jayhanig
Master Chief Petty Officer
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Hurricane Arthur came by yesterday and I got to use my hurricane shutters for the first time. The windows are what Andersen refers to as "gliders" where you have two panels side by side; the right hand side slides over to the left when you open it. The hurricane shutters are the accordion type. They are retained normally by a 24" Velcro cinch strap. Opening the window and reaching out to manipulate the right hand shutter strap is easy enough; it's the left one which is driving me insane. I need my arm to grow a few more inches long. That's not likely to happen so I'm looking for other ideas.
Grabbing the left hand strap to open the shutter is a maximum effort but can be done. It's after the storm when I need to restrap the left hand one that I'm really having the difficulty. Ordinarily one might think just get out there on a ladder. Well, we're talking about third story windows on a house built on 12 foot pilings. My days of climbing that high are behind me. Hanging out the window isn't all that much better but it's what I'm stuck with.
Anybody have any ideas on how to thread the strap behind the shutter (I used a wire coat hanger... it worked OK), but then to locate the loop and manipulate the strap through it from a slight distance? Each window panel is about 18" wide; my arm measures 21" from the start of my armpit to the tip of my fingers.
Grabbing the left hand strap to open the shutter is a maximum effort but can be done. It's after the storm when I need to restrap the left hand one that I'm really having the difficulty. Ordinarily one might think just get out there on a ladder. Well, we're talking about third story windows on a house built on 12 foot pilings. My days of climbing that high are behind me. Hanging out the window isn't all that much better but it's what I'm stuck with.
Anybody have any ideas on how to thread the strap behind the shutter (I used a wire coat hanger... it worked OK), but then to locate the loop and manipulate the strap through it from a slight distance? Each window panel is about 18" wide; my arm measures 21" from the start of my armpit to the tip of my fingers.