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First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Jun 2017
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Yo Bill...to take the heat off
True North wrote:
On Wednesday, 20 September 2017 02:27:49 UTC-3, wrote:
On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 23:41:58 -0400,
wrote:
On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 21:26:52 -0400, wrote:
I never had a problem climbing onto a roof but, for years, I had
trouble getting back on the ladder to get down.
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What helps me is to extend the ladder 4 or 5 feet above the roof line
so you've got something to grab onto before you get to the edge.
Now that I have the trick down, it is just as easy for me to have
about 1 rung above the roof line and I go directly over it. I got used
to the drill when I was only going up one story above my deck in
Maryland.
Before that it was a 2 story with a 4' basement wall below that and it
was just spooky on a cheap 3 piece extension ladder, 20 some feet up.
Oh yeah...I also have good quality 2 piece Grade 1 extension ladders. The 36 footer is getting a bit heavy to handle at 80 pounds.
Let your wife set it up for you.
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