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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUpdate re Florida Congressman Steube
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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/florida-rep-greg-steube-hospital-accident-home-rcna66892A U.S. congressman from Florida who was seriously injured in a tree-trimming accident in Sarasota said Saturday he has been discharged from the hospital and is recovering at home.
He added that his office will provide updates next week on how my recovery will impact my return to Washington.
On Thursday a tweet posted to the congressmans official profile said Steube had been knocked approximately 25 feet down off a ladder while cutting tree limbs on his Sarasota property the previous day.
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Casady1
(2,133 posts)who the hell gets up on 25 foot ladder without someone holding the ladder.
niyad
(113,315 posts)Arthur_Frain
(1,850 posts)I figure it would be. Thats overregulation in action right there.
niyad
(113,315 posts)but remember now he is very blessed to have made that stupid decision and suffered the consequences
Ocelot II
(115,702 posts)but there should be a Stupid Household Accidents Award. Falling off a 25-foot ladder could do you in; he's lucky it wasn't worse.
niyad
(113,315 posts)Maraya1969
(22,480 posts)A power saw can kick back and send you flying.
Renew Deal
(81,859 posts)Why even go 25 feet up a ladder. Pay the pros to do it.
Cha
(297,240 posts)niyad
(113,315 posts)Ocelot II
(115,702 posts)Seems to me like one of those ordinary dumb household accidents, something that might have happened to me if I hadn't wised up about staying off ladders.
niyad
(113,315 posts)days later. Just a feeling.
Ocelot II
(115,702 posts)If you can be moved without immediate danger to your life, out you go.
niyad
(113,315 posts)Lochloosa
(16,064 posts)They are worried about antibody resistant infections.
malaise
(269,004 posts)I sent him some links showing the consequences and he cut out that crap.
GoCubsGo
(32,084 posts)She said that, by far, the most common reasons people were admitted were to recover from car wrecks and falls off ladders. The numbers of the two were not far apart, either.
I don't stay off of ladders, but I don't go up more than two or three rungs. I'm sure as hell not going up 25 feet on one, let alone more than 3 or 4 feet.
Ocelot II
(115,702 posts)I used to go up a 10' ladder to paint or clean gutters, but falling off one of those would be pretty tough on my old ass these days. A couple of rungs up on a stepladder to dust a light fixture is enough for me.
Maraya1969
(22,480 posts)After that everyone hired people to do that job.
rubbersole
(6,690 posts)malaise
(269,004 posts)rubbersole
(6,690 posts)...not from my roots, but it has a nice ring to it. If I can stick to it...
Meadowoak
(5,546 posts)SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)niyad
(113,315 posts)Thanks