The Arbalk morning register!

[Doug Tait]

  On 21/02/2024 at 11:33, maybelateron said:

(It's still) Morning,

 

Chucking it down here. Late getting up, nursing a few bruises and a painful shoulder for a day or two.

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Been in the wars?

[maybelateron]

  On 21/02/2024 at 12:38, Doug Tait said:

Been in the wars?

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Yep.

Using a combiladder yesterday to prune 3 small maples with secateurs and loppers. Was on a flower border that was firm, we were not even leaving footprints, ground was surprisingly firm. The one pair of feet was on tarmac and the other pair, the ones with the spreader bat across them. I was just finishing that section of the crown, not even leaning out in any direction, when in horrible slo mo I realised the spreader bar was sinking in on one side, and I knew I would have a fall. My feet were about 7 feet above ground. I grabbed a branch that I knew would not take my weight but it did pull me sideways a bit, but not enough to avoid falling onto the ladder. My shins hit it that hard I bent one of the side rails a bit and it is now distorted ie scrap. I fell to my left onto the soil and banged my left shoulder quite hard. 

Nothing (of me) broken,  just very limited shoulder movement, bruised shins and various muscles pulled.

I have always said ladders just want to throw you off. Rope and harness or MEWP any day please.

Could have been so much worse so easily. Hopefully back at work next week.

 

Stay safe everyone. Thanks for asking Doug.

[Doug Tait]

  On 21/02/2024 at 20:13, maybelateron said:

Yep.

Using a combiladder yesterday to prune 3 small maples with secateurs and loppers. Was on a flower border that was firm, we were not even leaving footprints, ground was surprisingly firm. The one pair of feet was on tarmac and the other pair, the ones with the spreader bat across them. I was just finishing that section of the crown, not even leaning out in any direction, when in horrible slo mo I realised the spreader bar was sinking in on one side, and I knew I would have a fall. My feet were about 7 feet above ground. I grabbed a branch that I knew would not take my weight but it did pull me sideways a bit, but not enough to avoid falling onto the ladder. My shins hit it that hard I bent one of the side rails a bit and it is now distorted ie scrap. I fell to my left onto the soil and banged my left shoulder quite hard. 

Nothing (of me) broken,  just very limited shoulder movement, bruised shins and various muscles pulled.

I have always said ladders just want to throw you off. Rope and harness or MEWP any day please.

Could have been so much worse so easily. Hopefully back at work next week.

 

Stay safe everyone. Thanks for asking Doug.

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Does sound bloody painful, but lucky not to break anything (apart from ladders!).

 

I've probably said before but my worst fall was from the 2nd rung of a set of those ladders, foot slipped through the rung and I went backwards landing on my head. Wasn't right for days, my mate still says I've never recovered consciousness.

 

Hope you mend quick Maybe.

[PeteB]

Morning Team! Was a wicked red sky yesterday evening so maybe good here today!

 

Bust, Irk, Eton.

[Stephen Blair]

Morning!  Dry and mild here!

back to finish the site flail, first job is putting a track back on!  Messed about for an hour at the end of play yesterday and thought it will be easier with 2 people!

  

[Silverhooker]

Morning chaps 

Grey and damp here on Jersey 

Worst fall was getting out of the car ! Got my foot in the seat belt and went arse over tit into the car park and broke my arm ! 6 weeks in plaster !!

[Jase hutch]

Good morning to all 😊

[Stubby]

Good morning everybody 🙂

[roboted]

Morning all.

[Bob_z_l]

Morning

Lazy lay in. 

Miserable out there so day 2 of cleaning then fixing the gift saw. 

So far, broken clutch band and stripped spark plug hole. 

 

Have a god day, weekend is nearly here.