I spent 8 hours putting a garage door opener in our new shed today Yeah, I know........ Long story.
Anyway, installing my last lag bolt on the brace for the opener box that hangs from the rafters. As I'm screwing it down, I notice one of the electrical wires on the truss wiggles as I tighten, so I look around to the other side of the 2X4 I'm running the lag bolt through.
I'm not sure whether to step up to the podium to accept my stupid award, or go buy a lottery ticket. At any rate, I would have got a nice jolt through the ratchet and maybe have gone sailing off the 6 foot ladder I was standing on in the pickup box. I don't think I could have aimed this one any better. God was watching out for me, that is for sure. I can't believe it didn't even spark...
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars (now converted to a "factory" 4 speed)
Almost Centered too, WOW, Go get Your Lotto Ticket!
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1960 Pontiac Strato Chief Safari 1960 Laurentian Safari 1960 Laurentian 4door(scrapped) 2001 Grand Am Traded on a '96 Suburban 2WD 2002 Hyundai Accent(SOLD) 1968 Grand Parisienne Scrapped and SOLD
Nice one ! I don't think the ladder in the back of the truck would pass for a safe means of doing this job ether. But very useful of the resources on hand good work Carl.
Vern
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1957 Pathfinder deluxe 4 door wagon 1961 Pontiac Parisienne bubble top Traded for a Harley sorry guys.
Carl,you are a very lucky man The Big Guy above was looking after you! Ladder injuries at home are the number one cause of broken ankles and heels in males in Canada. After this happened to me ,I was told this 4 1/2 years ago at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto by the surgeon who put mine back together. Still very painfull to this day and haven't went back to work since. Lucky for me I was at the same job for over 30 years and the company I worked for had me put on Long Term disability. Close enough to retirement and too old for retraining. I was deemed a repeat offender as I had broken my other ankle in a car accident at 17 and had it fused at 20. Always have someone hold the ladder or tie it off to a wall or vehicle anything that will stop it from falling. I have a couple of projects that have been on hold since that accident that I hope to be able to get back to work on over the winter at a couple of hours a day to start.
Yeah, I know........ Long story.
