we have them here in salisbury too. not sure what fer.. but i'd buy your take on it.
:) tw On 2/13/06, Duane Boudreau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've seen them in New England before. I always assumed they were there to > keep rain from dripping over the door step. > > D > > -----Original Message----- > From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 8:46 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: East-Coast Roof Things > > I do not know the answer to your question, however I will mention that in > Canada people shovel off their roofs after a heavy snow so the roof won't > collapse. So I am not sure why people would want to keep it on. Is it > possible it was some sort of gutter? I've never been to Boston, so I am > guessing. > > >When I was in Boston a few years ago, we noticed that many roofs (near > >the gutter) had these iron-like decorations that were mounted to the > >roof. Most of the houses had steep-pitch roofs. > > > >I was wondering about the purpose of these. Most of them were very > >ornamental, but I doubt that is the only purpose. > > > >Here is my theory: I think these things help prevent small roof > >avalanches after a heavy snow. > > > >I can picture someone leaving their house after Boston gets hit with 12" > >of snow. This person opens their door, takes a step and then a 20' line > >of snow slides down the roof and lands on their head. > > > >I think these devices are situated so that they support the snow and > >won't let it slide. > > > >I also believe that these devices will receive heat, from the sun, > >distribute heat to the snow so that it may melt a bit faster. > > > >So, that is my theory. How close am I to the truth? And, what the heck > >are those things called? > > > >Update: A quick google found these items and they seem to be called > >"snow guards". > > > >Thanks > > > >M!chael A Dawson > >Manager of Web Applications > >Office of Technology Services > >University of Evansville > >1800 Lincoln Avenue > >Evansville, IN 47722 > >812-488-2581 > >MSN Messenger ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >"There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary > >numbers and those who don't." > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:196965 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
