Well, to be fair, none of their RBs have ever been convicted of murder. 

Wow, SC, you have good ideas.  This old gray insulation isn't the fluffy stuff that you get blown in these days; it's a bit heavy.  It can't be blown easily, and comes up in clumps when vacuumed.  Plus it has rat droppings, and plenty of dust.  I wouldn't want to stir it up any more than needed.  Add the 125-degree heat up there today and you see the problem. 

I don't think it can be shoveled.  There are old wires and all sorts of scraps beneath the insulation, ductwork, even an old chimney we found (which explained the sag in the living-room ceiling).  It's a mess.

I read about it some.  Companies have truck-mounted vacuum machines to remove it (huge shop vacs, I guess).  I think the next step is to see if the guys who will blow in the insulation will suck it out (as you suggested with the reversal).  How much could that cost??  Most web sites say leave it in pacle, but it's smelly and nasty.  It'd be good to be rid of it.

Several years ago I was asked to served on an athletic committee at an SEC school ).  I enjoyed the information about compliance issues and hearing "inside info" about the players, got free tickets to attend events, heard much about the NCAA investigations, ate a lot of free lunches, met all of the coaches regularly, and had fun, but soon found the committee had little power to accomplish any change in the programs.  The coaches handle the fun stuff themselves, and the lawyers handle the problems.  Division II must be similar.

Thanks, SC.

Problem is the shop vac depends on a vacuum in the canister.  We got a long hose (swimming-pool hose) that reached into the attic, but there seems to be no way to expand the size of the canister and keep the vacuum.  You might be right; a drum may work, but the top of the shop vac includes the mechanism, which must fit securely on something the same size (close for tape to work), and the air must go through the filter... (get the idea?).  We tried several options, but found that a small reduction in hose diameter affected the vacuum too.  I think a large canister wouldn't create a good vacuum.

Maybe I'll google.  I need sleep.

LOL.  Close enough.   

Spent the day on renovations of an old house that a friend of mine owns.  Recall the friend with the tornado damage?  Same guy, different house.  We've torn out all of the walls and ceiling, and now are rewiring and putting in new windows.  I'm tired.  Fun day, though.

Anybody know a good way to get rid of all the old insulation (blown-in ancient stuff) from the attic?  It's smelly and needs to go.  We need a giant vacuum.  The shop vac is WAY too small to handle such a job.  Ideas??

Excellent.  Great commitment.  Roll Tide.

So... what's the answer?

"USC has suspended running back Marc Tyler from team activities, the season opener against Minnesota, and possibly more, for the latest in a series of alcohol-related incidents. Tyler made the mistake of giving an interview while sloshed last week, and now he’s paying the price."

They have alcohol in California?  Tsk tsk.

Welcome Bamalum67.  I'm from your generation of Bama folks; also met the Bear and still have several autographs.  You can help me remember old players' names when they come up in threads.

Glad to have you here.

Off to work on the house renovation.  Later, guys ("Luego" to you, Smitty).

Serious?

Or you could work for the feds and bushog the illegal crops.

Yep, go with your strengths.  They can make extra dinero by exporting to Jefferson.

I knew you'd remember.  Of course, you were 3 by then.

3-6 (what a crock).