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Re: The first time in over 20 years.



JoeRaisin Wrote:

>On 7/6/2012 10:32 PM, G. Morgan wrote:
>> Jim Wrote:
>>
>>> Well, I did something the other day that I haven't done in over 20 - 30 years.
>>>
>>> I was drilling a window up to the attic and drilled through the roof.
>>>
>>> DAMN!!!!!
>>>
>>> Fortunately it was an older ranch that someone was renovating so after everyone had left, I was able to go back and tar the hole. Embarrassing!!
>>
>>
>> Magnet and brown Dap - Brinks installers best friends!  The hard part is
>> explaining why you need to access the roof. ;-)
>>
>
>
>Mine was trying to drill up through a header into an attic, I was
>certain I was in the attic so I shoved the fish tape (30 ft fiberglass)
>up the hole so the guy in attic could grab it.
>
>He kept saying he couldn't see it and I was dubious as I had to have at
>least 20 ft of tape up there.  I decide to go out to my truck and get
>him a better flashlight.
>
>As soon as I opened the door I figured out why he couldn't see it -
>there was the end of the tape dangling right in front of my face.

Lol...

We had a guy drill right through a TV set when I was with Brinks.  He
was drilling for a motion to carpet run, his estimate of where it would
come up was off.  ;-)

>I tarred the hole and told the plant supervisor (was I not supposed to
>do that?).

Hell no!  <g>

>He had his maint super check it and he had no problems with
>the fix and said he would check it every year or two for shrinkage.

"shrinkage", I hate it when that happens.



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