FYI...we are NOT kin.
My bosses' husband fell 6' while trimming a palm. He broke both wrist, ribs, and his pelvis. Can you imagine life with two casts, broken ribs, and a broken pelvis:msp_scared::msp_scared::msp_scared:.
I knew of a climber that was just going up 6', so he didn't bother tying in. Slipped and fell. Only problem was when he landed, he landed on his saw in the middle of his back( not running ) . Parapalegic now. There is no "safe" height off the ground, especially when power tools are involved. I will occasionally use ladders for access to a tree if it is an awkward spot to get to, but once I am in position the ladder goes away, and I am tied in two ways before the saw fires up. Same way with roofs. If I am off the ground, I am tied in.
My best friend flies for Frontier, and used to be a bush pilot in Alaska. He still has a float plane in Fairbanks, and took me up there for a visit one June. One evening we took the float plane up to a lake about a half hour north of town, and fished for an hour or so, caught about ten monster pike, and decided to head back. He did a full preflight on the plane, right out there in the middle of the lake (we were fishing off the pontoons, it was badass). I asked if he did that every time. He looked at me and said, " yup, every single time. " That moment always stayed with me. Jeff