I'm not sure if there's an average age when you decide 'I won't use that enormous power tool while there's no one in the house to call the ambulance' and likewise 'I won't go up on that roof' but it happened to me around 3 years ago. Before then I was quite content wallowing in my own risk!
Cold, hot and gas pipes run too close to each other
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Nah! This was a case of act before you think, because the financial pressures of being a SESB were at play. It's both a rush and a curse at the same time... And you'll never understand until you go that route.
Edit: if you read above posts... He wasn't on his own, I was there with him... When I heard his shout of "oh $hit", I went straight for my 1st aid kit from the van, then, when I saw what he'd done, 1st aid kit went away and off to A&e we went... Upon my return to the job, customer said "I feel bad saying this, but is this going to affect the schedule?"
Then customer went even further and gave me some wet wipes to clear up the blood from the garage floor... I didn't!
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You forgot to mention the fact that he had a perfectly functioning heating system and we were fitting a new boiler and cylinder in the garage to be converted over when ready. 
you gotta love the public 
you gotta love the public
you gotta love the public
And, as he kept reminding us, a member of a specific sector of the public