How many times have you slipped AND fell on this ice?

[blakduglis]

I stepped out the back door to take the garbage to the can, stepped off of the deck and it was on. The little hill behind the house was a sheet of ice. I slid 20 yards to the fence. I fell a couple of times trying to get back to the house. Of course once my kids heard about the sheet of ice covering the hill, they were out the door with both of my dogs and didn't come back for a couple of hours. I wish I still enjoyed the ice as much as they do!

 

[loony1]

once myself (i blame it on the miller lite) and the wife twice (that was some funny ****).

 

[ralphb72]

Twice, cut my left hand twice too. Got racked up good stepping over a fence and the ice caved in, ouch. Ordered my yak track pro's today too, and some for our meter readers. Cheaper here, volume discounts and free shipping:

Yaktrax Pro Shoe Traction

 

[ThrottleJockey]

Once, broke a couple ribs. Went inside, laid down, haven't been back out since. Was trying to clean the ice off my tractor windshield for a run to detroit at 05:30 tuesday morning and landed on the corner of the bumper.....

 

[JohnP82]

None yet but have had a couple close calls.

 

[sepe]

We don't have too much ice but I got to watch someone bust their Macbook whatever when they were walking on campus. I guess even a hipster weighing in at about 120 pounds is too heavy to sandwich a Macbook between a sidewalk and their back. Looked like they had about 20 pounds of books in their bag as well. Hipster cried, many people laughed.

 

[stilllearning09]

0 falls, but I pulled a muscle chopping away at that ice. Hurts like #$%^.

 

[schafe]

Fell once in the driveway.....looked around and no one saw it. (I always do that...doesn't make sense.) My wife fell in the driveway twice, but was uninjured. I watched her fall, and she looked around just like I had done, and caught me laughing...er, rather.... with a concerned look on my face. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!!

 

[DRob]

Falling all over

I haven't hit the ground so far, but I am lucky enough to have one side of the driveway clear and dry. All it took was timely applications of ice-melt, a little shoveling, and the snow blower.

My wife is a nurse in the St. Francis South ER. They have been very busy with victims of falls.

 

[theweakerbrother]

I did not fall but I've pushed several people to their end. AHAHAHHAHA!

 

[cburnworth]

I thought it was funny watching my son fall about three times. then I decided to play fetch with my golden, it was funny watching him slide past the stick.

 

[sj kahr k40]

Once! That's all it took to break my arm

 

[MrsGungho]

Once! That's all it took to break my arm

what?!

It wasn't broke at the shop yesterday!

 

[Jay]

none for me... as posted above, I spent $5 at Lowes and got some inexpensive elastic crampons. 10 seconds on and off, and no slips/falls.

 

[grimor]

I've slipped lots of times, but I don't remember ever falling on ice.

 

[Mr. Habib]

Another vote here for the Yak Traks. They are absolutely amazing! Our yard is a solid sheet of ice and with those on I can run and chase my dogs like I'm on dry pavement. IMO if you don't have a pair you're just asking for trouble.

 

[JetGirl]

No falls...but I did some interesting ninja-like moves to keep my balance once. Wasn't worried about *me*...didn't want to fall and hurt the Kimber.

 

[sj kahr k40]

what?!

It wasn't broke at the shop yesterday!

Fell last night and snapped both bones in my wrist right below the hardware already in there, I go see my ortho guy Monday, I'll give you a call after I find out how bad it is

 

[MrsGungho]

Fell last night and snapped both bones in my wrist right below the hardware already in there, I go see my ortho guy Monday, I'll give you a call after I find out how bad it is

please do.

 

[MinuteMan47]

I took a devastating blow yesterday, and went down HARD.

I was unloading some full trash cans out of the back of my truck. Picked one up, turned around, and BAM! My feet went right out from under me. My right shoulder mainly took the hit, but I went down so hard that it somehow knocked the wind out of me.

I laid on the ground for a couple of minutes before I got up.

It was very lonely out there, and no one would have heard my cries for help.