Ladder slipped on me in 2018, still think about it sometimes

I was working on a dormer window in a old house over in Springfield. Had my framing square and a fresh bundle of cedar shakes up there, and the extension ladder just started sliding sideways on the wet grass. I jumped off onto the porch roof, landed hard on my hip but didn't drop anything. Client was watching from the driveway and just yelled "you okay?" I said yeah but inside I was shook for the rest of the day. Any of you guys have a close call that made you change how you set up ladders?

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charlienelson25d ago

wet grass is the worst, happened to me too and now i always use levelers

the_pat24d ago

Oh man, wet grass really is a nightmare to deal with! So @charlienelson, are the levelers helping with the actual moisture issue or is it more about avoiding those tire ruts in the first place? I always figured levelers were more for uneven ground than for dealing with wet grass.