{"id":5371,"date":"2026-10-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treasurevalleyrepairs.com\/blog\/?p=5371"},"modified":"2026-10-07T09:38:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T15:38:06","slug":"sprinkler-blowouts-for-wednesday-october-7-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treasurevalleyrepairs.com\/blog\/sprinkler-blowouts-for-wednesday-october-7-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Sprinkler Blowouts For Wednesday, October 7, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday Sprinkler Blowout Update<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A quick scheduling update for our sprinkler blowout customers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bryan is out sick today, which leaves us one technician short. Rather than completely rearranging everyone&#8217;s routes\u2014and creating even more confusion\u2014we&#8217;re adjusting as we go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Eddie finishes his scheduled route early enough today, he&#8217;ll head to <strong>Kuna<\/strong> and start working on Bryan&#8217;s route. Jesse will then pick up wherever Eddie leaves off and finish the remaining Kuna stops on <strong>Thursday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you were scheduled for today and we don&#8217;t make it to you, <strong>you haven&#8217;t been forgotten, and you don&#8217;t need to sign up again.<\/strong> Your address is still on the route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is one of those little realities of sprinkler blowout season. We can plan routes, organize addresses, send technicians in every direction, and try to account for just about everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then somebody gets sick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, I still haven&#8217;t found the checkbox in Google Sheets that fixes that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ll keep things moving and take care of everyone as quickly as we can. Thanks for your patience while we shuffle things around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">End Of Update<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to Wait? Just Tell Us Before We Get There<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Day two of sprinkler blowout season is officially in the books, and I almost hate to say this out loud, but nothing broke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The compressors ran, the technicians finished their routes except for a handful of stops, and nobody provided me with particularly good material for today&#8217;s blog post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m not complaining. I&#8217;m just suspicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the stops we couldn&#8217;t complete fell into two categories: locked gates and customers who decided they&#8217;d like to wait a little longer before having their sprinkler systems blown out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waiting is perfectly fine. We&#8217;re not going to show up at your house, wrestle you to the ground, and winterize your sprinkler system against your will. If you&#8217;d like another week or two of watering, that&#8217;s entirely up to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We just need you to <strong>tell us before we drive there.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you sign up for a sprinkler blowout, your address eventually gets grouped geographically with other customers in your area and assigned to a technician&#8217;s route. We send a notification the night before we&#8217;re coming so you know to expect us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;ve changed your mind and want to wait, that&#8217;s the perfect time to let us know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Otherwise, the technician drives to your house only to discover that you don&#8217;t want the service yet. We&#8217;ve already spent time getting there, put unnecessary miles on the truck and compressor tires, and burned fuel\u2014which, if nobody has noticed lately, <strong>ain&#8217;t cheap.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A quick message beforehand saves all of that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Catch With Waiting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One thing to keep in mind if you decide you&#8217;re not ready yet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our routes continually move throughout the Treasure Valley. Once we&#8217;ve finished a particular area, we move on to the next one. We don&#8217;t necessarily return to the same neighborhood the following week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That means if you decide to wait when we&#8217;re already at your house, it could be <strong>two or three weeks before we&#8217;re back in your area.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;re perfectly happy to come later. Just understand that \u201cI&#8217;d like to wait another week\u201d doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean we&#8217;ll be able to return exactly one week later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And Then There Are Locked Gates&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Locked gates are a little different. If we need access to the backyard and the gate is locked, there&#8217;s not much our technician can do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technically, there are alternatives, but most involve damaged fences, angry homeowners, and possibly law enforcement, so we&#8217;ve elected not to include them in our standard operating procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re expecting us and won&#8217;t be home, please make sure we can access the areas we need before you leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It saves us a wasted stop, keeps the day&#8217;s route moving, and\u2014most importantly\u2014keeps your sprinkler system from becoming the subject of a future blog post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All things considered, Day 2 went remarkably smoothly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which means I&#8217;ve probably just jinxed Day 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the routes for today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bryan in Kuna with Purple Rain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kittredge Dr<br>Night Rider Drive<br>Esquel Street<br>La Pampa Way<br>Firestone Drive<br>Screech Owl Drive<br>Four Point Place<br>Farmall Way<br>Poplin Street<br>Shady Grove Way<br>Full Moon Street<br>Winding Trail Avenue<br>Johns Bay Avenue<br>Tomen Avenue<br>Jump Rope Place<br>Ash Ave<br>Hayward Ave<br>Deserthawk Drive<br>Topanga Court<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eddie in Meridian 83646 with Blowzilla<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barron Way<br>Ashby Drive<br>Cooper Avenue<br>McKinley Park Ave<br>Buckstone Avenue<br>Great Basin Dr<br>Abruzzo Avenue<br>Milazzo Street<br>Chimney Peak Avenue<br>Sage Springs Court<br>Station Place<br>Station Avenue<br>Maracay Dr<br>San Remo Dr<br>Trestle Dr<br>Watersong Way<br>Crescent Street<br>Price Ave<br>Alzano Dr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jesse in Kuna, Middleton &amp; Star with Leroy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Snowy Owl Street<br>Sherwood Road<br>Murtaugh Lake Street<br>Caitlin Lane<br>Hercules Drive<br>Aries Avenue<br>Paddington Pl<br>Saddlebrook Way<br>Hidden View Way<br>Annafaye Street<br>Procyon Place<br>Taurus Way<br>Ringle Creek Street<br>Plummer Road<br>Wyatt Earp Drive<br>Spring Hollow Place<br>Pavo Court<br>Aliso Creek St<br>Blessinger Road<br>Daylily Avenue<br>Moon River Drive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday Sprinkler Blowout Update A quick scheduling update for our sprinkler blowout customers: Bryan is out sick today, which leaves us one technician short. Rather than completely rearranging everyone&#8217;s routes\u2014and creating even more confusion\u2014we&#8217;re adjusting as we go. If Eddie finishes his scheduled route early enough today, he&#8217;ll head to Kuna and start working on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[140],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sprinkler-blowouts"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Steven Crist","author_link":"https:\/\/www.treasurevalleyrepairs.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Wednesday Sprinkler Blowout Update A quick scheduling update for our sprinkler blowout customers: Bryan is out sick today, which leaves us one technician short. 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