Safety first

[Bill Ashton]

In the fire service, a ground ladder of that length (a so-called "Bangor ladder") would be so heavy it would require 6 to 8 men to raise, and have "tormentor poles" on either side to push it up into position, then stabilize it.

This one almost looks to me as though its three "straight" or "wall" ladders somehow attached together...

 

[Westerly Wood]

In the fire service, a ground ladder of that length (a so-called "Bangor ladder") would be so heavy it would require 6 to 8 men to raise, and have "tormentor poles" on either side to push it up into position, then stabilize it.

This one almost looks to me as though its three "straight" or "wall" ladders somehow attached together...

Father in law helped me trim a rather tall tree. He tied 2 ladders together with canvas straps. It was frightening.

 

[GGJaguar]

 

[Neal]

He'd better not be needing to turn right or left on his route. A straight shot is his only hope.

As an aside, why are all of these crazy risk-takers men?

 

[GGJaguar]

As an aside, why are all of these crazy risk-takers men?

Testosterone

 

[Teleguy61]

Testosterone

Too much testosterone and too few functioning brain cells.

 

[Bill Ashton]

...and here I thought it only effected those "cells" below the waist...

 

[wileypickett]

So annoying when the airbag deploys.

 

[Opsimath]

He'd better not be needing to turn right or left on his route. A straight shot is his only hope.

As an aside, why are all of these crazy risk-takers men?

Am I allowed to answer that?

 

[GAD]

Am I allowed to answer that?

We dumb.

 

[Opsimath]

We dumb.

Hmmm. I was going to say brave and strong.

 

[Rocky]

"He doesn't know the meaning of the word 'fear.' In fact, there's a lot of words he doesn't know the meaning of."

 

[JohnW63]

"Hmmm. I was going to say brave and strong. "

Just because it's Valentines Day, doesn't mean you have to butter us up, ya' know,

 

[Opsimath]

"Hmmm. I was going to say brave and strong. "

Just because it's Valentines Day, doesn't mean you have to butter us up, ya' know,

 

[GGJaguar]

 

[geoguy]

Maybe they should have posted the NO SMOKING warning near face level.

 

[Opsimath]

I knew someone who lit up a cigarette in a posted "No Smoking" kids' playground area. I pointed to the sign and said that the sign said "no smoking".

The reply was, "I'm not standing by that sign".

 

[Nuuska]

These are so funny - even though some of them end at tragedy - but for those willing to learn from othe peoples stupidity :

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There are some lunatic finns, too - so far I'm not one of them . . .

 

[GGJaguar]

 

[geoguy]

I've been known to resemble that image.