Adventures in Pressure Washing
Once every three years or so, I spend a couple of weekends pressure washing our fence. Knocks the crud and patina off and makes it look brand new. I was doing that yesterday. There was a rather sizable wasps’ nest between one of the posts and the pickets that I didn’t see. And I nailed it with the pressure washer unleashing a hoard of angry wasps. I know, my fault. I wasn’t sure of my target and what was behind it. The wasps, basically, came at me full force. Or, rather, came toward the pressure washer blast. And I laid down suppressive fire at the angry swarm. It worked. I didn’t get stung. Wet wasps are very sad wasps, by the way.
Also, it was difficult to finish the job because for every few minutes of pressure washing, I had to stop and play with the dog:
Who knew you could pressure wash Boston Terriers?
And sorry about the quality. It was my smart phone camera.
June 2nd, 2013 at 1:21 pm
What? Too busy laying down suppressive fire to film the sad wasps? Very disappointing.
June 2nd, 2013 at 1:58 pm
Half way there. Break out the baby shampoo and then hose the dog off a second time.
June 2nd, 2013 at 3:56 pm
What, this is the first time you pressure washed your Boston Bull? What have you been using, the dish washer? They love it! It sets off the fundamental terrier in them and they try to grab and throttle the spray. They love a challenge!
It keeps the white part white and the black part black! Nothing is worse than a dingey gray Boston!!!
June 2nd, 2013 at 4:15 pm
Friends of mine have a medium-size mixed-breed, and the minute you pick up a hose, here she comes; she effing LOVES playing in the water.
June 2nd, 2013 at 4:25 pm
So what we had was a peaceful “Occupy Uncle’s Fence” protest going on until you brought in the dogs and water cannons to break it up.
You didn’t build that fence!
June 2nd, 2013 at 5:05 pm
LOL, fun on both sides it looks like! 🙂
June 2nd, 2013 at 8:17 pm
wharrgarbl!!!
June 2nd, 2013 at 10:22 pm
I’ll give you 10 bucks if you’ll wash my husky.Springtime is fur time. You can even keep what comes off. Knit the kids some sweaters.
June 2nd, 2013 at 10:45 pm
Your Boston Terrier seems really love to get pressure washed. Congrat also for your victory on the wasps! 🙂
June 2nd, 2013 at 11:28 pm
What! First bubblehead and now you! It’s an epidemic!
This belongs here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Bt9zSfinwFA
Funny dog though 🙂
June 3rd, 2013 at 9:08 am
If there is ever a G-8 protest in your city, we now know who to give the fire hose too!
June 3rd, 2013 at 9:33 am
Pressure washed the wife’s cat once. Still hearing about it.
June 3rd, 2013 at 11:19 am
With a Nokia 920 you’d have gotten some fairly awesome video quality 🙂
June 3rd, 2013 at 11:31 am
Our Boston loves to bite water. Makes it easy to get the kiddo out to water the plants!
June 3rd, 2013 at 11:36 am
“Occupy Uncle’s Fence”
Matthew, epic.
June 3rd, 2013 at 11:51 am
I don’t know how you kept from giggling.
June 3rd, 2013 at 2:14 pm
I use a steam cleaner on decking and fences. Looks like new, especially Redwood. Faster than just cold pressure washing, I suspect. Hmm, I’ll have to do a comparison. Would be cheaper if I don’t have to fire up the burner…
June 3rd, 2013 at 7:39 pm
I’mna have to git me one of them pressure washer for our place in the hills..
June 3rd, 2013 at 8:48 pm
I have a Chesapeake Bay retriever who would have loved that even more!
June 5th, 2013 at 2:41 pm
I had no idea you could pressure a Boston Terrier. The Basinjihuahua at our house is terrified of water.
June 5th, 2013 at 2:42 pm
Basenji+Chihuahua