She says "Your pole is too big."

I think that is the moral of 6 hours of my life yesterday.
I put up my first ceiling fan yesterday - sounds easy right? Well, my 6' step ladder didn't quite do the job with my 11 1/2 vaulted ceiling in the bedroom. I had to stand on the next to last step and extend my arms straight up. Ooof the rheumatoid arthritus was kicking in.
Taking down the old one was a bitch too.
Thing I hate about home improvements is when you call a friend for advice and they have never done this either BUT they sure do give their opinion. All it cost me was $2.18 with 2 blown light bulbs and I fixed my wiring problem.
It works now. The Fiance was happy but this morning she rolls over and says "Your pole is too big" I always wondered how she could sleep with the broomstick in her back and she waited till now to complain. As I whiped the sleep crust out of my eyes I realized what she was talking about. The Down rod that I installed is 36" and the one we took down was 24" the shorter pole gives a larger dispursement of air. I always knew she was right - my pole is too big.

May have to wait till next Saturday for a fix.