PITCH @)#!@*&^

Havent torn off a pitch roof in a while, chit in my ears, hair, nose, and I have wipe off my sunglasses every 2 minutes. Thankfully, I have some invoicing to do for now....

Pitch is the B*tch...I love it..... Been repairing flashings and penetrations for 40 years, recently spoke with a few old school engineers..... rumor has it that a lot of projects are considering pitch T&G roofs again, for the obvious reasons.... why mess with success?

i know...im a dinosaur..... old school roofig....slate and pitch..... not a lot of competition.

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bumping for pictures from lanny. I want to see the tandem torch technique :woohoo: :woohoo:

Lanny ??

Lanny Whoa man a circus side show. I Would love to see that. Post a couple of pics. Did someone teach you that? Hell bells man while your at it double fist beers and ice-cream. :laugh: :laugh: B) :) :) B)

Billy The formidable " Chuck Norris " of flat roofing Mike NZ has a method using a nine iron and he works from the front side pulling instead of kicking it. No hot foot with that technique . Back in the day before time was like it is today I was messing with Mod-Bits kicking the roll . Smoked my toes and banana roll. That was enough for me I wanted to find out what it was like , back to the bean count . If I had to guess .I really didn't want to know . Leave it to the pros's B) ;) :) B)

Jed: I still wear jeans to this day on BUR, but what really taught me to be a less messy mopper was my wife doing my laundry :blush: :lol:

Ciak : I am sorry to hear you lost your dad early, I was 23 when mine passed, and I am a ripe old 31 now. But your dad sounds exactly like mine, almost sadistic to a sense but there really is no better way to learn than trial by fire.

There are some classic ass chewings he gave me I will never forget, my 1st leak might have been the worst ever, but it was always a lesson learned and a valuable growing experience.

My favorite experience ever was literally trial by fire, when he was teaching me torch down, I caught my shoe on fire... :blush: :woohoo: :laugh:

Billy I like the direction of that reply. “One father is more than a hundred Schoolemasters.”Welsh poet George Herbert wrote that almost 400 years ago. I lost my father when I'd just turned 20. One lesson he wanted to teach me was how to listen. I ,like you very bullheaded at the time. He knew the only way I could be taught.... experience. I still think he may have had a little sadistic side in him "God Bless my Dad " . One story we were tuning the El Camino . Now mind you this way back in the 60's before time was like it is today . 327 Chevy . " Chuck reach over and hold onto that wire coming out of the middle of the distributor." Well when he knew I was holding on he revs the engine . My God my hair I imagine stood straight up as the current ran through my veins . He lets up on the pedal gets out of the car comes around to where I shaking and say to me : Now don't ever do that with the motor running again son ." Good Ole Dad

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Webmaster Steve Said: I remember the first time I tore off pitch I was 16 and the foreman sent me over to tear off a 2 sq area on the roof but didnt tell me any thing about what pitch does to your skin. by the time I was half way through I was burnin up he thought it was funny, told me that was my initiation.

Sounds like my dad..My 1st time to go to work with him, I was 10, we stopped at the store at 530 to get a drink, he said get a gatorade, I got a chocolate milk, he said put it back and get a gatorade, I asked why? He said do what he says or I will regret it later, I get the chocolate milk anyways, 930 rolls around and I am puking my guts up, and that was just cleaning the ground for 20 dollars on the day. God bless Alabama summers.

My 1st time to work on a built up, I am 16, about to jump in the truck, and dad says, Go put on some blue jeans, and I say, pops its gonna be almost 100 degrees today, I am wearing shorts to work...I still have marks on my legs...stupid mop bucket..

My dad let me learn the hard way my entire life, because I was bullheaded and he just thought it was funny.

One Out Of Four People In This Country Are Mentally Unbalanced . Think Of Your 3 Closest Friends . If They Seem Okay . Then Your The One http://abc.go.com/shows/wipeout B) :laugh: :laugh: B)