Why I tie up my Ladder

I keep a small ladder and a snow shovel in the bed of my pickup truck. I have both of them locked together with a cable lock and secured to the truck. Lots of people have commented about how I must live in a pretty bad neighborhood to need to lock up a simple ladder. My reply has always been, "I've learned my lesson enough times... it's better to be safe than sorry!".

Well last week I was on the highway delivering furniture for Aerva's new office. My truck was packed very full so I had to stuff my ladder between some boxes. While I was on the highway I suddenly heard a loud swishing sound. I looked in my mirror and watched the ladder fly into the air. Luckily it was tied up, so it didn't get very far:

I couldn't help but think how many lives the simple decision to keep my ladder tied up may have saved. It was rush hour on the highway and that ladder could have done some serious damage.

So, why do I keep my ladder tied up? To save lives my friend, to save lives.

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