GAH! Our local bar destroyed!

**Beirut** · 03-14-2005, 20:03

(Just so it's clear, both pictures are the same place.)

Actually, the houses here, though standard bull**** 2x4 construction, have roof trusses every 16". A standard roof will hold 4'-5' of snow before things get nasty. But with the warm weather, 4' of snow on a roof gets heavy like cement. And if it rains... "Boom!"

Now we're finding out the owner of the bar was doing renos upstairs to make a few apartment units. He took out supporting walls without putting in new cross beams. What a dummy.

The bar was on the very first floor and the booze and giant screen tv are safe. But now the first floor ceiling is supporting the entire colapsed roof structure plus snow. It's a bit dicey to go in there.

But like any good Canadian town, we have had no shortage of volunteers ready and willing to mount a rescue mission for the beer.

Just finished shovelling my roof about two minutes ago. Have to go to my neighbour next. I mean, my neighbour's roof.

**Aelwyn** · 03-14-2005, 20:08

such a tragedy....its always sad when bad things happen to good places. but at least the alcohol should be cold after being buried in snow for a while.

**The_Doctor** · 03-14-2005, 21:12

Why was it made out of wood?

It must be freezing in there and lighting a fire would turn it in to a massive fire hazard.

Also, unless I have been lied to as a child, a wolf could blow it down.

**Hosakawa Tito** · 03-14-2005, 21:58

=Beirut
But like any good Canadian town, we have had no shortage of volunteers ready and willing to mount a rescue mission for the beer.

I would be willing to participate in such a *hic* worthy cause. An international rescue mission to help my good neighbors from Canada. Our rally cry, Deus lo Volt. "God wills it."

**Ironside** · 03-14-2005, 22:30

Actually, the houses here, though standard bull**** 2x4 construction, have roof trusses every 16". A standard roof will hold 4'-5' of snow before things get nasty. But with the warm weather, 4' of snow on a roof gets heavy like cement. And if it rains... "Boom!"

I suspect that those sheet metal parts on the top of the roofs might have a purpose.

Warm weather equals:
"heavy snow is falling down, falling down, falling down, hitting people all the time, until the roof is emty." Well not always, most roofs got a grid to prevent it nowadays anyway. Walking on a roof is quite dangerous here too, slipping is easy and the steeper roofs is almost impossible to walk on.

Now we're finding out the owner of the bar was doing renos upstairs to make a few apartment units. He took out supporting walls without putting in new cross beams. What a dummy

I wonder what those supporting walls are doing?

I'm betting there's no problem to remove them.

To bad that it costed a bar for him to find out.

**English assassin** · 03-15-2005, 10:52

Yeah, YOU think it was snow, I reckon MOSSAD have been checking out Beruit's posts in the backroom and decided to send him a leeetle message...

Seen any guys with NZ passports and snow blowers in town, Beruit?

**Hosakawa Tito** · 03-15-2005, 15:48

Originally Posted by English assassin

Yeah, YOU think it was snow, I reckon MOSSAD have been checking out Beruit's posts in the backroom and decided to send him a leeetle message...

Seen any guys with NZ passports and snow blowers in town, Beruit?

Almost lost my morning coffee on that one.