Oh, yay, I just took a fall

September 07, 2025, 01:58 PM

Coming up the stairs in my house, tripped on the top step. I had my laptop (open) in my hands, so I was trying to break my fall without dropping it, banged into a corner of a wall with my face and now I've got a schnozz that's somewhere between Karl Malden and Cyrano de Bergerac. It are big and purple, the color of royalty.

Put on an impromptu profanity clinic for the wife. Used most of my colorful vocabulary, held the spiciest in reserve.

The vision of my right eye was blurry for a few minutes but has cleared up.

Just my way of getting out of cooking dinner.

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September 07, 2025, 02:02 PM

Lt CHEG

Not much to say besides I hope you feel all better soon, and glad that it wasn’t worse. You must really hate cooking dinner…

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September 07, 2025, 02:02 PM

MikeGLI

quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
Just my way of getting out of cooking dinner.

I gotta think there's an easier way to go about this.

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September 07, 2025, 02:07 PM

chbibc

Well, you made it through the ordeal.

I am happy to hear you're ok and nothing worse happened. Take care and mend the bruised proboscis.

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September 07, 2025, 02:32 PM

Skins2881

I don't know if I'd go that route, maybe just order her favorite takeout, but I appreciate you dedication to laziness.

Just check in with urgent care if you have any reoccurring symptoms.

Jesse

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September 07, 2025, 02:39 PM

oddball

quote:
Originally posted by Skins2881:
Just check in with urgent care if you have any reoccurring symptoms.

Yeah Para, is your nose bent or crooked? Suspicions of broken bones? If so, get it looked at, better earlier than later.

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September 07, 2025, 02:46 PM

IntrepidTraveler

I got in a bicycle accident when I was a kid. Friends say at least I wasn't hurt bad. My position was that at least I would heal, but I'd have to pay to fix the bike.

Now that I'm older, I question that wisdom.

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September 07, 2025, 02:49 PM

6guns

quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
quote:
Originally posted by 6guns:
How's the laptop?
Better than I

Good. Maybe an urgent care visit would be in order. And ice in the meantime.

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September 07, 2025, 02:57 PM

Cope

I am glad it did not occur on the top step heading down. Cracked ribs would add insult to injury. Not to mention having to replace broken eyeglasses. That ordeal got me out of cooking dinner for a month. Hope you heal up quickly.

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September 07, 2025, 03:25 PM

TexasScrub

Its gonna look like you just got done playing Nyuck Nyuck Nyuck with Larry and Moe.

But really, if needs needs getting looked at go get it looked at.