onething: Victim of a Conspiracy

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09-11-2005, 03:37 PM
onething

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onething: Victim of a Conspiracy

OK - OK - OK I was the victim of a conspiracy!

Gravity and my own stupidity conspired against me and their henchman, the sidewalk at my own home, attacked me! :jocolor:

Some of you have asked about the old avatar, so I'll spill my guts so that others may live. I am Mr. Safety at work and play, but neither OSHA or SCCA rule at my house!

I needed to climb up on the roof. I didn't want to break the new shingles on my roof. So, as you can see in the first picture, I leaned my Grandfather's extension ladder up against the non-vertical facer board. Everything was good until I reached the top of the ladder and was about to step onto the roof.

As you can see in the second and third pics, not only did I break my head, I ruined my Grandfather's ladder :cry:

But not to worry! The Flea Beach is almost ready for regular maintenance and the brain damage is the excuse I've been seeking.
09-11-2005, 03:40 PM
onething

DIY Home Improvement - Ladder Safety

So that no one will think they have to tell me . . .

Quote:

Using an extension ladder

To work safely more than 10 feet from the ground or on the roof, set up an extension ladder. Inspect the ladder: Do not use it if a shoe is worn or missing, a rung is loose, or a rung lock or the rope-and-pulley system is faulty.

Place the unextended ladder on the ground, perpendicular to the wall where it will be positioned, with its fly section (the part that slides) on the bottom and its feet out from the wall 1/4 of the height to which it will be raised.

With a helper bracing the bottom of the ladder with his or her feet, use both hands to raise the top of it above your head. Walk under the ladder toward the bottom of it, moving your hands along the side rails, until it is upright.

Stabilizing the bottom of the ladder

Stand on the first rung of the ladder to test its stability. If the ladder does not stand steady on firm, level ground, place a board under the feet. If necessary, dig up the soil with a spade to level it.

To stabilize the bottom of the ladder, drive a wooden stake into the ground between it and the wall, and use a rope to tie each side rail to the stake, using a slipproof knot such as the bowline.

Stabilizing the top of the ladder

If you are working at the eave or plan to get off the ladder onto the roof, stabilize the top of the ladder. If the ladder rests against a gutter, first fit a 2-by-4 inside the gutter to keep it from crushing under the weight of the ladder. Then install an eye screw or drive a 3-inch nail into the fascia near each side rail, just above or below the gutter. Using 3/8-inch-diameter nylon rope, tie each side rail of the ladder to the eye screw or nail.
09-11-2005, 03:41 PM
Treibenschnell

It just came across the AP Wires that the sidewalk was arrested on battery charges.

Beyond that, I'm glad to see you're up and fine! :D
09-11-2005, 03:44 PM
onething

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Originally Posted by Treibenschnell

It just came across the AP Wires that the sidewalk was arrested on battery charges.

Beyond that, I'm glad to see you're up and fine! :D

I am glad! I hope they give him to a chain gang that will turn him into gravel :cheers:
09-11-2005, 03:52 PM
blackzx3_13

Ouch! Mabye you should just never take off your auto-x helmet. :afro:
09-11-2005, 04:23 PM
riverracer

Hal please don't tell me you thought this was a good idea?

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...812466_185.jpg
They should use this in OSHA training film http://hometown.aol.co.uk/moniqueues...llollollol.gif
I'm glad your ok though......
09-11-2005, 06:38 PM
altiain

I think we're going to have to take away your Mr. Safety hat. :mrgreen:

Glad to hear you're okay, onething - hope the healing process is quick.

BTW, I hear they make stepladders out of this new, unbendable stuff called fiberglass now! You should check into it! :razz:
09-11-2005, 06:40 PM
channelmaniac

Quote:

Originally Posted by altiain

BTW, I hear they make stepladders out of this new, unbendable stuff called fiberglass now! You should check into it! :razz:

Especially before he decides to use that ladder around electric wires!
09-12-2005, 06:36 AM
onething

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Originally Posted by channelmaniac

Especially before he decides to use that ladder around electric wires!

OK - this is where the myth ends:

I don't work around electric wires. I tell others how to do it safely! :lol:
09-12-2005, 06:40 AM
channelmaniac

Omg! THEY ARE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!!!

Edit: Dang board won't let you type that in all caps!

Note to Kestrel: I used the caps lock key...
09-12-2005, 08:03 AM
altiain

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Originally Posted by onething

I don't work around electric wires. I tell others how to do it safely! :lol:

Apparently ladder safety isn't part of the presentation. :razz:
09-12-2005, 09:23 AM
Treibenschnell

Quote:

Originally Posted by altiain

Apparently ladder safety isn't part of the presentation. :razz:

As sammmy would say, He shoots, he scores! http://www.dallasimports.net/forums/...iratehump3.gif
09-12-2005, 09:48 AM
ccage

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Stabilizing the top of the ladder

If you are working at the eave or plan to get off the ladder onto the roof, stabilize the top of the ladder. If the ladder rests against a gutter, first fit a 2-by-4 inside the gutter to keep it from crushing under the weight of the ladder. Then install an eye screw or drive a 3-inch nail into the fascia near each side rail, just above or below the gutter. Using 3/8-inch-diameter nylon rope, tie each side rail of the ladder to the eye screw or nail.

Ok, am I missing something? How are you supposed to "first" fit a 2-by-4 in the gutter, drive nails into the facia, and tie the ladder to them if you need the ladder to get to that part of the house in the first place?

C
09-12-2005, 10:05 AM
Treibenschnell

Quote:

Originally Posted by ccage

Ok, am I missing something? How are you supposed to "first" fit a 2-by-4 in the gutter, drive nails into the facia, and tie the ladder to them if you need the ladder to get to that part of the house in the first place?

C

The author's roof must be only six feet off the ground.
09-12-2005, 10:07 AM
POS Racing

Wouldn't a better title for this post have been : onething: Victim of a Gravity.

It wasn't the ladders fault it was that pesky gravity! :reindeer:
09-12-2005, 10:13 AM
Treibenschnell

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Originally Posted by POS Racing

Wouldn't a better title for this post have been : onething: Victim of a Gravity.

It wasn't the ladders fault it was that pesky gravity! :reindeer:

Who knew onething was such a fatty that he would have bent the aluminium ladder?

For gosh sakes, don't get me near that damned thing!
09-12-2005, 04:24 PM
onething

Quote:

Originally Posted by Treibenschnell

Who knew onething was such a fatty that he would have bent the aluminium ladder?

For gosh sakes, don't get me near that damned thing!

My niece said that if my skinny butt bent it, the ladder was due to be retired :pr:
09-12-2005, 05:47 PM
altiain

Quote:

Originally Posted by onething

I leaned my Grandfather's extension ladder up against the non-vertical facer board.

Quote:

Originally Posted by onething

My niece said that if my skinny butt bent it, the ladder was due to be retired :pr:

You mean the fact that it was your grandfather's (which must date it back to around the birth of Christ) didn't clue you in? :razz:
09-12-2005, 06:02 PM
Treibenschnell

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Originally Posted by altiain

...which must date it back to around the birth of Christ

Wrong. That would be the early Mesozoic.

;)
09-12-2005, 07:25 PM
Majik

I think the whole problem here is that Halthing probably wasnt eating a stale cheese sandwich while using the ladder.
09-12-2005, 07:43 PM
Treibenschnell

Quote:

Originally Posted by Majik

I think the whole problem here is that Halthing probably wasnt eating a stale cheese sandwich while using the ladder.

I think the problem is he's been eating too many stale cheese sandwiches.
09-16-2005, 11:21 AM
riverracer

This should solve all your Ladder Peoblems....
http://chatt.hdsb.ca/~christiei/00F6...ted_ladder.gif