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GlueGuy ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2631 |
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Those things scare the bejeesus out of me. |
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2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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offgrid ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
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+1.
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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lostagain ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2588 |
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+2 - one of the most common accidents for geezers is falling off ladders.
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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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StephenH ![]() podders Helping podders - pHp ![]() ![]() Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6297 |
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+3 - That is why I like my folding stepladder. I would be afraid the telescoping ladder would not stay extended.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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crw8sr ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 12 Oct 2017 Location: Omaha Nebraska Online Status: Offline Posts: 328 |
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+4 from a guy that fell from one! Wasn't pretty and took a year to fully recover.
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Chuck & Lyn
Izzy, Morkie. RIP Zoe Joy & Gracie, Yorkie 2018 R Pod 190 2019 Traverse In moments of adversity;when life's a total wreck, I think of those worse off than me and really feel like heck. |
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offgrid ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
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Me too, I fell off the second step of an old step ladder, but on my side onto concrete. That was sufficient for a broken hip and a broken elbow, both on my left side, so I couldn't even use a walker or wheel chair properly for 6 weeks. Now I use only a new solid step ladder firmly planted, and even them I'm real real careful.
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1994 Chinook Concourse
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lostagain ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2588 |
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Oh, heck, I took a dive off a scaffold when one of the planks broke; a fall of only about 6', not quite enough to get ready for a landing. Broke my arm and my face. $500K in med bills and I'm still paying a high price 13 years later. I was just about to enter geezerdom when I did it.
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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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StephenH ![]() podders Helping podders - pHp ![]() ![]() Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6297 |
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OUCH!
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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offgrid ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
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Hmmm, based on this unscientific poll there is a large cohort of rPod owners who are stubborn old farts who have taken serious falls. Now, what does that tell us?
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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cosmo751 ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 22 Mar 2015 Location: California Online Status: Offline Posts: 39 |
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Perhaps the lesson here is: Ladders require great care to use safely. I used many on the job over the years and have never fallen (knock on wood). If you aren't a competent climber read up, practice some and whenever you feel uncomfortable get a spotter to help. If your ladder force is not strong, get help young Skywalker..
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"He not busy being born is busy dying."
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