The second true 'Observation'...
I'll get to more current stuff soon, but I'm just trying to clear out all the old stuff from my memory.
This past winter, my town was hit by a snow & ice storm. Well, after being unable to go anywhere for two days, and not having gone to the grocery store before the storm hit, my supplies were running low. There is, however, a grocery store within walking distance of my apartment, so I decided to brave the cold and wind to pick up some neccessities.
Now, as a former Boy Scout, I know how to walk on ice. You don't walk normally, from heel to toe, because with uneven pressure like that, you're more likely to slip and fall. You 'stomp', put each foot down flat as you walk. It's not a sure thing that you won't slip, but it's not as certain.
Well, I'm 'stomping' down the road back from the grocery store, and here comes a guy jogging(yes, jogging) down the sidewalk. It was only snow there, so he wasn't having much trouble. However.
Imagine, if you will, that this crude ASCII is a depiction of the road as I saw it. From left to right you have: Curb, street, curb, hill.
He gets to about where the = is (4-5 feet from the road) and executes a one-leg leading jump...onto what was very clearly a large patch of ice. And of course, within a quarter-second of his foot hitting the ice, it slipped out from under him, with his ass hitting the pavement about a half-second later.
He wasn't hurt, and started laughing. As for myself, I left this future Darwin Award Winner and trudged back to my apartment.
Some people are wheat, some people are chaff.
This past winter, my town was hit by a snow & ice storm. Well, after being unable to go anywhere for two days, and not having gone to the grocery store before the storm hit, my supplies were running low. There is, however, a grocery store within walking distance of my apartment, so I decided to brave the cold and wind to pick up some neccessities.
Now, as a former Boy Scout, I know how to walk on ice. You don't walk normally, from heel to toe, because with uneven pressure like that, you're more likely to slip and fall. You 'stomp', put each foot down flat as you walk. It's not a sure thing that you won't slip, but it's not as certain.
Well, I'm 'stomping' down the road back from the grocery store, and here comes a guy jogging(yes, jogging) down the sidewalk. It was only snow there, so he wasn't having much trouble. However.
Imagine, if you will, that this crude ASCII is a depiction of the road as I saw it. From left to right you have: Curb, street, curb, hill.
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]_______[
He gets to about where the = is (4-5 feet from the road) and executes a one-leg leading jump...onto what was very clearly a large patch of ice. And of course, within a quarter-second of his foot hitting the ice, it slipped out from under him, with his ass hitting the pavement about a half-second later.
He wasn't hurt, and started laughing. As for myself, I left this future Darwin Award Winner and trudged back to my apartment.
Some people are wheat, some people are chaff.
posted by FirstOfTheFallen at 6:32 PM
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