Falling down...............

[DragonRider]

It happened last nite just before going to bed, Charlene had made a nice big pot of homemade chicken noodle soup, and wanted me to put it downstairs in the fridge. So I am heading downstairs holding on to the pot with both hands, a thought runs through my mind that this would make a really big mess if I was to drop it or fall while going down, I make it to the landing after navigating the first set of steps ok, make the turn to the second set of steps, everthing is okay until I hit the second step from the top and my heal hits the edge of the step, slips off and next thing I know I am bouncing my but off of the next four steps till I hit the closed door at the bottom of the stairway. I still have the pot of soup in one hand, the lid is on the floor, there is soup about 4 feet up the wall, soup all over me, and 95% of it on the floor by the door. Charlene was in bed until she heard me bouncing my butt off the steps. I guess its sorta like when riding a mc, you go where you look, in this case is you do what you think might happen. I now am having a hard time getting comfortable sitting and laying down, every time I moved last night I woke up in agony, and its hard to get comfortable while sitting. Thank goodness I have meds that will help with that. I guess I am lucky I didnt break anything besides my pride when I fell, I aint getting any younger.

[bongobobny]

Only you could do something like that Lewis!! I'm thinking you have Eck beat for washing his cell phone!

 

Seriously, glad you didn't break any bones or your neck! Heal fast, shame about wasting the Chicken Soup...

[Aimhigh]

I remember a story about the great southpaw, Warren Spawn...he had a tough hitter at bat and runners on...the manager calls time and goes out to talk to his pitcher. He tells Spahn, "Whatever you do, don't throw him a high-insider." Spawn, even many years later cannot understand why the manager said that! You guessed it...next pitch right where he was concentrating on NOT throwing it!

[DragonRider]

The power of suggestion is really..........Powerful. I run a CNC milling machine at work, and anytime my supervisor tells me something like, "Be very careful, we dont have any of that metal left to replace it", well guess what, 99% of the time that he says that, you guessed it something happens, either I load it wrong or run the wrong program and screw it up......., I finally had to tell him, Please dont say anything about screwing it up, because I probably will!

I remember a story about the great southpaw, Warren Spawn...he had a tough hitter at bat and runners on...the manager calls time and goes out to talk to his pitcher. He tells Spahn, "Whatever you do, don't throw him a high-insider." Spawn, even many years later cannot understand why the manager said that! You guessed it...next pitch right where he was concentrating on NOT throwing it!

[Flyinfool]

Glad you are mostly OK.

 

My father has significant permanent brain damage from when he fell while carrying something down the basement steps.

[Miles]

Too bad about the wasted Chicken Soup:whistling:

[DragonRider]

My thoughts exactly, but it wasnt made for me, Charlene hasnt been feeling well and it was for her......Thats why I felt so bad about spilling it...........

 

Too bad about the wasted Chicken Soup:whistling:

[Eck]

Glad your OK Lewis..

Really happy for you in that nothing is broke or your back is out of wack..

When you get to cleaning up the soup, just leave your cell phone hanging from your neck in case you fall again..

I just hope you didnt do all that just to get Charlene to rub your butt..

[XV1100SE]

Glad you are okay. Sorry that the chicken soup was a casualtly.

Surprising how much of a mess something so simple like a pot of soup can make. Try spaghetti sauce !

[kbran]

Wow, glad your ok Lewis.

[Galapagos]

Good you did not bust up anything important. At 56 I find I have to think more about what I do. I guess the edge of the blade is getting worn.

 

MoS