laddergarder
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It doesn't sound or look good but that really could have been allot worse. Glad your doing ok.
Stay safe.
Stay safe.
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And you smashed a pot with your head but that's okay. Tell you played in the front five ?Definitely working tomorrow.. must be mental.
Injuries list is 2 broken fingers strapped together (well 1 for definite but feels like the other one may be also)
Bashed up and lumpy leg.
Bruised forearms.
Sore shoulder.
Sore wrist and bruises on lower back.
Apart from that I'm perfectly fine??
Eye of the tiger, nowt like been self-employedDefinitely working tomorrow.. must be mental.
Injuries list is 2 broken fingers strapped together (well 1 for definite but feels like the other one may be also)
Bashed up and lumpy leg.
Bruised forearms.
Sore shoulder.
Sore wrist and bruises on lower back.
Apart from that I'm perfectly fine??
Was good footings dug in to the grass.Very glad you walked away from that one Mate. Ladders can be dangerous as can anything else. You had a accident and probably not sure how it came about.Was the ladder footings to blame?, was it due to over reaching that little bit more?,was it a slippery rung?, not having 3 points of contact with the ladder?.
As I say ladders can be dangerous, but you have to negate the risks as much as possible, course to fully negate you can just avoid the "risk" by not using a ladder at all. But many times that is not practical.
Probably lots of us have tripped while at floor level over own pipework or garden ornaments or slipped on dog s**t. We can fully negate this risk by not being window cleaners, but again this is not practical.
Everything contains "risk".
Some head teacher has banned kids at his school touching snow!!! because H&S!!!!!.
Again glad you were able to walk away from this one.
@Adams0211 go carefull mate on your gutter cleans
Was good footings dug in to the grass.
The roof was a bit slippy and just lost my footing with 1 foot on the ladder and 1 on the roof.
Glad I had 1 on the roof as catching my foot is what saved me I am sure.
Yeah! Never felt better Dave, eh??Definitely working tomorrow.. must be mental.
Injuries list is 2 broken fingers strapped together (well 1 for definite but feels like the other one may be also)
Bashed up and lumpy leg.
Bruised forearms.
Sore shoulder.
Sore wrist and bruises on lower back.
Apart from that I'm perfectly fine??
Hope you came down a bit slower this time, and pointing the right way.Working today.a bit painful but glad I'm still here lol.
Done a job that needs ladder for flat roof today.
Was a bit shakey going up it.
Must be you're lucky street ?, just as well @Adams0211 only a phone call away, being rescued myself in the past always good to have someone to call on.Definitely mate.
Will have gutter vac for spring.
Was the house next door to where you rescued me when I dropped my ladder that time
Or jump start his van lolMust be you're lucky street ?, just as well @Adams0211 only a phone call away, being rescued myself in the past always good to have someone to call on.
Had microlite and ankalad on previous 8.5m triples and have used at full height.DaveB salutary lesson for us all - I can't big up ankalad stabiliser/microlite standoff combo enough, along with a no greater than a 75.5% lean (1in4 which 'feels' way too steep). Guttering is too weak and susceptible to flex/break/slip the ladder to left/right, to rest ladders on, must ALWAYS be on the roof or a wall... a microlite on the roof arrests the ladder from wanting to slid left/right/back from under you, ditto the stabilisers. Belt and braces ? Glad you're not 'seriously' injured - but good you posted so we can all reflect on our own procedures for ladder use...?
I find I'm regularly wincing as drive past other guys with ladders at all sorts of angles, attempting all sort of tasks, it might be 'boring' but the HSE has some sobering guidelines. (e.g they advise against 'stepping' off a ladder- other than at the top)
I just finished re-reading Robinson Crusoe - he (Daniel Defoe) makes a great point about attempting something when we have a 'feeling' it's too risky...funny how often we feel something is a bit too edgy...wisdom is applied learning.
Buy stabilisers and microlite standoff you'll never go back to bare ladders...but perhaps you've already binned the ladders ?
Just had a fall off a ladder from gutter height.
Went upside down and foot caught in rung briefly which is what saved me.
Broken 2 fingers and got bruises all over.this is where I hit the plant pot with my head upside down.
Just go carefull guys.
Whenever I'm using a ladder for gutter clearing I use a ladder stand off.... it makes the ladder far more stable and much safer to work with too. Only costs about £30!
I've been using ladders tradding since 1991 and only fallen twice. Only been wfp 5 years.Wow man, you had some serious luck surviving that without having life changing injuries - I'm glad you're okay fella!
On that note i use one of them telescopic beasts.. it has a stabiliser bar and both ends. Initially i thought it looked ridiculous having a stabiliser bar up in the air but it does add a fair bit of security in that the ladder can't move easily. With that said though i ain't a fan of the bloody thing and use it as little as possible - already got knee problems and it makes them worse each time i struggle up the ****ing thing.
Last time I fractured my cocyx (tailbone)