Shed collapse at Georgetown Md

Do people realize that 20' is about the magic number that will kill you in a fall?
 
Woody said:
Arrowhead Shopping Center closed Wednesday afternoon as a precaution because of heavy snow accumulation on the roof.

Due to record snow falls throughout the state, the company is inspecting its properties for snow accumulation and load capacity and is taking steps to ensure the safety of its tenants and the general public.
Earlier this week, IRET Properties temporarily closed the Jamestown Buffalo Mall and the Jamestown Business Center, both in Jamestown. The properties will be re-opened to the public after the excess snow has been removed and the buildings confirmed as safe.
IRET Properties, headquartered in Minot, owns 165 commercial properties and 77 multi-family complexes located primarily in the Midwest
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This is a little different isn't? Or really is it much the same. They closed them to protect the health safety and welfare of the PEOPLE in the buildings. I am guessing that most tenants did not start emptying the buildings of all their property.

So the equivalent steps at a marina would be to ensure that there were no people under the sheds. The only real difference is that there never became the opportunity to remove any excessive snow. I an not trying to quibble but the building codes are for the protection of people and lives.
 
Four Suns said:
I'm thinking a 240v 3-phase electric snowblower would be appropriate in 3' of snow on a roof that is 30' over the ice-cold water... "marine grade" of course.

I'm thinking a flame thrower on the roof might be safer...
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Actually this is done sometimes in snow country to melt ice accumulation. Not quite a flame thrower but real large propane torches.
 
Woody said:
Actually this is done sometimes in snow country to melt ice accumulation. Not quite a flame thrower but real large propane torches.
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To validate Woodys post, yes, even our small town has at least one.

One use example, they drive around and shoot a flame thru culverts to melt the ice. It takes a very short time to clear the culvert of one road crossing or driveway.
 
Just wondering what the responses would be if someone had gotten hurt or killed while trying to remove the snow.

Do you think the proactive people would now be saying, "that was stupid, no one should have attempted that"...
 
Just mount this bad boy on a DB, no more snow…. Probably take down the shed too…

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quality time said:
Just wondering what the responses would be if someone had gotten hurt or killed while trying to remove the snow.

Do you think the proactive people would now be saying, "that was stupid, no one should have attempted that"...
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Qt – this post as gotten a bit, well, off.

The only way I can answer your question is with another question.

If someone dies doing (insert any activity here, boating, driving, swimming, snow shoveling) should we all judge the activity as too dangerous?

Around here shoveling roofs is not unusual. Also, people have died shoveling roofs, more from heart attacks then falling, but they have died falling.

If this roof was so rickety that a person should not go on it in a dry, normal time then no, don’t put someone up there. However if it’s that rickety then boats should not have been stored beneath them.

If the roofs were reasonably sound, just not built to withstand the additional weight load of the snow then get up there and shovel.

I don’t think a snow blower would have been needed.

Safety line? Sure.

Also, I read that there was a lull between storm #1 and storm #2. This was the time window to take action.
 
560sdl said:
This is a little different isn't? Or really is it much the same. They closed them to protect the health safety and welfare of the PEOPLE in the buildings. I am guessing that most tenants did not start emptying the buildings of all their property.

So the equivalent steps at a marina would be to ensure that there were no people under the sheds. The only real difference is that there never became the opportunity to remove any excessive snow. I an not trying to quibble but the building codes are for the protection of people and lives.
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I hear you. I agree that removing those boats was not an option. Teasing us Up North guys is OK. I guess my point is that the first snowflake on the roof contributes as much as the last one to the collapse.(ya-ya, I know, assuming it hasn’t melted) At a time when the whole country is experiencing unusual weather and MD already rec’d large snows in Dec I would think “winter isn’t over yet, what if we get more” would have triggered some snow removal prior to the last big storm. Perhaps it did, just not at the locations being discussed. “I don’t know how much more it can take, let’s lighten the load now in prep for more snow” is really what is being illustrated by the ND article I posted. If this weird weather continues and future winters are like this one I have a hunch there will be more roof clearing done before the last snowflake has fallen.

This Up North Guy is all done. Gotta go outside and shovel my roof…really.
 
quality time said:
Just wondering what the responses would be if someone had gotten hurt or killed while trying to remove the snow.

Do you think the proactive people would now be saying, "that was stupid, no one should have attempted that"...
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I said something along those lines and got accused of being dramatic.
 
It's so easy to do, even getting up and down is easy. We really need to start doing this here.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwh5KP0z5bY[/youtube]
 
We do this all the time.... In this one the title says it all!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEkNkk_CWho[/youtube]
 
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Hey Bill,

In Wisconsin the only thing a guy finds more desirable in a potential wife then a woman who will go on the roof to shovel is if she also has Green Bay Packer season tickets.
 
To all those in the camp that believe there is nothing you can do, just let it happen, I found an inspirational video for you that does not go against your ideology.

Enjoy!


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRBchZLkQR0[/youtube]
 
Presentation said:
To all those in the camp that believe there is nothing you can do, just let it happen, I found an inspirational video for you that does not go against your ideology.

Enjoy!


[youtube]oRBchZLkQR0[/youtube]
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Bill knows what to do...



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How can an escalator ever be out of order? If it isnt moving, they are STILL stairs...
 
Something that I've wondered for years is why anybody would want to have their boat under a shed in the first place? The few times I've been to marinas with sheds, I noticed that most of the boats had bird crap all over them from the resident population of pidgeons/gulls. Also, they were damp and dark. Its not unheard of for these sheds to collapse from high winds or heavy snows. So I guess my question is why are these things so popular and sought after? Anybody in a covered slip post your reasons for likeing/preferring a covered slip to an open one.
 
Canvas lasts 3 times as long
Wax job lasts 3 times as long
Canvas does not get ruined by snow
You can readily use your boat on a rainy weekend
On a typical summer day around the Chesapeake, backing into your slip buys you 15 degrees cooler.
They appreciate faster than open condo slips
It is fun to watch everybody scurry for cover during a thunder storm while sitting dry on your bow or bridge

Just off the top of my head. I actually cannot understand why I waited so long to do it.
 
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