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Posted by Al Bundy on July 24, 2007, 9:09 pm
@newsfe22.lga:
> This was reported to be a true story, but I rather doubt it.
> Still a bit funny.
> Bob-tx
>
>
> True story.
>
> I helped a friend roof his house in December. The weather was cold
> but we got the new shingles on. A few days later there were high
> winds and 20 or so shingles ripped off the roof. I checked and
> found
> the self adhesive pads on the shingles were not sticking because it
> was too cold. I told him we needed to heat the roof to make them
> stick. We replaced the missing shingles, and I tried a hair dryer
> to
> heat them. That was too slow, and was not making them stick very
> good. I told him we needed a faster method, and suggested using
> gasoline, and told him it was safe as long as it was spread thin
> enough. I took two 5 gallon cans of gasoline and brushed it on the
> whole roof with a large broom. I got on the ladder so I could get
> off
> the roof fast, and I tossed a match and let it burn. I figured it
> would burn fast because of the gas being spread so thinly, and
> would
> go out in a few seconds, but would create enough heat to make the
> shingles stick. Instead the whole roof went up in flames and the
> house burned to the ground. My friend is blaming me for the fire,
> and
> has even said he is going to sue me, and called the police saying
> it
> was arson. It's not my fault, I already know what went wrong.
> Some
> of the gasoline ran into roof vents and right after I set it on
> fire
> the winds picked up. The winds blew the fire into the vents and
> ignited the gasoline that dripped in there, and that started the
> attic
> on fire. The weather is what caused the fire, not me. I do think
> that maybe I should have put duct tape on the vents, but I never
> thought the winds would pick up right after I started the fire.
> He's
> being a real jerk about it. This is the last time I help a friend.
> I shouldn't even call this guy a friend, because he's an asshole.
> But
> if he wants to lose a friend over a stupid house, that's his right.
> I
> already told him he needed a new house anyhow, and pointed out to
> him
> how old, crappy, and run down his house was. But he is just being
> a
> total ass, and so is his wife. I wont help him ever again with
> anything
>
>
>
Anyone that stupid is not smart enough to even get up on a roof.
But, I do personally know of someone who used a roofing nailer to attach
drywall.
Speaking of roofing nails, found this in a box of Bostitch roofing nails.
Guess it means not to use the nails for crown stapling.
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=67gwwaw
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