Comments on: Slip-sliding away…

By: Dottie

Dottie — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:25:20 +0000

I fell just about a year ago on black ice(two days before Christmas). No one was around. I knew I had “broke” something. My whole left side was letting me know. I did manage to roll onto snow covered grass and eventually get myself up.In process, my cell phone rang and it was a friend from another state(no help there).Ended up with fractured shoulder. About eight months later, I was walking in a lovely neighborhood near home with my daughter. I tripped over the edge of bricks placed at end of driveway. Of course I fell, several cars went by without stopping and one did finally stop. The man was reculant to get out of his car(offered to call 911) . He finally did help my daughter to get me up. Don’t know if we looked all that threatening to someone or what.

By: Poppy

Poppy — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:27:28 +0000

I remember your comment telling me your last morning of freedom was upon you because of the fall, and then I remember thinking about you and him so many times over the last several days — EVERY time when not near a computer.

Please give him a very big hug for me and tell him to stop acting like an “old people”. And then stick your tongue out.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:16:45 +0000

Poor guy! I hope he is feeling better soon. Thank God that he wasn’t injured more seriously! I think I would have stopped to help him had I seen him crawling around in obvious distress. Although, as graceful as I am on the ice, I probably would’ve ended up on the ground also.

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This Week in Bad News: Looking to Learn | Sarah Morgan — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:36:25 +0000

[...] ice storm caused my aunt and my friend’s dad to get hurt badly (one ankle broken in three places, one set of bad bruises). And a distant cousin [...]

By: Sarah Morgan

Sarah Morgan — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:48:41 +0000

Poor Mr. Courto! What a horrible morning.

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:46:56 +0000

I would certainly stop to make sure someone crawling around in their bathrobe in the freezing cold was OK, especially since I have almost slipped and fallen on my own (brick) stairs every morning since this most recent round of storms came through Connecticut.

Poor Barry! The fall and then the indignity of crawling around afterwards, and all before even having one cup of coffee! I hope he will feel much better soon.

By: Nadine

Nadine — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:41:26 +0000

I feel so bad for your hubby. I hope he recovers quickly.

Just for the record, I would help the man crawling around. The only thing that would stop me is if he didn’t have anything BUT the robe on.

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:52:19 +0000

I’m so glad to hear that he’s okay!! The ice is terrible! In my family, someone seems to fall every time there’s some black ice outside. But a fall on the stairs is awful; you’re right – it could have been much worse. I’m sure you’ve been taking excellent care of him.

I would certainly stop to make sure someone was okay if I saw them crawling around in a bathrobe in the cold!

By: T with Honey

T with Honey — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:41:22 +0000

I’m glad to hear that Barry is only bruised and will be OK. I was a little worried when I saw that he fell on twitter.

To be honest I’m not really sure if I would have stopped. What if he was just a drunk lunatic?

Nah! My conscience would have made me at least stop, roll down the car window and yell to see if he needed help.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:31:37 +0000

I’m gonna be honest. If I was driving – I probably wouldn’t have even noticed him on the stairs or anything.
If I did see him – then hell yes I would stop and help