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God I'm annoyed.
Old man is 80 attempting to clean gutters (that I've already cleaned). Ladder would be 2.8m high. When I wasn't looking he moved the ladder which I had anchored and tethered at the correct angle on flat gravel. At 80, doing it in inappropriate footwear, moved it to undulating wet grass with a running hose (going all over the ladder).
So I gave him a lecture on how fucking stupid that was. He didn't take that well.
Just last month putting blinds up inside, he was scaling a step ladder in socks.
Fucken death wish.
Stubbornness at its best. My dad’s prone to it as well.
Sigh
@Duenan @Bottom_racer And people wonder why I'm scared of ladders!
it is honestly one of the most rational fears anyone can (and should have) with DIY stuff (same at worksites). Stats for falls (especially at that age) from that height are shocking.
Yeah, my partner gently teases me about it.
I'm generally okay with heights. Like, I can be out on the balcony of a 20th story building, no worries.
But. There's no way you'll find me above the second- or third-top rung of a ladder.
(There's only one handywoman in our house, and it's definitely not me 😆).