Hi guys,

a couple of weeks ago I decided I would climb onto my outhouse roof and cut back the Clematis Montana that had taken complete control of my roof. The buiilding is no higher than ten to eleven feet so not really a problem. Or so I thought.

Sorry, let me just say that I have been diagnosed with Peripheral Polyneuropathy which makes me very weak with bad balance problems and numbness and tingleing on all extremities (yes including that one as well).

Got onto the roof with no problems and my lovely wife helped me to get the Clematis off the roof and when it was done it was time to get down.
That's when the problems started. I think I exhausted myself doing the job and was now staggering around on the roof wondering how I was going to get down because I could not get my leg onto the ladder to start the coming down. At one stage my wife suggested she called the fire brigade to come and get me off the roof. However, being the proud idiot that I am I declined that offer and after some time I managed to get down to the ground.
When I reached the floor I just collapsed into a chair shaking and trying to slow my heart down and it all subsided eventually.

That is the last time. In future I will employ someone or let it grow wild.
It's ironic really as when I worked (retired now) it was delivering and erecting garden summerhouses which ranged from about 600GBP to 40,000GBP so some were very, very big and I spent a good deal of my time on their roofs.

May I just take this opportunity to wish all the people who have had problems with hurricane Harvey the best luck in the world and to know that we are all thinking of you. God bless