Snap: High climber

By Hawes Spencer |
Published online 1:06pm Friday Jan 15th, 2010
and in print issue #0903 dated Thursday Jan 21st, 2010

news-ladderclimberA workman with Dodson Glass reglazes the upper part of a window at 10:08am Friday morning, January 15 at an office of the Southern Environmental Law Center on the Downtown Mall. (Ladder falls cause approximately 160 annual deaths, according to statistics cited in Consumer Reports.)

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6 comments

Gasbag to the 10th. power January 15th, 2010 | 10:51pm

Wasn't that Jim Knight the doctor who was working at his church?

Nancy January 17th, 2010 | 4:10pm

At least he's not on the ladder, talking on a cell phone.

"Forget Gum. Walking and Using a Phone is Risky."

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/technology/17distracted.html

ArtCritic January 15th, 2010 | 5:22pm

Another wonderful urban scene by Mr. Spencer. A study of contrast, dark and light, shadows, angles, textures, and the wonderful arched window and single human figure. Definetly a winner !

ontheroad January 15th, 2010 | 10:37pm

160 deaths huh. And I climb a ladder 10-15 times a day for 15 days straight so I hope Im not on my last......runggggg...!!!

Gasbag Self Ordained Expert January 15th, 2010 | 10:42pm

I forget his name right now, but there was a local preacher killed recently in a fall from a ladder here in Charlottesville.

Nancy January 15th, 2010 | 10:40pm

If you compare that to deaths caused crossing the street, maybe we should all spend our days on a ladder.