[Rudder]

Man did I screw up. On July 4th my brother called me over to do a little tree work around his yard. Being the helpfull brother I am I grabbed my ladder and chainsaw and went over to help. After eyeing the limbs he wanted trimmed and smoking a Oliva Series V(almost my last cigar)The last limb he wanted trimmed off was 30 ft. up and not expecting such a climb I didnt bring a harness(which I would normally wear) I tied the ladder off and made the climb and cut the branch off. When the limb hitthe ground it bounced back and hit the ladder with such force it (you guessed it) knocked me off. It all happened so fast the last thing I remember was thinking "OH $hit Im screwed". A trip to the hospital via Life Flight, 2 fractures in my neck,broken rib and a fractured clavical I'mluckyI got off with so little after hearing so many other stories. The moral of this story:
1) Smoke good cigars, ya never know when it will be ytour last
2)Pay someone else to risk their life on those dangerous cuts (or always wear a harness)
I hope this experience helps others. Thanks, Tim