And this is why Tom doesn't do home repair or play with power tools...
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Now that the embarrassment factor has subsided a bit (and I didn't do any permanent damage), I'll now share my latest "klutz-du-jour" story...
Last weekend, when I *should* have been recuperating from the surgery, I was putting in a new light fixture in Sue's quilting area. We purchased it earlier in the day from Home Depot, and she was really excited to get the benefits of quality lighting in that workspace. In theory, this is a no-brainer... Shut off power, unscrew and detach old light fixture, reattach wires to new light fixture, secure to outlet, and we're done. But it was the environment that was the issue...
Sue's work area is on the second floor, and the fixture is right over the stairs. She has a couple of tables placed over the stair dividers, so it's not as dangerous as it might sound (but I can fix that!). She was wary that I would step incorrectly and cause the tables to shift, thereby falling and hurting myself. Me, being "Mr. Man", knows better, and proceeds to tell her so.
You can see this one coming...
Towards the end, I stepped back and put weight on the end of the table that was overhanging the divider. The table started to tip up, and I started to fall backwards. It was a slow motion ballet of "stay to the right, as the left is the drop of 10 - 15 feet for the stairs, while the right is just three feet to the floor". Sue's freaking out, I'm trying to save myself, and nobody can do much of anything to stop it. Fortunately, I did end up on the floor (not the stairs), and I didn't injure the area where the recent surgery was done. Sue's crying, the boys are running up the stairs, and I'm on my back... "Everything's OK... I'm fine... Move along... Nothing to see here..."
The worst part is that I scraped my leg on something on the way down, and it started off as just an abrasion on the backside of my calf. But over the course of the last week, it's bruised up pretty nicely, from the back of the knee clear down to the ankle...
And *this* is why I'm much more at ease behind a keyboard or a book... :)
Now that the embarrassment factor has subsided a bit (and I didn't do any permanent damage), I'll now share my latest "klutz-du-jour" story...
Last weekend, when I *should* have been recuperating from the surgery, I was putting in a new light fixture in Sue's quilting area. We purchased it earlier in the day from Home Depot, and she was really excited to get the benefits of quality lighting in that workspace. In theory, this is a no-brainer... Shut off power, unscrew and detach old light fixture, reattach wires to new light fixture, secure to outlet, and we're done. But it was the environment that was the issue...
Sue's work area is on the second floor, and the fixture is right over the stairs. She has a couple of tables placed over the stair dividers, so it's not as dangerous as it might sound (but I can fix that!). She was wary that I would step incorrectly and cause the tables to shift, thereby falling and hurting myself. Me, being "Mr. Man", knows better, and proceeds to tell her so.
You can see this one coming...
Towards the end, I stepped back and put weight on the end of the table that was overhanging the divider. The table started to tip up, and I started to fall backwards. It was a slow motion ballet of "stay to the right, as the left is the drop of 10 - 15 feet for the stairs, while the right is just three feet to the floor". Sue's freaking out, I'm trying to save myself, and nobody can do much of anything to stop it. Fortunately, I did end up on the floor (not the stairs), and I didn't injure the area where the recent surgery was done. Sue's crying, the boys are running up the stairs, and I'm on my back... "Everything's OK... I'm fine... Move along... Nothing to see here..."
The worst part is that I scraped my leg on something on the way down, and it started off as just an abrasion on the backside of my calf. But over the course of the last week, it's bruised up pretty nicely, from the back of the knee clear down to the ankle...
And *this* is why I'm much more at ease behind a keyboard or a book... :)
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Posted by Duffbert At 18:16:00 On 10/10/2006 | - Website - |
Posted by Curt Stone At 03:47:53 On 09/10/2006 | - Website - |
Posted by Trina Munson At 13:13:09 On 09/10/2006 | - Website - |
Though this is one of those "Do what I say and not what I do" moments.
Last time I started a major home rennovation project I was home with pneumonia. So, yeah, I give really great advice, but just can't seem to take my own.
Posted by ChangeWarrior (Deb) At 14:52:43 On 10/10/2006 | - Website - |