Bragging Rights at 46

Have to tell my story. I loaded 9 square of 50 yr. GAF Ultra HDtoday, one story in about 45 minutes....Man what happened to 25???Going to bed now. :blink:

I went through that at 46 myself. Then it kind of left. No, it really did leave. Now at 66 it seems to be kind of here again. Probably to stay I would think. But there's always hope for a miracle.

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A little while ago, I posted a picture of the first new roof I have done in years. 53 squares of tile on a 10/12. At completion, I decided it could very well be my last. At 60, the repair/maintenance routine is far easier on the body.

I was just getting caught up when yesterday things exploded. I got 12 days worth of cleanings, 6 days worth of repairs, another new house from a builder I haven't heard from for a decade and news of "the big one" actually coming soon.

It's an addition of 100 squares on a 140 square house, but since they don't want any view of the house to have both new and old tile visible, it will probably be more labor than if I were doing the whole house. And that will be followed up with between 8 and 11 additional buildings on the property, barn, stables, guest house, gym, etc.

"Don't answer the phone, honey, I'm booked until dirt-diving time."

Awesome willy. Are you building a lot of parapets? How will you hide all of that roof?

We're the exact same age Jay. Did you "load" the roof, as in carrying shingles up the ladder or "unload" as off the ladder elevator or a fork lift/boom truck? I don't do very many full roofs anymore. If I do happen to sell one, I save it until my repair work slows down and order a roof top delivery.

Still lovin the pain Said: Awesome willy. Are you building a lot of parapets? How will you hide all of that roof?

Actually, it's a rambling one story house with Y-shaped wings on both ends. The additions will be at the ends of all 4 Y-wings. I need to move the old tile from the inside V of the Y wings to the frontside additions and do the same for all the roofs that are visible from the pool in the back. all new tile will be on those inside V roofs on the ends. Hope that description makes sense.

I'm tired just thinking about it. LOL

Something MikeH said years ago,"sometimes you just have to suck it up to show the guys you still can do it and suffer later". He was talking about laying torchdown.

Tom Hay, said years ago, wait until you hit 50, you'll slow. me being a Young Turk in my early 40's just laughed.

Well here I am, 55 and feeling the pain. Just got back from the Chiro.....just a tune up.

I'm just an office worker now anyway....

At 60 I'm right there with the rest of you . . . often think I would give my eye teeth to have a nailer in my hand at 20. Wisdom has given way to testosterone . . . let the young bucks have at it. Hire the young, teach 'em well . . .

I noticed "the wall" about the time the mid 40's arrived. Just seemed to take a whole lot more push to get any thing done and survive the day. Still stand amazed at my grandfather who could out produce me roofing a dairy barn when he was in his 60's and I was in college. The older I get, the more convinced I become that day in / day out efficiency and economy of motion trumps youth and scattered effort . . . to a point.

It's a tortoise/hare type of philosophy, coupled with a dose of reality.

That Tom Hay guy is missed here as well.

Hit 50 this year and today im dragging ass to many long days and late nights but it wont stop I have to feed the machine!

I was in my mid 40's when I decided to reduce my monthly fixed overhead from just under $20k to about a tenth of that. Took me 2 years, but it sure freed me up to get old. ;)

49 this year. I've stopped all the roofing installs, its way too hard !!!!

But, I'm still going toe to toe with pro boxers, mma fighters, run marathons, and party all the time.

I even drove by some roofers doing a new house, I looked at them and thought, "I can't believe I did that everyday!!"

Yeah chuck up the ladder but first 50feet to the back yard. Okay I had a dolly for wheelin it to the backyard. This is a lower level in the back. Got about seven squares today in about four hours. Not tryin to kill myself anymore.

Lord almighty. I carried a lot of shingles up ladders when I was younger, but now the thought of it makes me cringe!!