I Got A Shock This Morning [View all]

I live in central Pa. and this morning I went out to blow away some snow with my leaf blower, it was about 16 degrees.

I kept hearing this strange noise, putt putt. Finally I saw where it was coming from. 2 Amish guys were on top of my neighbor's 2 story house installing metal roofing. I yelled up to them, "please don't fall." I would think that metal roofing would be slippery and it was snowing a little bit. I didn't see any tie off ropes on them either.

I went out a couple hours later and they had almost the entire house roofed except one smaller lower section.

I mean, I don't know that much about metal roofing but no way would shingles adhere at 16 degrees. maybe the way the joints are overlapped the sealing isn't as critical on metal roofing?

I did a lot of tough, dangerous jobs in my youth, and I love heights, but I don't think I would have taken on that job.