You know, when the cartoon character hits a patch of ice, flies up into the air, and then falls flat on his back? That was me yesterday. Taking Gabe out to the bus stop, I was dumb and forgot about the freezing rain we had all night. I hit the first step outside out front door and went down like a ton of bricks, flat on my back. Needless to say, I am sore today. Really sore.It could have been a lot worse though. The things that helped:
-There are only three steps to our front door, so it was a relatively short trip.
-My momentum was enough to carry me all the way down, so I didn't hit my back or my head on one of the concrete steps.
-My feet went straight out and I didn't have time to react, so both my arms and legs were out of the way. If I landed on one of my arms or if my legs were under me, I could have broken or sprained something. Sure my back hurts, but a blown knee or broker arm would have hurt more.
-Better me than one of the kids or Jessica.
All in all it could have been a lot worse. My back should feel better in a few days. Honestly, when I hit, I thought I was going to be laying there waiting for Gabe to call 911. It was more of a shock than anything. It was hard getting up because I would try to plant my foot and it would slip again. I mean, it was REALLY slippery. Golly, I really hope these pain killers kick in soon.
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I kind of felt like one of Homer's patients when he was fixing people's spines on his trash can. I felt all sorts of popping and cracking. Instant spinal adjustment.
Don't feel bad, I've done that before, except I was walking down the street and ice on one of those curb cut, wheelchair accessible ramps was what did me in. You sit there for a moment in disbelief, then look around to see if you "got caught". The only quote that comes to mind is "Doh!"
I almost did the same thing yesterday morning, but was lucky and didn't fall on that first step and walked on the grass instead. This winter already sucks.
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