Re: is it OK

[Bro. Noble]

CK,

The guys have toeboards,  but they left them on the back side of the house which is already shingled.  It's only 7/12 pitch but is about 40 ft in the air ------the house is on a steep hill with a walkout basement.  I heard them discussing who had to go retrieve the toeboards  then they asked me if I didn't think they looked pretty nice there.  Thought I might like to just keep them up there :  I told them I was a little suspicious of them when I saw they just had one old square and about a dozen nail bars :D :D

Jeff,
I knew sooner or later I was bound to get some useful ideas from you.  You know how you name the rooms of your cabin with animal names-------well--------we're gonna have a 'goatroom'  and if you don't quit being so hard on me I'm gonna paint it pink before you visit ;D

[Norm]

Boy Noble I sure didn't know those guys at the CC company would get so mad about a small charge for a boat. I won't be using it anymore as Mark's has a higher limit. His wife told me she was going to call it in as stolen but changed her mind as I was charging less on it than him. ;D

[Stan]

So how many times have you nailed yourself to a roof?  ???

[etat]

Once the oldest son stepped on my air line just as I started to pull the trigger.  Gun snapped back and shot a 1 1/4 roofing tack dead center in the old knee.  Pulled it out with a claw hammer.  It was late in the evening and I finished the day.  Hurt like 60.  Almost went into shock on the way home, not kidding.  Wife didn't sleep much that night on account of my pityfull moaning.  Got up the next day and went back to work.  One of the guys had to help me up the ladder.  By the end of the day worked a major part of the soreness out.  Knew I had to keep using it to keep the blood circulating.  Didn't want poison to set in.  What use would a one legged roofer be?

[Steve_M]

That hurt just reading about it.

Steve

[isawlogs]

  This happened a few years back....
 My neighbor who was building his new home was, I thought to be a *profetional*,.....Well this pro was putting the garage walls up, it being attached to said house, He wanted 10 foot walls to be able to store his canoe over his car. Had the walls up and was nailling in the top plates in the corner , standing on the "NO STEP" of step ladder I sort of mention to him that it was not wise to be doing so and certainly not at the angle that he was trying hard to reach and that the air nailer that he was using had, sort of ,a short reach seeing that it was completly stretched out and pulling on the compresser, Mr. pro just looked at me and well, kept on trying to reach farther out , he had his left hand on the top of the plate and nailer in his wright ... Nailed the plate and his left hand on the rebound   ... Now here he is strugling like he** to staye on the ladder which is about to fall over and hold on to the dang gun...
         let go the gun I telll him ....
         no, get the ladder  he says....
         your on it ...
         get another one...
         You don't have another, just give me the dang gun    and I'll give you a hammer....
         What for..
         Pull that nail out thats holding you up there...
         You serious?????
          Yep...No other way you got the ladder
   Well he did finally take the hamer after some strugling to place the step ladder under him properly and did pull the nail not  without a hole bunch of words that only another austrian
  could understand.
 Thats when I figured it all out,... I'll never think of myself as a profetional only someone that is willing to learn a little more then what I allready know.. and try to take advise from friends that may have your well being in mind.. ;)
  Just trying to remember what I should allready know is hard enough.... ;)

          BTW...... He finished the house whith a estwing ;D ;)

[Mark M]

That reminds me of when I was going to vocational school back in 1972. I was doing some cutting with a gas torch when a fellow student (who happened to be a certified pipe welder) came over and started to give me a few pointers. Since I was taught welding in high school I obviously knew everything and informed him that I had experience and didn't need any help. About that time he said "well I hope they taught you what to do when your pants catch on fire!" Sure enough I looked down and my frayed pant legs were blazing pretty good. We were able to put them out without to much problem but right then and there I decided I would gladly listen to any advice people tried to give me. I don't always follow it, but at least I consider it.

[Paul_H]

So that's what happened to your pants :D

[isawlogs]

  Now that we know about the pants, where did the shirt go to???

[etat]

 Come on guys, 1972, I always did wonder who INVENTED STREAKIN!!!!!! ;D ;D  ;D ;D

[Stephen_Wiley]

Hey Mark your secret is out  ;D  cktate figured it out. 8)

BTW we also know that .....Florida Deadheader provided you those   'cardboard trunks' made from a florida orange box.........cause he felt sorry for ya!  :D :D :D

[Fla._Deadheader]

 :D :D :D    They got ya figgered, Mark ;)  :D :D :D

[Mark M]

 :D Yup! :D