Definitely speeded up the process of getting a lot of sheets onto the curb for municipal pickup. The only problem I had was that the lace had two loose ends in one corner. I tied them in a knot, but when I got kicked out of the Boy Scouts, the knot came undone and I spent 10 minutes threading the cord back into the surrounding gutter. It would be nice if there were eyelets in this corner and something so that the cord does not disappear. But that's really a minor issue, just be careful with knots and you shouldn't have any problems.