 Yeah, you know, the biggest mistake that you can make when using a ladder is to take shortcuts. You've got to be safe, and in order to do so, that ladder needs to remain stationary. If you're using an extension ladder, you need to level the feet by digging out the ground or using those ladder levelers. On hard, dry ground, you want to make sure that those feet rest flat. They're free of slippery plastic tarps and debris. And you also want to make sure that the textured rubber pads at the bottom of the ladder are intact.