What happens next.

[TexMex]

So a doddery old man, climbs a ladder and decides to clear the gutter. What's the worst that can happen? Before you look, see if you can guess.
Hope he was insured.

 

[AdamW]

Poor chap.

I have never done any guttering or gutter clearing, but I am trying to figure out why he was using a hot air gun. Was he using it as a leaf blower perhaps?

 

[2scoops0406]

Yeah, I was kinda wondering about the hot air gun.

 

[Graeme]

Poor chap. I am trying to figure out why he was using a hot air gun.

Yeah me too.

Our window cleaner does ours annually for a meer £12.50 and does a fine job of the underside as well. I would never fancy hanging off a ladder way up there

 

[big-all]

i thought blow lamp

but that seems to obvious


big all

 

[david and julie]

Perhaps they were cast gutters and he was trying to dry them for painting or repairing a leak or WHY.

They are both very lucky to have survive the stress and worry this must of caused them. Lets hope they will both be OK.

 

[masona]

A real shame.

But could be avoided if they did a "Risk Accessment"

Example, what could go wrong ? Say a fire started, how am'I going to put the fire out ? a garden hose ready, watering can or fire blanket and so on. Do I need to tie the ladder in ? Do I need a buddy holding my ladder. The lists is endless.

The trouble as with most job is, people will go straight into the job without thinking about the risks.

 

[chappers]

eighty year old man/ladder a lethal combination anyway in my opinion

 

[planenut]

But could be avoided if they did a "Risk Accessment"

"Do I?"
"Do I need?"
"Do I need to ?"
"Do I need to bother?"

A shame.