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OUCH!!! Our snow has turned to ice

OUCH!!! Our snow has turned to ice

Old 02-14-2011, 04:03 PM
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With the recent warmer temperatures our snow has begun to melt but it's so deep that the melting snow is rehardened by the snow underneath it so it's a very slippery sheet of ice.
DD and I got home from church yesterday and, of course, with being Pentecostal we were in dresses. I'm also in an ortho boot---very unhandy on ice. Yes, you guessed it, I fell. Luckily I felt my feet start to slip and was able to just go limp so I didn't get hurt other than my dignity.
My feet flew into the air and I landed on my back on a small hill of ice packed snow. Now I'm no little woman and with my back being on this hill and a big old heavy boot on one foot I couldn't get up. I was flailing around like a turtle on it's shell. Finally DD came to help me sit up enough that I could turn over and get my feet back under me. On the way to the house I said, "Well, at least my dress stayed down, no one saw Miss Woohoo." DD's mouth dropped open as she turned and gave me this astonished stare. Then she very calmly said, "I did! Mom, when your feet went up so did your dress. Then your feet went down but your dress just sort of floated down."
So much for modesty in this neighborhood.

The good thing is that I'm just a little stiff and sore but nothing serious. I thought you might all enjoy a laugh.
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Old 02-14-2011, 04:07 PM
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Glad you are ok, i have gone airborne a few times this winter, not fun.
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Old 02-14-2011, 04:09 PM
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One more reason for bringing back bloomers! Seriously, just as well you had the foresight to go limp...could have done a lot of damage. I often grumble about our arid climate, but snow and ice would be just as bad. Glad you are ok and the audience was small.
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My drive way is the same and I had a hard time this morning before going to PT. So scared of falling and hurting the new knee. Glad you didn't get hurt too bad.
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Old 02-14-2011, 04:15 PM
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I don't have a lot of experience with falling but I've always heard that you'll get hurt a lot worse if you tense up and a lot less if you just go with it and let yourself fall. But it would have been nicer if it had happened closer to house instead of out by the street. LOL
This morning before I went to a quilting class I sprinkle salt, took a step, sprinkled salt, took a step, all the way to my car.
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Old 02-14-2011, 04:20 PM
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Really glad to hear nothing was hurt more than your dignity!
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Old 02-14-2011, 04:21 PM
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So sorry that you fell, glad that you didn't injure yourself!
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Sorry to hear that you fell. I'm in Wi and we have had some nicer weather for the past couple days and it all just froze last night. Everything was covered in ice.
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I'm glad you did'nt get hurt.
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Old 02-14-2011, 04:45 PM
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Glad you are still in one piece!! :)
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