"shannie" wrote in message ...

A little off topic I know, but sometimes we become a little complacent as my
brother in law did.
Yesterday morning he took it upon himself to do a 'quick' trim on some
trees, he had no helper and didn't anchor his ladder properly, he's tucked
up in his hospital bed now with two broken legs, broken arm, fractured
collar bone, various bruises and very dented pride. Looks like his 'quick'
trim will take a little longer than he thought!

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Sorry about your brother in law but it makes tree surgeons look like good value doesn't it?
If you think you need a ladder you need a tree surgeon. They are equipped and trained to work safely in trees.
Working on trees from a ladder is a bad idea for several reasons - you now know one of them.
I didn't really want to make this sound like a lecture but I've seen so many people needlessly hurt in this way. I know
we learn by our mistakes but you don't get too many second chances if you're up a tree.

Rod