Well chit...
Mmmmmm... That's a yummy mouthful of foot...
So, I definitely didn't pick the ladder out as being a ladder. Best guess, my mind interpreted it as something across the street in the background.
The context doesn't really make my foot taste any better, but I certainly appreciate the graciousness in your response.
But that's what I get for posting while watching a tv show on the computer, while writing a proposal for a customer, and switching back and forth between screens. Oh well, it's not the first time. Likely won't be the last.