I was working slate on the tallest visible peak of this building Joe, right there above that tan colored curved portion when my hammer slipped from my grasp, I was aghast as I waited what seemed like minutes to either hear it hit the ground or the thud of a skull, thankfully it hit cement, my boss had to go get it for me.
btw, if you don't have steady fearless knees you can't work on scaffolding or your trembling will set the scaffold and everyone on it to shaking.
we used to cross from one building to the next by walking across the alley on an aluminum ladder & board laid down (like mountain climbers cross a crevasse) on the building tops.
One day a building maintenance worker decided to follow us across (confident workers make it look easy) to unlock a rooftop entry, Barry crossed, I crossed and then Sam stepped onto that ladder and two steps later he froze wide eyed as his trembling became so bad it was going to cause the ladder to walk off the buildings edge on the side where me & Barry were standing.
I grabbed & steadied our side of the ladder & poor Sam dropped fast down to his knees and backed off his end quickly, lmfmfao, Sam claimed to have shook for a week every time he even found himself at the top of a staircase.......
