Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for October 08, 2023

Now Ed doesn’t need a ladder to put up Christmas lights!!! It’s a win-win.

As Lillian said last Monday, this wasn’t going to end well.

Hahaha. Good one!

What a mess!!!!!!

The bitter end of Crank vs. the Autumn leaves. 1986?-2023. R.I.P.

Anytime Crank uses a chainsaw without getting kickback into his head is a win. —Although some might not feel that way.

I guess being an idiot is funny. Not to worry, the tree will magically reappear in its full size and glory for future leaf fighting adventures.

HIS Eagle Will Soon Soar Again! One Nation Under GOD! GOD Bless America!

knew it.

Go on, Crank! Saw her in half! You know you want to!

who didn’t see that coming?

Pmmmmmmm, “SO! Dad, what are you doing?”

Crankshaft has titanium gutters. He does like to tinker …

Next arc: the tangled Christmas light string.

Epic failure.

No! No! No! No! No! No!

That is appropriate karma for cutting down a perfectly healthy tree

how does he still have homeowners insurance ?

It’s a one time leaf problem, and then no more…..

I’ll never understand people who need “reality” in a cartoon…

Well, I have been proven correct in my prediction from yesterday, but then anyone with half a brain saw that one coming from a mile off.

A rare instance any more of a Sunday strip following up on the arc in the recent dailies. Still stinks.

At first glance, I thought the tree had fallen on the house and caught on fire.

I would have awarded bonus points. Double bonus points if the tree exploded. Triple bonus points if Jff’s new omnibus editions were stored in that part of the house.

Note to yourself. When you cut down a big tree like that, you start from the top and work your way down.

Next, removing the tree by setting it on fire.

Actually, not many leaves in the gutter, on the ground, or even on that little tree to be worth the trouble of cutting it down and cutting it up.

Extremely rigid gutters and roofing!

Crank, you’re a stupid jack-azz.

Well, my gutters are a story higher than Ed’s – but I just pay a guy much younger & spryer than myself $120 twice a year to do them.

I knew that was going to happen! Haha! (＾▽＾)