I won’t forget it. It was perhaps the first business decision I made.
It was the fifth decision I made:
1 - Buy a HomeTeam franchise
2 - Hire a good CPA
3 - Hire a good real estate attorney
4 - Hire a good tax attorney
5 - Join CREIA and ASHI
6 - Don’t walk on roofs
Alright, alright, even I get to screw up on 16.7% of my decisions, don’t I? :mrgreen:
If you’re not sure whether you’re comfortable walking a particular roof under certain conditions… you aren’t. Stay off. If you’ve walked a lot of roofs and you know your limits… keep your eyes open up there just so you don’t suddenly find that wet/ mossy/ icy spot that looked OK at first glance.
I walk most roofs even when they’re snowy, but if before I walk out onto a roof area I can’t come up with a plan that will keep me safe in a wost-case scenario (this does not include planning to clutch madly for the gutter as you slide over the edge) … I don’t walk that part of the roof. Otherwise, I enjoy walking roofs.
Reasons not to walk the roof…
- you’re not sure it’s safe
- it’s too steep
- it’s too slick
- the roof covering material is fragile and may break
- the roof covering material may break loose and slide
*]It’s marginal and high enough that if you go over the edge you’ll suffer or die.
Actually, there are at least four more reasons not to walk the roof:
1 - One’s GL insurance doesn’t cover one for walking the roof.
2 - One’s life insurance doesn’t cover one for walking the roof.
3 - One’s workers’ comp insurance doesn’t cover one for walking the roof.
4 - One’s AD&D insurance doesn’t cover one for walking the roof.
I started quite a topic here, I really do go on all roofs I feel safe about, and I always do it with someone around (incase my ladder falls over) hehe What I meant by this thread was it’s surprising what you could miss when not being through. This great to read all the replies Russel Ray I am worth more dead than I am alive right now until business picks up more (just don’t share that with my wife 