One minute I was leaning into a corner, perhaps going a little too fast and unaware that the surface beneath me was wet and slippery. The next I was crashing down on my left side and sliding. I must have tensed my neck against hitting my head on the ground, as last night and today I have terrible neck-ache. My jeans took the brunt of the fall, and I have no injury on my left side except for some bruising which stopped me from lying on my left side last night. All my joints are aching. To be honest, it shook me up quite a bit.
Must remember that ceramic kitchen tiles are lethal when wet.
And when the Bonkers Dog is whining to come in, it is not a blue-light emergency.
Sorry to hear this - it's a long time since I last went sliding down the road. Hope there is no further damage to yourself - dare one ask what happened to the bike?
ReplyDeleteSounds like a dose of stiff steering head bearings again - massage teh rollers with ibuprofen cream!
ReplyDeleteDave, thanks for the concern, but the bikes are fine. However, I am looking into getting some silica-rich soles for my trainers to deal with wet tiles :)
ReplyDeleteNikos, I will try that, although a certain amount of stiffness is not unwelcome at my age :(
Yikes, not good when someone goes down - on the road or in the house.
ReplyDeleteDo you need to start wearing ATGATT when letting the dog in?
Hope you feel better soon.
Once again, your Ego's been dented. But it does take balls to admit it to the millions of readers of your blog.
ReplyDeleteHope the audience in the kitchen didn't smirk too much.
Good to learn the injuries aren't too life threatening.
Helmet and gloves minimum, I would say. And a man with a red flag wiping and blow-drying the tiles as I approach. That should do it.
ReplyDeleteJoe, you sneaked that one in as I was writing the last comment. Balls like grapefruit when it comes to admitting my errors - I've had a lot of practice. And yes, when Bonkers Dog was finally admitted, he had a Labrador smirk from ear to ear. Git.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear your in good spirits despite the fall!
ReplyDelete"That which doesn't kill me makes me ... er ... hurt."
ReplyDeleteI expect the dog is still cowering behind the sofa. Glad it's only a few bruises - those kind of falls can really be nasty.
ReplyDeleteThe dog, I'll have you know, found it highly amusing. A bit like the time I took him for a 'walk' in the fields when I first got the XT. I failed to make a steep section and fell off, and I swear he was laughing. Not the loyalty we expect or pay for, frankly :)
ReplyDeleteRichard:
ReplyDeleteMy heart sank until . . . I realized it was just a kitchen accident. Hope you don't have any knives in there, or that you were carrying a hot pot of "something"
bob
Riding the Wet Coast // My Flickr
Got me going too. We have flipping, and I use the term advisedly, laminate flooring in the kitchen. A few wet paw marks and a dog trying to race the others down the garden and we are hanging on to the fixtures and fittings.
ReplyDeleteIbuprofen and whisky, never fails!
Glad the bikes are not hurt, uhm I mean that you are not hurt too badly. Maybe you should start wearing ATGATT in the house, or at least around the slippery areas like kitchen and bathroom? Be better soon!
ReplyDeleteNow fully recovered, thank you all. Kitchens are lethal places. More accidents, etc etc. I'll be more careful in future.
ReplyDeleteBetter get out on the bike, where it is relatively safe.
Richard, don't mention this to anyone involved with the Eu/Brussels or we'll be forced to have separate carpet slippers with special grippy soles for use in the wet and maybe wear a day-glo hi viz vest when getting a move-on in the kitchen?
ReplyDeletePS. Dropped the bike yesterday - usual circumstances, 0mph, manouevering on a sloping drive, bloody lethal.
Sorry to hear that, Hog. I did something very similar the other day, and it's somehow more annoying than stacking it properly. There's no bragging rights from a walking-speed drop.
ReplyDeleteHope there was no more than cosmetic damage.
Also have added you to the blogroll. Can't think why you weren't there before, but you are now. You write some good stuff.
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