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in the old days
all the old houses that had wood gutters.........where i grew up
had cans of linseed oil in the basement...
the gutter drain hole got plugged first.........
they would pour the whole gallon or two into the gutters
and then let it soak in..... going back and brushing it around during a sunny week ...or longer...
later...after seeing some of these old wooden gutters
taken down to
be replaced by lighter metal ones...
i noticed that the wood had finally rotted and the acidic PH of
the rain had washed all the linseed oil away...
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