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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22780 Location: UK

I managed to fall off a ladder yesterday, while moving some rusty pedal cars on a shelf in the garage. Fortunately nothing important got damaged, although the cup of coffee stood nearby didn't survive and handily I landed between a ute and the A40, rather than on top of them, but erindoors isn't too keen on me clambering up a proper ladder to clean out the house gutters now!! Rolling Eyes

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peppiB · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:24 am Post subject:

pleased you didn't suffer any serious injuries.
Most women over react when we have a slight mishap. My wife wouldn't let me up a ladder for years!! Rolling Eyes

buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire

Hi

So was this planned or not? I mean to get out of doing the gutters?

You should do what I am thinking for our shed, put a loft ladder in, then it can't fall!

Glad you are ok!

Cheers

Dave

Gaz · Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 92 Location: Geordie-Land

Ohh, glad your OK Rick. Myself and ladders don't go together too well either. A friend once said, are you frightened of going up a ladder, I said no, it's falling off them and hitting the ground I'm frightened of... Confused

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22780 Location: UK

aye only scraped fortunately, although it came close to busting a leg as my nearside example got caught up between two rungs on the way down..

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bob2 · Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 1728 Location: Malta

glad u're ok Rick
I had the same thing happen to me whilst working in our home some years ago, luckily my head just missed the stairs by a couple of inches, it would have been tragedy since our stairs are of granite and therefore very hard. I had lots of bruises since the aluminium ladder fell on top of me and the drill I was using which was locked with power on just missed my face!!!

Well u live and learn, it was a bit my fault for putting the lader up hastily and not in the correct position!!

What were you most concerned of though, damaging the ute or the A40 or urself??? Smile

the fly · Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 95

Rik we can all fly its the landings that are the problem. Glad it was not to nasty.thanks for all the work you do for us all. Regards The Fly