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Death by step ladder....  

secret_lade 49F
14127 posts
2/9/2021 2:55 pm
Death by step ladder....


So, yah!

Ever had one of those moments where you do something so stupid embarrassing you just want die??

I have them often....

For once, I was able pull one of these moments off without an audience.

Miracles do happen!

I was updating the information board outside my office and trying like hell be creative and artsy.

Something I struggle at so I put a lot of thought into it while I'm doing it.

So much so, apparently, that I can totally forget I'm on the top step of a little step ladder and just....

Step back!

As you can imagine, did not go smoothly.

That 2 foot drop can come as quite a shock when your expecting your foot to touch down much sooner.

Somehow, I managed to land on my feet and merely stumble back, catching my balance on the wall behind me.

I wanted to die!

Looking around immediately, I couldn't believe my eyes when NOT A SINGLE PERSON was milling about, ready to see my humiliation.

Thanking God, I suddenly realized my hands were a little shaky and my heart was beating fast.

Adrenalin.... An amazing thing.

It wasn't long before my Fitbit was telling me I need to lower my heartrate with some breathing exercises and de-stress.

Damn!

I managed to escape injury but nearly gave myself a heart attac

Happy Tuesday!

secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
2/11/2021 4:07 pm

    Quoting SingleInGR:
    Glad to hear that you were not injured in your fall and that you did not have a heart attack.

    Stay well and warm !
You stay well and warm too!


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
2/11/2021 4:06 pm

    Quoting topherific:
    lucky had a similar thing on the slopes tonight just slipping a race course slowly and caught my ski tip on a SL pole and flipped face first in to the snow
Yikes! Did anyone see it?? LOL


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
2/11/2021 4:05 pm

    Quoting 405simpson405:
    Isn't it funny, though, that whenever we do something embarrassing or dumb and no one sees it, we feel like we need to tell someone! LOL
I only own up to it under the guise of anonymity. LOL


SingleInGR 56M
360 posts
2/11/2021 9:42 am

Glad to hear that you were not injured in your fall and that you did not have a heart attack.

Stay well and warm !


topherific 61M
5209 posts
2/10/2021 8:32 pm

lucky had a similar thing on the slopes tonight just slipping a race course slowly and caught my ski tip on a SL pole and flipped face first in to the snow


405simpson405 65M

2/10/2021 7:37 am

Isn't it funny, though, that whenever we do something embarrassing or dumb and no one sees it, we feel like we need to tell someone! LOL


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
2/10/2021 3:48 am

    Quoting lindoboy100:
    Aye, I've done that. Fortunately it was the bottom rung I missed and only therefore fell on my arse.......unfortunately I had a wet paint brush in my hand at the time, and an audience........
I'm usually pretty observant of what I'm doing.... My mind was just in a million places at once. Not only was I focused on what I was doing on the board, I was also trying to figure out what else I wanted to put on there. ugh!


lindoboy100 61M
23969 posts
2/10/2021 3:18 am

Aye, I've done that. Fortunately it was the bottom rung I missed and only therefore fell on my arse.......unfortunately I had a wet paint brush in my hand at the time, and an audience........


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
2/10/2021 3:17 am

    Quoting wudman:
    Sometimes when you get high, it can be a painful downer, ABC,,,always be careful!
I'll be a lot more careful on that little step ladder going forward... believe me.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
2/10/2021 3:16 am

and be more OBSERVANT of what I'm doing!


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
2/10/2021 3:14 am

    Quoting pagancountrygirl:
    Wow! That's quite a jolt you gave your whole body. Hopefully you won't wake up in the morning feeling like a truck hit you.
So far I'm doing ok... It startled me more than anything.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
2/9/2021 9:47 pm

Not hurt so I did have that on my side....


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
2/9/2021 9:46 pm

    Quoting benard69:
    That first steps a Doozy....
Yah it was!!


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
2/9/2021 9:45 pm

    Quoting Paulxx001:
    It's all good... if you can breathe.
    Can you? 🤔
It startled me, but I'm good.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
2/9/2021 9:43 pm

    Quoting bbuckwwheat:
    No one saw you, so you were relieved, and then you share it here?

    I am not making fun of your mishap, just that you shared it here!

    I do hope that you do not have any delayed negative effects. :My back would probably complain the next day from the sudden jolt.
I feel ok, no side effects yet. Just woke up and no back issues. I can share it here because I'm pretty much anonymous and I thought it was funny... Lol. I just don't want my coworkers to know, that's embarrassing.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
2/9/2021 9:40 pm

    Quoting  :

How do you do stuff if you don't use a ladder?


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
2/9/2021 9:38 pm

    Quoting  :

Me too.. Could have gone way differently.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
2/9/2021 9:37 pm

    Quoting mc_justmc:
    are you sure you're not a blond?
Blond at heart, apparently. Oh my..... Lol


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
2/9/2021 9:36 pm

    Quoting Will4funinbc9:
    You need to know the rule for ladders! Always have a spotter, someone holding the ladder or you! Next time call me I would be more than happy to help you out 😃
Where were you when I needed you? Lol


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
2/9/2021 9:34 pm

    Quoting citizen4722:
    I'd say you're more than just a bit fit
We're participating in a step challenge so I've been wearing my fitbit again to track my steps.... It's a real pain. I don't like wearing jewelry and stuff anymore, it irritates me.


wudman 78M
57 posts
2/9/2021 9:19 pm

Sometimes when you get high, it can be a painful downer, ABC,,,always be careful!


scoupe42 60M

2/9/2021 6:25 pm

Be careful.


pagancountrygirl 66F
6466 posts
2/9/2021 5:52 pm

Wow! That's quite a jolt you gave your whole body. Hopefully you won't wake up in the morning feeling like a truck hit you.

Pagan
Hmmmm....I know I left that wand around here somewhere!


flannel_light 61F
4586 posts
2/9/2021 4:36 pm

Glad you are not hurt

The Light is shinning and she is lonely and waiting in the darkness.


benard69 66M/66F  

2/9/2021 4:30 pm

That first steps a Doozy....


Paulxx001 66M
22642 posts
2/9/2021 4:13 pm

It's all good... if you can breathe.
Can you? 🤔


bbuckwwheat 65M
6265 posts
2/9/2021 4:11 pm

No one saw you, so you were relieved, and then you share it here?

I am not making fun of your mishap, just that you shared it here!

I do hope that you do not have any delayed negative effects. :My back would probably complain the next day from the sudden jolt.

Private mailbox at my blog bbuckwwheat
Fayette, Iowa


mc_justmc 63M

2/9/2021 3:51 pm

are you sure you're not a blond?


Will4funinbc9 63M
202 posts
2/9/2021 3:37 pm

You need to know the rule for ladders! Always have a spotter, someone holding the ladder or you! Next time call me I would be more than happy to help you out 😃


citizen4722 66M  
74582 posts
2/9/2021 3:29 pm

I'd say you're more than just a bit fit


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