After two or three falls on the job, I was looking to get something off the top shelf in the warehouse, boss said he'd get it, I told the warehouse guy "He don't like me getting on ladders" boss looked down and said "I don't even want you looking up"Glad you're doing better now (sorry I missed this before) Elio. My wife banned me from anything beyond the first two rungs of a stepladder years ago. Might have had something to do with me missing the last of our three front steps and face planting in the driveway. Banged my knee up pretty good, but thankfully nothing was broken.
It might cheer you up to watch Christmas Vacation. Or maybe that would involve laughter. Do you have any relatives coming over?I live on one of those streets that goes all out for Christmas decorations. My neighbor spearheads the effort, and we run lights from house to house, back and forth across the street, all choreographed to music you can listen to on your car radio. During the annual setup this weekend, I managed to learn about the awesome power of gravity while climbing up onto my roof to run my final strand of lights. I landed on a brick walkway with severely bruised ribs, a sprained ankle, and a slightly collapsed lung. I never fully appreciated how painful rib injuries can be, although it's not bad as long as I don't inhale, cough, sneeze, hiccup or laugh. Holding a guitar may still be a few days off, and practicing the harp is totally out of the question. At least the COVID test I got at the ER came back negative.
Consider this a Public Service Announcement. Be careful out there, especially on the top rung!
It might cheer you up to watch Christmas Vacation. Or maybe that would involve laughter. Do you have any relatives coming over?
I try to watch Christmas Vacation and Scrooged every year. "fixed the newel post!"When it happened, my first thought was Chevy Chase sliding down the ladder! I could watch it again, but it may trigger some PTSD at this point
I hear you Buddy---broke 5 ---All mentioned above are bad momma's--the sneeze thing hurt the most---and the problem is Meds don't really help that much--even with them it still hurts BAD---my sympathy to you--they really don't heal that fast, or maybe I should say--not fast enough.as long as I don't inhale, cough, sneeze, hiccup or laugh.
Ouch man dang!
I had broken ribs a couple of times not since high school though!
Rehab instructions from me ... ice and warmth alternating are good. Slowly build up to stretching and flexibility might be a week away might be bit longer follow doctors orders!! Swimming really slowly a good idea maybe 3 weeks after but dang swimming access not easy to find now safely ... so very light weights eventually instead maybe?
No John Travolta dancing moves till 6 or 8 weeks out if then?
My parents (in their 90s) have had recent issues with falls and a compression fracture of a vertebrae. With my 70th birthday 2 days away, I think i will stay off ladders or crawling around on roofs.
That reminds me of my dad, who at close to 90 and with inner ear problems that caused vertigo decided to climb up the ladder to prune of the trees in the yard.
Elio... thanks for the public service announcement. I'm glad to read you are on the mend. Any chance you can share the general location of your neighborhood? With this COVID-19 crisis my wife and I take lots of drives together. I wouldn't mind taking a drive to see some nice Christmas spirit with synchronized lights and choreographed music you can listen to on your car radio.
I always wonder where people store all that stuff the other 11 months of they year. I have no attic to speak of and no basement.
And ... Do you paint your grass white or is that some kind of covering?
As my wife told me this weekend as she handed me the pain meds, "Just face it, you aren't coordinated enough to climb up there!" I can't entirely disagree.
As an aside, the guy ahead of me at the ER was almost exactly my age and with almost identical injuries he got from crashing his ATV at 30 mph. I think his story sounded a little better than mine.[/QUOT
Don't know the ages involved here but an ATV at 30mph? I don't know about interesting but his story at least sounded a lot dumber.
That coming from a guy that fell over the dog and cracked a rib and dinged up a knee.