A Plea for Safety

[JM 35 Sedan]

Marcus, sorry to hear about your injury. Ladders always seem to be dangerous. Take care and give yourself time to heal. I get up on ladders more than I should at my age. Mostly doing gutter repair and cleaning, and roof work on my two story home. My wife always yells at me for doing this, but I can't find anyone local to me who is willing to do this work.

[Zeke3]

Marcus, prayers and best wishes on a speedy and complete recovery.

JM, I still get up on ladders to work on my old house. We both should listen to our wives on this one.

I would not use a wood ladder anymore, they fail suddenly.

Also, check the load rating on your ladder and look at the reading on your bathroom scale.

[RKS.PA]

Originally Posted by JM 35 Sedan

Marcus, sorry to hear about your injury. Ladders always seem to be dangerous. Take care and give yourself time to heal. I get up on ladders more than I should at my age. Mostly doing gutter repair and cleaning, and roof work on my two story home. My wife always yells at me for doing this, but I can't find anyone local to me who is willing to do this work.

Could not agree more!! And Marcus, my hopes for your complete recovery.


And addition to Marcus' issue with the ladder condition, make sure the base is on firm footing. Mine wasn't during a cutter cleaning job and broke my elbow when I hit the concrete. In a cast for 6 weeks and PT after that. Lucky I didn't hit my head!!


And John, my dear wife doesn't yell, but she's not happy when I'm up on a ladder!!

[26 lakes]

Marcus, sorry to hear the report. Rest the body and let it heal. I have been a painter for over 40 years. Don't buy cheap ladders. They are heavier for a reason. Here are good tips for setting up your ladder. If you are not on concrete, feet are always up. Never put a brick, rock or 2x4 under a foot to level it up. Go get your shovel and dig a plug out of the ground. You can put it back when you are done. I am 65 and still moving them around safely. But anything can happen. BE SAFE