45 Degrees North: Just Asking Questions

45 Degrees North: Just Asking Questions

This year, my part of rural northern Wisconsin got hit with a March blizzard that dropped 30-plus inches of fresh snow. That’s a lot of weight on a roof. So as soon as the wind calmed down, we got out the roof rake – a long-handled tool used from ground level to scrape away snow on a roof. Removing even a portion of that snow to reduce the weight can help prevent a roof collapse. Wouldn’t it be great to have a similar way to scrape away some of …