Thursday, June 21, 2012

A New Roof

We have to replace our shingles more often than some neighbors, as we live on a windy corner at the end of an open field. The west wind ruffles our shingles all year long.














 A roofing project is always interesting to watch... 














... as the roofers tear off the old shingles and re-do the roof.














Equally (if not more) fascinating is the delivery of the materials. Technology has changed this job so much! Not that long ago, the robotic arm on the truck was an innovation...














 An individual used to control it using 7 or 8 levers. But not now!














This time the levers swung back and forth, untouched by human hands. They were being controlled by this electronic device in the driver's pouch. He was controlling the robotic arm like in a video game!














I wondered how many little kids (and even grown-up ones) would love this job, making deliveries using the robotic arm!














 Before long, the supplies had all been delivered up onto the roof, where they were piled neatly up - and the driver was off to make more deliveries! 

The other thing that amazed me? I was shocked to see that among the crew of eight roofers working in the hot sun all day long, only one was wearing a hat!

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