krushavik
New Member
- Location
- Warrington Cheshire.
Does any one know if an extending ladder looses its stability. As over the past year it seems to have got more unstable when I climb up it.
Wobbly ladder.
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I imagine that extending ladders can only get wobblier as bits wear or bend.
My brother-in-law fell off a wobbly ladder 3 years ago. He smashed his face, severely damaged a shoulder (requiring surgery) and snapped the end of one of his femurs. The original hip repair failed so he now has an artificial joint.
My advice is to take care on ladders, and avoid wobbly ones altogether!
My brother-in-law fell off a wobbly ladder 3 years ago. He smashed his face, severely damaged a shoulder (requiring surgery) and snapped the end of one of his femurs. The original hip repair failed so he now has an artificial joint.
My advice is to take care on ladders, and avoid wobbly ones altogether!
accountantpete
OAP
Check the hooks - some are bolted on and the bolts can work loose.
Globalti
Legendary Member
No, it's your frame of mind that has become wobbly as you age and become less inclined to take risks. It's all to do with testosterone.
krushavik
New Member
- Location
- Warrington Cheshire.
Thank you for your advice and the advice from Globalti so now its a new ladder from B&Q and a testosterone injection from the doctors.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
IMO, testosterone and ladders are not a good mix. My b-i-l is a bit of an adrenaline junkie and was not bothered by taking the odd risk such as working from a wobbly ladder. Result - he nearly made a widow of my sister, had to endure a lot of pain and several major operations, and now has a titanium hip joint!
The guy in the video below clearly has too much testosterone to be allowed near a ladder...
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]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rchf5uxNXX8[/media]
- Location
- The TerrorVortex
Ooh, that's going to sting a little...
asterix
Comrade Member
- Location
- Limoges or York
Ladders suck!
krushavik
New Member
- Location
- Warrington Cheshire.
Is that guy real he should be put away in a mental hospital.
IMO, testosterone and ladders are not a good mix. My b-i-l is a bit of an adrenaline junkie and was not bothered by taking the odd risk such as working from a wobbly ladder. Result - he nearly made a widow of my sister, had to endure a lot of pain and several major operations, and now has a titanium hip joint!
The guy in the video below clearly has too much testosterone to be allowed near a ladder...
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]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rchf5uxNXX8[/media]
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
send the missus up first to test them if it holds out then after a while try them yourself
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
I don't do ladders any more........... second floor is high enough.................... oh heck.... (don't like heights)
Hence why I don't try and look down when riding on the Manchester track too much - you are way up off the floor (like top of a house height), where you are not supposed to be....
Hence why I don't try and look down when riding on the Manchester track too much - you are way up off the floor (like top of a house height), where you are not supposed to be....