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I finally got around to cleaning off the 2 inches or so ice from my driveway this afternoon. Took, I dunno a couple hours at least, but I figured I'd get 'er dun before this next snow storm rolls in (I hate winter in Kansas).
Spent two hours walking around the ice in the sloped driveway, not to mention the hour or so I worked on the 40 to get it out of the driveway to I could clear it, with not so much as a slip. So I get the drive cleared, backed the Big Blue Ford into the drive to get the hillbilly hotel offloaded, walked back down the now ice-free driveway to get 40 and park so I can go inside a take a nap before I had to go to work this evening.
I step one frig'n foot off the driveway onto the nearly flat but ice-packed street and, yep, you guessed it, fell flat on my back and smacked my head on the curb .... Knocked myself smack-out cold. We determined (much later) I laid in the street for about 20 to 30 minutes, out cold. I woke up to the sound of a trash truck on the next street over and a gray, blurry street light hanging over me. I managed to stumble into the house just to colapsed in a pile in the living room and got Debi's help.
So one ambulance ride, one arm sling, one CT scan, about a dozen x-rays, a bottle of Hydrocodone and six hours later I managed to get to walk (not stumble half concious) up my ice free driveway.... In my longjohns cause I made Debi and the EMT's take off my Carhart bibs and coat so the scissor happy ER nurses would lay claim to them.
I sure can't wait for the 4 to 6 inches of snow coming tomorrow.
Spent two hours walking around the ice in the sloped driveway, not to mention the hour or so I worked on the 40 to get it out of the driveway to I could clear it, with not so much as a slip. So I get the drive cleared, backed the Big Blue Ford into the drive to get the hillbilly hotel offloaded, walked back down the now ice-free driveway to get 40 and park so I can go inside a take a nap before I had to go to work this evening.
I step one frig'n foot off the driveway onto the nearly flat but ice-packed street and, yep, you guessed it, fell flat on my back and smacked my head on the curb .... Knocked myself smack-out cold. We determined (much later) I laid in the street for about 20 to 30 minutes, out cold. I woke up to the sound of a trash truck on the next street over and a gray, blurry street light hanging over me. I managed to stumble into the house just to colapsed in a pile in the living room and got Debi's help.
So one ambulance ride, one arm sling, one CT scan, about a dozen x-rays, a bottle of Hydrocodone and six hours later I managed to get to walk (not stumble half concious) up my ice free driveway.... In my longjohns cause I made Debi and the EMT's take off my Carhart bibs and coat so the scissor happy ER nurses would lay claim to them.
I sure can't wait for the 4 to 6 inches of snow coming tomorrow.
Seriously, glad you're on the mend.
