Originally Posted by mary quite contrary
What about grates in a sidewalk?
Nope. I don't step on those things or manholes or anything. I was taught not to, but when my best friend and I were walking up the street when we were like 14?, she stepped on one that was loose and fell in it! Just one leg went in, but her other leg went out in front of her like she was sitting down. I thought she'd broken her leg. She had to go to the hospital and get a tetanus shot and stuff. It cut her ankle up some, but it wasn't too bad. She had a Sprite with the lid off, and it squirted up the street for probably 50 feet.