shepp Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Think by law of nature it must be shitty on Halloween, I can't remember a single "nice" Halloween Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) its nice here, so we all came down with the Ebola. sure glad I'm working back to back doubles! imagine seeing this on you 2 am bathroom trip Edited October 31, 2014 by blue109 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microgunner Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Nice weathe here. I'm at work today too. I'm dressed as the grumpy old bastard in the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted October 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Lol she's a cutie blue! The snow ain't so bad the 30mph north wind sucks ass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Seems in Tucson, Halloween is the night it gets good and cool for the first time. Looking forward to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamO Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) What's all that white stuff on the ground!!? <dontknow> I think I've heard of that before... They call it sn, sn,, snoe..or snoo, or something.. i can't remember....! :D Seems like 60-70's through Christmas is usually the norm here. Somewhere around Jan-Feb, it gets cold until about May. Edited October 31, 2014 by AdamO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted October 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 I actually like snow but it's pretty early this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecrusher Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 No snow, but rain and low 40's here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Dry and upper 40's here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 This was the scariest holloween of my life.We had 3 piles of ductwork,Vav's [air controls],coils and sound antennuators on the roof covered with tarps.Leaving at the end of the day @ 1430 hrs. went to take a last look cause the word was 45-50 mile winds comin.Tarps are flappin and comin off.There was 3 of us running around with tie wire trying to secure the loads.Winds are screaming,can't even standup.I'm kneeling on the tarp trying to wire it to the pallet and it lifting me.Winds picking up more,then the freezing rain/hail.I use the ironworker flat sole type boot and can't hardly standup.Wind takes my legs out from under me spins me and drops me right on my left shoulder.So now it got to the point we have to cut the tarps free before the load goes and it's whipping us all to hell.We cut loose the tarps and grab the ductwork and put it under an existing run that was 5 ft. high with cement butments that made pockets.Now days all the pieces have sticky plastic on the end to keep it clean,but it doen't allow air to pass thru so trying to hang on to it was brutal.Now I can only use my right arm cause my left is fuked.My bro get's knocked flat on his back twice,and his back was screwed to begin with.We move all the material into those pockets, now the skids....holy $hit...I was really fukin scared worried they would lift and clock one of us.Took them to another corner piled them and the masonite.Chilled to the fukin bone,hands numb.Bricklayer left some copper flashing on the roof,not tied down.It took off and landed like a spear into the ground just missing some kid.We are at the Nothwestern Hospital campus right off the lake.I have worked in the wind before,I have hoisted in the wind.Once we were going to hoist some units but it was to windy to land on the roof so we unloaded them on the ground.As I took off the slings to one unit I held the hook from the ball with my fingers on the side and a gust of wind sent the ball straight up in the air.A crane ball with cable is alot of weight.I have never been in winds this high.Took over 30 min. to get out of the parking lot,traffic jammedup cause Lake Shore and Michigan Ave flooded.Took 2 hrs. to go about 35 miles home.Half of my town was without power and traffic lights.I'm on the south end and got lucky.Took some time to get the shower hot enough to get the chill out of my bones.An accident report was written up because of my fall.First accident report since I have been in the trade 26 yrs.As we always pray at the dinner table for our Veterans and our troops and all those in need.I thanked God for letting us come off that roof alive.Scariest day of my life,that's no S H I T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Being on a flat roof in high winds is no joke brother. You're lucky it didn't knock you over the edge. Glad you're safe, wingman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 sooooo....no candy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Being on a flat roof in high winds is no joke brother. You're lucky it didn't knock you over the edge. Glad you're safe, wingman. Thanks brother,if this is the worse that happens to me till I pull the pin I'm gonna be ok. sooooo....no candy? Got home late as did the wife so I ate the candy that was for the rotten little kids. >:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 (edited) Yea it was bad inland too I'm 1-1.5 west from the lake and we had 35mph sustained winds, I saw video last night on WGN showing lake shore drive it was insane!! Good to hear you didn't get blown to oz Rene! Get some ice and beers on that shoulderhttp://wgntv.com/2014/10/31/large-waves-flood-lake-shore-drive-due-to-heavy-winds/ Edited November 1, 2014 by shepp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 I've benn working in 30/40 but this had to been around 50 gusts.Thier is a courtyard next to the buolding we were on,thinkin this spun the wind some more.Fukin frozen rain/snow whatever the fuk it was kicked our ass's pretty good on top of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaDuce Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 (edited) its nice here, so we all came down with the Ebola. sure glad I'm working back to back doubles! imagine seeing this on you 2 am bathroom trip LOL. That's cute!! Looks more like she's a cookie munching ghoul then then a brain eater. "yyyuuuUUUUUMMMMyyyyyy.......coooooOOOOOOOKIIIiiiiieeeeee......" I myself haven't dressed up on Halloween in years but I decided to make an exception this year and dress up as Leatherface withe Barak Obama's face stitched on. Unfortunately car trouble killed that plan. Ironic since; in the end, I ended up running errands all Halloween. Edited November 1, 2014 by MaDuce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketch Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Damn Rene I feel for you that sound like some heavy shits to deal with !! Had some of the same here when he were sheeting the 3rd story roof in solid rain and 20+ gusts thanks to my screws I'm no longer alowed on the roof!!! Here's a pix of the 3rd floor with 1/2" of rain flowing over the stairs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 WTF <lmao> the things we do to earn a living.Hope when I pull the pin we can get together and trade stories over a few cold ones :ifly: . Go Hawks :yup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted November 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 WTF <lmao> the things we do to earn a living.Hope when I pull the pin we can get together and trade stories over a few cold ones :ifly: . Go Hawks :yup: Hell yea go Hawks!!!!! When I was doing res hvac we went back to a house we had roughed in the week before to drop somthing off we didn't have on the truck (can't remember what). I go running down these make shift stairs to the basment and I remembers they were to steps short so i needed to slow down as I got down them I could hear them splashing I was like wtf these things are hanging 2-2.5' in the air (it was darker than a well diggers ass down there) turn on my flashlight the basement is full of water like 2'+ and I damn near dove in!!! One thing I miss bout install I get some crazy ones doing service tho too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketch Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Deal! I got the first rnd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mineralman55 Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Think by law of nature it must be shitty on Halloween, I can't remember a single "nice" Halloween That damn global warming shows up again to ruin a perfectly good holiday. We had 75 deg temps, clear sky and no wind. Perfect for an evening in the driveway with neighbors handing out candy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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