08-27-2018, 05:34 PM
Leveling gutters last afternoon, up a good 25' on my 30' extension ladder. Everything is fine, Then I had to come down and move the ladder. And ended up toppling it over and it landed partially on my head !
My son brought me an ice pack, I iced it down to avoid a bump, put on a hard hat and continued on. And realized I needed to actually climb up the roof for the next part. It's a reasonably steep roof. I changed into hiking boots. Climbed the ladder. And thought about it. And thought about it. And came back down. The last time I did that I had to have my wife bring a smaller ladder around the back of the house so I could get down off a lower section of the roof. Because I can't move my arm well enough to get back on the ladder.
And today I'm popping Advil like crazy because my head and neck hurt like heck.
I think maybe I should hire someone to do this job. Get the gutter set properly, and get those gutter screens installed.
My son brought me an ice pack, I iced it down to avoid a bump, put on a hard hat and continued on. And realized I needed to actually climb up the roof for the next part. It's a reasonably steep roof. I changed into hiking boots. Climbed the ladder. And thought about it. And thought about it. And came back down. The last time I did that I had to have my wife bring a smaller ladder around the back of the house so I could get down off a lower section of the roof. Because I can't move my arm well enough to get back on the ladder.
And today I'm popping Advil like crazy because my head and neck hurt like heck.
I think maybe I should hire someone to do this job. Get the gutter set properly, and get those gutter screens installed.