Quote (zorzin @ Jul 16 2024 12:23pm)
As a former roofer I can say that roofs don't scare me.
Are Americans afraid of sloped roofs?
I'm applying to the USSS because my qualifications speak for themselves.
That building in particular has a sloped roof at its highest point. And so, you know, there's a safety factor that would be considered there that we wouldn't want to put somebody up on a sloped roof,' she told ABC News in an interview Tuesday.
'And so, you know, the decision was made to secure the building, from inside
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13639613/Secret-Service-director-wasnt-roof-gunman.htmlYeah... that's not even close to a steep roof in the northeast.
Most roofs in the NE are 6-12 (rise over run), or steeper, because of the snow.
The roof in that pic, looks like a 2-12. You could have a bunch of grandmas up there (in their orthopedic shoes), playing badminton... safely.
This post was edited by Ghot on Jul 16 2024 10:53am