Who else is afraid of ladders?

[~LiverpoolRed~]

Re: Who else is afraid of ladders?

I don't even like the ladder that leads up to my attic.

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[joshuar9476]

Re: Who else is afraid of ladders?

heights don't bother me ... unless i'm standing on the glass lookout of the Sear's/Willis Tower, so ladders don't normally bother me. however, i had to replace my own siding this past summer and there were parts where the ladder wasn't quite steady (big gravel rocks) and i had no other option. that was not fun.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

Re: Who else is afraid of ladders?

No problems with ladders, just falling from them.

[ImTellinTim]

Re: Who else is afraid of ladders?

heights don't bother me ... unless i'm standing on the glass lookout of the Sear's/Willis Tower

A bit OT, but that's the opposite of what I experienced there. Looking over the edge of the Hoover Dam made my knees weak, but I had no problems in the Willis glass boxes. I think it's because you're completely enclosed. I'm glad I paid the money to go up there.

As for ladders - it depends on how tall they are and how sturdy they feel. A 10-foot ladder where there's two supports (like this /\ ) doesn't bother me at all. A longer ladder propped up against a house? That gets to me a bit.

[Champion8877]

Re: Who else is afraid of ladders?

Like somebody else said, transferring from a roof to a ladder is the only thing that really scares me. When I was like 14 I was climbing off of our garage roof onto the ladder, missed my footing, and fell 10 feet straight onto my back. Laid me up for weeks.

[BurghFan]

Re: Who else is afraid of ladders?

A bit OT, but that's the opposite of what I experienced there. Looking over the edge of the Hoover Dam made my knees weak, but I had no problems in the Willis glass boxes. I think it's because you're completely enclosed. I'm glad I paid the money to go up there.

That's pretty much the way I am too. Really it's a fear of open height then. As long as there is a good barrier preventing me from toppling over the edge, I'm fine. I don't like ferris wheels or the swing rides at amusement parks, though I'm fine with roller coasters I guess because they go so fast I don't have time to get nervous.

[justamush]

Re: Who else is afraid of ladders?

I hate them. Even small ladders give me problems. I'm always afraid of losing my balance, which is not good even when I'm on the ground.

[AUChase]

Re: Who else is afraid of ladders?

After working a summer, with my uncle who contracts for sears, and helping my dad build a few shops and put a metal roof on the house, I overcame my fear/nervousness of ladders.

[slickdtc]

Re: Who else is afraid of ladders?

Do you work for QVC, by chance?

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Holy snikes that dude busted the mess out of his head... wow

[RogueHominid]

Re: Who else is afraid of ladders?

I loathe ladders, most especially getting down from things like roofs and tress. Getting up them isn't so bad, as long as the angle and length are right, but turning back to the ground and descending always turns my stomach.

[BlueNGold]

Re: Who else is afraid of ladders?

I have no idea if this would work, just a random idea I had:

Why not try using smaller ladders for starters and then gradually working your way up to bigger ladders?

As for myself, I hate things like roller coasters (I always fear the worst when it comes to that) and I can occasionally get a fear of heights in certain situations, but it's nothing too crazy. Like ITT, I'm fine with the two-sided ladders. Ladders that are leaning against the side of a house or whatnot are different story though.

[bemo03]

Re: Who else is afraid of ladders?

Do you work for QVC, by chance?

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LOL That is pretty hilarious. "Uh Oh!"

[NDAlum]

Re: Who else is afraid of ladders?

Wow that guy looks like he was seriously injured. With that said he took a stupid big step off that later not even looking.

[jct32]

Re: Who else is afraid of ladders?

I used to have this problem, but I have to climb about a 15 foot ladder to get down into my boat for work so after a couple of times of having to carry stuff down into the boat (water jugs, multiple books) with my hands useless because I was carrying stuff I overcame the fear.

[Pappy Knuckles]

Re: Who else is afraid of ladders?

Lol. I just posted in a thread about riding roller coasters, but I'm not the biggest fan of ladders. I always feel shaky on them like I'm about to fall off. Even on short ones.