Somebody name for me anything more ****ing useless and aggravating than ladder shoes?

[palmettomoon]

Anything? That gets in the God damned way of what you are trying to do and serves no purpose other than to piss you off? Why are they even on the damned ladders? Something from California OSHA? My old painter's 28' base and fly ladders (extension ladders) do not have them and they've worked fine for more than 75 years (belonged to my grandfather).

Can someone name a more useless add-on to a construction implement?

 

[ItBeMe]

Pictures please. what the hell you talking about?

 

[Rimfire rifleman]

Anything? That gets in the God damned way of what you are trying to do and serves no purpose other than to piss you off? Why are they even on the damned ladders? Something from California OSHA? My old painter's 28' base and fly ladders (extension ladders) do not have them and they've worked fine for more than 75 years (belonged to my grandfather).

Can someone name a more useless add-on to a construction implement?

Rant over?

 

[Just1more]

Anything? That gets in the God damned way of what you are trying to do and serves no purpose other than to piss you off? Why are they even on the damned ladders? Something from California OSHA? My old painter's 28' base and fly ladders (extension ladders) do not have them and they've worked fine for more than 75 years (belonged to my grandfather).

Can someone name a more useless add-on to a construction implement?

Somehow one ALWAYS want to stand on its tippy toes

 

[JimmyJet]

It’s always a problem when "government" involves themselves in the private lives of its citizenry…. coming up with all these "great ideas" to save us from ourselves…. Problem with that is 99% of the time, they only make life more difficult for someone (or everyone)….

My "ladder shoe" story…. I placed my 16 ft extension ladder on my deck to access the roof and all was good on the way up…. trying to come down was another story however…. the rubber pads on the ladder shoes had hardened over the 35 years I’d owned the ladder and as soon as I placed my weight on the ladder, it slid out from under me and I came crashing down to the deck, initially landing on one of the aluminum patio chairs…. the top end of the ladder went through the bay window of the breakfast room breaking two or three panes of glass…. absent or the ladder shoes, I would have secured the ladder differently, rather than relying on the shoes to keep the ladder from sliding….

Don’t EVEN get me started on water faucets, light bulbs, dishwashers, washing machines and other things we use in our daily lives and routines….


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[CPA9mm]

And someone accused me of complaining too much

 

[lostchild]

If you'd ever rode down a 32 footer that slid out on a polished concrete floor, you might see the need.

 

[edindah]

Well, look what the government did to the humble gas can!

 

[JimmyJet]

Pictures please. what the hell you talking about?

Ladder shoes are circled….

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[InTune]

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