Roofing
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- mrdobolina
The next time you get depressed about your occupation, realize that you could be a roofer and rejoice in the fact that you didn't make that decision.
- Teeuwen0
my nephew has been a roofer for many many years, he recently took up an art study.
:)
- blaw0
been there (project-wise, not career-wise). that's a couple of long, hot days for ya.
- not_report0
i bet a roofer would say it's the other way around.
- Teeuwen0
from what i've heard the pay is pretty decent.
- mrdobolina0
I did a tear-off and re-shingle of a small roof at my mom's place yesterday. That isn't any fun.
- Teeuwen0
esp. if it's friggin' hot.
- _salisae_0
they have to stand at a pretty fierce angle while working for the most part and end up developing major tendon/ligament problems.
- designerror0
at least they can look down at people most of the day
- mrdobolina0
totally salisae, we tore off three layers of old shingles dating way back to the beginning of time at a 45 degree angle.
A friend who helped, said that in our state, if you own a roofing company you are forced to pay the state $20 for every $100 that a roofing employee makes. Because it is the highest user of worker's compensation in our state.
- _salisae_0
i'm just happy i don't live in china. they're suffering from massive amounts of acid rain. and i thought acid rain was just a catch phrase greenpeace used in the 80s.
- Rand0
lots of asbestos
- rasko40
asbestos is an anagram of 'best o ass' or 'ass besto'
fwiw
- _salisae_0
you make it sound so tantilizing
- Rand0
titillating, too
- joyride0
couldn't agree more. I've done a lot of crap jobs going through school. Roofing was 1. Sucks big time. good money, but be thankful. falling off your chair or falling off a roof. I'll take the chair
- TheBlueOne0
Enter response:Roofing isn't too much fun..I did alot of demolitoin work in college...that was fun but dirty..and paid shit...
Last fall I went to the Grand Canyon, and there was htis little museum building built overhanging the canyon, and these guys were up there redoing the roof up there, hanging out over the canyon. I took a few pics, I'll see if I can dig 'em up, looked insane..
- tkmeister0
i feel like roofers are happier than many of us designers here...
- fooler0
a friends family owned a roofing co when I was in H.S. The summer of my freshman year I thought I would give it a try. I was a skinny 14 year old and could barley lift a bundle over my should and climb a ladder. By the end of the summer I was as fit and tan as I've ever been in my life. Now I'm a old fat white computer nerd.