Cleaning gutters from a ladder
Cutting branches with a chainsaw while in the tree.

Tell the lady of the house she is wrong

installing xmas lights at the very peak of the house.

anything that has to do with the garage door spring.

moving super heavy things by myself like some of the furniture, the washer, refrig. etc. Especially UP or DOWN the stairs.

Come to think of it, I no longer like to move full boxes of books down the stairs any more.

I was climbing around on top of our Pergola removing some old wood & prepping for cover & new wood.

Did NOT enjoy that. Younger me would haven't given it a second thought.

Roofs. Unless they're basically flat.

Anything requiring kneeling. Not dangerous, painful. As long as I use pads not so much while actually kneeling, but getting up will always make me wince.

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Roofs. Unless they're basically flat.

Anything requiring kneeling. Not dangerous, painful. As long as I use pads not so much while actually kneeling, but getting up will always make me wince.

I've noticed that the power of gravity increases exponentially with age.


Have to agree- hanging Christmas lights on peaks of the roof, going up in a tree, ladders to some extent, mowing in the summer in FL are all on the short list of stuff I dont do anymore.

There is a good reason we can hire a mowing and fertilization crew, people to climb trees, get on roof to clean gutters or hang lights.

Any roof work.
Most electrical work I stay away from and call someone who knows what they're doing. I enjoy doing home DIY work but, any electrical that's beyond plugging something in, I've got minimal knowledge so, I'll leave that to the pros.

Anything involving extension ladders

I spent high school and college painting off ladders up to 3+ stories high. Now, not so much. Same for outdoor decorations higher than first floor windows. Gravity didn't just increase with age, that shit got way faster too!

We have a standing rule when doing stuff around the house when spouse not there; anything more than two feet off the ground, must have cell phone in pocket. I may break something, but I'm not rotting on the floor!

Yeah, up high on ladders is a no-go for me these days. I'll happily go up 8 feet on a ladder but have no interest in higher.

Jobs which are not inherently dangerous but have become so because of age and injury include lifting heavy things. Furniture, boxes, etc.

Gutters/extension ladders.

Frankly, (and some of this is due to having a professional connection with assorted tradesmen), anything for which there is a “profession”.

Anything more than the most basic plumbing/wiring/etc I hire out.

I am close friends with an excellent carpenter. (We have known each other since we were young)

I pay him to do quite a few jobs around the house, because he does a vastly better job, and by the time I buy the materials and tools, it’s more cost effective to hire him.

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by PHPaul:

I've noticed that the power of gravity increases exponentially with age.

True, and I'm pretty sure the steep part of that curve started at about 17.

Like a lot of other responders nothing that involves an extension ladder. I will go to the second rung on a step ladder

Anything on the top tier roof of the house, heavy lifting over 75 pounds (got two big teenagers to handle that), anything electrical beyond just switches, lights and fans, and raking (bad back). Dang I think I am broken.... LOL

I got a concussion at the beginning of September due to suffering from NAMA (Not Accepting My Age) syndrome.
Not at home, but at a park with climbing equipment. I followed my 6-year -old granddaughter up and was taking video of her climbing on the monkey bars when I missed a VERY long step--didn't see it because I was watching the iPhone screen.
I hit the back of my head--hard--on a steel pipe. There was a loud CLANG and I saw stars. I have the video, the audio fortunately only recorded a loud "OHH!"
Went to the ED the next day where the ED doc ordered a CT of the head to rule out subdural hematoma. He did call it a concussion based on my "seeing stars", though no loss of consciousness.
A few years ago I was on an extension ladder when the base started slipping backward. Yelled to my wife who managed to catch it.

Extension ladders and the like are definitely a no-go for me, and I've vowed to stay off the kids' climbing equipment.

Recently had a Zoom call with friends from >50 years ago. Now that we're of THAT age, the first rule of survival is DON'T FALL.

Dangerous jobs?

Based on the danger element, about the only thing I won't do here is climb to the top of my 130' tall oak tree.

The potential to end up in crippling pain from overdoing shit is what stops me.

Ladders? Oddly enough, I picked up a side job painting houses in my early 50s with my friend. I'm routinely on extension ladders without much problem. Moving them every four to six feet is more dangerous than climbing them in my opinion.

At 74 I'm still comfortable getting on ladders, roofs, etc. What bothers me is the fight with the wife afterwards. Working on a project on my knees, as noted above, is something I try to avoid, even with knee pads.

Anything that might require bouncing. I’m not as rubbery as I used to be.

Anything involving a roof or a ladder. I even hate changing light bulbs in ceiling fixtures anymore. Or wasps or yellow jackets. I hate those little bastards with a passion. Safer and easier to pay somebody to handle it.