Bad day today

Wondered when it would ever happen. Home Inspection today two roof levels and ladder came out from under me going up to the second level. Both me and the ladder went down. Banged and scraped up a bit but still walking. Got some pretty good roof rash on the arms. Those composition shingle roofs are worse than sand paper. Was just stepping off the ladder to get on the upper roof when she went out from under me.
I knew I should have tied that ladder off,
Now I'll have to replace a portion of the gutter where I tore it off coming down, great. :rant:

I think I really need a vacation. To bad were so far apart Chuck, I'd go with you.

JB, goes with the territory, I've been inspecting homes for years now and knew better not to tie it off, was just trying to go to fast and got lazy. Pain and all I've got a bigger one to do tomorrow. Not really afraid of heights just learned a long time ago to not look at the ground but instead I focus on the roof and ladder.
Binoculars just do not get you to where you need to inspect on a roof. To many things like exposed staples, nail heads, bad flashing and a host of other things you just can't see with binoculars. I think the worst part is the crawl spaces but I do really like what I do.

I'm 220 pounds and its not so much the size but its getting older that makes it tougher under the house, espectially when your crawling on your belly and your back is rubbing the insulation under the flooring.

Good to here that just a little more then your pride was hurt , watch out & slow down

Here is a view from the roof of todays inspection, no problems with ladder today. The view of the hills in the back ground is over where our house is located.

Yea, cutting corners is not good. I knew I should have tied it off and even looked at the strap but it was late in the day and just didn't grab it. Won't leave it behind again.

Steve, todays roof I did not walk to the edge by the gutters way to high up. Check the shingles for wear and check the ridge and the vents, then get off. Usually getting off is the hardest part as you got to approach the ladder and swing your leg over and make sure your on the step. I don't look at the ground when I'm really high up. The best part is when your down.

I do the roofs and the attics. Attics I have a very powerful flashlight, use it in the crawl space to.
You do have to walk to the edge of the roof to get back on your ladder. I try and leave the ladder a foot to foot and a half extended above the roof edge. My ladder only goes up 24 feet any taller than that I don't go up but look at it with a good pair of binoculars. If the roof pitch is so steep that you can't get up without sliding back down I don't go up. Have got up some steep ones by navigating up the valley but have to come down on my butt sliding down to the ladder, little spooky for sure sometimes.

Most roofers here hire Mex workers. You ever seen an old Mex. roofer

That's one of the scariest parts getting back on the ladder. Sometimes if possible I'll remove an upper bedroom window screen and get on the roof that way.

How I fell was not coming down but going up. Just as I was stepping off to the upper roof the ladder went out from under me and down we both went. That how I got my roof burns on my arms, was trying to keep from falling but didn't help, slowed it down a bit but still went down.