Working on the First Coast: Chimney sweep's job is dangerous, but essential. Staff Writer. Florida Times-Union. The most wonderful time of the year brings important visitors up on the rooftop.

Ables, who grew up in Brady, owns and runs Ables Top Hat Chimney Sweeps. He has been sweeping chimneys in Central Texas for almost thirty years. When I was 28, my wife and I moved into a house in ...