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ugh. Only fell about 5' and hit feet first (mostly). I was coming down and my hammer in my tool belt caught on the air hose to the stapler. That started a chain reaction. I ended up with a twingy ankle that seems to be better today and bruises from landing on my tools in the tool belt. At least I wasn't carrying chisels or the like.
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David
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Ouch! ONLY 5 feet! Sounds like it could have been a lot worse. Hope you feel better soon. Rest the ankle for a day or so. If the tendons and muscles are stressed, you could sprain it easily just be doing normal stuff.- Dennis
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I did that in 2001 about 1 month before 9-11. Broke my wrist in two places but the Doc said I only needed a cast. I was doing some repairs on mom's house 5 days before coming back to Japan. And I was only about 3 feet up an aluminum ladder - and fell onto a brick sidewalk. With the cast on, I get preferential treatment in airports and got to go on with the first class loading.
I am very careful with aluminum ladders now.Hank Lee
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You're lucky to be alive. Classic example of ladder accidents. We all should learn by this. Another reason I don't like tool belts. You'd been fine iffn you were nekkid.
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Cabman, the tool belt does get in the way but wearing it is preferable to making multiple trips up and down the ladder, hunting for my pencil, chalk line, tape measure, etc. Next time I will lower the stapler to the floor so there is no hose to catch anything on though.
Resting the ankle is probably a good idea but I want to get the ceiling finished and ready to trim out tomorrow. I really want to get it painted tomorrow. I was limping a little when I came inside last night and my MIL was still up. I hope she doesn't tell my wife - my wife will probably make me stay inside.David
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Trying to work with an injury is just asking for it.
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You might want to rethink your timelines - a bit of rest might push your dates but any which way you look at it, you need to take it easy. One evening in front of the telly should not make you feel too guilty - if you really sprain it, it might force a longer hiatus.
Btw, my neighbor fell off his ladder last year and hit his head. He blacked out, but nobody home, so he didn't tell his wife. Days later, he got 'caught' when he started blacking out without warning, and finally had to go thru MRI and then various treatments. Good news is that he's good now. Moral - hiding it doesn't help
. Sorry, not trying to be preachy, but you owe your body something too!
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I am so paranoid about the ladder as to not even be funny... I agree on the tool belt thing. It is better to have it than to make tons of trips up and down the ladder. But things like cords and hoses can EASILY get caught on. What I am surprised at though, is that you were moving fast enough that a snag like that could make you lose your balance and throw you over...
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Do take it easy on your leg. The shop is at a point where no harm if you leave it as is for a few days right? Rain won't leak in or anything like that... And if you push yourself, and cause a serious strain on an already weakened ankle you will end up forcing a MUCH longer period of down time...Please like and subscribe to my YouTube channel. Please check out and subscribe to my Workshop Blog.Comment
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Well, at least your timing was impressive. It is almost fall...
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Well I was coming down the ladder the wrong way. That is to say to put the sheathing up I was standing on it facing out so when I started down I was coming down like I would on stairs, but half turned to sorta kinda have a hand on the ladder for balance.
As far as the waiting, the problem is my MIL's illness has accelerated a lot of things, one of those being them moving stuff here. All of their stuff is going to be staged in where my current shop is, which means I have to be moved out in the the next two weeks. So the plan now is to finish the ceiling, trim everything out and paint this weekend - I am taking a vacation day tomorrow to get that done and start moving things this weekend. For now the electrical won't get finished before I move stuff out there. Now I probably could skip tonight, finish everything tomorrow and still paint. We'll see tonight if I can sit still.
Well I got ratted out. My wife called and says no shop tonight. She and all y'all are probably right.Last edited by crokett; 09-17-2009, 01:07 PM.David
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Well, as they say, no matter how high you are; it ain't the fall that hurts,its the sudden stop at the end!RuffSawn
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If you are going for it anyway, MAN UP and put an ice pack on it while you work.Comment
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