Jon Gabriel wrote:Well, if it does work it would be worth it. I was exiting a train station and descending the stone stairs when my right foot flew forward, my gloved hand slipped off the wet railing and my left leg folded up underneath me. Luckily my back broke my fall and not my head. Doctor told me the only reason I didn't break a rib or three was my heavy wool coat and the three layers (including a bulky sweater) underneath it. As it was, I definitely tore something. Must have hit the steps pretty hard -- I've cracked ribs before and the pain is about the same.
> Injured my back and the recliner in front of the computer is the most
> comfortable seat in the house. :-) Note to other frozen Brinnellers: icy
> stairs plus smooth-soled dress shoes = splat.
What they tell you in one of the books about raising your toddler is to
scuff up the bottoms of the dress shoes with sandpaper before putting
them on the little darling's feet, to make them a little rougher so as
to reduce the risk of slippage.
I don't know how well it works in conjunction with ice, though.
I guess i've taken good advantage of the time, too.... watched a downloaded Robin Williams concert in it's entirety, plus a bunch of West Wing episodes I'd missed. I also cleared through about 5500 brin-l and Culture e-mails, finally. Now I'm trying to catch up on my personal correspondance, including e-mails to two people I trade mini book reviews with. :) I'm also playing Starcraft Broodwar and Civilization Call To Power. They're frustrating enough that I can forget the pain for a while.
I just plain forgot I was wearing shoes that had no tread.
I've never worn nylons. I live in NY, so I won't get arrested for it, but I bet I'd get some mighty strange looks. (I think I'd probably be the ugliest drag queen on the planet if I tried.) ;-)My most vivid memory of ice and dress shoes is from my senior year of high school, when I had a presentation in one class, at the far end of the main building, followed by a class at the other building, making it necessary to either walk the length of the main building outside, or walk it inside and try to get through the mass of other bodies trying to get from point A to point B. I tended to take the outside route, and as I left the one class a bit later than usual, trying to contend with the crowd was that much less attractive an option. As I had dressed up, I was wearing shoes with smooth soles, instead of one of my usual pairs of rubber-soled shoes, and after almost falling rather badly, kicked off the shoes, picked them up, and ran the length of the building over the ice in nylon-covered feet. (Nylons aren't too bad over ice, as long as you're not doing it for long enough on cold enough ice to do any damage to your feet.)
Then again, I wonder how boots wrapped in stockings would handle on ice. ;) Seriously tho, I'll tell my wife... it's something she should know.
Thanks!
Jon
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