{"id":5276,"date":"2025-11-19T00:00:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T07:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treasurevalleyrepairs.com\/blog\/?p=5276"},"modified":"2025-11-19T00:00:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T07:00:54","slug":"sprinkler-blowouts-for-wednesday-november-19-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treasurevalleyrepairs.com\/blog\/sprinkler-blowouts-for-wednesday-november-19-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Sprinkler Blowouts For Wednesday, November 19, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sexism in Blogging<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

About fifteen years ago, back when this blog had about 200 readers and half of them were probably accidental clicks, I had a guy \u2014 we\u2019ll call him Ernest \u2014 tell me something I will never forget. And yes, when I say Ernest, I absolutely mean Ernest P. Worrell energy: \u201cHey Vern! You\u2019re not gonna believe this, knowhutImean?\u201d Now picture that voice, that face, that wide-eyed expression, because this is EXACTLY how it felt when this man told me: \u201cBlogs are stupid. They\u2019re for women who sit on their butts all day watching soap operas, reading Dear Abby, and wasting time.\u201d I half-expected him to follow it with, \u201cRight, Vern? KnowhutImean?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Ernest, women sat around watching General Hospital<\/em> with Dear Abby as their emotional support hotline, while men were too rugged to read anything that didn\u2019t have grease on it. In reality, the women reading the blog were running businesses, running households, running kids everywhere, running their lives, and running circles around men like Ernest. Yep\u2026 just \u201csitting on their butts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back then, admitting you read a blog was \u2014 for a certain type of man \u2014 as dangerous as admitting you enjoyed music that wasn\u2019t written by Lynyrd Skynyrd. It was the exact same energy as those guys in the 80s who loudly called a Whitney Houston album a \u201cWhitney Frisbee,\u201d while secretly doing full-body choreography to I Wanna Dance With Somebody.<\/em> And let\u2019s be honest: lots of men liked Whitney, just like lots of men liked Barry Manilow, but they acted like saying it out loud would make their camo truck break down. Reading a blog fell into that same \u201cforbidden pleasures\u201d category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But then something funny happened: men started reading the blog anyway. At first, it was sneaky\u2014like squirrels stealing birdseed. Some guy would say he \u201caccidentally\u201d read the blog because his wife left it open, and the next thing you know, men were quoting the blog like Ernest quoting his own catchphrases. \u201cHey Vern, Steve just posted some cool tricks to protect our sprinkler system if a sneaky cold snap hits \u2014 knowhutImean?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fifteen years later, we get about 20,000 views every month, and a huge percentage of readers are men. Zero soap operas involved, no Dear Abby columns consulted, and zero sitting around doing nothing. Nationally, 77% of all internet users read blogs, and men are one of the fastest-growing reader groups. The old idea that \u201cblogs are for women with nothing to do\u201d has been buried next to dial-up modems, 8-track tapes, and Blockbuster cards. Turns out men WILL read a blog \u2014 especially when their home or sprinkler system depends on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KnowhutImean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here are the routes for today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben with “Leroy” in Boise 83709<\/p>\n\n\n\n

West Donnybrook Drive
West Cameron Street
South Linda Vista Avenue
W Baserri Dr
S McCormick Place
West Macumbo Court
W Billabong St
W Silverspring St
S Whitmore Way
West Tevoit Street
South Moonfire Way
South Raptor Lane
W Rustica Dr
West Rustica Drive
West Rustica Drive
West Rustica Drive
West Lillywood Drive
West Idlewood Drive
West Trestlewood Drive
West Lillywood Drive
West Tilmont Street<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Challis with “Orange Julius” in Boise 83713<\/p>\n\n\n\n

West Tahiti Court
North Brookmeadow Way
North Heathrow Court
N Stafford Pl
West Barclay Street
North Bennington Way
North Sparkford Way
West Chatsworth Court
North Forbes Avenue
West Kettle Creek Drive<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eddie with “Purple Rain” in Meridian<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Rutledge Avenue
North Tina Marie Avenue
West Thorn Creek Court
West Cherrytree Court
West Blue Creek Street
West Gillette Street
North Lambert Way
Hearst Drive West
South Echo Canyon Avenue
North Watersong Way
West Boulder Bar Drive
West Lost Rapids Drive
West Apple Pine Street
West Cedar Grove Street
North Glennfield Place<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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