Reminder to be careful out there...

[G W Wade]

In spiting distance of 72 and 6 weeks past some minor back surgury. Too much ice up here, scared to walk to mailbox but too stubborn to move from the great froozen north. Still hoping to shoot SASS in a couple of months. Be carefull out there guys!!! Ain;t for the weak or timid GW

[Shawlerbrook]

At 3 weeks shy of 65, I definitely don’t bounce like I use to.

[Texas by God]

Here's to you,375! Take it slow and get better.
The skull on concrete event is life changing.

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[rockrat]

Glad you are OK. My neighbor slipped on the ice last week and has 8 screws in his upper arm now.

[daengmei]

I seem to drop things. Phone, keys, you all know. The worst is a sharp knife while not having shoes on. Very close calls. Years ago my brother dropped a fillet knife while eating and closed his knees to catch it. Quite a mess and a huge cut.

[tinsnips]

Fell off a sissor lift last year 8 feet down onto the concrete floor. Just laid there for awhile . Felt like it but, I was lucky this time. At 65 there is no bounce left in me.

[Kraschenbirn]

I hear you. Tried using my 36' extension ladder a couple of days ago. Needless to say, that project is still needing to be done, and the ladder is for sale.

Funny someone should mention that. I've got one of those in the loft of my garage and it, too, would be for sale if I could get it down.

Bill

[.429&H110]

My shop had a big poster on the wall:

DON"T FALL FOR ANYTHING

I would like a copy to put up at church
because our usual cause of death around here is falling.
We do not die of the fall, usually, but of bedbound pneumonia afterwards.
It's a test of a geezer, can we get up off the floor unaided?
If you want to live independently, you'll have to.
If you sit and rot, you will just sit and rot.
Really, don't fall for anything.

[firefly1957]

I am now 65 and ladders are really bothering me .
I had the yard light go bad over the garage it is a 175 watt mercury light and the inner bulb shattered we did not have a storm I suspect it is the nearby wind turbines kicking in and out of the grid? Anyway To replace it I used the skid steer bucket full up then c clamped the ladder to the bucket that I could stand in to replace the light which hangs over the edge of garage roof and about 6 feet higher .

[fiberoptik]

I gave all my ladders away.. @ 67 I cant take the fall anymore.

I was standing on top of the 6’ ladder trimming branches. Everything was fine up to when the ladder folded up by itself and I fell 6’ straight down on my heels. I decided right there that sitting on my as$ for a while was a really good idea since the yard was spinning and my head was ringing!


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[fiberoptik]

I seem to drop things. Phone, keys, you all know. The worst is a sharp knife while not having shoes on. Very close calls. Years ago my brother dropped a fillet knife while eating and closed his knees to catch it. Quite a mess and a huge cut.

I’m still trying to learn not to try and catch them when they fall!


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[nvbirdman]

I bit down on a tortilla chip a week ago and broke a tooth. That's going to be another gold crown in my mouth. Is that the reason they call these the golden years?

[brassrat]

Yes be careful out there

[Bmi48219]

I am now 65 and ladders are really bothering me .

Historically ladders, or more precisely falls from ladders, are among the top causes of serious home accidents. I became a member of that club 23 months ago.

[woodbutcher]

My Dad used to say"Beware the golden years,they just might be brass plated pot metal".
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

[varmintpopper]

Just wait til You're 86 if You think it hurts now.

Good Shooting

Lindy

[Land Owner]

As are you, we're allergic to gravity. It was the "take ALL the groceries into the house at one time" libido that got you into trouble. Good thing for sons, which is why you had one in the first place.

[Electrod47]

I am now 65 and ladders are really bothering me .
I had the yard light go bad over the garage it is a 175 watt mercury light and the inner bulb shattered we did not have a storm I suspect it is the nearby wind turbines kicking in and out of the grid? Anyway To replace it I used the skid steer bucket full up then c clamped the ladder to the bucket that I could stand in to replace the light which hangs over the edge of garage roof and about 6 feet higher .

Buddy: Some might call that a Death Wish. Glad you made it.

[FISH4BUGS]

Oh man, do i hear you! I am now 73, on the tail end of a very active life (bicyclist, hiker), still working full time, and feeling the aches and pains every day all day!
The only thing for me is to SLOW DOWN!
I don't bound up the stairs any more, and bringing in wood is moving slower and a smaller amount each trip.
Snow blowing is slower and let the machine do the work rather than horsing it around.
Gardening is slower. Yard work is slower.
About the only thing that hasn't slowed down is casting and reloading.
That's OK with me, given the alternatives.

[John Guedry]

I fell several years ago at about age 72 from a ladder about 4 ft up flat on my back onto the asphalt street. Now asphalt is not as hard as concrete but when you land on it you'll never know the difference. No harm done,but I avoid ladders like the plague.