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OT.--Ladders--check them,DESTROY bad ones

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John A

06-22-2003 08:28:07




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Well boys, I played thunder yesterday! Needed to go up on ther roof to readjust my TV antenna.Went to the shop and got one of my old 8ft step ladders. One that I have had around forever. Set it up, was up about 5ft. When a leg broke and I came CRASHING down like a ton of bricks. Only from 5ft. Anyway after putting my ancle on ice for 3 hours, I went to the Emergency Room. Had it looked at, and xrayed too. I now have a fracture on the lower Tibia & Fibia of my right leg. The little ball potition that fits over the ankle. Now because I kept an old wood ladder that I should have taken an AX to I will get to see on Monday if this thing will heal up on its own, or will it need surgery.
Bottom line---If ya'll are keeping any old ladders that are questionable destroy it now today!
On Crutches Today,
John A.

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Nolan

06-23-2003 06:00:29




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 Re: OT.--Ladders--check them,DESTROY bad ones in reply to John A, 06-22-2003 08:28:07  
A very usefull modification to an extension ladder is the addition of those lose leveling feet. Especially the cam operated ones. Cost about a hundred dollars and they are worth their weight in gold!

It's incredible how stable they make a ladder. Fast to use also, especially when compared to trying to gather bricks and boards in an attempt to level the ground and get the feet stable.



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Ray,IN

06-22-2003 21:06:32




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 Re: OT.--Ladders--check them,DESTROY bad ones in reply to John A, 06-22-2003 08:28:07  
I've got several wooden ladders, some are 30 years old. The key to staying healthy is to keep them in good condition. Wobbly ladders are caused by the wood drying out, that's why the steel brace screws have nuts on them(except for the cheapies) so you may retighten them. Painting wooden ladders is a bad idea, just like storing them outside. I use polyuthane clear finish when I get one home from the store so any cracks or splits are visible if they occur. The bottom line is--You really do get what you pay for!BTW- the only ladder I have ever had fail while using was an aluminum ladder. I caught myself by hooking my right arm over a ledge, and dislocated my shoulder; them sprained both ankles when I landed with my right arm flopping around uslessly. No more alunimum ladders for me! When wood ladders are discontinued I,ll buy a commerical quality fiberglass ladder.

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John Alfred Smith,Jr

06-22-2003 18:38:33




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 Re: OT.--Ladders--check them,DESTROY bad ones in reply to John A, 06-22-2003 08:28:07  
Gentlemen, One more comment for this evening, some of ya'll have touched on it already. Don't keep any ol ladder around just because, its there and you haven't gotten around to replaceing that "family heirloom". The cost of a new ladder pails in compairsion to the broken bones,lost work,family acctivities or your mobility. Be so very careful out there. Also don't climb on a ladder with out a buddy to help out when needed or to lend moral support to that activity. For I know this all too well from yesterday!!!
Be CAREFUL out there!!, Have fun.
Lets talk about more fun things next time, like TRACTORS!!!!!
Catch ya'll later,
John A.

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Alvin NE WI

06-22-2003 17:12:07




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 Re: OT.--Ladders--check them,DESTROY bad ones in reply to John A, 06-22-2003 08:28:07  
I have no love for rickety ladders. If they don't look right they get to be history. About 5 years ago, MIL moved out of her house into a apartment and was doin some house cleanin, had a woddly ladder she wanted to give me. I carried it to the curb for the garbage truck. She wasn't very happy that I was throwing a "good ladder" away. I showed her about the 6 inches of side to side woddle in it and the rockin steps, she just said they were usin it for years. Maybe she wanted me out of the way.
Alvin

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Ludwig

06-22-2003 17:44:46




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 Re: Re: OT.--Ladders--check them,DESTROY bad ones in reply to Alvin NE WI, 06-22-2003 17:12:07  
My Uncle Reg was the same way. He had a ladder out at the camp, a wooden ladder he and his brother had built in the 60's, it should have been burned about 1968...
Last summer I broke it up sent it to the dump, he sat on the porch and cussed me out "Broke up my good ladder, I can't believe it, like ladders is cheap or something!" I told him my bones were more expensive than ladders...



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Old Fella

06-22-2003 15:46:02




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 Re: OT.--Ladders--check them,DESTROY bad ones in reply to John A, 06-22-2003 08:28:07  
Sorry about your accident (and the other ones below) but I just can't help but tell a little joke that my dad used to tell. Seems that old George came hobbling into the country General Store on crutches with a cast on his leg. One of the regulars said "George, what happened to you?" Old George replied, "Well, I broke my leg in two places". "Hmmmm" said the other fella, "Then I guess you'd better stay outa them places".

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buickanddeere

06-22-2003 15:33:33




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 Re: OT.--Ladders--check them,DESTROY bad ones in reply to John A, 06-22-2003 08:28:07  
Just purchased the heaviest duty ladder made, a 1A quality aluminium 32'. And if it's too short I'll purchase another 1A that's longer. Seems to be the attitude that three out of four is a pass and that counts for step ladder legs too. I've caught h*ll on the construction site and even with peoples personal ladders. They get real ticked off when you finish smashing a broken ladder they have been using.

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Nolan

06-23-2003 05:56:43




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 Re: Re: OT.--Ladders--check them,DESTROY bad ones in reply to buickanddeere, 06-22-2003 15:33:33  
Am I reading this right? You take it upon yourself to go around smashing other peoples ladders because you don't like them?



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buickanddeere

06-23-2003 08:39:49




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 Re: Re: Re: OT.--Ladders--check them,DESTROY bad o in reply to Nolan, 06-23-2003 05:56:43  
On the construction site I sawed broken ladders in half. At peoples homes/business I haul the offending ladder to the owner,user,foreman point out it's broken and can't be repaired. Then before they whine it gets broken up. I haven't seen anyone fall due to a broken ladder on any job site I've been on. They catch blazes for over reaching too. In a word, yes.



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Nolan

06-23-2003 11:17:31




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: OT.--Ladders--check them,DESTROY b in reply to buickanddeere, 06-23-2003 08:39:49  
I am dumbfounded.

To take it upon yourself to destroy other peoples property because it offends you...



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buickanddeere

06-23-2003 12:17:58




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: OT.--Ladders--check them,DESTR in reply to Nolan, 06-23-2003 11:17:31  
When I see someone balancing on a three legged ladder, using a busted extension ladder or just one half of a extension ladder, yes I do something about it. I would stop and ask someone why they were about to jump off a bridge too. What do you do, wait to call 911 after the twit hurts/kills himself or others and runs up the health care, workman's comp and work site liability insurance rates. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I also lock the guns in the vault when they are not in use too. Scrapping broken ladders is cost effective and the owner of the wreck doesn't have a leg to stand on. No pun intended. Some people are as dumb as a box of rocks, suffer from false economy, haven't applied 1st aid to some poor smuck who got skewered on re-rod, believe they are immortal or are so intent on the task they miss other important factors. Just ask any one track minded survivor of a ladder to powerline contact.

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Nolan

06-24-2003 05:42:13




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: OT.--Ladders--check them,D in reply to buickanddeere, 06-23-2003 12:17:58  
There's a world of difference between keeping your guns locked up in a safe, and having someone break in and take a cutting torch to them in the name of safety and social costs.

You engage in the latter.



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Willy-N

06-22-2003 10:40:10




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 Re: OT.--Ladders--check them,DESTROY bad ones in reply to John A, 06-22-2003 08:28:07  
I went up on the roof and after getting the job done I started to work my way to the ladder. Then I started sliding fast went over the top of the ladder fell 9 ft after picking up speed when I hit the ground I broke my Calcanious bone in my left heal and cracked a couple of other smaller bones in the same foot. Realy hurt and I was in a cast for 3 months and a removable one for 3 months. It took allmost a year for it to heal good but it still gives me a little pain 2 years later. They wanted to pin it but I would not let them. It healed in 1/2 the time they said it would too. I get real nervose working on ladders now and I have done it all my life in construction. Mark H.

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bob

06-22-2003 09:53:41




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 Re: OT.--Ladders--check them,DESTROY bad ones in reply to John A, 06-22-2003 08:28:07  
busted 4 ribs last Dec. working on ceiling, near top of the ladder when it broke & desk corner caught me on the way down. Not a long fall but a long recuperation. Ladder showed no weakness but it had been around for few years, probably 25 or 30 years inside house.



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CH

06-22-2003 08:57:23




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 Re: OT.--Ladders--check them,DESTROY bad ones in reply to John A, 06-22-2003 08:28:07  
I broke the same two bones middle of August last year. Got a 6" metal rod holding the fibula together. Went back to work in late November and that was probably too soon.

I feel like a walking barometer, can tell when the weather's changing. It still swells when I'm on it all day.



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RB/CT

06-22-2003 17:39:57




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 Re: Re: OT.--Ladders--check them,DESTROY bad ones in reply to CH, 06-22-2003 08:57:23  
Left a 40 foot wooden family heirloom ladder at the old house when we sold it. Too bad I have a coal stove instead of a wood stove, as the oak rungs would have burned real fine. One advantage of the aluminum ladder is you could store it outside, unless your worried about theft.



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E. Ray

06-23-2003 06:24:41




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 Re: Re: Re: OT.--Ladders--check them,DESTROY bad o in reply to RB/CT, 06-22-2003 17:39:57  
Or electric overhead lines.



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rhouston

06-23-2003 07:48:10




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: OT.--Ladders--check them,DESTROY b in reply to E. Ray, 06-23-2003 06:24:41  
I was wondering when somebody would mention that. I'm not smart enough to always be looking up when I carry a ladder around the outside of the house. Therefore I will never own an aluminum ladder.



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polk crawler

06-25-2003 07:45:10




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: OT.--Ladders--check them,DESTR in reply to rhouston, 06-23-2003 07:48:10  
Generous friend of mine gave me an OLD two-section 20' wooden extension ladder; first time I used it, about half way up toward roof gutter, a rung broke under my right foot; let me down fast with rib cage hitting every still solid rung until I hit bottom; landed on both feet but didn't care much about cleaning out the gutter. Made firewood of the ladder. 'Tain't funny, McGee!!!



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