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Ow, ow, ow. Slipped on black ice and feeling sorry for myself.

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BlackAmericanoNoSugar · 31/01/2019 10:45

I slipped at DD's school. I can tell that I'm officially old now because as a young person I would have hoped that nobody saw it and picked myself up, but this time I hoped that people did see it and would come and help me. Grin

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TheQueef · 01/02/2019 19:54

Vuvu I have still got the coat, it takes up 1/3 of a double wardrobe. I've never worn it since, considered it for a winter funeral but I knew it would kick something off. I'm scared of it. That wardrobe woman Marie Kondo would run away.

Delboy I'm more Miriam Margoyl, ball shaped. Much stealthier Grin

SpringForEver · 01/02/2019 20:14

I used to live in one of huge those old houses (converted into flats) with tiled steps to the front door, the slippery black and white ones.

One night I went to take the rubbish out. It was dark and not raining, however it must have rained earlier. Anyway off I went, gaily swinging my bag of rubbish in my hand.

I reached the top of the steps outside the door and slid, upright until I slipped off the edge, then bumped all the way down to the pavement one step at a time, on my arse. Landed on the wet pavement in a heap with blood pouring from a cut on my arm, still clutching my bag of rubbish as if my life depended on it and sat there praying no-one would walk by or look out of their windows and see me. And the pain, I couldn't move.

I finally managed to let go of the bag of rubbish and dump it in the right area and crawl back into the building, leaving a trail of blood behind me. My backside and lower back was painful so I went up several flights of stairs like a crab, (to the 4th floor, lots of steep stairs, building had high ceilings so the floors were further apart and went round corners too if you see what I mean) still dripping blood on to the carpet which luckily was red.

For many days I couldn't sit down properly as I had a blue bum and lower back and a gash in my arm which meant I couldn't push myself off a seat or out of bed, had to roll on and off and was still crawling up and down stairs like a crab, kind of sideways.

April2020mom · 01/02/2019 21:12

On Thursday afternoon I slipped on the stairs at my local gym. It still hurts a day later. I probably twisted my knee in the accident.

Purplecatshopaholic · 01/02/2019 21:29

This time last year, I slipped on ice and cracked 2 ribs - worst pain I have felt in my life - I fuckin' hate this weather|!

userschmoozer · 01/02/2019 21:33

This year I've bought those nails you tie to the bottom of your shoes, and a weed burner. I live at the top of a long steep hill and its a bastard.

flatpackbox · 01/02/2019 21:41

I did this on Tuesday - I imagine I looked like a ballerina gliding across the pavement (think Dawn French in VODibley rather than Darcey Bussell).

I felt about 80 on Wednesday, landed on my left buttock and thigh but it affected my hip. Amazingly I am fine today apart from when I moved my leg to the side when getting up from a chair in a cafe.

You should feel much better in a couple of days, I covered the area with Biofreeze at night time, pretty sure that helped.

OhWhatFuckeryIsThisNow · 01/02/2019 21:48

When we had big snow in the early 80s I was out with dh. Kids were on a slide on a frozen pond. My eyes lit up. Dh said "oh no, don't" I did and cracked my coccyx.
A couple of years ago dh said, watch out, the road is frozen. It looked fine, but I had walking boots on. Took two steps and did proper comedy pratfall, legs up in the air, landed on my back and banged my head. Tweety bird time.
I hate the winter.

MadisonAvenue · 02/02/2019 10:17

TheQueef that is bloody hilarious!

Ouch OP!

I seem prone to falling so I live in fear of ice and snow. The year-round hazard though is brambles when I walk my dog. There was one week when I fell flat on my face in the woods on three separate occasions.

AnotheChinHair · 02/02/2019 10:40

In my late 40s now I realise falling at this stage would be a 'game changer' and the end of life as I know it. Dramatic but true.

thenightsky · 02/02/2019 10:44

userschmoozer What's a 'weed burner'?

userschmoozer · 02/02/2019 10:46

its like a tiny flamethrower mwahahaha

Its a very sensible garden tool.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273601047652

Ow, ow, ow.  Slipped on black ice and feeling sorry for myself.
HiGunny · 02/02/2019 10:52

I fell on ice outside the gym on weds morning. Right in front of a crowd of schoolchildren and their teachers. I was so mortified. There was a collective horrified gasp as i slipped. I couldn't even get back up without one of the teachers to help me.
Thankfully no damage except some bruising.

mcmooberry · 02/02/2019 11:48

TheQueef there can be no topping that story!!

thegreylady · 02/02/2019 11:59

I slipped and fell hard in town last week. I have a cracking black eye and a damaged leg which has involved my being given a Zimmer frame and a raised toilet seat which makes bum wiping very very difficult!

thegreylady · 02/02/2019 12:02

I am 75 next month.

BlackAmericanoNoSugar · 02/02/2019 12:17

I'm sorry to hear that you're in pain thegreylady, I hope that you recover quickly.

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tillytrotter1 · 02/02/2019 12:22

I once got out of the car, OH spoke and I turned to reply, tripped on a kerb and fell on my hands, breaking my wrist. I managed to roll onto my back, smashed my head against a shop window and all I could envisage was the scene from Ghost where the baddy is skewered by a falling pane of glass.

TheQueef · 02/02/2019 12:43

Mcmoob With that DP I travelled loads, we even interrailled.
Whenever things started to go wrong or I got stressed anywhere he would say, in a really deep and solemn voice..
Remember York.
Like it was a battle remembrance.
It always cracked us up, funny fucker he was.

Grey we have a raised seat and I love it Blush it's for Ddad supposedly because of his hip but he still manages to get trapped by the radiator. (Have a netty pot in that loo so washing not wiping)

longtimelurkerhelen · 02/02/2019 13:07

At what age do you stop "falling over" and start "having a fall"?

I think i'm nearly there :(

Hope you are okay. Flowers and Cake

notaflyingmonkey · 02/02/2019 14:29

I also fell on Thursday, but I can't even blame the snow or ice. I was heading home from work and saw the train was at the platform, so hurried up the station steps. Managed to trip over my own feet, and went down like a felled oak going up the steps (am fat tall). I must've put my hands out to break the fall judging by how much they hurt afterwards, but went down hard on one knee. London station, busy with commuters, everyone streams past me while I am lying there trying to decide if anything was broken. A lovely old gent stopped and helped me up, even offered to walk me up to the platform. Then pointed out the whole station probably heard me shout 'fuuuuuck' as I went down. Blush

My knee is 50 shades of purple, and my wrists ache still from the jolt.

Fat, unfit and middle aged.

Gonegrey31 · 02/02/2019 18:10

You poor thing Notaflyingmonkey, I’ve done just that too at Euston station. Felt so foolish and sore, cut my chin too so went home on the next train dripping blood ( one way to get a seat though). Hope you are feeling a bit better today .
I read a book not long ago called “A short book about how to have a long life “, one of the key points was to try not your have falls . Easier said than done sometimes.

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