This getting old stuff isn't fun - I took a fall today

[rburg]

I saw a campaign sign from a guy I support in someone's garbage. So I went back up the highway to retrieve it. Those things cost $4 each! So as I was crossing the road to where it was, I missed the curb and took a tumble on the sidewalk. I've got no pride left, but a 4" curb? No idea why or how I managed it. Took the skin off my left knee. Grand daughter demanded repeatedly to see my bo-bo. Made me feel a little better when she said oohh. Like she knew it really hurt.

Anybody got a solution other than dyin?

Now watch old Lee lock down the thread because I mentioned campaign.

 

[dld]

did your Grand daughter kiss the BO BO

didn't some one say some thing about getting old ain't for sissy's.

At least you fell and got up, your ahead of the game.

Did you get the sign?

 

[kamloops67]

didja drop yer gun?(j.k.) sucks gettin old man. stuff just takes longer to heal .not fair. "youth is wasted on the young" .hope everything is okay and no lasting damage. if youre a proper man you will really "milk this" at home haha

 

[TACC1]

i'm guessing you mis-judged its position. Already thinking
ahead will do it at any age, as will glasses that don't give a
true perspective when looking down. I found out about the
glasses thing with B&L glass-lensed sunglasses before I
needed reading glasses. And I used to observe highly driven
20-somethings run into doors and what-not, because mentally
they'd already dealt with the obstacle. Falling isn't an
age thing, getting up or Not, Is. You've got a long way
to go before you're out of the race.
But, did you get the sign? TACC1

 

[max]

I was taking some trash out to the garage a couple of months ago and missed the second step. I stopped when the right side of my face hit the concrete floor. I had a really bad looking black eye for a couple of weeks. In addition, I had surgery on my left foot back in November and it has not felt right since. I had it X-rayed and no bone damage. I go to see the surgeon in 2 weeks and will ask him.

Remember, getting old is not for sissies.

 

[Bell Charter Oak Holsters]

Only wish I could have been there to see it. I would have kicked you in the butt for being such a dope over all things, a stupid politicians cardboard advertisement that you, probably paid for. By the way, it's spelled BOO-BOO not "Bo-Bo" I think the latter is something entirely different. That should teach you not to dabble in politics you silly old fool.

Hope you're on the mend, Grandpa Bo Bo. Have a few to ease the pain.

Cheers;
Lefty

We have a rule round here....very important for Senior Citizens....do not fall down.

 

[mwtdvm]

Glad you did as well as you did..

I find that the trifocals/bifocals will set you up for a fall. Things ain't sharp and it's easy to misjudge depth. I also broke my distal fibula and that has messed up the "sensors" in the joint capsule that tell my body how "stable" it is. I am very very careful of curbs and such. The last time I almost took a tumble, I think I looked a bit like Charlie Chaplin doing his dance.

Growing old does beat the alternative..

 

[m1gunner]

They don't make the news like the latest boutique disease, but falls are a real health concern. The older WE get, the bigger threat they pose.

Taking a critical look at trip hazards in our domiciles should rank as high as security and fire prevention, but few folks take it seriously till something bad happens.

Back when I was in my prime, I could trip over a blade of grass when running, of course no damage other than to the pride. Today it is a whole different story.

The wife and I have both suffered broken legs as a result of falls, so we designed our house to be livable on one story, and eliminated as many trip hazards as possible, and have strategically placed handrails in several locations.

Stay safe, and don't fall on the gun, they hurt!

 

[G.T. Smith]

Not too long back, at about dusk I got tangled up in the leg of a folding chair and went down hard after trying hard to regain my balance. Of course I felt like a staggering drunk or something but really didn't do any real damage. I finished whatever it was I was doing and walked around to the other side of my truck. I was looking back at a motorcycle that I had removed the rear tire from to fix a flat. I was walking backward for a couple of steps and tripped over a cooler and landed on my rear end spun around and hit my head on an aluminum ladder and wound up on my face. It hurt my tail bone pretty bad. It was sore for a couple weeks. Two falls in two minutes. I felt then and still, like an idiot. Just lucky I didn't do any real damage except to my pride. Did you look around real quick to see if anybody saw you go down? I did, nobody saw it. A kiss from a Grand Daughter always works on stuff like that. Mine will kiss her hand and rub it in. Works like magic.
Be careful Sir,
Peace,
gordon

 

[HAWKEYE10]

Glad you did as well as you did..

I find that the trifocals/bifocals will set you up for a fall. Things ain't sharp and it's easy to misjudge depth. I also broke my distal fibula and that has messed up the "sensors" in the joint capsule that tell my body how "stable" it is. I am very very careful of curbs and such. The last time I almost took a tumble, I think I looked a bit like Charlie Chaplin doing his dance.

Growing old does beat the alternative..

You broke your "distal fibula"??? Do I have one of those? Is this something I need to worry about? Don

 

[jimmyj]

Hi:
Fell over a stationary curb, did you?
Well, now there are certain things you will be required to do weekly to keep your "Old Guy" status.
1. operate a motor vehicle in the inside lane at 10 miles an hour under the posted speed limit.
2. always drive with a turn signal on.
3. when shopping, push your shopping cart down the middle of the isle very slowly, stopping frequetly, thus blocking everyone.
4. when checking out, use the "Ten Items or Less"line with a full shopping cart and use a coupon for every item. Then begin to write a check after everything is purchased and bagged.
5. OH! I forgot, when parking always take at least two spaces near the store front, making sure one of the spaces is "For Expected Mothers Only".
6. When leaving the parking lot drive the wrong way, hocking your car horn.
7. when the traffic light is red (stop) and you feel like stopping, stop half way into the crossing walk.
8. On the way home, if you observe flashing blue lights behind you, just increase your speed, after showing your middle finger out the window.
Getting old can be fun if you follow these guidelines.
see you at the "Home".
Jimmy

 

[jlrhiner]

I've hurt so many appendages I try to land on my face now. These wrists and elbows ain't what they used to be.

 

[Old Corp]

jimmyj forgot to include an almost mandatory old-people accessory - you have to drive a Buick.

Have a friend that rides motorcycles with groups of other guys, and they even have a phrase for someone poking along in front of'em:
"We've been 'Buick-ed' ".

 

[Stu Honea]

I went to visit my old FTO a couple of years ago.He is 86 now,was 84 at the time,still tough as nails. He was standing on a 14 foot ladder that was set up in the back of his pick up truck hanging a rope swing for his grandaughter.
After coffee and lies as I was leaving I saw him climbing back up the ladder.I yelled back "Hey,Floyd,if you fall try to land on your head so you don't get hurt."
He let loose with his famous guffaw laugh and kept on climbing.
Age ain't nuthin'. It's all in the mind...if you have one left.

 

[Fat Old Guy]

I figured out that getting old wasn't fun around forty. It sucks.

Back when I was about 21, fit and studying judo I was running through downtown Pittsburgh to catch a bus. I tripped on a curb, executed a perfect roll, came up on my feet and continued running. I could see that bystanders were amazed. I was just concerned that I would make my connection. If I did that today, bystanders would be calling 911 and I would be spending the day at the hospital.

The worst part of getting old isn't bifocals or losing your hair or even getting fat. The worst part is that you just can't do the stuff that you know that you should be able to do.

 

[RightArm]

Sounds to me like one of the old folks rules should be STAY AWAY FROM THE GARBAGE. Getting caught in a chair may be part of this depending on how old and decrepit it is. Who am I to talk? I've got to check into the hospital Monday to have a camera shoved down my esophogas as a routine so I don't bleed to death. Let's all be careful out there.

 

[Muley Gil]

I was taking some trash out to the garage a couple of months ago and missed the second step. I stopped when the right side of my face hit the concrete floor. I had a really bad looking black eye for a couple of weeks. In addition, I had surgery on my left foot back in November and it has not felt right since. I had it X-rayed and no bone damage. I go to see the surgeon in 2 weeks and will ask him.

Remember, getting old is not for sissies.

max, Burt & I have met your wife. Fess up, she cleaned your clock, didn't she?

If she didn't hit you, ya musta fell off a bar stool.

 

[A10]

SUE THE CITY!!! SUE THE GARBAGE COMPANY!!!! SUE THE CANDIDATE!!! SUE THE DESIGNER OF THE CURB!!! SUESUESUESUESUE!!!!

Or, watch where you're walking.......

 

[feralmerril]

Dick, I know you were just being politicaly correct when you said the sign was of somebody you support. Fess up. It was of the opposition and you were going to use his picture for a target!

 

[trapper704]

Getting old isn't for wimps, last year I had a heart attack with 3 stints in the fall I lost a disk in my back, down for about 5 months. so now I should be good for awhile. I'm still giveing it hell every chance I get , if old man time catches me , he is going to have to chase me down.