Ouch. People do get very blase about ladders and disregard the risks involved. It’s also something that people insist on doing when they become too old to do so safely (like driving). Stubborn old men who insist on climbing on the roof are a fairly frequent category of rescue the Fire Brigade go to, when said stubborn old main realises they can’t get down again or have a medical episode from the exertion of climbing up.
Ouch. People do get very blase about ladders and disregard the risks involved. It’s also something that people insist on doing when they become too old to do so safely (like driving). Stubborn old men who insist on climbing on the roof are a fairly frequent category of rescue the Fire Brigade go to, when said stubborn old main realises they can’t get down again or have a medical episode from the exertion of climbing up.