"Mr Safety"

You'll note the properly tied off ladder. Yesterday it was about 4 feet to the left, not tied off, and sitting on a tarp that we were using to catch debris. I had a couple of lengths of eaves trough in my hands and as soon as I put one foot on the ladder it suddenly slipped a couple of feet and I lost my balance immediately. I landed on my left shoulder right about at the spot the ladder is now sitting. Right between the clay flower pot and the sharp stone that surrounds the flower bed. What I find interesting is that I have no memory of seeing anything on the way down and yet I remember clearly what I was thinking. I was considering if I was gonna miss the concrete??

We also had an interesting afternoon today. At about 4:30 the rain and the wind started and Roo, Adrian, Jon and I risked life and limb to get the exposed roof covered, amidst flying shingles, stinging gravel, and flapping tarps, while slipping and sliding on the progressively slippier roof. It took us quite some time, at which point the rain stopped and the wind died down....such is life....Although it was pretty stressful there was also something special about battling a crisis situation as a family. We also had "ground" support from Miguette and Alisha who took care of everything that hit the ground. Fortunately I wasn't one of those things!

...and on ladders...

"I have a stepladder. It's a very nice stepladder but it's sad that I never knew my real ladder"---Craig Charles

"I've never been one to look up the ladder. I've always looked down the ladder. As long as there's one guy down there, I'm fine."--- Ron White

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peter