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Dog saves family after severe snow causes roof to collapse
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| January 31, 2011
| Myrna Holguin
Posted on 02/07/2011 9:19:09 AM PST by Immerito
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To: Scythian
"What this story doesnt tell you is that the dog was only concerned about its own life, secretly it is plotting to attack its owners, its just biding its time, trust me, Ive seen it before. Oh sure be the good doggy right up until they trust you completely then WHAM!"
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Only with the
Cimeco dell'Etna, otherwise known as
Sicilian Hounds
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posted on
02/07/2011 10:58:50 AM PST
by
Emperor Palpatine
(I'm shocked! Shocked to find out that gambling is going on in here!)
To: Immerito; Lady Jag; Slings and Arrows
Dog saves family after severe snow causes roof to collapse Doubtless my kittehs would've done the same.
assuming they didn't cause the collapse in the first place.
To: oh8eleven
On the other hand, how many people do you think will get hurt or die climbing on their snowy/icy roofs to rake - 1000, 5000, 100,000? None....
Getting on a roof to shovel it off isn't that big of a deal.
And so what if you fall? What do you think you're going to be landing in if you have enough snow to need to shovel off your roof in the first place?
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posted on
02/07/2011 11:20:13 AM PST
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: oh8eleven
On the other hand, how many people do you think will get hurt or die climbing on their snowy/icy roofs to rake - 1000, 5000, 100,000? Far fewer people than would get hurt if their snow covered roof collapsed on them and their families.
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posted on
02/07/2011 11:21:02 AM PST
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: martin_fierro; Immerito; Slings and Arrows
Cats never tell.
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posted on
02/07/2011 11:22:01 AM PST
by
Lady Jag
(Double your income... Fire the government)
To: Scythian; DJ MacWoW
In all reality how does one clear snow off a roof, stating that they should is rediculous ... Climb out the bathroom or bedroom window with a shovel and shovel it off.
Just sayin'.....
And obviously, you don't live in an area that needs roof clearing. You comments are ridiculous.
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posted on
02/07/2011 11:23:28 AM PST
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: metmom; Scythian
I was just talking to a man who said his son had a foot of ice on his roof. They cleared it with hammers yesterday and put salt in the gutters.
I will say that there are some roofs that are impossible to clear. My barn was one. In that case prayer might be the answer.
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posted on
02/07/2011 11:27:54 AM PST
by
DJ MacWoW
(America! The wolves are at your door! How will you answer the knock?)
To: DJ MacWoW
You have to keep up with it.
But for most houses, it’s not an issue doing so.
Your landlord’s barn is a different issue. Flat roofs are in more danger of collapsing, but are also easier and safer to clear.
Insulation goes a long way to preventing ice build up thus allowing for easier shoveling.
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posted on
02/07/2011 11:39:13 AM PST
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: metmom
None.... Getting on a roof to shovel it off isn't that big of a deal.
Cop saves Vt. man trapped up to neck in snow pile
Updated: February 7, 2011, 2:23 PM
NEWFANE, Vt. (AP) - A Vermont man buried up to his neck in snow that fell off his roof has been saved by a trooper who spotted his head and gloved hand.
Police say 52-year-old Jean Butler of Newfane was raking snow off his house Friday when the snow toppled from the roof, trapping him for about two hours.
I just love know-it-alls. Like shoting fish in a barrel.
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posted on
02/07/2011 11:44:02 AM PST
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: metmom
That barn had no insulation. Farmers don’t insulate their barns around here. And the angle of that roof combined with 2 ice storms was a disaster waiting to happen.
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posted on
02/07/2011 11:46:07 AM PST
by
DJ MacWoW
(America! The wolves are at your door! How will you answer the knock?)
To: oh8eleven
I just love know-it-alls. Like shoting fish in a barrel. Speaking of shooting fish in a barrel.
I said SHOVELING OFF the roof, not RAKING it off.
Sheesh, get some reading comprehension lessons.
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posted on
02/07/2011 11:50:47 AM PST
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: DJ MacWoW
I don’t know of any farmer who insulates his barn.
The animals just grow thicker coats.
Much as I hate the wind in snow storms, it does have the advantage of tending to blow the roofs fairly clean.
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posted on
02/07/2011 11:52:48 AM PST
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: Immerito
My dog rescued my family when an apartment flood from the eighth floor made it down to my apartment on the third floor causing my ceiling to begin to collapse. She woke us at 4am by barking and running to the empty room where the ceiling was falling.
She was a rescued pitbull who died at age sixteen.
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posted on
02/07/2011 11:55:18 AM PST
by
dervish
(I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself)
To: metmom
That’s not a flat roof. It’s known as a mansard roof. It has 2 different angles.
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posted on
02/07/2011 11:55:22 AM PST
by
DJ MacWoW
(America! The wolves are at your door! How will you answer the knock?)
To: metmom
Much as I hate the wind in snow storms, it does have the advantage of tending to blow the roofs fairly clean. Yup. But it was the ice that done it in. The poor thing. Now we have high winds coming and they didn't get the front pushed down Saturday. We'll see which way it falls. ;-)
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posted on
02/07/2011 11:58:50 AM PST
by
DJ MacWoW
(America! The wolves are at your door! How will you answer the knock?)
To: metmom
I said SHOVELING OFF the roof, not RAKING it off.
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posted on
02/07/2011 11:59:31 AM PST
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: Immerito
“
Dog saves family after severe snow causes roof to collapse
“
For another species, I remember reading that a Black Dutch rabbit woke
up his owners in the early morning hours before they realized the house
was starting to burn.
My brother had a Black Dutch. A very intersting creature in that it
was very affectionate and ate pizza. Including the pepperoni!
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posted on
02/07/2011 12:10:25 PM PST
by
VOA
To: Peter from Rutland
Well over 100 roofs?
Has gov whatshisname declared the state a disaster area?
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posted on
02/07/2011 1:12:04 PM PST
by
Lady Jag
(Double your income... Fire the government)
To: Immerito
My husband was saved when he was just a toddler by a Boxer. He got out of the house and was heading towards the road. The Boxer stood in front of him and if my husband moved left, the Boxer moved left. Finally, the dog used his head and sort of pushed him back till my MIL came out of the house. The Boxer got a cookie and a loving pat on the head and my FIL installed some sort of latch on the doors. They truly are beautiful dogs.
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