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Yo Bill...to take the heat off
On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 07:40:31 -0400, John H
wrote: On Sun, 17 Sep 2017 15:50:59 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 9/17/2017 12:24 PM, Bill wrote: True North wrote: On Sunday, 17 September 2017 09:50:07 UTC-3, John H wrote: This should detract Harry and Donnee from their 'falling from a roof' lies about you. Friday I leaned a ladder against the trailer, with not nearly enough lean. Got up to the top, started to sweep debris off the roof of the bedroom slide, and the ladder slipped. Down I went, landing squarely on my right heel on the concrete driveway. Crawled up the driveway and into the house to call 911. ER doc says heel bone (calcaneus) is 'shattered' and will require surgery. And all I'd had to drink was coffee! Say what? Anyone with a lick of sense knows that you place the ladder feet 1 foot out for every 4 feet high. I had my smaller 20' extension ladder up against a tree yesterday with the feet on soft dirt. Needed to replace a snapped clothes line. No problem. The ladder should be tied off. Not depending on lean. Especially on dirt, where the ladder can sink in at a differential rate between the two legs. 70 something year-olds don't belong on ladders. Period. :-) I am not quite 70 yet but I get dizzy on the second rung. I just knew someone was going to say that! I've been thinking of ways to clean off the tops of the slides. The only way to do it without a separate ladder is to use the trailer ladder, mounted on the trailer, to climb on the roof and walk around with the broom. But, the trailer ladder is mounted right over the picture window in the back of the rig. Messes up the view of the river, doncha know. I had cotton socks wrapped over the ends of the ladder to protect the finish on the rig. Might have to rethink that. I've got an old motorcycle tire inner tube that may do a good job of protecting and not be as slippery. And, of course, quit trying to cheat on the lean angle of the ladder! I have been doing Flying Wallenda tricks on a ladder the last few days, rolling in new screen panels. Where are the screen monkeys when you need one? ;-) |
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