[TowerTalk] fall arrest for rooftops

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Jim Lux wrote:
> What I'd like to find is some convenient way to do a fall arrest/restraint 
> for (pitched) rooftop work.  I seem to always wind up having to attach 
> things near the eaves and it would be nice to have something that could be 
> attached at the ridge line that would stop you from smashing to the ground 
> if you slip off the edge of the roof.
> 
> When I was younger, my father belayed me with a climbing rope slung over 
> the top of the roof while I hung over the edge to paint the eaves, however, 
> this approach has significant disadvantages. Now, I have a 30 ft extension 
> ladder.
> 
> I assume roofers have some sort of thing to deal with this.
> 
> Jim
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I thought it was, toss a rope over the roof peak and tie it to the 
bumper of you wife's car....

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