{"id":18555,"date":"2022-06-27T13:20:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T13:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nofallsfoundation.org\/?p=18555"},"modified":"2022-06-27T13:33:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T13:33:29","slug":"thinking-twice-before-climbing-the-ladder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nofallsfoundation.org\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/thinking-twice-before-climbing-the-ladder\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking twice before climbing the ladder"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18555\" class=\"elementor elementor-18555\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38d47de elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38d47de\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><h2><em><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">This is not about climbing the ladder of success. In fact, it\u2019s almost the opposite \u2013 toppling off the ladder of disaster.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0ce7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a0ce7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><div class=\"row\"><article class=\"post-1532 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized post_organ-pasma\"><div class=\"entry-content\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box\" data-css=\"tve-u-16adef5b883\" data-ct=\"stylebox-8973\"><div class=\"tve-cb tve_empty_dropzone\" data-css=\"tve-u-16539382cb7\"><div class=\"tcb-clear\" data-css=\"tve-u-165393a70e4\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element tve_empty_dropzone tve-froala fr-box fr-basic\" data-css=\"tve-u-16539382cc2\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Written by Marcy O&#8217;Brien, an award-winning columnist based in Pennsylvania<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-86b5710 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86b5710\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-70d73cd\" data-id=\"70d73cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d45ac04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d45ac04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>I don\u2019t know what the attraction is between men \u2013 particularly men of the senior persuasion \u2013 and their ladders. I know it has something to do with getting a job done quickly and proving that they still have the mojo to do it. Calling on someone more expert, or God forbid, younger, is not on their radar.<\/p><p>In one way, I understand, because I would very much like to be able to do everything I did when I was 50, or even 60. For example, I used to do laundry all morning, clean in the afternoon, and write into the wee hours after making dinner and cleaning up afterwards. Today? Pick one of those activities and give me two days.<\/p><p>But would I climb on a ladder these days? Fuggedaboudit. Fortunately, I am immune to the prevailing syndrome that causes men to climb ladders. It\u2019s called Testosterone Poisoning. It is strictly a male disease.<\/p><p>Over the years, several male friends have fallen victim to this particular malady soon after their retirement.<\/p><p>The well-known owner of our local radio station waited a whole week after his retirement party before climbing to the top of his extension ladder. Roy was 6\u20198\u201d, and probably thought nothing of stretching his enormous reach another few feet \u2013 or 20. He fell from the roofline of his tall house. It didn\u2019t kill him, but it slowed him down for a long time, and changed his new carefree days\u2026forever.<\/p><p>Another neighbor waited until soon after his retirement to climb onto his porch roof to clear winter debris. When he fell \u2013 first on the iron handrail, then landing on the brick steps \u2013 he only broke a wrist. And his dignity.<\/p><p>Last year, another friend fell from his roofline just by stretching too far \u2013 a common occurrence in the world of ladder statistics. Armed with a chainsaw, he watched helplessly as the heavy branch he had cut at the roofline fell through his ladder. The force of the large branch plunged him over the edge of a ravine. Falling almost 30 feet, he lay unconscious for hours before being discovered by his wife. His concussion required rehab, his hip required rebuilding, and it changed his life\u2026forever.<\/p><p>All of these men are smart \u2013 even brilliant \u2013 in their professional pursuits. But not on a ladder. Men have a compulsive need to climb, and I have discovered the one word that gets them in trouble: Roofline.<\/p><p>Ladder + roofline + male over 65 = catastrophe.<\/p><p>Last year the catastrophe fell too close to home. Our Dean is a dear friend, dating back to his years on the job with my Dear Richard as New York State Troopers. And he is also the computer genius who keeps us running electronically. Dean doesn\u2019t buy computers \u2013 he builds his own. I confess that a few columns wouldn\u2019t have arrived in this space without his perseverance. He is our guru, and without him we couldn\u2019t survive computerdom.<\/p><p>But for all his genius, Dean connected his ladder to a roofline, and changed his life\u2026forever.<\/p><p>A year ago, he climbed onto his one-story roof \u2013 or almost did \u2013 for a quick repair. He stood his ladder on the small sidewalk beside his Florida house. Everything was fine until he reached the top of the ladder. As his stepped forward to plant one foot on the roof, the ladder leaned heavily into his new soft vinyl gutter \u2013 and the bottom skidded away from the house on the cement below. As Dean described his soaring dive from the roofline, \u201cIt was a triple gainer with a twist.\u201d Unfortunately, the twist was his leg going through the ladder before they both tumbled onto the hard cement.<\/p><p>The surgery to rebuild his lower leg, crushed ankle, and divided heel was extensive. For the first few months, he thought the 16 long steel pins sticking a half foot out of his ankle and leg were individual. Turns out they were 8 long pins that crossed inside to pull everything back together. A large bolt, an \u201cexternal fixator\u201d also stuck out of his shin for many months. He lived in a wheelchair and slept in a recliner. Computerless. Months later, he worked his way back to his keyboard. Today, he is finally able to walk, but no day is without pain.<\/p><p>Sadly, the formula proved again. Ladder + roofline + male over 65 = catastrophe. Disaster. Life-changer.<\/p><p>So, dear male readers, PLEASE do not even think of combining yourself with a ladder and a roofline. I cannot imagine a better way to spend your retirement check than on someone younger and stronger to save your neck.<\/p><p>You should safely enjoy your golden years\u2026your personal forever.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c98e15 elementor-author-box--layout-image-left elementor-author-box--align-left elementor-author-box--image-valign-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"0c98e15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nofallsfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Marcy-Obrien-ladders-300x300.png\" alt=\"Marcy O&#039;Brien\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">Marcy O'Brien<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>The award-winning Marcy O\u2019Brien writes her 18-year-old column from her home in Warren, PA. 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