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To: isopatch who wrote (786563)	7/17/2024 3:13:41 PM
From: goldworldnet	2 Recommendations Recommended By Stock Puppy THE WATSONYOUTH Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

The more we know about the Secret Service failure, the worse it looks. * * *

To: isopatch who wrote (786563)	7/17/2024 4:37:28 PM
From: d[-_-]b	1 Recommendation Recommended By goldworldnet Respond to of 793955

and bought a 5-foot ladder. That is not a 5ft ladder, just counting the rungs is appears to be a Werner 8ft or 10ft ladder. homedepot.com homedepot.com Just a detail - maybe it was already there, maybe the article made a mistake.

To: isopatch who wrote (786563)	7/18/2024 10:02:27 AM
From: Stock Puppy	5 Recommendations Recommended By brushwud garrettjax goldworldnet isopatch Old_Sparky Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

The support for the shed can only support 20 pounds per square foot. Meaning that, every step that Thomas Crooks took on such a structure should have collapsed the roof and brought Crooks to the ground. Yes but as someone who has experience making do with what is around (use your imagination) :-) and knows a little bit of physics, I wouldn't be surprised if you could for a short time stand on the edge without the thing collapsing. Standing on the middle of that roof would be another story.

To: isopatch who wrote (786563)	7/18/2024 12:39:48 PM
From: jazzlover2	5 Recommendations Recommended By goldworldnet isopatch pheilman_ Shoot1st Stock Puppy Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

Just adding my thoughts here, I have a similar shed, and they are very very sturdy. I am well over 200 pounds and I believe I could stand on its roof, especially around the perimeter. Not that I would want to, but I could. I don't see in the attached manual where it gives a 20 pound/square foot limit but if so, for that shed area roughly 20 square feet, that's a 400 pound rating. The roof is not just "decorative" as the author states. Of course it might not hold 400 pounds in the middle, but you get my drift. I'm not a structural engineer imho most residential home floors are rated for 40 pounds/ square foot. The author has taken the 20 lbs/square foot rating out of context imho. This shows the shed dimensions. pdf.lowes.com I'm not disagreeing with his article, only that one thing I believe he is wrong. Also, if he accessed the roof from that shed he wouldn't need a ladder imho. Any wiry 20 yr old kid could scramble up and on top of the 6 ft shed, then from there the the next 6 ft to the roof (looks to me the wall is 12 ft). I could do it if I really wanted to get the frisbee and I'm 63 yrs old. But that's another story ;)