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Posted: 6/16/2011 6:43:08 AM EDT
No MS Paint forthcoming...pics maybe.
I have (had) one of those Home Depot 16' Krause Multimatic folding ladders. I have used it for everything over the years...very good and versatile ladder. Up until it snapped in two while I was cleaning gutters! Fortunately I landed into a back-roll on the grass rather than the concrete I was on and only got shaken up. My foot hurts and I'm a little sore but I attribute my soft landing to grace and cat-like reflexes. 
The ladder is rated for 300 pounds and I weigh in at just 220. I did a google search and discovered that the very popular Krause USA Multimatic model 121499 was under recall since 1998 and Krause USA has since gone kaput....I sure hope the Home Depot hooks me up with a replacement ladder...can't hurt to ask anyway because they are not cheap. If you have one of these ladders be careful...the recalled ones have red hinge locks made of cheap pot metal...so go look! I'm fine, just scared the shit out of me! roy d...figuratively not literally. |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 6:45:58 AM EDT
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Thank God you're alright. My old dentist took a similar tumble, from a lower height, and he is now a quadroplegic.
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Posted: 6/16/2011 6:59:29 AM EDT
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If you're going to Home Depot, get a real folding ladder –– Werner MT-22.
They might still be on sale for $150. |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 7:42:33 AM EDT
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I've got to wait until 2:00pm for the manager to come in so I can see if they will handle a return or not.
roy d... I wouldn't mind a Werner |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 7:48:59 AM EDT
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Damn dude, glad to hear you are ok.
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Posted: 6/16/2011 7:55:42 AM EDT
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Good to hear you are OK.
Did you have a good form, tight body position, and how was your landing? Did you incorporate a tuck, spin or pike to your routine? What did the judges (if any) give you for a score? 
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Posted: 6/16/2011 8:10:51 AM EDT
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Sh!t. I gotta go home and check mine. I think it's Werner.
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Posted: 6/16/2011 8:14:26 AM EDT
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Ladders are dangerous M'kay...
My nephew spent 2 months in the hospital and a year relearning how to walk after he was temporaily paralysed in a ladder fall. |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 8:19:44 AM EDT
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Good dive. Glad your ok.
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Posted: 6/16/2011 8:27:50 AM EDT
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Gravity sucks.
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Posted: 6/16/2011 8:40:34 AM EDT
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10.....9.5......10......8.......10.....7......
In all seriousness, glad you are ok. |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 8:49:43 AM EDT
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Ground comes up real damn fast, doesn't it?
I had a ladder slide out from under me when I was about 8 feet up. Did a pretty good break fall. The hand I smacked the ground with hit hard enough to launch my wedding ring about 20 feet across the floor.
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Posted: 6/16/2011 8:54:45 AM EDT
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I've got to wait until 2:00pm for the manager to come in so I can see if they will handle a return or not. roy d... I wouldn't mind a Werner Well by Gawd. It ain't nothing for me to kick a Yankee man's ass. I'll put a pop knot on ya big enough for a calf to suck on. |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 8:56:16 AM EDT
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Little Giant.
My wife got me one about 5 years ago. Expensive, heavy, stable, and strong. Love it. Best ladder I have ever used. |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 8:57:48 AM EDT
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I've got to wait until 2:00pm for the manager to come in so I can see if they will handle a return or not. roy d... I wouldn't mind a Werner Well by Gawd. It ain't nothing for me to kick a Yankee man's ass. I'll put a pop knot on ya big enough for a calf to suck on. I'll be on you like rust on a pump handle. How big'a boy are ya, anyways? |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 9:00:31 AM EDT
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Only a 6.5 from the Russian judge.
Glad you're OK. I usually take an annual dive myself, but I'm on ladders a lot though. It happens fast, doesn't it.  |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 9:02:50 AM EDT
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I don't know what the Russian judge was watching. You got robbed.
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Posted: 6/16/2011 9:09:38 AM EDT
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I've got to wait until 2:00pm for the manager to come in so I can see if they will handle a return or not. roy d... I wouldn't mind a Werner Well by Gawd. It ain't nothing for me to kick a Yankee man's ass. I'll put a pop knot on ya big enough for a calf to suck on. I'll be on you like rust on a pump handle. How big'a boy are ya, anyways? Looks like you ain't bigger than a bar of soap. |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 9:12:43 AM EDT
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Little Giant. My wife got me one about 5 years ago. Expensive, heavy, stable, and strong. Love it. Best ladder I have ever used. What he said!!! |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 9:15:42 AM EDT
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Glad you are all right!
I used to paint houses, I spent a lot of time on ladders and frankly they scare the hell out of me .
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Posted: 6/16/2011 9:27:29 AM EDT
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Please prank call them first and post it up.
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Posted: 6/16/2011 10:25:14 AM EDT
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I've got to wait until 2:00pm for the manager to come in so I can see if they will handle a return or not. roy d... I wouldn't mind a Werner Well by Gawd. It ain't nothing for me to kick a Yankee man's ass. I'll put a pop knot on ya big enough for a calf to suck on. I'll be on you like rust on a pump handle. How big'a boy are ya, anyways? Looks like you ain't bigger than a bar of soap. That's about right size for an ass whuppin'. How long will ya be there? |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 10:31:03 AM EDT
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Well I fell from a ladder over two years ago, fractured my left heel and right head of the Tibia, was in an wheel chair for 8 weeks and off of my left foot for another four weeks. Just recently I have started jogging a bit, not much, still have pain which my ortho says I will have for the rest of my life. I was very lucky, the girl that put the cast on my left leg says that see this all the time and some of these people will never walk again.
Also the emergency room doc missed the fracture of the TIb, told me it was a bad sprain and wrapped it and I walked outa there on crutches. Now, other than a step ladder I am forbidden from using ladders. |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 10:36:09 AM EDT
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Glad you're ok !
I took a 20ft spill from a ladder a long time ago , shattered my left tibia and had to have it put back together...... 
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Posted: 6/16/2011 10:41:19 AM EDT
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I'm glad you are OK.
When I saw your screen name I laughed. Did you needed a bambulance? |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 10:43:44 AM EDT
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I'm glad you came out okay, Roy. I have spent a lot of time on ladders, telephone poles and such, and got used to it, but always kept in mind that gravity is an unforgiving bitch.
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Posted: 6/16/2011 10:47:55 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/16/2011 10:48:58 AM EDT
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I've got nothing to add other then glad you're ok that would be scary as hell.
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Posted: 6/16/2011 10:51:57 AM EDT
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my brother had a home depot ladder break under him during normal use (work)
and fell, broke his arm in 2 places, ended up with a plate and 6 free screws for his trouble. Turns out that ladder was faulty and under a recall as well if I remember, he did get a decent settlement out of it, but I'm sure he would rather not have dealt with the whole thing. You may have some recourse if it was faulty. Then again in your case, sounds like it was just old and maybe you shouldn't be such a tightwad and buy a new ladder every decade or so! :) |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 10:54:34 AM EDT
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I don't know what the Russian judge was watching. You got robbed. It's because in Russia ladder breaks you, and thank goodness that didn't happen in this case. OP, glad you're all right! |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 10:56:53 AM EDT
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I've got to wait until 2:00pm for the manager to come in so I can see if they will handle a return or not. roy d... I wouldn't mind a Werner At first glance I thought that said "I wouldn't mind a weiner" Too many weiner jokes on this site this week....
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Posted: 6/16/2011 10:59:59 AM EDT
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I've got to wait until 2:00pm for the manager to come in so I can see if they will handle a return or not. roy d... I wouldn't mind a Werner At first glance I thought that said "I wouldn't mind a weiner" Too many weiner jokes on this site this week....
Yeah, now that he's resigning, we're going to have to start thinking outside the bun again.
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Posted: 6/16/2011 11:00:25 AM EDT
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Glad you're okay.
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Posted: 6/16/2011 11:06:09 AM EDT
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I have one like that looks like that! (Google'd your model)
I'll take a close look this weekend to see what brand/model I have. I do know that my rungs are round, as are the holes in the sides. The hinges and ratchets also seem to be stamped steel of decent thickness. |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 11:12:15 AM EDT
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Glad to hear you are ok. The worst part of falling for me is that second when you know it's coming and you can't stop it. I've fallen a few times, it sucks. Once I was framing a second story addition in 1992 when I was still working for other people. The Super that was there moved my ladder off of the shingles I placed it on and put it on an asphalt driveway with black ice.
I stepped of the top plate onto the top wrung and the ladder took off from under me. I fell 16 feet and landed on my back on a driveway. I blacked out and when I came to there were Mexicanos hovering over me jibbering in Spanish. They scraped me up and took me to the ER where they thought my ribs were broken. Lucky I didn't die. I was padded up with layers upon layers and wearing bibs which I believe cushioned the blow. At my age now, I think I'd die if I fell like that again. Glad to hear you are in one piece. Ladders are dangerous. |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 11:31:17 AM EDT
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I have this one;
Cosco 17' "Worlds Greatest Ladder".. Every time i get on it, i have to tell myself "Don't Be a Pussy!"  |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 11:37:07 AM EDT
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Little Giant. My wife got me one about 5 years ago. Expensive, heavy, stable, and strong. Love it. Best ladder I have ever used. This + 100. I have used mine for over 5 years. |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 11:59:57 AM EDT
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Quoted: That fucker is heavy, i thought "hmm all aluminum" attempted to lift then found out the are lined with lead.I have this one; Cosco 17' "Worlds Greatest Ladder".. Every time i get on it, i have to tell myself "Don't Be a Pussy!" |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 12:08:11 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: That fucker is heavy, i thought "hmm all aluminum" attempted to lift then found out the are lined with lead.I have this one; Cosco 17' "Worlds Greatest Ladder".. Every time i get on it, i have to tell myself "Don't Be a Pussy!" |
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Posted: 6/16/2011 1:50:42 PM EDT
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Well the manager couldn't find any record that they carried that ladder (they did along time ago) but he gave a hundred dollar credit towards a new ladder. I paid about hundred for the old one in the 90's so it's all good. I didn't get hurt so I'm cool with it. I'm glad I didn't since Krause is no longer with us..looks like their shitty ladders came back to haunt them. I have since found a lot of stories about injuries from those things. I had a lot of faith in it since it was a 300 pound rated ladder...never expected it to snap so quickly and with no other load than me standing at a normal angle and height. I was totally relaxed when I fell. I can remember thinking, "well just damn, it figures.
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The new Werner telescoping ladder I replaced it with is bigger and heavier but seems solid enough. Also a 300 pounder. I raised it and climbed it when I got home to finish the gutters. I surprised myself how jumpy I was with every creak and noise...gotta get back on that horse and ride though. roy d....screw the Russian judge and his low score, I looked good 
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