Daily Excerpt: RV Oopsies (MacDonald) - Up on the Roof




excerpt from RV Oopsies: 101 Dumb Things That RVers Do! (MacDonald) 


91. UP ON THE ROOF

Alan decided it was time to clean the roof of his motorhome while it was parked in the driveway. Since his model did not have an attached ladder, he propped his extension ladder against the side and climbed up with a hose and cleaning supplies. While spraying down the roof, his hose caught the ladder and knocked it down. OOPS!

Alan’s wife was not due home for another four hours, but quite a few cars were passing by in view of the rig. He figured he would just wave and someone would stop to help. For more than an hour, he waved. The few motorists who noticed him waved back and kept on driving. Finally, a man stopped and put the ladder back up. Alan sheepishly thanked him and decided to clean his roof another day.

When Alan reported this mishap to me, he still hadn’t figured out how to prevent a reoccurrence. I suggested several options:

·   use a distress wave (crisscrossing arms above the head) rather than a friendly “Hi, there” wave;

·   carry a cellphone aloft to call for help;

·   tie a rope to the ladder and secure the other end topside; or

·   clean the roof for four hours until his wife got home.


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