My kid accidentally threw his frisbee ring onto the roof. It’s one of those heavy, flat rings – I think there is actually a ring of metal inside it.
My roof is high and steep. Even if I had a ladder tall enough to get me onto the roof, I don’t know if I’d risk it.
The ring’s been there for a couple of weeks now and I’m getting sick of seeing it staring me in the face like a giant pimple on my house as I pull into the driveway each night. Plus, my kid would like his frisbee ring back. With most missing toys, he forgets about it quickly, but the frisbee ring is right there, announcing its presence every time we’re in the driveway. He is almost pining for it.
High winds today (40 kt) haven’t budged it. It’s not only heavy, it has a very low profile. No frontal area for the wind to push on.
I actually tried tying a bungee cord with a hook on the end to a length of twine, so I could “fish” it off the roof, but succeeded in nothing more than making myself look like a damned fool.
Any ideas here? I really don’t want to pay someone to do this job for me. I don’t mind paying; it’s the asking I dread.
(Now that I’ve thought about it again, I have a very powerful donut-type magnet I got out of a microwave oven. I’m thinking of tying that to a rope and trying to get the ring to stick to it.)
Can you buy a ladder? That way you don’t spend money getting someone else to do this, the frisbee-thing gets off your roof, and you have a ladder for the next [item] on the roof adventure!
Alternatively, borrow a ladder from a friendly neighbour.
What about a roof rake? 'Round here, it’s about the time that the home improvement stores start selling those for clearing snow off the roof. Not sure where you’re located, but it’s worth a try.
Duh. All you need to do is turn up the heat in your house to about 110 degrees, then lob a hard-boiled egg, probably from an apatosaurus, onto the ring. Just let the house cool down and the egg will be sucked in through the roof, presumably pulling the ring with it. But make sure the egg is really hard-boiled; I don’t think it’s practical to waste too many eggs on this.