A tale of a battery drill and a stepladder

[UserRemoved1]

Yesterday I did something really REALLY stoopid. I was up working on a 12' stepladder drilling some holes in a metal panel. I dropped the screws I had on the ladder so I put the drill down...on it's side...and climbed down....

Moved the ladder.....

BAMMO...Bounce I get Mike Tysoned. Feel like a freekin pile driver. 18 volt Milwaukee hammer drill hits me like a cement block. Goose egg, small cut/scrape. Looked like a CONEHEAD for the day.

5 minutes later I realized how truly LUCKY I was. There was a #21 drill bit in the chuck... and it missed me. If that thing went the right way I'd be lying either on a hospital bed or a morticians table right now with a drill bit and approx 8 lb battery drill hanging out of my head and a drill bit in my brain.

Go ahead laugh but remember this is the GOF forum My stoooooopidity. Don't do what I did and next time you know I will ALWAYS use the holes in the top of the ladder like I usually do.

[basswipe]

Lucky you ain't this guy!

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/techno/drillbit.asp

[crash]

Don't feel too stupid! I did the same thing a few years ago, 18v drill off a 8' step ladder. Holly concussion batman!! A 12 footer must have been really painfull. I actually know a few people who have done this, one thing we all have in common is that we only did it once.

[denport]

I did they same thing but with a gallon of paint off a 10 footer. Put a good split in my scalp too. Not to mention the mess. My own stupidity never fails to amaze me.

[hooked]

16 oz claw hammer off an 8' step ladder

It only happens once.

Welcome to the club.

[Raider Ronnie]

I had a friend who did the same thing a few years back,
But not a cordless drill, A FRAMING NAILER !!!
With the hose plugged in !!!
The nail gun bounced off the ground and shot a 3 1/2 nail through his arm.
Luckily for him, the nail went clean in & out !!!

[UserRemoved1]

tinman and slip That is some funny chit. Can't say I ever tried that one

Only hurts a little today.

That was a bad day. I did that in the am, then an hour later I slipped on ice getting down from my truck and bent my foot that aggravated a arch problem I already have. So I drive out front of the building and get out to open the bay door and sure enuf I slipped on a piece of black ice that really looked like pavement..go down on my left and get so flipping soaked from my shoe to my shoulder. GRRRR I called my wife and told her I was comin home with a couple cases of beer and leave me alone

[UserRemoved1]

TT email me I forgot to give you the specs on that stuff you asked about.