Re: [MBZ] be careful out there!

[Dimitri via Mercedes]

No stairs because of the geriatric demographic?

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> On Nov 30, 2017, at 4:24 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
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> All FL houses lack both storeys and stairs. There are no serious accidents
> inside.
> 
> On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 4:15 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
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> 
>> 2 storey houses?
>> 
>> RB who has both a 2nd floor and a basement
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 30/11/2017 3:12 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:
>>> 
>>> No basements in Florida
>>> 
>>> But thanks for the warning.
>>> 
>>> -D
>>> 
>>> On Nov 30, 2017, at 3:27 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
 mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
 
 One of the fellows that I have coffee with on an almost daily basis,
 took a tumble down the basement stairs in his home. Broke some ribs and
 punctured a lung.
 
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Re: [MBZ] be careful out there!

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

We need a new sequel to Sharknado.  How about Everglades giant python vs.
mega-gator?

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> The big snakes (pythons) are in South Florida - that’s a day away from
> here and practically a different country. I’ll give you the gator thing,
> but as long as you’re not hanging around open bodies of water you’re fine.
>
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> > On Nov 30, 2017, at 6:24 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes <
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> > No, but you have gators that eat kids and other people.  Not to mention
> overgrown constrictor type snakes that can choke a horse.
> >
> >> Dan--- via Mercedes 
> >> November 30, 2017 at 3:12 PM
> >> No basements in Florida
> >>
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> >> -D
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Re: [MBZ] be careful out there!

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

The big snakes (pythons) are in South Florida - that’s a day away from here and 
practically a different country. I’ll give you the gator thing, but as long as 
you’re not hanging around open bodies of water you’re fine.

-D

 
> On Nov 30, 2017, at 6:24 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes 
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> No, but you have gators that eat kids and other people.  Not to mention 
> overgrown constrictor type snakes that can choke a horse.
> 
>> Dan--- via Mercedes 
>> November 30, 2017 at 3:12 PM
>> No basements in Florida
>> 
>> But thanks for the warning.
>> 
>> -D
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Re: [MBZ] be careful out there!

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

No, but you have gators that eat kids and other people.  Not to mention 
overgrown constrictor type snakes that can choke a horse.



Dan--- via Mercedes 
November 30, 2017 at 3:12 PM
No basements in Florida

But thanks for the warning.

-D




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Re: [MBZ] be careful out there!

[Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes]

There are a million stories in the Naked City

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> On Nov 30, 2017, at 5:05 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
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> Certainly, just not in my case.  About a third of the homes in my community 
> have two stories.
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> -D
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> 
>> On Nov 30, 2017, at 4:15 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> 2 storey houses?
>> 
>> RB who has both a 2nd floor and a basement
>> 
>> 
>>> On 30/11/2017 3:12 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:
>>> No basements in Florida
>>> 
>>> But thanks for the warning.
>>> 
>>> -D
>>> 
 On Nov 30, 2017, at 3:27 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
  wrote:
 
 One of the fellows that I have coffee with on an almost daily basis, took 
 a tumble down the basement stairs in his home. Broke some ribs and 
 punctured a lung.
 
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Re: [MBZ] be careful out there!

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Not where I live.  At least not until the Antarctic ice cap melts.

-D


> On Nov 30, 2017, at 5:06 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
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> That is so they can climb above the water when the flooding happens.
> 
> RB
> 
> On 30/11/2017 4:05 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
>> Certainly, just not in my case.  About a third of the homes in my community 
>> have two stories.
>> 
>> -D
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Re: [MBZ] be careful out there!

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

That is so they can climb above the water when the flooding happens.

RB

On 30/11/2017 4:05 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:

Certainly, just not in my case.  About a third of the homes in my community 
have two stories.

-D



On Nov 30, 2017, at 4:15 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes  
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2 storey houses?

RB who has both a 2nd floor and a basement


On 30/11/2017 3:12 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:

No basements in Florida

But thanks for the warning.

-D


On Nov 30, 2017, at 3:27 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes  
wrote:

One of the fellows that I have coffee with on an almost daily basis, took a 
tumble down the basement stairs in his home. Broke some ribs and punctured a 
lung.

RB


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Re: [MBZ] be careful out there!

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Certainly, just not in my case.  About a third of the homes in my community 
have two stories.

-D


> On Nov 30, 2017, at 4:15 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> 2 storey houses?
> 
> RB who has both a 2nd floor and a basement
> 
> 
> On 30/11/2017 3:12 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:
>> No basements in Florida
>> 
>> But thanks for the warning.
>> 
>> -D
>> 
>>> On Nov 30, 2017, at 3:27 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> One of the fellows that I have coffee with on an almost daily basis, took a 
>>> tumble down the basement stairs in his home. Broke some ribs and punctured 
>>> a lung.
>>> 
>>> RB
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Re: [MBZ] be careful out there!

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

All FL houses lack both storeys and stairs. There are no serious accidents
inside.

On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 4:15 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> 2 storey houses?
>
> RB who has both a 2nd floor and a basement
>
>
>
> On 30/11/2017 3:12 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:
>
>> No basements in Florida
>>
>> But thanks for the warning.
>>
>> -D
>>
>> On Nov 30, 2017, at 3:27 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> One of the fellows that I have coffee with on an almost daily basis,
>>> took a tumble down the basement stairs in his home. Broke some ribs and
>>> punctured a lung.
>>>
>>> RB
>>>
>>>
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Re: [MBZ] be careful out there!

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

2 storey houses?

RB who has both a 2nd floor and a basement


On 30/11/2017 3:12 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:

No basements in Florida

But thanks for the warning.

-D


On Nov 30, 2017, at 3:27 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes  
wrote:

One of the fellows that I have coffee with on an almost daily basis, took a 
tumble down the basement stairs in his home. Broke some ribs and punctured a 
lung.

RB


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Re: [MBZ] be careful out there!

[Dan--- via Mercedes]

No basements in Florida

But thanks for the warning.

-D

> On Nov 30, 2017, at 3:27 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
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> 
> One of the fellows that I have coffee with on an almost daily basis, took a 
> tumble down the basement stairs in his home. Broke some ribs and punctured a 
> lung.
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> RB
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[MBZ] be careful out there!

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

One of the fellows that I have coffee with on an almost daily basis, 
took a tumble down the basement stairs in his home. Broke some ribs and 
punctured a lung.


RB


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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[Randy Bennell]

On 28/11/2012 12:36 PM, Craig wrote:

On Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:09:43 -0600 Randy Bennell 
wrote:


On 27/11/2012 7:16 PM, Craig wrote:

On Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:09:35 -0500 Rich Thomas
 wrote:


I got 2 85lb poodles doing that sort of thing, but I shoo them ahead
of me and they seem happy to comply.  More time/fun to tearass
around the house that way.  They would probably love a big slide to
get down more quickly.

So how about doing what a neighbor did for his sons: installing a fire
pole?

I recall a stairway shown in Fine Homebuilding magazine I believe,
where there was a lever one pulled to convert the steps to a slide.

I think that if I did that, I would need reinforce and  pad the wall at
the bottom. There is only about 3 feet of floor between the bottom of
the stairs and the wall.

I was thinking the pole for you and the stairs for the dogs.

If you did have the slide stairs, you could put sand in the varnish for
the last several feet to increase the coefficient of friction and slow
the dogs down -- unless, that is, they are using their feet and toenails
all the way down.

Come to think of it, they could get downstairs really fast if they ran
all the way. Adding a pad sounds like a good idea.


Craig

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I don't know. That sandpaper finish near the bottom might be hard on the 
old bottom, so to speak.


Randy

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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[Craig]

On Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:09:43 -0600 Randy Bennell 
wrote:

> On 27/11/2012 7:16 PM, Craig wrote:
> > On Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:09:35 -0500 Rich Thomas
> >  wrote:
> >
> >> I got 2 85lb poodles doing that sort of thing, but I shoo them ahead
> >> of me and they seem happy to comply.  More time/fun to tearass
> >> around the house that way.  They would probably love a big slide to
> >> get down more quickly.
> >
> > So how about doing what a neighbor did for his sons: installing a fire
> > pole?
>
> I recall a stairway shown in Fine Homebuilding magazine I believe,
> where there was a lever one pulled to convert the steps to a slide.
> 
> I think that if I did that, I would need reinforce and  pad the wall at 
> the bottom. There is only about 3 feet of floor between the bottom of 
> the stairs and the wall.

I was thinking the pole for you and the stairs for the dogs.

If you did have the slide stairs, you could put sand in the varnish for
the last several feet to increase the coefficient of friction and slow
the dogs down -- unless, that is, they are using their feet and toenails
all the way down.

Come to think of it, they could get downstairs really fast if they ran
all the way. Adding a pad sounds like a good idea.


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[Rich Thomas]

We have 3 standard poodles.  The boys do not look like your regular 
poodle -- with thin body and deep chest, they are sorta the opposite, 
very stocky and not that tall.  The breeder said they were something 
called "Bibelot" poodles, bred in Canada or something to be more hunter 
dogs (poodles were originally bred to be water dogs, they have webbed 
toes).  I have not been able to find out much about that designation.  
Their mama was sort of a basic poodle but fairly large, did not see the 
daddy.  I am thinking that somewhere in their line is some of that big 
black lab build,  They both weigh ~85lb, not fat (well, Guinness might 
have a bit of excess as he likes to clean the dish) but very strong and 
powerful.


The female weighs ~45lb, she is a small standard and looks much more 
like the poodle build.  She keeps the boys in line, she spanks them 
regularly when they get out of the bounds she has established.  I tried 
to explain to them when they were puppies how the world worked...


Jumbos are yet larger, a neighbor in Houston had a jumbo parti female 
that was HUGE but very sweet.


--R

On 11/28/12 12:39 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:

On 28/11/2012 11:30 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote:

Rich, that's awfully heavy for poodles. Are they perhaps jumbo poodles?

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Randy Bennell  
wrote:

On 27/11/2012 7:16 PM, Craig wrote:

On Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:09:35 -0500 Rich Thomas
 wrote:

I got 2 85lb poodles doing that sort of thing, but I shoo them 
ahead of
me and they seem happy to comply.  More time/fun to tearass around 
the
house that way.  They would probably love a big slide to get down 
more

quickly.



Most likely Standard Poodles.

A poodle the size of a shepard.

Randy

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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[WILTON]

Doggie talk reminds me:  When #1 grndson was about two (not quite 3), we saw 
a cute little doggie somewhere, and he turned to me and said, "That's a nice 
doggie."  I responded, "Yes, it is - do you know that some doggies are nice 
people?"  He suddenly had a sort of giggling, incredulous look, and I asked, 
"What is it?"  While still giggling a bit, he responded, "Doggies (giggle) 
are (giggle) not (giggle) people."  I explained, "Yes, I know, but some 
doggies are really nicer and act much better than some people.  Of course, 
just as there are some bad people, there some bad doggies,too."


Wilton

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On 28/11/2012 11:30 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote:

Rich, that's awfully heavy for poodles.  Are they perhaps jumbo poodles?

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Randy Bennell  
wrote:

On 27/11/2012 7:16 PM, Craig wrote:

On Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:09:35 -0500 Rich Thomas
 wrote:

I got 2 85lb poodles doing that sort of thing, but I shoo them ahead 
of

me and they seem happy to comply.  More time/fun to tearass around the
house that way.  They would probably love a big slide to get down more
quickly.



Most likely Standard Poodles.

A poodle the size of a shepard.

Randy

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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[Randy Bennell]

On 28/11/2012 11:30 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote:

Rich, that's awfully heavy for poodles.  Are they perhaps jumbo poodles?

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Randy Bennell  wrote:

On 27/11/2012 7:16 PM, Craig wrote:

On Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:09:35 -0500 Rich Thomas
 wrote:


I got 2 85lb poodles doing that sort of thing, but I shoo them ahead of
me and they seem happy to comply.  More time/fun to tearass around the
house that way.  They would probably love a big slide to get down more
quickly.



Most likely Standard Poodles.

A poodle the size of a shepard.

Randy

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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[andrew strasfogel]

Rich, that's awfully heavy for poodles.  Are they perhaps jumbo poodles?

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Randy Bennell  wrote:
> On 27/11/2012 7:16 PM, Craig wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:09:35 -0500 Rich Thomas
>>  wrote:
>>
>>> I got 2 85lb poodles doing that sort of thing, but I shoo them ahead of
>>> me and they seem happy to comply.  More time/fun to tearass around the
>>> house that way.  They would probably love a big slide to get down more
>>> quickly.
>>
>> So how about doing what a neighbor did for his sons: installing a fire
>> pole?
>>
>>
>> Craig
>>
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> I recall a stairway shown in Fine Homebuilding magazine I believe, where
> there was a lever one pulled to convert the steps to a slide.
>
> I think that if I did that, I would need reinforce and  pad the wall at the
> bottom. There is only about 3 feet of floor between the bottom of the stairs
> and the wall.
>
> Randy
>
>
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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[Randy Bennell]

On 27/11/2012 7:16 PM, Craig wrote:

On Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:09:35 -0500 Rich Thomas
 wrote:


I got 2 85lb poodles doing that sort of thing, but I shoo them ahead of
me and they seem happy to comply.  More time/fun to tearass around the
house that way.  They would probably love a big slide to get down more
quickly.

So how about doing what a neighbor did for his sons: installing a fire
pole?


Craig

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I recall a stairway shown in Fine Homebuilding magazine I believe, where 
there was a lever one pulled to convert the steps to a slide.


I think that if I did that, I would need reinforce and  pad the wall at 
the bottom. There is only about 3 feet of floor between the bottom of 
the stairs and the wall.


Randy



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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[Craig]

On Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:09:35 -0500 Rich Thomas
 wrote:

> I got 2 85lb poodles doing that sort of thing, but I shoo them ahead of 
> me and they seem happy to comply.  More time/fun to tearass around the 
> house that way.  They would probably love a big slide to get down more 
> quickly.

So how about doing what a neighbor did for his sons: installing a fire
pole?


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[Rich Thomas]

I got 2 85lb poodles doing that sort of thing, but I shoo them ahead of 
me and they seem happy to comply.  More time/fun to tearass around the 
house that way.  They would probably love a big slide to get down more 
quickly.


--R

On 11/27/12 4:50 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:

On 27/11/2012 3:06 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:

Each of our two black 18 lb. cats delights in slowly making his way
ahead of me as I attempt to descend the stairs.  I always ask them
politely  "Excuse me - am I in your way?" and they generally move a
little quicker (but not much)..

Andrew
Human staff to Mystal and Polydamas


Our little dog will run down the stairs and pass me on the way. Good 
thing I did not fall on him.

He is a Bichon so not quite as heavy as your cats. About 15#.

He always goes up the right side and down the left side. You can see 
the pattern of his feet on the carpet as we go up the middle and do 
not normally step on the same spots that he does.


Randy

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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[Randy Bennell]

On 27/11/2012 3:06 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:

Each of our two black 18 lb. cats delights in slowly making his way
ahead of me as I attempt to descend the stairs.  I always ask them
politely  "Excuse me - am I in your way?" and they generally move a
little quicker (but not much)..

Andrew
Human staff to Mystal and Polydamas


Our little dog will run down the stairs and pass me on the way. Good 
thing I did not fall on him.

He is a Bichon so not quite as heavy as your cats. About 15#.

He always goes up the right side and down the left side. You can see the 
pattern of his feet on the carpet as we go up the middle and do not 
normally step on the same spots that he does.


Randy

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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[John Reames]

And of course they delight in moving about in the shadows where they can't be 
seen... Presumably setting up some sort of "accident"

(Dogs have owners, cats have staff)

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On Nov 27, 2012, at 16:06, andrew strasfogel  wrote:

> Each of our two black 18 lb. cats delights in slowly making his way
> ahead of me as I attempt to descend the stairs.  I always ask them
> politely  "Excuse me - am I in your way?" and they generally move a
> little quicker (but not much)..
> 
> Andrew
> Human staff to Mystal and Polydamas
> 
> On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Randy Bennell  wrote:
>> On 26/11/2012 6:51 PM, clay monroe wrote:
>>> 
>>> Sad to hear that you fell afoul of the laws of gravity.  I wish you a
>>> speedy recovery
>>> 
>>> clay
>> The thing that truly amazes me is how quickly it happened. I don't know if
>> that is a factor of age. I think perhaps in the past, I might have slipped
>> and recovered but this time I just slipped big time.
>> I'm not ancient - I'm 60 -  and although I am a bit over nourished, I don't
>> consider myself to be falling apart quite yet so it is a bit of a wake up
>> call. I also consider myself to be quite careful so it bothers me that it
>> happened like it did.
>> 
>> I fell a couple of times a couple of years ago but those were outdoors. I
>> stepped out the back door in our office building on the way to my vehicle
>> and it was icy. Down I went but I put my arm out and broke the fall mostly.
>> I suffered a bit of pain in my shoulder for a long while - maybe because I
>> did it a second time in the same spot. After that I seemed to catch on to
>> the fact that it is often slippery in that spot.
>> 
>> I have also stepped out of my truck when it was slippery and essentially
>> ended up hanging from my seat belt with my legs under the truck.
>> 
>> Apart from those incidents I have not fallen in many years. I recall a
>> couple of incidents when I was working on the addition to our house but that
>> would have been back in about 1987. I was backing down a ladder with tools
>> in both hands and managed to lose my balance and fall backward onto the
>> deck. I punched a bit of a hole in the palm of my hand that time as I landed
>> on a duplex nail that was holding some bracing during the construction
>> process.
>> 
>> I also stepped backwards off of a stepladder one time,  onto a screwdriver I
>> had left on the floor of the porch and it rolled under my foot and I went
>> down but I don't recall really even hurting after those incidents, but, of
>> course, I was much younger.
>> 
>> Randy
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[andrew strasfogel]

Each of our two black 18 lb. cats delights in slowly making his way
ahead of me as I attempt to descend the stairs.  I always ask them
politely  "Excuse me - am I in your way?" and they generally move a
little quicker (but not much)..

Andrew
Human staff to Mystal and Polydamas

On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Randy Bennell  wrote:
> On 26/11/2012 6:51 PM, clay monroe wrote:
>>
>> Sad to hear that you fell afoul of the laws of gravity.  I wish you a
>> speedy recovery
>>
>> clay
>>
>>
>>
> The thing that truly amazes me is how quickly it happened. I don't know if
> that is a factor of age. I think perhaps in the past, I might have slipped
> and recovered but this time I just slipped big time.
> I'm not ancient - I'm 60 -  and although I am a bit over nourished, I don't
> consider myself to be falling apart quite yet so it is a bit of a wake up
> call. I also consider myself to be quite careful so it bothers me that it
> happened like it did.
>
> I fell a couple of times a couple of years ago but those were outdoors. I
> stepped out the back door in our office building on the way to my vehicle
> and it was icy. Down I went but I put my arm out and broke the fall mostly.
> I suffered a bit of pain in my shoulder for a long while - maybe because I
> did it a second time in the same spot. After that I seemed to catch on to
> the fact that it is often slippery in that spot.
>
> I have also stepped out of my truck when it was slippery and essentially
> ended up hanging from my seat belt with my legs under the truck.
>
> Apart from those incidents I have not fallen in many years. I recall a
> couple of incidents when I was working on the addition to our house but that
> would have been back in about 1987. I was backing down a ladder with tools
> in both hands and managed to lose my balance and fall backward onto the
> deck. I punched a bit of a hole in the palm of my hand that time as I landed
> on a duplex nail that was holding some bracing during the construction
> process.
>
> I also stepped backwards off of a stepladder one time,  onto a screwdriver I
> had left on the floor of the porch and it rolled under my foot and I went
> down but I don't recall really even hurting after those incidents, but, of
> course, I was much younger.
>
> Randy
>
>
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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[Randy Bennell]

On 26/11/2012 6:51 PM, clay monroe wrote:

Sad to hear that you fell afoul of the laws of gravity.  I wish you a speedy 
recovery

clay



The thing that truly amazes me is how quickly it happened. I don't know 
if that is a factor of age. I think perhaps in the past, I might have 
slipped and recovered but this time I just slipped big time.
I'm not ancient - I'm 60 -  and although I am a bit over nourished, I 
don't consider myself to be falling apart quite yet so it is a bit of a 
wake up call. I also consider myself to be quite careful so it bothers 
me that it happened like it did.


I fell a couple of times a couple of years ago but those were outdoors. 
I stepped out the back door in our office building on the way to my 
vehicle and it was icy. Down I went but I put my arm out and broke the 
fall mostly. I suffered a bit of pain in my shoulder for a long while - 
maybe because I did it a second time in the same spot. After that I 
seemed to catch on to the fact that it is often slippery in that spot.


I have also stepped out of my truck when it was slippery and essentially 
ended up hanging from my seat belt with my legs under the truck.


Apart from those incidents I have not fallen in many years. I recall a 
couple of incidents when I was working on the addition to our house but 
that would have been back in about 1987. I was backing down a ladder 
with tools in both hands and managed to lose my balance and fall 
backward onto the deck. I punched a bit of a hole in the palm of my hand 
that time as I landed on a duplex nail that was holding some bracing 
during the construction process.


I also stepped backwards off of a stepladder one time,  onto a 
screwdriver I had left on the floor of the porch and it rolled under my 
foot and I went down but I don't recall really even hurting after those 
incidents, but, of course, I was much younger.


Randy

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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[Tim C]

On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 7:51 PM, clay monroe  wrote:

> Sad to hear that you fell afoul of the laws of gravity.  I wish you a
> speedy recovery


Gravity is only a law if you choose to believe in it.

 Ouch! 


I told my kids that the only laws they are allowed to break, without
discussing it with me first, are generally-accepted laws of physics.  I
also told them that I will buy them a car of their choosing if they can
break one.  I am hoping that one day I will have to pay out. :)


> On Nov 26, 2012, at 2:28 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
> > Head is ok but ribs are unhappy. If I just sit here all is well but if I
> move in certain ways I am reminded quickly that I should not do that.
>

Sorry to hear about your mishap, hope you are feeling better by now.


> > Randy who does not like the idea of getting old and feeble
>

If it makes you feel better, SWMBO (who is "approximately" 30 :) fell down
our stairs and into the basement wall a few months back; she wound up with
a mild concussion and an awful lot of bed rest over the next couple of
weeks.  We even have that grippy rubber on the staircase, it just takes one
misstep and some weird angles regardless of age.

Best,
Tim
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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[Mitch Haley]

John Reames wrote:

Ass-skating sucks!

BTW, isn't the average lifespan past a broken hip (for older folks) something 
ridiculously short like 6 mos?


It has been in my family.
Only one recovery to normal life that I can think of offhand.
Don't know if it's because it's such a hard injury to recover from, or if it's 
because the fall and broken hip was just a symptom of their advanced decline.


Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[Dieselhead]

I obviously was not and am paying the price for it.

We live in a 2 storey house and last Thursday morning, I slipped on 
the stairs going down to put the coffee on.


Only managed to miss about the  3 bottom steps but I went down fast 
and hard and landed on my back and  banged my head on one of the 
stair treads. Good thing they are carpeted and not bare hardwood. 
Although I did not break anything - at least not obviously- I am 
paying for my carelessness.


I thought I was getting better and I guess I overdid something 
yesterday as today it hurts worse than it did on Thursday.


Head is ok but ribs are unhappy. If I just sit here all is well but 
if I move in certain ways I am reminded quickly that I should not do 
that.


I think I am not going to do much this evening.

So, be careful and don't do what I did.

I normally keep at least one hand on the handrails but for some 
reason I was carrying something in each hand and did not have a hand 
out to either rail. I had my glasses in one hand and am happy I did 
not manage to break them.


Randy who does not like the idea of getting old and feeble



Yeah, and getting bifocals makes it worse.   The bifocal lens does 
weird things to your depth perception in the 3-6 foot range.  When I 
first got bifocals, I was very careful on stairs.  After I have had 
them a few years, It is not so bad, but ladders, stairs and balancing 
on anything are much more dangerous with bifocals.


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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[John Reames]

Ass-skating sucks!

BTW, isn't the average lifespan past a broken hip (for older folks) something 
ridiculously short like 6 mos?

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On Nov 26, 2012, at 18:30, Peter Frederick  wrote:

> Yeah, I've been careful with stairs for a while now -- been a few years since 
> I  just ran up and down them without thought.
> 
> Keep moving, you don't want to get all knotted up from sitting with cramping 
> muscles, even if it hurts.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[Greg Fiorentino]

Yeah, I learned that lesson...the hard way!

Greg

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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

I would recommend not walking down stairs in socks.  Many times people will
fall especially on wooden stairs in sock feet.  That is why hospitals uses
those socks that have those little rubber patterns on them.  Just read this
and wanted to offer some advice.  By the way, I don't bounce as well as I
once did either.  LOL



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Sent: Mon, Nov 26, 2012 5:16 pm
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There


I was in my late teens when my dad built a beautiful new oak staircase in
our house.  The uprights to the banister were in, but only held in place
with wooden spacers at the bottom fastened with small finishing nails.  As I
came running (as I always did) down the steps with only socks on my feet I
slipped and bounced down the steps on my butt.  With my left hand I reached
out to the uprights to stop my fall.  They maybe slowed me down a little,
but I pulled almost all of them out as I went by.

I wasn't hurt except for my pride.  But if I were to do this now at 67 yrs.
old, I am sure I would be in pain for a while.  My dad was PO'd, but didn't
get on my case since he was glad I was OK.

Greg

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Bennell
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 2:28 PM
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Subject: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

I obviously was not and am paying the price for it.

We live in a 2 storey house and last Thursday morning, I slipped on the
stairs going down to put the coffee on.

Only managed to miss about the  3 bottom steps but I went down fast and hard
and landed on my back and  banged my head on one of the stair treads. Good
thing they are carpeted and not bare hardwood. Although I did not break
anything - at least not obviously- I am paying for my carelessness.

I thought I was getting better and I guess I overdid something yesterday as
today it hurts worse than it did on Thursday.

Head is ok but ribs are unhappy. If I just sit here all is well but if I
move in certain ways I am reminded quickly that I should not do that.

I think I am not going to do much this evening.

So, be careful and don't do what I did.

I normally keep at least one hand on the handrails but for some reason I was
carrying something in each hand and did not have a hand out to either rail.
I had my glasses in one hand and am happy I did not manage to break them.


Randy who does not like the idea of getting old and feeble

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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[clay monroe]

Sad to hear that you fell afoul of the laws of gravity.  I wish you a speedy 
recovery

clay


On Nov 26, 2012, at 2:28 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:

> I obviously was not and am paying the price for it.
> 
> We live in a 2 storey house and last Thursday morning, I slipped on the 
> stairs going down to put the coffee on.
> 
> Only managed to miss about the  3 bottom steps but I went down fast and hard 
> and landed on my back and  banged my head on one of the stair treads. Good 
> thing they are carpeted and not bare hardwood. Although I did not break 
> anything - at least not obviously- I am paying for my carelessness.
> 
> I thought I was getting better and I guess I overdid something yesterday as 
> today it hurts worse than it did on Thursday.
> 
> Head is ok but ribs are unhappy. If I just sit here all is well but if I move 
> in certain ways I am reminded quickly that I should not do that.
> 
> I think I am not going to do much this evening.
> 
> So, be careful and don't do what I did.
> 
> I normally keep at least one hand on the handrails but for some reason I was 
> carrying something in each hand and did not have a hand out to either rail. I 
> had my glasses in one hand and am happy I did not manage to break them.
> 
> 
> Randy who does not like the idea of getting old and feeble
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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[Randy Bennell]

Thanks to all. I was not really looking for sympathy. Just suggesting 
you all be careful and avoid such nonsense.


I was not wearing socks. I was barefoot. Not sure how I managed to 
misplace my foot but I did feel it slip over the edge of the step.


And, no, I have not taken the time to go and find out if I did myself 
any harm. I was a bit sore the first day and then things started to get 
better and I assumed I was going to get away with it pretty easily.
I fear I did something I should not have yesterday but for the life of 
me, I cannot really think what it might have been. I did not have a 
strenuous day.


Randy


On 26/11/2012 5:13 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:

Randy,

Be sure to go for an MRI to see if any damage was done to your back.
I herniated a disc from a hard fall and needed surgery, but the good
news is that this type of back surgery has a very high (90+ %) success
rate) so  I recovered and am now back to "normal".

Good luck!
Andrew

On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 5:43 PM, Rusty Cullens  wrote:

My attorney did the same thing 6 years ago. He was paralyzed from the neck
down for 5 years exactly like Christopher Reeve. He died a few months ago
and was absolutely miserable for the entire time he was sick. He told me
numerous times he wished he had died and never survived the fall. He was a
great man too. Very sad. You are very lucky.

Rusty Cullens
buyMBparts, Inc.
6755 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Suite 260
Atlanta, GA 30360

800-741-5252
770-452-7320

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Bennell
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 5:28 PM
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Subject: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

I obviously was not and am paying the price for it.

We live in a 2 storey house and last Thursday morning, I slipped on the
stairs going down to put the coffee on.

Only managed to miss about the  3 bottom steps but I went down fast and hard
and landed on my back and  banged my head on one of the stair treads. Good
thing they are carpeted and not bare hardwood. Although I did not break
anything - at least not obviously- I am paying for my carelessness.

I thought I was getting better and I guess I overdid something yesterday as
today it hurts worse than it did on Thursday.

Head is ok but ribs are unhappy. If I just sit here all is well but if I
move in certain ways I am reminded quickly that I should not do that.

I think I am not going to do much this evening.

So, be careful and don't do what I did.

I normally keep at least one hand on the handrails but for some reason I was
carrying something in each hand and did not have a hand out to either rail.
I had my glasses in one hand and am happy I did not manage to break them.


Randy who does not like the idea of getting old and feeble

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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[Peter Frederick]

Yeah, I've been careful with stairs for a while now -- been a few  
years since I  just ran up and down them without thought.


Keep moving, you don't want to get all knotted up from sitting with  
cramping muscles, even if it hurts.


Peter

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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[drcscruggs]

I would recommend not walking down stairs in socks.  Many times people will 
fall especially on wooden stairs in sock feet.  That is why hospitals uses 
those socks that have those little rubber patterns on them.  Just read this and 
wanted to offer some advice.  By the way, I don't bounce as well as I once did 
either.  LOL



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Sent: Mon, Nov 26, 2012 5:16 pm
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There


I was in my late teens when my dad built a beautiful new oak staircase in
our house.  The uprights to the banister were in, but only held in place
with wooden spacers at the bottom fastened with small finishing nails.  As I
came running (as I always did) down the steps with only socks on my feet I
slipped and bounced down the steps on my butt.  With my left hand I reached
out to the uprights to stop my fall.  They maybe slowed me down a little,
but I pulled almost all of them out as I went by.

I wasn't hurt except for my pride.  But if I were to do this now at 67 yrs.
old, I am sure I would be in pain for a while.  My dad was PO'd, but didn't
get on my case since he was glad I was OK.

Greg

-Original Message-
From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Randy
Bennell
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 2:28 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

I obviously was not and am paying the price for it.

We live in a 2 storey house and last Thursday morning, I slipped on the
stairs going down to put the coffee on.

Only managed to miss about the  3 bottom steps but I went down fast and hard
and landed on my back and  banged my head on one of the stair treads. Good
thing they are carpeted and not bare hardwood. Although I did not break
anything - at least not obviously- I am paying for my carelessness.

I thought I was getting better and I guess I overdid something yesterday as
today it hurts worse than it did on Thursday.

Head is ok but ribs are unhappy. If I just sit here all is well but if I
move in certain ways I am reminded quickly that I should not do that.

I think I am not going to do much this evening.

So, be careful and don't do what I did.

I normally keep at least one hand on the handrails but for some reason I was
carrying something in each hand and did not have a hand out to either rail.
I had my glasses in one hand and am happy I did not manage to break them.


Randy who does not like the idea of getting old and feeble

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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[Rich Thomas]

Stupid question -- did you go to the doc and get checked out?  If 
nothing else Dr. Feelgood can help you out.


I hope there is not a stupid answer.

--R

On 11/26/12 5:28 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:

I obviously was not and am paying the price for it.

We live in a 2 storey house and last Thursday morning, I slipped on 
the stairs going down to put the coffee on.


Only managed to miss about the  3 bottom steps but I went down fast 
and hard and landed on my back and  banged my head on one of the stair 
treads. Good thing they are carpeted and not bare hardwood. Although I 
did not break anything - at least not obviously- I am paying for my 
carelessness.


I thought I was getting better and I guess I overdid something 
yesterday as today it hurts worse than it did on Thursday.


Head is ok but ribs are unhappy. If I just sit here all is well but if 
I move in certain ways I am reminded quickly that I should not do that.


I think I am not going to do much this evening.

So, be careful and don't do what I did.

I normally keep at least one hand on the handrails but for some reason 
I was carrying something in each hand and did not have a hand out to 
either rail. I had my glasses in one hand and am happy I did not 
manage to break them.



Randy who does not like the idea of getting old and feeble

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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[Greg Fiorentino]

I was in my late teens when my dad built a beautiful new oak staircase in
our house.  The uprights to the banister were in, but only held in place
with wooden spacers at the bottom fastened with small finishing nails.  As I
came running (as I always did) down the steps with only socks on my feet I
slipped and bounced down the steps on my butt.  With my left hand I reached
out to the uprights to stop my fall.  They maybe slowed me down a little,
but I pulled almost all of them out as I went by.

I wasn't hurt except for my pride.  But if I were to do this now at 67 yrs.
old, I am sure I would be in pain for a while.  My dad was PO'd, but didn't
get on my case since he was glad I was OK.

Greg

-Original Message-
From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Randy
Bennell
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 2:28 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

I obviously was not and am paying the price for it.

We live in a 2 storey house and last Thursday morning, I slipped on the
stairs going down to put the coffee on.

Only managed to miss about the  3 bottom steps but I went down fast and hard
and landed on my back and  banged my head on one of the stair treads. Good
thing they are carpeted and not bare hardwood. Although I did not break
anything - at least not obviously- I am paying for my carelessness.

I thought I was getting better and I guess I overdid something yesterday as
today it hurts worse than it did on Thursday.

Head is ok but ribs are unhappy. If I just sit here all is well but if I
move in certain ways I am reminded quickly that I should not do that.

I think I am not going to do much this evening.

So, be careful and don't do what I did.

I normally keep at least one hand on the handrails but for some reason I was
carrying something in each hand and did not have a hand out to either rail.
I had my glasses in one hand and am happy I did not manage to break them.


Randy who does not like the idea of getting old and feeble

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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[andrew strasfogel]

Randy,

Be sure to go for an MRI to see if any damage was done to your back.
I herniated a disc from a hard fall and needed surgery, but the good
news is that this type of back surgery has a very high (90+ %) success
rate) so  I recovered and am now back to "normal".

Good luck!
Andrew

On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 5:43 PM, Rusty Cullens  wrote:
> My attorney did the same thing 6 years ago. He was paralyzed from the neck
> down for 5 years exactly like Christopher Reeve. He died a few months ago
> and was absolutely miserable for the entire time he was sick. He told me
> numerous times he wished he had died and never survived the fall. He was a
> great man too. Very sad. You are very lucky.
>
> Rusty Cullens
> buyMBparts, Inc.
> 6755 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
> Suite 260
> Atlanta, GA 30360
>
> 800-741-5252
> 770-452-7320
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Randy
> Bennell
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 5:28 PM
> To: Mercedes Discussion List
> Subject: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There
>
> I obviously was not and am paying the price for it.
>
> We live in a 2 storey house and last Thursday morning, I slipped on the
> stairs going down to put the coffee on.
>
> Only managed to miss about the  3 bottom steps but I went down fast and hard
> and landed on my back and  banged my head on one of the stair treads. Good
> thing they are carpeted and not bare hardwood. Although I did not break
> anything - at least not obviously- I am paying for my carelessness.
>
> I thought I was getting better and I guess I overdid something yesterday as
> today it hurts worse than it did on Thursday.
>
> Head is ok but ribs are unhappy. If I just sit here all is well but if I
> move in certain ways I am reminded quickly that I should not do that.
>
> I think I am not going to do much this evening.
>
> So, be careful and don't do what I did.
>
> I normally keep at least one hand on the handrails but for some reason I was
> carrying something in each hand and did not have a hand out to either rail.
> I had my glasses in one hand and am happy I did not manage to break them.
>
>
> Randy who does not like the idea of getting old and feeble
>
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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[Rusty Cullens]

My attorney did the same thing 6 years ago. He was paralyzed from the neck
down for 5 years exactly like Christopher Reeve. He died a few months ago
and was absolutely miserable for the entire time he was sick. He told me
numerous times he wished he had died and never survived the fall. He was a
great man too. Very sad. You are very lucky.

Rusty Cullens
buyMBparts, Inc.
6755 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Suite 260
Atlanta, GA 30360
 
800-741-5252
770-452-7320

-Original Message-
From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Randy
Bennell
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 5:28 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

I obviously was not and am paying the price for it.

We live in a 2 storey house and last Thursday morning, I slipped on the
stairs going down to put the coffee on.

Only managed to miss about the  3 bottom steps but I went down fast and hard
and landed on my back and  banged my head on one of the stair treads. Good
thing they are carpeted and not bare hardwood. Although I did not break
anything - at least not obviously- I am paying for my carelessness.

I thought I was getting better and I guess I overdid something yesterday as
today it hurts worse than it did on Thursday.

Head is ok but ribs are unhappy. If I just sit here all is well but if I
move in certain ways I am reminded quickly that I should not do that.

I think I am not going to do much this evening.

So, be careful and don't do what I did.

I normally keep at least one hand on the handrails but for some reason I was
carrying something in each hand and did not have a hand out to either rail.
I had my glasses in one hand and am happy I did not manage to break them.


Randy who does not like the idea of getting old and feeble

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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[WILTON]

'Hope you recover well and quickly.

Wilton, who negotiates stairs slowly and with BOTH hands on the rail.

- Original Message - 
From: "Randy Bennell" 

To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 5:28 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Be Careful Out There



I obviously was not and am paying the price for it.

We live in a 2 storey house and last Thursday morning, I slipped on the 
stairs going down to put the coffee on.


Only managed to miss about the  3 bottom steps but I went down fast and 
hard and landed on my back and  banged my head on one of the stair 
treads. Good thing they are carpeted and not bare hardwood. Although I 
did not break anything - at least not obviously- I am paying for my 
carelessness.


I thought I was getting better and I guess I overdid something yesterday 
as today it hurts worse than it did on Thursday.


Head is ok but ribs are unhappy. If I just sit here all is well but if I 
move in certain ways I am reminded quickly that I should not do that.


I think I am not going to do much this evening.

So, be careful and don't do what I did.

I normally keep at least one hand on the handrails but for some reason I 
was carrying something in each hand and did not have a hand out to 
either rail. I had my glasses in one hand and am happy I did not manage 
to break them.



Randy who does not like the idea of getting old and feeble

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[MBZ] Be Careful Out There

[Randy Bennell]

I obviously was not and am paying the price for it.

We live in a 2 storey house and last Thursday morning, I slipped on the 
stairs going down to put the coffee on.


Only managed to miss about the  3 bottom steps but I went down fast and 
hard and landed on my back and  banged my head on one of the stair 
treads. Good thing they are carpeted and not bare hardwood. Although I 
did not break anything - at least not obviously- I am paying for my 
carelessness.


I thought I was getting better and I guess I overdid something yesterday 
as today it hurts worse than it did on Thursday.


Head is ok but ribs are unhappy. If I just sit here all is well but if I 
move in certain ways I am reminded quickly that I should not do that.


I think I am not going to do much this evening.

So, be careful and don't do what I did.

I normally keep at least one hand on the handrails but for some reason I 
was carrying something in each hand and did not have a hand out to 
either rail. I had my glasses in one hand and am happy I did not manage 
to break them.



Randy who does not like the idea of getting old and feeble

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[MBZ] Be careful out there!

[R A Bennell]

Was having coffee in the local Dairy Queen this morning when a car got 
clobbered by a train at the level crossing
just north of the restaurant. Don't know if the flashing lights at the crossing 
were on. Do try to remember to
always look both ways before crossing train tracks. It might save your life 
some day.

Only one woman in the car that got hit. Not quite sure what the vehicle was. I 
am told it was a VW Passat - maybe a
wagon as the back looked chopped off and I don't think it was a Golf.  She 
survived the bang and was taken out of
the car by fire and ambulance crews and hauled away. Car withstood the impact 
fairly well. Hit on the driver's
side. Not sure exactly as I did not see the impact. One of the fellows I was 
with said "that black car just spun
onto the grass" We thought it had been hit by the train. It was a late model 
Cadillac and the driver's side was
somwhat mushed. Walked over and then saw an engine laying on the road and the 
front of the Caddy was fine. The VW
car was on the front of the train a block South of us. Good thing the train is 
hardly moving at that crossing.

Randy


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