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Lock the cat out of the bedroom....GP
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Good morning, Gentlemen. Ladies. Barbarians.
Could Barbarians read warning labels?

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Well, he is violating another safety rule about having someone hold the bottom of the ladder for you so it doesn't tip or slide out from the bottom. They did follow the rules about not painting wooden ladders though ...
Battle safety is an underappreciated science. Sir Robin was its first disciple.

Well, obviously, the barbarian scaling the ladder is misusing the ladder. The "This is not a step" language is clearly backwards, so he would be hard pressed to read it, understand it and act upon its safety mandate. To properly mitigate this error, he should get back off the ladder and turn it around before attempting to scale it. I wonder if this would be sufficient to void the warranty or at least the manufacturer's liability?
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Good Monday afternoon - Tithe. [&o][&o][&o]
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Could Barbarians read warning labels?

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Well, he is violating another safety rule about having someone hold the bottom of the ladder for you so it doesn't tip or slide out from the bottom. They did follow the rules about not painting wooden ladders though ...
Battle safety is an underappreciated science. Sir Robin was its first disciple.

Well, obviously, the barbarian scaling the ladder is misusing the ladder. The "This is not a step" language is clearly backwards, so he would be hard pressed to read it, understand it and act upon its safety mandate. To properly mitigate this error, he should get back off the ladder and turn it around before attempting to scale it. I wonder if this would be sufficient to void the warranty or at least the manufacturer's liability?

The ladder was put there by the defenders because a defender had already zeroed in on the target area. No need to aim, just launch the weapon at the known firing position.
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Busy and hectic morning with work today, but I'm thankful to still have it! [&o]
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Busy and hectic morning with work today, but I'm thankful to still have it! [&o]

Work is for people who don't know how to fish . . .
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Well, I am no fisherman. That's for sure! [:D]
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I went fishing once. Caught my cousin [:D]....GP
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I went fishing once. Caught my cousin [:D]....GP

Is that sort of thing even legal in Massachusetts? Arkansas-sure. But Massachusetts? [X(]
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I went fishing once. Caught my cousin [:D]....GP

Is that sort of thing even legal in Massachusetts? Arkansas-sure. But Massachusetts? [X(]
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Could Barbarians read warning labels?

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Well, he is violating another safety rule about having someone hold the bottom of the ladder for you so it doesn't tip or slide out from the bottom. They did follow the rules about not painting wooden ladders though ...
Battle safety is an underappreciated science. Sir Robin was its first disciple.

Well, obviously, the barbarian scaling the ladder is misusing the ladder. The "This is not a step" language is clearly backwards, so he would be hard pressed to read it, understand it and act upon its safety mandate. To properly mitigate this error, he should get back off the ladder and turn it around before attempting to scale it. I wonder if this would be sufficient to void the warranty or at least the manufacturer's liability?
No, because the warning should have been printed in both directions, as well as on the bottom of the pseudo-step.
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Well, he is violating another safety rule about having someone hold the bottom of the ladder for you so it doesn't tip or slide out from the bottom. They did follow the rules about not painting wooden ladders though ...
Battle safety is an underappreciated science. Sir Robin was its first disciple.

Well, obviously, the barbarian scaling the ladder is misusing the ladder. The "This is not a step" language is clearly backwards, so he would be hard pressed to read it, understand it and act upon its safety mandate. To properly mitigate this error, he should get back off the ladder and turn it around before attempting to scale it. I wonder if this would be sufficient to void the warranty or at least the manufacturer's liability?
No, because the warning should have been printed in both directions, as well as on the bottom of the pseudo-step.
Note also that the ladder is substandard - it does not have side rails that extend significantly beyond the last step. The ladder being carried by the two men below has the right configuration.

EDIT: Also, those two big hills in the background should have lookout towers on them, round, not too tall and painted pink to make them more eye-catching.
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I went fishing once. Caught my cousin [:D]....GP

Is that sort of thing even legal in Massachusetts? Arkansas-sure. But Massachusetts? [X(]
[:D]
That's what she gets for not using protection!
Give us all the lure-ed details!

Hey guys, get your minds out of the gutter.[:D] I hooked him in the back. He deserved it anyway....GP
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Well, obviously, the barbarian scaling the ladder is misusing the ladder. The "This is not a step" language is clearly backwards, so he would be hard pressed to read it, understand it and act upon its safety mandate. To properly mitigate this error, he should get back off the ladder and turn it around before attempting to scale it. I wonder if this would be sufficient to void the warranty or at least the manufacturer's liability?
No, because the warning should have been printed in both directions, as well as on the bottom of the pseudo-step.
Note also that the ladder is substandard - it does not have side rails that extend significantly beyond the last step. The ladder being carried by the two men below has the right configuration.
OSHA would have a field day with the manufacturers.
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No, because the warning should have been printed in both directions, as well as on the bottom of the pseudo-step.
Note also that the ladder is substandard - it does not have side rails that extend significantly beyond the last step. The ladder being carried by the two men below has the right configuration.
OSHA would have a field day with the manufacturers.
Unless the Vikings could research up the litigation tech tree faster than them?
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Is that sort of thing even legal in Massachusetts? Arkansas-sure. But Massachusetts? [X(]
[:D]
That's what she gets for not using protection!
Give us all the lure-ed details!

Hey guys, get your minds out of the gutter.[:D] I hooked him in the back. I deserved it anyway....GP

Got him in the backside, eh? OK. That sort of thing is not legal in Arkansas, but it may be in Massachusetts.
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