On Sat, 21 Nov 2020 10:02:14 -0800 (PST), George Miles
wrote:

I was balancing on the top rungs to paint windows and finials
so I bought a new ladder a few months ago
10.63m Werner from Wickes.
https://www.wickes.co.uk/Werner-Prof...adder/p/193899

Woah, that's a long ladder.

Its a bit too heavy for me to put up alone.

I'm not surprised!

And I have a standoff for the top to clean gutters etc
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...d+off&_sacat=0

I was thinking of getting something like that as well.

I also throw a rope down over the roof
with a loop i put my arm through
so I can tarzan away if something fails.

Or rip you arm off before you hit the ground. ;-(

And I tie the top of the ladder as soon as i can.

Good idea.

I think UK statistics have more deaths from ladders than chainsaws and anglegrinders!

I wouldn't be surprised. The thing is, they might not look dangerous,
angle grinders and chainsaws typically do.


Cheers, T i m