Emergency Cat Resuce... Cat Stuck On A Roof For 3wks

A post was put up in a Facebook community cats group on 7/17 at 10:14pm. It was about a cat that had been stuck up on a roof of a house for over 3 weeks, going into it's 4th week. A plea was put out for help. I rarely ever go to this group page anymore, but by chance did, and saw the post on 7/18 at 9:11am. I was HORRIFIED to read it and even more HORRIFIED that nothing was being done. This was an emergency. This cat was going to die if he wasn't rescued. It's going to be 115* on Thursday & Friday and add that to a hot black roof, its not going to be a happy ending. I asked for all the details, where is the cat located on the roof, what's the address of the house, etc etc. I was given all the information I requested last night at 6:30pm, but I was out trapping so I received it when I got home around 10:00pm. I thought of some ideas and by 6:00am this morning I had a plan in place.
For those of you who don't know, my day job is in the construction industry. I called my Superintendent, who I adore, and told him I needed help. I told him about the cat being stuck on the roof for over 3 weeks and asked him if he had a 20ft ladder. He said yes. My next question was, would he be willing to help and he said yes. So we devised up a plan.

My Superintendent who I will call B, my laborer who I will call W, and myself all went over to the house at 11:15am this morning during our lunch hour. The house with the roof at its highest pitch is about 50ft tall at least. B & W looked at the house from all angles and put the ladder up to check it out. Because the roof was so steep they decided they had to access it from the front. They put up the 20ft ladder, climbed up on to the lower roof, and then pulled up the ladder to the lower roof, and placed it to then climb and get up to the 2nd roof. B & W had tuna in hand that I had brought. B went to get the cat (he said the cat was smart since he was laying in the only part of the roof that had shade). The cat got a little spooked, and it was enough to put that little jolt in him for him to jump to the tree and run down it. Yay, the cat was rescued and finally off the roof!!

My Super B, my laborer W, and myself were all giving each other high-fives. The neighbors next door were excited too. They were watching the whole time. We can't even express how happy and relieved we were. I have since named the cat BW after the two best guys that I know. I am so grateful and touched that these guys jumped in to help me. I couldn't thank them enough. My Superintendent's response was "You're the cat lady and you have to help the cat lady". Truly amazing guys. My super B actually feeds the ferals that come out on the job sites super early in the morning. I will never, ever forget their kindness. The cat BW will be trapped in the coming days or week by a colony caretaker Jane K. who feeds in that area. I will have him vetted and admitted. We are so happy to have another WTRF success story! Whiskers & Tails Rescue Foundation was happy to get the job done. >^..^<
Here are some pictures of the rescue in place.