Liz,
I still remember the sight of a local window cleaner with his special ladder slung over one shoulder with the bucket tied to the one end riding his bike from one job to the next . Nowdays I can't recall seeing a window cleaner using a ladder , they risk a long hose strung down the road from a pumped tank in the back of a van . It is health and safety gone mad as I saw a cyclist fall over when trying and ride over the hose snaking across the road .
Marrianne,
Some professions obviously still use ladders , I must admit I still carry the scars of falling off mine a few times , one in particular being scary as I don't remember how it happened . One moment I was stepping on the top rung the next thing I remember was picking myself up off the ground with an arm gashed down to the bone , it was a very hot day all I can think is I passed out at the top .
