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Posted by Eigenvector on November 5, 2006, 7:14 pm
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>> On Sun, 5 Nov 2006 17:30:01 -0500, "Charles Schuler"
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>>>With an extension ladder, the top of the extension should be well
>>>above the roof edge, so that you can comfortably swing your foot onto
>>>the roof (your hips should be well above the roof edge).
>>
>> With the ladder being well above the roof line; it gives me a sense of
>> security. I feel like I at least have something to hold on to for
>> that first step onto the roof.
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> Agree, but also can't help thinking that whatever weight I am putting on
> it is towards the roof and above the fulcrum of the ladder on the roof
> edge. The result is more kickout force at the foot :-)
That's EXACTLY what I was thinking at the time I tried it. I felt like a
little scaredy cat standing on that ladder wondering how painful it would be
to jump down to the ground if the ladder fell while stepping on to the roof.
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>> Coming down I grab the ladder and then
>> step down.
>>
>> I really fell better when someone is holding the bottom.
>> --
>> Oren
>>
>> "Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens
>> constantly."
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