Be gentle with yourself, at least for the next few days.

(I admire the humor with which you have come through these falls. I suppose one could argue that technically, these are comic, in the pratfall sort of way. But to the one experiencing, it can hardly be very funny at the time.)

Sorry to read of another fall Bob , but mate, your far from stupid or dumb, that fall could have happened to ANYONE, its your local Councils fault, not yours, for leaving the pavement in that condition.
I would have been scared too, crikey with cars coming at you and all,
Thank god for that good guy for helping you, i hope you are not in to much pain.
take care
Brian

I know this feeling... I just fell again last fall at my son's new townhouse!
Mortifiying since his old pal from High School was there...I tripped over a stupid
step that was not obvious...in the middle of the sidewalk. I too was carrying grocery bags. I have TRI-focals...and the step was in my Blur Zone.
Falling in a street...that must have been horrible!

I know that zone well.

I hope you are okay, Bob.. I too had a road rash.

One must be very viligiant these days... my downfall (pun intended) is daydreaming...I am always thinking about stuff...work, answers to this board, etc. I am very careful now around stairs--we have alot of them here at home.
I do not look around, or think about ANYTHING but my feet on stairs. If someone talks to me, I am a not "there" until I am done.

12 responses! For probably the funniest pratfall since Jerry Lewis retired from doing that kind of shtick. (He's on a pain pump from all those intentional falls)
If somebody coulda taped it, it would have looked like Spiderman without his web shooter (but a really out of shape, fat Spidey).
Thanks, all - for bothering to come to my post. It makes me feel a bit better.... reading the posts.
But my knee & palms still are a bit sore.
I'm gonna get new specs next week. these are too old and I feel like a new pair of frames, anyway. My Rx hasn't changed but minimally- I had an exam from my surgical opthomlogist just about 8 months ago.
He said to come back in 2 years.
You're right Mrs D. It was right in my 'blurry' zone.
BTW, I always schlep at least 2 bags in each hand. I balance them out to reduce the load. They weren't all that heavy, just bulky. Paper towels, toilet paper, coffee, creamer, "Li'l Debbie's" (gotta have sumpin' with my cuppa), etc. Good thing I didn't have apples or oranges- that woulda been a '3 Stooges'- runnin' around chasin' rolling fruit in the cross walk of a busy intersection.

If it's a good thing you didn't have any banannas or not? - j

That was good dalek. Can you imagine if we were told all PRers had to live,
in houses with stairs and brick streets all by each other.Now that might be
very funny or not. Sue

Sorry to hear you fell in the street. Bet that smarted! Thank goodness you didn't get hit by a car...

Have you ever thought about getting one of those carts that people use at flea markets? They are usually black, red, blue and are a well-constructed, folding wire frame on wheels. They would be great for holding groceries. You just load it up, push it in front of you and it might even offer you some support when you walk.

In our area, they cost about $20-24.... Most people put a plastic liner in it to keep things from falling through.

Cathie

Luckily I have only fallen in the house, for awile it was almost every other day so only family saw me. Hope you arent too sore.

Dana

Oh, Bob,

That's reminds me: my son and I were running to catch the train after a day spent at the beach.

My legs just gave out right in the middle of the street. I fell right on top of the bag of sea shells. My son almost had a heart attack when he heard all the shells breaking -- he thought it was my hip

I know what you mean about 'slow motion', when I looked up there was a 18-wheeler heading for me. I've never prayed so hard for "good brakes" in my life

Looks like you've got a lot of company -- fellow fallers. Maybe we can start a national organization -->> Slo Mo Oh No's!!

Hugs.

Barb

I'm all for the SMON's. Only my coordination problems seem to be mostly in my hands this past couple of days. I've even been afraid to wash dishes. I've had such a bad case of 'dropsy'. Some days it's my feet. Oh well, I guess it all evens out in the end.