Re: Falling in public

AZMAINIAC (AZMAINIAC(AT)prodigy.net)
Sun, 14 Mar 1999 08:35:46 -0800

Re: falling
I have tripped over many cracks in the sidewalk many times. I have learned
to fall like a drunk or maybe it was inbred from when I was young.
I get up by getting on my knees and then tightened my legs. Then I am able
to "walk" backwards with my hands until my legs are upright.
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Alton <A.Ryder(AT)ix.netcom.com>
To: JHarper33(AT)aol.com <JHarper33(AT)aol.com>
Cc: 5yearitch(AT)netscape.net <5yearitch(AT)netscape.net>; tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com
<tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com>
Date: Sunday, March 14, 1999 5:30 AM
Subject: Falling in public

>JHarper33(AT)aol.com wrote:
>> I was trying not to fall, but what would have
>> happened if I did? Presumably someone would've
>> helped me up.
>
>At a Pumpkin Festival in a nearby town, We
>separated, and while crossing a street with a
>crowd, I fell. Once I declared myself to be
>undamaged, a few people simply picked my up
>like a child --- impressive when the "child"
>is 230 lbs. While my crutches were being
>retrieved, I joked that my son picks me up by
>grasping the waistline in the rear; a wedgie
>is a great motivator. This guy with a build like
>a pro wrestler looks me in the eye and declares,
>"That was plan B."
>
>Alton, who hasn't dared fall since.
>