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Posted: 22 Feb 2015

Taken: 21 Feb 2015

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1/250 • f/7.1 • 128.0 mm • ISO 320 •

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Shovel away

Shovel away
This winter, we have had over 8 feet of snow. Ice dams and roof collapses from the snow and cold have occurred so people have been paying roofers $100-$200 per man hour to shovel their roofs. It is very expensive but it is far cheaper that repairing a collapsed roof, and the work on the icy roofs is very dangerous. This man repeatedly slipped and would have fallen off the roof numerous times but for the rope holding him which was tied to a tree on the other side of the house.

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15 comments - The latest ones
 Shuttering Yukon
Shuttering Yukon
geeze thank gawd this didn't end up being the 'panning' shot this week. your roof dude falling off! This guy really needs proper fall protection gear! No amount of money would get me on either of my roofs, tied on or not! and one of roofs has a ladder just for this purpose, my hubby 3 floors up just shinnies across the peak! it freaks me out it's tin and so slippery without the ice!

ok after all that, love the shot... you managed to get his 'good side'
10 years ago.
Pam J club has replied to Shuttering Yukon
WW ... the employers dont care.. they will take anyone..and this chap is lucky to even have a rope. Its madness...
10 years ago.
 Valfal
Valfal
Wow, look at all that snow! It has been quite a winter for us, hasn't it, Esther?
10 years ago.
 Chrissy
Chrissy club
interesting story and great capture!
10 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
Esther... it IS scarey....
10 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Beautifully captured.
10 years ago.
 Delirium
Delirium
danger
10 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Fantastic capture!

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10 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
Very interesting shot and informations!
10 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Wonderful.
Have a great Monday my friend
10 years ago.
 Fantasyfan
Fantasyfan
I've done that once in my childhood home :) good thing our roof wasn't as steep
10 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Amazing shot. We've had almost no snow at all.
10 years ago.
 Clickity Click
Clickity Click
The issues of a cold, snowy winter ... makes me shiver to just think of it ... or just look out the window here. The crews have cleared the roads here in town and they worked long and hard at it. The guy on the roof is nuts! Hope you get better weather soon.
10 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
We have had so much snow that the mayor of Boston had to ask people not to jump out of their second floor windows into it. We drive through snow canyons and two way streets are reduced to one lane. It has been a most interesting winter.

Two people have died this winter from falling off roofs that they were trying to clear - and these were professionals.
10 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
Thanks, Kate.
10 years ago.

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