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matt

used my hose reel for the first time today
« on: March 02, 2009, 10:21:51 pm »
what a nightmare

it snags on EVERYTHING and ANYTHING

its a pain to pull out

its a even bigger pain to wind in

it gets caught on every plant pot, bush and rock in the garden

i dont know how people do it

dave0123

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Re: used my hose reel for the first time today
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2009, 10:30:19 pm »
lol i was like that wen first used hose but gets better after you learn how to lay it! still snags on things though just have to get used it  ;D i swear at it under my breath usally helps
Dave.

DaveG

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Re: used my hose reel for the first time today
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2009, 10:32:37 pm »
It WILL catch on the tinyest thing mate!!!!
 Believe me!!
 >:( >:( >:(
You can't polish a turd

dave.e

Re: used my hose reel for the first time today
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2009, 10:32:51 pm »
wait till you start pulling weely bin around the houses ho god it fun

DaveG

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Re: used my hose reel for the first time today
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2009, 10:34:22 pm »
wait till you start pulling weely bin around the houses ho god it fun

And plant  pots!!
You can't polish a turd

Moderator David@stives

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Re: used my hose reel for the first time today
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2009, 10:45:41 pm »
and old ladies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

pjulk

Re: used my hose reel for the first time today
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2009, 10:49:53 pm »
I hope you wheeled them back when you were finished with them   ;D ;D ;D ;D

matt

Re: used my hose reel for the first time today
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2009, 10:50:52 pm »
i have been lucky with my cart, i think i might just have a slightly longer pole hose for the cart, i really cannot see the point of a 50 M hose

Re: used my hose reel for the first time today
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2009, 10:51:11 pm »
Ive learnt to count in the last year, I was so angry with it for the first 3 months, then realised the day went better and I earnt more if I didnt take my relationship with my hose-reel too personally, it isn't that it doesnt love me, it just has a mind of its own  ;D

Now I just stay calmmmm and treat it with respect  ;)

brett walker

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Re: used my hose reel for the first time today
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2009, 10:52:54 pm »
    www.slipnslide.co.uk


brett   :)

eclipse

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Re: used my hose reel for the first time today
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2009, 11:08:33 pm »
Dont know how i manage it because i only pulled a little tiny  bit  ::)

pulled heard a bang went round the corner id only got snagged on a big 120 litre rainwater but and pulled it over............. it was like a flood plain... ;D  and that was first day with the new 8mm microbore lol

ftp

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Re: used my hose reel for the first time today
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2009, 06:14:12 am »
Kids bicycles chucked on the ground are great, i can lasso two at a time easily. Scooters are a doddle, i can drag those back without even knowing. My favourite times are when the hose decides to kink under a wooden gate then wedges itself solid.   Parked cars on the drive are such fun and of course wheely bins - i can catch those walking both ways. Eventually wind it all back up and laugh at all the cat crap i've smothered myself in.  ;D ;D
There is no knack it's always a pain in the bum. But not a pain in the back like barrels are.  ;D

Re: used my hose reel for the first time today
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2009, 06:27:40 am »
It's often the case that you don't put out quite enough hose, and when it is short it's always just a foot short of where you want it

I hate it when it goes thru a smear of dog poo on the pavement, but you don't see it happen, or know it's happened until you get back in the van, and a smell starts reach your nose, from your hand. >:(

Nowadays I take my hose in thru a rag, cleans it as you go.

ftp

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Re: used my hose reel for the first time today
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2009, 06:30:44 am »
I pulled a bird table over yesterday  ;D a massive one too - hell of a mess.

D.Salkeld_Ltd

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Re: used my hose reel for the first time today
« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2009, 06:44:12 am »
Sorry Folks, can't resist this.............

Backpack ;D ;D ;D
Hose OUTSIDE the pole ;D ;D ;D

EXACTLY Why I won't use Hoses ;D ;D

David
Not Perfect - But Honest

LWC

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Re: used my hose reel for the first time today
« Reply #15 on: March 03, 2009, 08:00:11 am »
You see the pattern on your rug? It will get stuck on that lol

Ian W

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Re: used my hose reel for the first time today
« Reply #16 on: March 03, 2009, 08:00:25 am »
Used a hose for the first time a couple of weeks ago. It got stuck under a gate, so gave it a tug and it whipped around like a skipping rope and threw a potted plant about 6 feet in the air. I just stood there gobsmacked!   :o

I spoke to the customer and apologised. Luckily, the plant was being thrown out.  ;D

It does get better quickly - honest!
Do all the good you can, and make as little fuss about it as possible.
Charles Dickens

[GQC] Tim

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Re: used my hose reel for the first time today
« Reply #17 on: March 03, 2009, 08:11:41 am »
You need to learn each house, where to lay it, where to pull it. It takes some time, plus the hose does need a day or two to get more supple (if it's new)

gary999

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Re: used my hose reel for the first time today
« Reply #18 on: March 03, 2009, 09:41:48 am »
changed from 50 mtrs of microbore to using a backpack
im finshing work quicker and a lot happier not having to
run the gauntlet of plant pots,wheelie bins getting snagged
on walls getting caught in gaps on kerbs steps bloody dog crap

ahhh lifes much easier now ;D

Window Washers

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Re: used my hose reel for the first time today
« Reply #19 on: March 03, 2009, 09:46:44 am »
changed from 50 mtrs of microbore to using a backpack
im finshing work quicker and a lot happier not having to
run the gauntlet of plant pots,wheelie bins getting snagged
on walls getting caught in gaps on kerbs steps bloody dog crap

ahhh lifes much easier now ;D
How boring is that, you should have got 100mtrs and had more fun  ;D
If your not willing to learn, No one can help you, If you are determined to learn, No one can stop you ;)