Flat roofs, invented by people with flat heads, and flat brain waves?
OTOH, there are worse ways to design a roof...
Posted on 01/28/2009 8:21:22 PM PST by Morgana
BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A lot of people hit the Huntington Mall to find shelter from the storm.
Power outages at home forcing them to flee in search of warmth and something to eat, but the mall is battling its own problems.
Water damage has forced many businesses to shut down.
The Mall’s Management would not allow WSAZ on the property with our camera so I went in as a customer.
What I found was a mess.
A leaking roof has affected roughly 50 stores inside, forcing some to close.
Mall Management said the building is 28 years old, and like a lot of businesses under a flat roof, the weight of heavy snow, ice, and water is a strain.
For some customers who traveled to get out of the cold, it was a disappointing shock.
“We just went to get something to eat, we have no power,” one woman said.
Another customer said he was not surprised by the leaks, “they've had trouble with the roof before, and it doesn't surprise me. I’ve been over there before with water running in, it’s not unexpected.”
The Public Works Director says they've gotten several calls from businesses dealing with heavy snow on roof tops.
We have also learned the Foodfair in Ashland has had leaking because of the heavy wet, load on its roof.
We were hit hard.....I just got power back at 7pm. I know you all missed me!
i blame 0bama
The storm or the leaky roof?
Yes
Bush was blamed for Katrina (remember the wacko's that blamed him for the formation of the storm itself?), so, since a storm formed since Zero took office, it is his fault.
It's also Goracle's fault, for had he not been on the east coast, the storm wouldn't have formed at all (see references to the Gore effect...the cold waves that follow him to every GW scam-speech he gives)...
I never thought of those points.....thanks!
Flat roofs suck. Always.
Obama has failed to protect the American people from this disaster while failing at the same time to capture Osama Bin Ladin in a timely fashion.
Yea...they seem to be the first to cave when a big snow storm comes.
Even if they never see snow...they leak. Always. I’m talking about house-type roofs, not so much shopping centers, but the objection still stands. It is almost always tough to find where the leak is, so you have to fix ‘em three times and sometimes that doesn’t do it. They accumulate standing water and leak or rot stuff out. It’s just flat out a dumb way of doing things, since for the price of a few boards and a few saw cuts, you can build a roof with a slope to it and completely avoid the issues. Even a slight slope of 1/4” per running foot makes a big diference.
Flat roofs, invented by people with flat heads, and flat brain waves?
OTOH, there are worse ways to design a roof...
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