JJ’s Law
You’ve heard of Murphy’s Law, well JJ’s Law states that if JJ plan’s to re-roof his house one of two things is going to happen.
Rain
Excessive heat wave
Luckily we had no rain, but a Bermuda High came screaming in just after I already ordered my materials and set up a delivery date. I can not remember when we had such intense humidity and heat in the month of June, but in a way I welcomed it. Look, you are talking about a guy who started laying blacktop at 15 in 100 degree weather. Yeah, I am sick and twisted in that respect.
Roofing in high humidity 90 degree + heat would be a good test of my conditioning and of my Renegade training to date. Here we have GPP, weighted GPP, strength work, flexibility, speed work and just plain will power all wrapped in a single workout atop an unstable environment.
You want a functional workout, try roofing.
What did I learn?
Bundles of shingles are far heavier than any loaded barbell.
Bundles up a ladder will waste your legs far better than squats.
Nail guns are awesome as are shingle rippers.
Use staples to affix tar paper, not roofing nails as did the builder in this case.
Cotton Shirts rule, blends suck!
My friend Dave is a true friend, those that did not show have been bumped to acquaintance status.
I am a machine and have no equal when it comes to work ethic in my neighborhood!
My neighbor is a wuss. He cuts his grass at 7 am and then flees inside an air conditioned house for the rest of the day.
Having a broken ac in the house after roofing all day sucks big time. I almost pulled an Al Bundy and camped out in the supermarket freezer section.
Roofing is not hard, just labor intensive.
Did I mention Cotton Shirts rule, blends suck?
Wear sneakers, not boots during the day.
I really wish I owned a pool!
I can’t be killed!
"If you are what you say you are, a superstar