A quiet Memorial Day was spent doing a little shopping and then a little yard work. Finally washed the coating of pine pollen off screened porch on Sunday, so Monday I did the last bit of outdoor “spring” cleaning that needed done, blowing the oak pollen clusters off the roof.
Normally I do this kind of job in the early morning, but today I waited until mid-afternoon and I won’t do that again. Dark green asphalt shingles that have spent several hours with the sun beating down on them get quite hot. When I put my hand down on the roof to step off the ladder I swear I heard a faint sizzle.
Hopping off the ladder I only needed to place one hand down for a short while, but going down required balancing on both hands for a bit longer. I think I ended up with 1/2 degree burns. =:-O