Friggin hell, I fell off my roof.

[MrBond]

My dad is TERRIBLE about getting into situations like that when someone else isn't around to watch him.

A couple years ago, he decided to trim this tree we have in our backyard. Apparently he was in a hurry, because he positioned his ladder in a very dangerous spot. He had it leaning on the tree limb he was cutting (with a chainsaw mind you), but he didn't take into account the fact that when he cut off the part of the branch, it would be lighter and spring up. And the ladder just reached as it was. So he climbs up there, cuts the limb off, promptly realizes what is going to happen, so he throws the chainsaw as far from himself as he could and went down with the ladder. Hurt his shoulder pretty badly, but no broken bones. I think he knicked himself on the finger with the chainsaw too, but that wasn't severe.

I told him if he ever decided to pull an idiotic stunt like that again when I wasn't home, I was going to lock up his chainsaw and keep the key with me. Which is ironic, because that sort of conversation usually goes the other way around 🙂

 

[Zenmervolt]

Must be the time of year for that kind of stuff. My dad fell off our roof while clearing snow off the skylight. I wasn't around to help him and no-one was holding the ladder. When coming down, dad tested the ladder first, at which point the ladder started sliding along the ground. Dad couldn't get his balance back and ended up falling with the ladder (one leg caught in the rungs) to the ground from our first story. It's a minor miracle that he didn't break anything.

I'm glad to hear that you were as lucky as my father was. Next year make your son put the lights up as payback. 😉

ZV

 

[SSP]

Glad to hear you?re not hurt. 🙂

I didn't fall off the roof, but might as well have. I hate putting up the Christmas lights!!! It?s snowing and I was freezing my butt off trying to replace burned out lights (god damn thing was working when I tested it!!)... :|

 

[jjones]

Okay, I don't usually do this but this one is too hard to resist.

Pics? 😀

Seriously though, glad to hear you walked away from that with nothing broken.

 

[iam4u2nv]

No pics. I have a digital camera but I lost the cable that connects to the computer. Story of my life.
Well I took a long a$$ bath and I have to say that now I am.... sore as hell. that did not help at all. 🙂
My shoulder is messed, it is swelled up and it hurts to lift my arm up. That is all I need right now, a messed up shoulder. I have had so many x-rays I glow in the dark.
Well take care all. I am heading to couch (bed)... hehe long story.

 

[huey1124]

Originally posted by: ohtwell

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Ohtwell quote:

That must have sucked!
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Hehe, reminds me of the accident I had vacuuming in my pajamas.

Really, Geekbabe, I just want him to get well. 😉

That reminds me of the time I was vacuuming and I accidentaly vacuumed up one of my bras. It tore it apart.


: ) Amanda

wow, that must have been one powerful vacuum cleaner to tear the bra right off your chest!!


oh yeah, pics???

 

[ohtwell]

Originally posted by: huey1124

Originally posted by: ohtwell

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Ohtwell quote:

That must have sucked!
---------------------------------

Hehe, reminds me of the accident I had vacuuming in my pajamas.

Really, Geekbabe, I just want him to get well. 😉

That reminds me of the time I was vacuuming and I accidentaly vacuumed up one of my bras. It tore it apart.


: ) Amanda

wow, that must have been one powerful vacuum cleaner to tear the bra right off your chest!!


oh yeah, pics???

It was on the floor!! 😛😛

I threw it away! No pics for you!


: ) Amanda

 

[huey1124]

Originally posted by: ohtwell

Originally posted by: huey1124

Originally posted by: ohtwell

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Ohtwell quote:

That must have sucked!
---------------------------------

Hehe, reminds me of the accident I had vacuuming in my pajamas.

Really, Geekbabe, I just want him to get well. 😉

That reminds me of the time I was vacuuming and I accidentaly vacuumed up one of my bras. It tore it apart.


: ) Amanda

wow, that must have been one powerful vacuum cleaner to tear the bra right off your chest!!


oh yeah, pics???

It was on the floor!! 😛😛

I threw it away! No pics for you!


: ) Amanda

🙁

 

[wfbberzerker]

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