If you get a tall ladder, get a harness too. I'd hate to see your next post from the Hospital (ICU, not the Mental Ward as we're used to).
[ 10 December 2001: Message edited by: Hawkeye ]
Yes my eyes were closed
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Originally posted by Jim Mac:
Alright, long story short, new place has garage plus two floors to get over in order to hang X-mas lights from the eves. I measured it Sunday, and it's a drop of 28', 1.5" from the eve to the driveway. I also have a peak in the first third of the eve that goes up about 3-4 feet. So, figure I have to reach up to the 32 foot mark. How big of an extension ladder will I need? And how long would such a ladder be when it's collapsed, because I'll need to hang it from the ceiling of my garage and it has to fit. Thanx!
I work for the phone company. I use a ladder every day. I have a 28' ladder on my truck. If you need to go up 32' a 28 foot ladder will work fine. If you have the extra cash, I would get a fibeglass one. Much, much sturdyier.
If you plan on being there for a whle, put up hooks (stainless or brass so they won't rust) and every year it is easier to hook the lights on them.
I put lights on the shrubs then put two spotlights facing the front. I don't want to be bothering with lights on the house!
Have fun and please be careful. I hate getting on a ladder. It didn't bother me when I was young ut my knees shake now in my old age.
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Originally posted by YIKESS:If you have the extra cash, I would get a fibeglass one. Much, much sturdyier.
2nd that!
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Something we can learn from apes - funny, but true
Put five apes in a room.Hang a banana from the ceiling and place a ladder underneath the banana.
The banana is only reachable by climbing the ladder.
Have it set up so any time an ape starts to climb the ladder, the whole room is sprayed with ice-cold water. In a short time, all the apes will learn not to climb the ladder.
Now take one ape out and replace him with another one, number six, and disable the sprayer. The new ape, number six, will start to climb the ladder and will be attacked unmercifully by the other four apes. He
will have no idea why he was attacked.Replace another original ape with a new one. The same thing will happen, with ape number six doing the most hitting.
Continue this pattern until all the original apes have been replaced.
Now all of the apes will stay off the ladder, attack any ape that attempts to climb the ladder and have absolutely no idea why they are doing it.
This is how company policy and culture is formed.
