WahKeen Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I hope your brother isn't Jimmy Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I think it's Don Felder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riptide Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I wouldn't worry about anything. I've been up in several attics and they're really not all that scary... just make sure you keep your weight on the rafters or boards across them or whatever because you don't want to fall through the ceiling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I had a nasty 'attic situation' last year...  Had to get up into the attic of a relative's house urgently to assess water ingress during a windy rainstorm  pu*sy-footed across rafters etc ending up bent double at the eaves with no headroom  pu*sy-footed back out and drove home  Played my very heavy Tele quite vigorously next day as normal  Realised I had trapped a nerve doing the attic  Had nasty sciatica for a week needing osteo treatment....  V  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Sciatica is a horrible, debilitating thing. Anyone who hasn't suffered from it has no idea of the pain. It's like a kick in the crotch that doesn't fade away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 ok, i might get a minus for this, but i can't help it. if i do, i will take it like a man. first, perhaps your mother just wants to see you and is using it as an excuse to get you over there. if so, you would be doing her a favor by doing it and not finishing the job so you can make multiple trips. but maybe she wants to sell the house, move on. if that is the case, you may have a fear of that and that is what is keeping you. if you are thinking of hiring you daughters freind to do it in your place, i hope i am wrong in thinking you are gonna get a girl to do it. while that to most of us is a perfectly fine thing to do, you don't want to tell anyone. but then that secret may get you into more trouble. if it is your daughters bf, then you want to be the one to go up. if you do want to use the mask and goggles, keep them hidden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I beg to differ. Do the job your mom ask you to in it's entirety. Moms have an uncanny ability to come up with whatever needs movin' or fixin' to get you to come over to say, "Hey!". Â My mom went through this a couple times in the last decade, "I've got these boxes for you. It's your stuff. I'm tired of storing it." I don't think she has any intention of moving. She's just tired of storing. She's got better uses for that space which your stuff is taking up. So be an adult, pick it up and either store it or get rid of it yourself. Â I'm getting to that point with my own kids. Â I brought home a box of promotional fast food restaurant glass tumblers with various and sundry cartoon characters I collected in my teens which were buried in the back of the closet of my former (30 years ago) bedroom. I haven't a clue what to do with them. so... >sigh< I'm storing them. (At my place now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinner 13 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 walk on the ceiling joist's(rafters) NOT in between. spiders squirrels raccoons rats lots of creepy crawly possibility's in attics get a good flash light too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 It's much better to have guitars in the attic than toys in the attic !!!!!!!!!! Â Either way, there's cobwebs to be cleared out............ Â Ghosts like attics as well..........hmmmm..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy R Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 If it is a real finished type of attic you should be ok mask, long sleeves and pants etc.. for spiders. If it is just the area between the ceiling and the roof I would wear a hard hat as well cause it's easy to stand up to high and poke a roofing nail in your head[scared] Also don't trip on electrical wires and watch which the way the ceiling joists are running ( they usually change directions) you want too keep your feet on the joists or you will end up poking your leg through the ceiling ala Christmas Vacation. Go on the coolest day possible because it doesn't take much outside heat to get that area scorching hot (cringing thinking about that double neck) to the point you can't breathe. Also recommend one of those LED flashlights you can strap to your head and a poking stick cause sometimes you can't see the joists because of insulation. I would be cautious of sending a kid up there for liability sake... Pray for no Blown Insulation! I DIY everything so Attic and crawl spaces are familiar places for me to be. ( I hate it too but especially crawl space) Â Â Have fun! I would feel bad for you if you weren't fetching a double neck. There would be a lot worst places I would venture for one of those! Â Â Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 I beg to differ. Do the job your mom ask you to in it's entirety. Moms have an uncanny ability to come up with whatever needs movin' or fixin' to get you to come over to say, "Hey!". Â My mom went through this a couple times in the last decade, "I've got these boxes for you. It's your stuff. I'm tired of storing it." I don't think she has any intention of moving. She's just tired of storing. She's got better uses for that space which your stuff is taking up. So be an adult, pick it up and either store it or get rid of it yourself. Â I'm getting to that point with my own kids. Â I brought home a box of promotional fast food restaurant glass tumblers with various and sundry cartoon characters I collected in my teens which were buried in the back of the closet of my former (30 years ago) bedroom. I haven't a clue what to do with them. so... >sigh< I'm storing them. (At my place now). Â You're correct I have been putting this off way too long, and what's magnifying the whole thing is there are five other siblings that have thier stuff from days gone by up in moms attic as well. Â When I get back from Bogota I plan on heading over there and at the least get some of the low hanging fruit from there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 "Siblings' stuff?" :huh: Â Heh, heh, heh ...... (wrings hands with sinistry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Â Â When I get back from Bogota I plan on heading over there and at the least get some of the low hanging fruit from there.... Colombia? :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Colombia? :blink: ] Joisy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 That's the one $500 for a Gibson EDS-1275, that's a steal. Make sure you put some boards down across the rafters so you don't fall down through the ceiling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 People are funny grown men afraid of spiders and dust  Try to stay on rafters since plaster or drywall won't hold your weight. The thing to watch out for in attics here in Arizona is the freaking nails they use to attach the ceramic tiles there's thousands of them and they stick through the roof sheathing just enough to poke a good hole in your head.  Here in the deserts I don't put anything in my attic especially not anything I might want to keep especially anything fragile like a guitar. The heat would destroy it in less than a year for sure. Hope the guitar is ok I can't imagine one surviving for very long in a attic without major heat, moisture or dehydration issue. :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Asbestos... in hail one micro spec and you're done... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geert1976 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I was thinking a mask and goggles... Â One of the guitars (that's my older brothers) is a Gibson doubleneck.... I believe it's a 70's model. He doesn't play anymore, and doesn't give a crap about it, so I guess I'll just keep it. He told me last year just give him $500, because that's what he paid for it. Â The other is either a 80's Vantage or a Washburn A5, A10 or A-something . Â You lucky son ****** give your brother the 500,00 dollars and say you love him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadCase Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Just "man up" and do it already... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Yeah, come on Duane. We want to see those guitars. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krock Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Nothing dangerous in our attic, appart from dust but I jst man up and end up sneezing for the rest of the day. Lots of alcohol in our attic do its always worth going up there. Oh and saw a comment about putting wood on the rafters.Thats a gd idea, I fell through the other year. We've now sacrafised an old wardrobe and put down a few spare planks of laminate flooring. job done :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Absolutely do it for the doubleneck-visions of Jimmy Page running through my head. Worth the health risk. Once you get it, you gotta youtube Stairway........just kidding. Can't wait to see photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Have you seen the film 'Black Christmas'? The early one. It spooked me when I saw it. I was about 15 if I remember right. Get in that attic! Or he'll come down and get you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy R Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Uh Duane... Mind telling me where your Mom lives and when she might be a way for a while..... Just Curious..... :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete c Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 if you put boards down make sure they dont end in between the rafters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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