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22 December 2023
ANGEL CITY, FL - Area man Theodore Welk, 65, was let go from his position at Allweather Roofing this past week. His boss, contractor Dominic Young, cited Welk\'s incompetence as a roofer as the reason behind his dismissal.
\"Don\'t get me wrong, Teddy\'s heart\'s in the right place,\" said Young of his former employee. \"It\'s just that he couldn\'t re-shingle a roof to save his life. He\'d get done with a project, the inspection crew would take a look at it, and there would literally be shingles sliding down the roof and falling onto the ground. I mean, honestly, this ain\'t rocket science.\"
\"It\'s funny that Dom would put it that way,\" stated Welk in rebuttal. \"I actually am a rocket scientist. I was in charge of applying the heat shield tiles to the space shuttle Discovery up in Cape Canaveral until my retirement earlier this month. Now I just do roofing work to keep myself busy. I\'d say I\'m a little overqualified for it, wouldn\'t you?\"
Welk remains uncertain as to whether he will seek new employment with another roofing company in the future. He also maintains that chunks of ice falling from chimneys were responsible for the loose shingles on past clients\' homes.
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issue
vol 7 - issue 12 (aug 2005)
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stories