Is That a Man or a Billy Goat?

Small Talk Mama
by Small Talk Mama
There’s a man on my roof. A man installing the Leaf Slugger so that we no longer have to put my husband’s life in peril in order to keep the gutters clean (see You Might Be Married to a Redneck). It isn’t a cheap venture, but I think a good one. . . with a 20 year warranty (not that we’ll be living here in 20 years, so it’s more like a lifetime warranty for us).
So anyway, back to the man on my roof. He’s a young guy, probably in his late 20s or early 30s and nice enough — my point being that he doesn’t look the least bit crazy or ill in the head. But when I looked out the window to see how progress was going he was simply sitting cross-legged at the edge of our roof over a 30-foot drop acting like he was part billy goat, part meditating monk.
This leads me to a few questions: How long must one work at a job like this to be so at ease on the edge of a roof? How much does a decent insurance policy cost for guys like this? And better yet, can he come back in a few month and hang our Christmas lights?
Has anyone at Hometalk used the Leaf Slugger? If so, how did it fare for you?
  2 answers
  • KMS Woodworks KMS Woodworks on Aug 27, 2013
    It is not so much a "learned" thing but something that Seems more "hard coded" intro ones mind set. I started rock climbing when I was 14. I have always felt OK when near edges and high places. Others I know have never gotten over their "fears" or uneasiness. Since I'm now into my 50's I may not be as bold as I used to be... and I have lost a little bit of the spring in my step, I can still get out and do stuff that might freak out others.
  • Small Talk Mama Small Talk Mama on Aug 27, 2013
    Well, I'm definitely glad there are people out there like you! I'm good with heights, but I'm not good with edges.