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I saw a post that Art re posted and had to respond here, in what I consider my "cleaning family". Diego Garcia Go Fund Me

Few people know that I fell in 2013 at the beginning of the season after 36 years of successfully climbing ladders. It was a precarious situation, one that I should have walked away from but we "have" to always help our customer. A single repair on the starter course, in the back, on a hill, too many trees and no gutter. Since there was no way to stand up the 36' ladder I opted to use the stand off and approach from under the soffit with the 22' fully extended. With nothing to hold on to I found myself past the point of no return and could not fly! We guesstimated my landing spot to be about 32' (we were on a hill). I got the breath knocked out like never before, sat up and told Gabriel (no long works here) to give me a minute and I will be back to work. He let me know my elbow was a mess though there was no pain. I did have quite a bit of pain somewhere within my rib cage so off to the emergency room we go.

Two broken ribs, busted the tip off my elbow that needed surgery. I sat in the corner on a futon for two months. Sleeping in a bed with broken ribs is not an option. I tell this story to remind all of you that what we do is dangerous. Safety, safety and a little more safety! I could be on a mantle or eating out of a straw!

I wish I knew about go fund me back then, it sure would have helped! Whatever you can part with, let's help this man out! And the next time a customer says, "you want that to clean gutters?", I will only remind them that someone is risking their life to help them!