| Re: It's the 25th of Feb.... |
Subject: Re: It's the 25th of Feb.... by TommyT-Bone on 2022/2/25 22:27:21 Guess what almost happened. Guess. I was working on my gravel driveway. I put the ladder up and ascended onto the roof of the box truck without issue. I went to climb down and the ladder slid back on the gravel. My torso was over the box top so my legs were dangling over the side. The ladder was still leaning against the truck. I lifted the ladder and the open catch just slid the top half of the ladder up.This ladder doesn't have a locking catch. I got the ladder adjusted and increased the angle and climbled down. I kicked away the gravel and put the ladder legs on solid ground then finished the job. That was a close one. Would have been about a 10 foot drop to the gravel. Fortunately I had taken sky diving classes years ago so in the event of a fall I would have engaged a PLF. Parachute landing fall, too spread the impact over my body. Good thing that didn't happen. Ladders, or maybe the people that use them, are dangerous. No , that won't stop me from climbing ladders but I'll think about it a little more before I climb it. By the way. I quit skydiving after my third jump. I jumped 3 times and got two injuries. Decided that wasn't for me. My left knee still bothers me today from the impact it took 46 years ago. A strong wind grabbed my chute and slammed me into the ground. It was one of the old round chutes. T-28 I believe. Not the fancy rectangular ones they use today. |
