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SaltPork · 12-09-2004, 09:05 PM

With the Christmas season upon us I was up in the attic gathering the decorations. Now, my attic is a bit short, I have a ranch style house so the attic ceiling at the peak is about 5 feet and about every 2 feet there is a support tie about 3 ft off the attic floor.

I had gathered the last of the items and was straightening up the other boxes. On my way out I grabbed one of the support ties and planted my other hand so as to swing down through the opening onto the attic stairs/ladder. The lights were off so I could not see the impending doom as I swung full speed into one of the other ties with my head. To say I saw stars would be an injustice....I saw the freakin' Milky Way. As I stood there on the attic steps bleeding and in pain, my wife says to me, "Did you hit your head? You shouldn't be swinging through the attic like a monkey." Not, "Are you okay?"...not, "Do you need help?", but, "You shouldn't be swinging through the attic like a monkey." Followed by, "You should be more careful, you don't have any hair to protect your head." Yeah, like hair would have protected me from my own stupidity....please.

Let this be a lesson to you all...do not swing through the attic on the trusses in the dark.

Fremen · 12-09-2004, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by wrkime

Let this be a lesson to you all...do not swing through the attic on the trusses in the dark.

...like a monkey.

AquaFox · 12-09-2004, 09:39 PM

that sucks

lol, atleast your roofer didn't use three inch nails for your shingles

flat5 · 12-10-2004, 08:06 AM

Two years ago in Spain, in the rain at night, I walked down a narrow street and some very big stones from the top front of an old apartment building fell right in front of me.
Would have killed me if I walked just a little faster. Completely changed my train of thought :-)

vox_rox · 12-10-2004, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Fremen

...like a monkey.

Umm, like a bald monkey?

Peace,

Pierre

bigoldalphamale · 12-10-2004, 08:17 AM

sounds like your wife should spend some time in the attic.

Redjake · 12-10-2004, 10:12 AM

oh man I thought this was going to be a "I fell through the attic floor" story. It was still entertaining though

I've almost ran into a pole before outside of class. Missed it by about one inch. Just happened to be looking the wrong way at the right time.

12-09-2004, 09:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
SaltPork Everything's better with bacon Location: In your local grocer's freezer.	Watch out for attic trusses With the Christmas season upon us I was up in the attic gathering the decorations. Now, my attic is a bit short, I have a ranch style house so the attic ceiling at the peak is about 5 feet and about every 2 feet there is a support tie about 3 ft off the attic floor. I had gathered the last of the items and was straightening up the other boxes. On my way out I grabbed one of the support ties and planted my other hand so as to swing down through the opening onto the attic stairs/ladder. The lights were off so I could not see the impending doom as I swung full speed into one of the other ties with my head. To say I saw stars would be an injustice....I saw the freakin' Milky Way. As I stood there on the attic steps bleeding and in pain, my wife says to me, "Did you hit your head? You shouldn't be swinging through the attic like a monkey." Not, "Are you okay?"...not, "Do you need help?", but, "You shouldn't be swinging through the attic like a monkey." Followed by, "You should be more careful, you don't have any hair to protect your head." Yeah, like hair would have protected me from my own stupidity....please. Let this be a lesson to you all...do not swing through the attic on the trusses in the dark. __________________ It was like that when I got here....I swear.

12-09-2004, 09:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
AquaFox WaterDog	that sucks lol, atleast your roofer didn't use three inch nails for your shingles __________________ ...AquaFox...

12-10-2004, 10:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	oh man I thought this was going to be a "I fell through the attic floor" story. It was still entertaining though I've almost ran into a pole before outside of class. Missed it by about one inch. Just happened to be looking the wrong way at the right time. __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

12-10-2004, 08:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
flat5 Very Insignificant Pawn Location: Amsterdam, NL	Two years ago in Spain, in the rain at night, I walked down a narrow street and some very big stones from the top front of an old apartment building fell right in front of me. Would have killed me if I walked just a little faster. Completely changed my train of thought :-)

12-10-2004, 08:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
bigoldalphamale Loser	sounds like your wife should spend some time in the attic.