I have one that occurred a few weeks ago, so youth can't excuse my stupidity. My house is a single story ranch and I often climb on the roof to clean out the gutters. I have only a 6 foot A-frame painters ladder. This has alway been adequate as there is v-shaped spot in the roof in front that allows me to easily hoist myself up from the top of the ladder. One rainy day my wife & I noticed water flowing over the gutter in back outside our bedroom window in the upper left side of this picture. I figured I would just go up there and clean it out when I had the chance. There is probably a 2-3 foot overhang from the back wall. I pulled out my trusty 6 foot A-frame painters ladder, set it up in back, climbed to the top and began to "hoist" myself up. :nodsmiley About mid-hoist, as the slant of the roof pushed me away from my destination while my legs shot under the overhang , certain basic principles of physics began to flood my brain ... this was not going to end well. I tried my best to swing a leg up and gain some sort of leverage to complete my ascent, with no luck. Stuck there betwixt & between, the ladder only a fuzzy memory, I had 2 choices. I could grab and likely tear down the gutter to ease my descent or make a desperate lunge/jump to the ground. Cheap that I am, I chose the latter. It was only a 10' fall ... I landed on my back & side and there was no lasting damage except to my pride, though moving was a challenge for a few days. I did have an audience, which was nice. My wife let out a piercing scream, followed by a detailed inquiry about the status of my life insurance policy. My next door neighbor, who'd seen the whole thing said "dude, you could've borrowed my step-ladder"... and we now have a great conversation starter for the rest of my life.