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Old 02-21-2014, 10:31 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by codeman671 View Post
Another thing to watch out for is snow sliding off roofs. Our garage has a rather steep pitch towards the driveway. We came home from dinner last night to find the entire roof load slid down and dumped in the driveway. Luckily it only hit my plow. It happened a few years ago and flattened my tonneau cover as I was backed in close.
Especially if you have a metal roof. Took the dog out this AM and all the snow on my metal roofed shed came down. Through some physical laws or magic of some sort, it turns to a consistency of concrete when it hits the ground.
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