Re: The first time in over 20 years.

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Sunday, July 8, 2012 11:38:32 AM UTC-4, 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.
>
> I tarred the hole and told the plant supervisor (was I not supposed to
> do that?).  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.

Hell, I think it was the policy that was developed because of an alarm guy drilling a hole through a roof, that was the model for the military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy.