Oct 15, 2026, 4:33 AMHave you been on top of a roof?
- Oct 15, 2026, 4:33 AM
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David Nashdpnash@c.imOct 15, 2026, 4:58 AMMany years ago, in a house long since sold, a true story of rooftop rescue:
———meow
“Where are you, Leo?”
meow
(follows the meowing. It is coming from the evaporative cooler duct behind the wall)
meow
“You’re not *in* the duct, are you?!”
meow
“Oh wait, didn’t you go outside a while ago?”
meow
(goes outside. Leo is on the roof, behind the evaporative cooler enclosure)
meow
(gets on roof, grabs Leo, lowers him carefully to second-story deck, gets off roof)
IdeaPDishIdeaPDish@mastodon.socialOct 15, 2026, 8:39 AMWhy?
- Oct 15, 2026, 5:23 PM
@IdeaPDish because roofs are cool, especially other people's, and even more so when there's been given no permission
Alsy at bestaletha@aus.socialOct 15, 2026, 11:37 AM@north I want to meet the 14 people who responded ‘no’ and ask them how they’ve never locked themselves out of the house.
- Oct 15, 2026, 5:23 PM
@aletha are you going through the chimney when you lose your keys?
- Alsy at bestaletha@aus.socialOct 15, 2026, 11:33 PM
@north Haha yes it’s the only way. Sorry, no but to get up to an openable window I’ve always had to climb onto a section of roof. Something about how Sydney terraces are designed - they often have a back section that’s single storey. Jump on the roof, catwalk over to a window on the second storey. I realise now this probably isn’t normal in any way.
- Oct 16, 2026, 12:07 AM
@aletha seems safe enough, I approve
Full Metal ArchaeopteryxDelilahTech@tech.lgbtOct 16, 2026, 6:10 AM- Oct 16, 2026, 11:23 AM
@DelilahTech That is a very, very good question. I'm tempted to just start spelling it that way, see if it takes off.