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Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Seth, one thing I've learned in my old age is to go with your gut and hope for the best. It's been a good barometer that's served me well.
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Always trust this. You gotta listen to the voices in your head.

Example: Couple of years ago, I stepped onto a ladder to get off my roof. The ladder gave way on the ground side and the ladder and I slid down the roof until the base found some purchase and stopped with a couple of inches to spare before the top cleared the eve of the roof. Scariest 10 seconds of my life. As a cop, I'd been shot at multiple times and even stabbed. This was scarier.

Fast forward a couple of years and I needed to get photos of some shingles the roofer had done a crappy job on. I climbed up the ladder and took some photos, and I couldn't step onto the ladder to get back down. I tried several times and I just couldn't do it. Thought about waiting the three hours until my wife got home, but she's the one that told me not to get on the roof to take pictures. (She'd witnessed the ladder slipping incident first hand). Finally called a friend who came over and held the ladder and I stepped right down.

You gotta listen to the voices in your head. Best of luck to you.