[Leica] Darwin Award

Howard L Ritter Jr hlritter at bex.net
Wed Sep 22 15:16:39 PDT 2021


That’s about what it measures on the face toward us. But 5 in 12 is a 42% grade, though I still wouldn’t use a safety rope hiking one!

—howard

> On Sep 22, 2021, at 3:17 PM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> OK, I'll be the other.  It's at most a 5/12 roof.  This pitch is easily
> walkable especially with a relatively new roof.  When walking on a trail do
> you tie off on a 6% grade?
> 
> On Wed, Sep 22, 2021, 12:41 PM Aram Langhans via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> Saw this person on my neighbor's roof doing some kind of work. He is
>> complying with OSHA regulations and has a safety rope.  Only problem is
>> it is a 50 foot rope for a 12 foot drop.  Hope it works for him.
>> 
>> Darwin Award-7093 (leica-users.org)
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/m/Darwin+Award-7093.jpg.html>
>> 
>> Aram
>> 
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>> & Unemployed photographer
>> 
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>> would ever have dared dream.”   James D. Watson
>> 
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