Speaking of myself but this probably applies to others here too, I tend to
cheap out and get by with what I have.  If my ladder was questionable, I'd
probably shimmy up it too.
But I'll bet in this case with some hindsight Chris would have ran to the
nearest Lowes or Home Depot and gladly paid retail for the best ladder they
had.  It's amazing how fast things happen as soon as something gives way
underneath you:)

I had siding to replace on my 2 story house; cheaped out and built a
scaffold platform in my backyard from old warehouse racking instead of just
renting the real thing from HD.
It was much more work, much heavier and way harder to move around the yard.
Then I stepped in an area which I thought was supported but actually gave
way.  I landed hard on my rear and deep bruised my thigh, ripped a
fingernail off, etc..
No broken bones, could have been much worse, but wouldn't of happened at all
if I just rented the right equipment in the first place.

Guess the point is don't be cheap like me; it's not worth breaking something
or getting paralyzed to save $50-$100 bucks.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
JordanVw@AOL.COM
Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 2:02 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: my fall, thanks for the kind words... NVC

wanted to wait till fri to respond..
anyway thank you all for the kind words..

its just hard for me because i am used to going a mile a minute, and one
freak accident has brought my life to a standstill..  things i took for
granted, are a huge deal for me now..  the smallest things are a struggle.
so
many things i had needed to do before winter sets in, will have to be let
go..

i know others have dealt with hardships worse, and i should consider my
self lucky it wasnt worse..

thanks again for the kind words everyone..  hopefully by spring i will be
back on my feet again, if everything goes well..

remember..be safe..  if i was being safe i wouldnt have ended up like
this..

chris