother me either as I had my H-viz wet gear on also me hard hat to help keep the rain out of my eyes.

Now after using the gopro for that site survey I have a comprehensive record including awkward access bits etc that I can refer back to whenever I want so now can give a more accurate quote for that job.

Here is a sample still pic cut from one of the vids so you can get an idea what it looked like inside.

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Usual **** but just another day in the life of a gutter cleaner :D

 
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