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candidancy for the Darwin awards - Monyx - 06-07-2007
Got home Wed night, friggin roof-capping lying in drive-way, all in one piece, ~5m long (colour-bond roof).
Talk about candidate for Darwin awards, torch battery flat...there's me with extension lead onto mechanics light on wet, metal roof fighting wind trying put it back and weight it down with bricks ‘til tomorrow, grab pop-rivett gun, sellys etc and reattach properly.
Fun reversing back onto the ladder in the wet, wife not home to steady ladder, briefly my nutz are jammed on the ladder top edge, while I maneuvre, 1 foot on ladder other still on roof...if it goes pear shaped they'll be sewing them back on. Fark I hate heights, even just 3-4 up!
I count it could have 40-45 rivetts in it, but on close inspection of the holes notice roofer only riveted every third or so rung, so instead of max 45, maybe 12-15 in there. Building service mngr at work says that should be plenty, rivett rated for fair bit of force, 20yrs of constant movement just wore through the rivetts w/ metal edge rubbing on them.
Mark
RE: candidancy for the Darwin awards - DjPete - 06-07-2007
lol
funny
happy ending too.