Another day in Paradise

[Brian E. Kelly]

My day started with this thermostat lock.

Then on the second inspection I pulled my extend and climb ladder up an a tile parapet to access the second story roof( second picture on left near big window), big mistake. The ladder started slipping toward the edge jus as I reached the second story. The look of fear in the realtors, and buyers eyes as I fell was creepy. I broke two tiles. Then to top it off the condensing unit was vandalised.

Neato

[Dominic J. Maricic]

Ouch, did you break anything on you?

[Brian E. Kelly]

No but the look of fear in the onlookers did give me a bit of a start.

Skinded leg is all, and a good reason to review ladder safety.

[Christopher Currins]

Did you get a pic. of the realtor on the way down?

Priceless

[Brian E. Kelly]

No Chris, I was clinging to the 2" stucco window ledge and the tile roof trying to slow my decent.

But they all said they were figuring out how to get me to the ER.

The realtor mentioned afterwards that we could not use her car as it was just detailed.

[Christopher Currins]

What a thoughtful agent.

I'm glad you're able to be with us tonight.

We're running kinda low on the adventurous sane inspectors.

P.S. Watch your butt tomorrow.

[Brian E. Kelly]

This is one of the better parts of the story.

On the way there I was smoking a cigarette and had the windows down. It was hot and I got half way through the smoke and pinched the end off and put it in the center console for later. A few minutes later I heard a hissing sound, it turns I did not put the smoke completely out and had set it on my lighter, which had melted through. I picked the lit smoke up and through the hissing lighter out the window.

I should have turned around right then and there.

[Mark A. Timpani, CMI]

yikes

[Dale Duffy]

Originally Posted by bkelly2

My day started with this thermostat lock.

Then on the second inspection I pulled my extend and climb ladder up an a tile parapet to access the second story roof

A parapet wall is a wall above a flat roof, usually a fire code for commercial buildings, but decorative in nature for a residential home, when you told me about this yesterday I was wondering how in the hell you could of had a ladder slip from a flat roof----

There are no Parapet Walls in your photos---

[Carl A. Brown]

Ladders are safe.

Time for a user review!

[klott]

Brian, do not ride your bike today! Glad you're O.K.

[klott]

Originally Posted by dduffy

A parapet wall is a wall above a flat roof, usually a fire code for commercial buildings, but decorative in nature for a residential home, when you told me about this yesterday I was wondering how in the hell you could of had a ladder slip from a flat roof----

There are no Parapet Walls in your photos---

All roofs look flat, when viewed while laying on back!

[David P. Valley]

Brian,

What a day. Be careful out there. Slow down a bit.

[Carl A. Brown]

Originally Posted by dvalley

Brian,

What a day. Be careful out there. Slow down a bit.

Then he might be in reverse!

Sorry BK!

[David P. Valley]

Originally Posted by cbrown1

Then he might be in reverse!

Sorry BK!

Funny...