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Glad you’re ok.
Holy cow! That's awful. I'm glad you're okay, but as soon as you can, you should definitely invest in a drone, like everyone else is saying. Really. Next time you may not be as lucky.
"There is nothing in the world so permanent as a temporary emergency." - Robert A Heinlein The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
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That's like investing in a CDL.
Well my CDL increased my income potential. Unless you are using that abbreviation to mean something else.Originally Posted by Irving
My T.P. wheeling and dealing feedback is here.
Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one, and it stinks more than mine.
Yo Homie, That my chainsaw ?
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I hope you at least cleaned the brown streak off the roof where you slid off.
Yikes. Glad you are ok.
All the adrenaline and embarrassment kept me from noticing any bumps and bruises for a good hour after that.
So, inquiring minds want to know.... after you dusted yourself off did you go right back onto the roof?
Yeah, that's why I have the first picture, so I could show where I was standing. And for the record, it's okay to laugh, that's why I posted it here. It was a total bonehead move and looked every bit as dumb as it sounds.
First I texted my buddy who is about an hour away (also a member here), then I got back up to finish what I was doing, but with more swearing. Then I went on four more roofs at my other inspections. One was an 8/12 which is beyond the comfort of most people that don't work on roofs even under the best circumstances. Then, just to prove how dumb I am, I got onto another metal roof, this one with a 16' eave. While I was on that one, it started raining in earnest, instead of the sprinkling it has been doing all day. Fortunately that roof was even less steep, and the panels were all like 30 years old so they weren't as shiney and slippery as usual.
The whole issue is that it was raining, and I was trying to keep my little clipboard that I write measurements on dry. So I was instead writing the measurements on the roof and then taking a picture for later. I had already measured that porch eave and bent down to write the measurement and broke the #1 rule of walking on roofs. Always keep your feet directly below your center of gravity (like skate boarding) and my foot slipped and dropped me right on my back.
Last edited by Irving; 05-12-2020 at 21:00.
Glad you're OK Irving. This just reinforces my lack of desire for my big, fall prone ass to ever be on a roof.
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