I did a little power washing yesterday. I was able to clean the teak garden furniture. But the patio was well beyond my skills and the power of the washer. That calls for the professionals. When they do it it looks so easy and there's no dirt splashed all over one's front.
Frank Woldert II invented the pressure washer. He was an employee of a Pennsylvania company producing gas-fired water heaters and boilers, and whiskey picks. He discovered that the steam forced to press high through a small hose provided an effective way to clean the grease off the garage floor. That was in 1926. They were in commercial use for decades before they became consumer products in the 1990s.
The article on the history of pressure washing says: "Pressure washers can be very dangerous and should only be operated by mature specialists or users, (no children playing in flip flops and shorts). Water pressure near the nozzle is powerful enough to strip flesh from your bone, and that is nothing to kid around about because it can cause serious damages and injuries."
My little power washer does not have that level of power, but it made me wonder if I should put on shorts and flip flops given how wet I was getting with the spray.
Today's geese are to be found in the same location as yesterday's - in Jordan Valley. I see these two regularly, but I haven't seen any little ones yet. And the John Street orchard initially looks like an Autumn scene with the colours, but there are still flowers in bloom above the fluffy dandelions. With Lake effects, the sky can be a solid grey. A turn of the magic wand with Skylum changes all that.
