Trust me, if I had it my way I wouldn’t be up there - but having spent well over £1000 on three different monkeys so that I didn’t have to go up there, only to find horrors, I don’t really feel I have a choice - especially when it drips through the ceiling and the sort of rain we have had and can expect.
The last monkey that went up to re-cement ridge tiles not only forgot about the cement (hence all the sand he put up with spit washed away) but broke 15 roof tiles in the process which he forgot to mention! [emoji849] £6k quote for new gutters and fascia!! The dear builders installing new gutters broke the clips on the joins and didn’t bother to replace them - and on their second attempt to get the fall right they managed to have “several falls” going back on itself so when it rains the gutters are overwhelmed and/or drip off the sides.
Hang gliding is more of a leisure activity than a necessity though! I totally agree with the point about pitting unnecessary strain on emergency services. On that note, how do we feel about people smoking and drinking still? The lack of alcohol and smokes in the supermarkets says a lot about how seriously people are taking this and their health.
The good news is, being up a ladder does make my bottom hole twitch - A LOT!! I have several eyelets in the wall to tie both sides of the ladders. The ones on the chimney connect to a climbing harness around me! This is not the time to be in hospitals or unable to take care of the family.
Joking aside on grabbing fuel for all the cars, the fuel to me is important in case of emergency with the kids and elderly parents miles away in light of unforeseen future events. Having lived through the Islamic revolution and the Iran/Iraq war, I remember fuel and food shortages all too well and rather make my own luck in an emergency where I may need to go somewhere I hadn’t planned to and fuel may not be available.
Because of the behaviours we’ve witnessed surrounding toilet rolls, during the war, we queued 48-72 hours for fuel and over 24 hours at the bakeries. People even used to add a second tank to their cars so that when they got to the pump they got double!! Thank goodness that isn’t our reality in Britain. At least we can look forward to Brexit at the end of the year and taking back control of the borders - if anyone is allowed anywhere that is!