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Deal with slick sidewalks with ice barely visible? I just got back to the area, and that's what I found. Thankfully I was prepared for that.

How many of you have had to deal with that?
 
Yes, we just had a major winter weather event, featuring ice as a main component.

Many people ended up in the ER due to slip and fall accidents.
 
Bottesini said:
Yes, we just had a major winter weather event, featuring ice as a main component.

Many people ended up in the ER due to slip and fall accidents.
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OUCH!!!! Need to put salt or sand on steps and sidewalks, even in roads (preferably sand, not salt). I am sorry that people who falls or slip are ending up in the hospital. Dang! :shock:
 
yes, very common here.
a few winters ago I fell and broke my wrist, both bones in my wrist. Had to have surgery. It was my first major surgery ever.
 
Almost never. I can't recall the last time we had icy sidewalks.
 
None here, either...just banana peelings and bubble gum....:giggle:...and the time my son busted his arse when I had mopped the bathroom floor with Dawn....:giggle:...still get the :lol:'s when thinking about it...

With my balance issues too...I can fall to the left or the right...and my son saying...." you either fall to the left...or fall to the right.... are you alright?"...my flower garden got a beating awhile back....:giggle:
 
Bebonang said:
OUCH!!!! Need to put salt or sand on steps and sidewalks, even in roads (preferably sand, not salt). I am sorry that people who falls or slip are ending up in the hospital. Dang! :shock:
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You need to put sand and salt down together , I sand will absorb the ice when it melt from the salt. We're having freezing rain right now. The new idiotic condo manger got ice melt instead of a sand/salt mixture . The ice melt is useless, it melt the ice and that become a puddle of water at refreeze again overnight.
 
the maintenance guys at my apartment complex try to keep on top of the ice/snow, using a snow blower to clear off the sidewalks, salt on ice, and plowing snow off the parking lots when possible and putting sand on top of any icy spots on the parking lot. But there will still be the occasional slick spot here and there.

I may need to get another broom so I can sweep snow off my balcony....
 
green427 said:
Are you really that bored?
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I shovel the snow off my deck so I can walk on it and so the snow will turn to ice when it start to melt. The snow is so deep at times it could get freeze up my sliding door so will not open .
 
whatdidyousay! said:
You need to put sand and salt down together , I sand will absorb the ice when it melt from the salt. We're having freezing rain right now. The new idiotic condo manger got ice melt instead of a sand/salt mixture . The ice melt is useless, it melt the ice and that become a puddle of water at refreeze again overnight.
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Weather here is nice, but COLD. I'm pretty sure everyone around here has already dealt with the ice from last night.
 
Not here in Florida. :D The last time I slipped and fell is when I ran up and tried to kick a soccer ball and stepped on it instead.... :pissed: Stupid soccer ball.... :mad: Many many years ago thankfully.
 
Mewtilation said:
Not here in Florida. :D The last time I slipped and fell is when I ran up and tried to kick a soccer ball and stepped on it instead.... :pissed: Stupid soccer ball.... :mad: Many many years ago thankfully.
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Back in 2000, I slipped on black ice and busted my elbow..... it was severe enough to require 4 YEARS of recovery. I have never had an injury like that since, although the 26 months I spent recovering from a blown knee comes in a close second.
 
wow i couldnt even imagine having to do that, i live on the coast of queensland, australia. it's the middle of summer and super hot. we never get snow here. hope you all have a happy and safe christmas
 
I went to PA for a Christmas party 4 or 5 years ago. I didn't know that there was a minor ice storm there the night of the party. We stayed overnight and then the next morning, as we were getting ready to leave, I walked down the driveway to my car when all of sudden, I slipped and my feet went flying. I landed on my back and elbow. Took the wind out of me and I was so sore that I called in sick the next day. I didn't see any ice! That was what made it so scary!
 
shel90 said:
I went to PA for a Christmas party 4 or 5 years ago. I didn't know that there was a minor ice storm there the night of the party. We stayed overnight and then the next morning, as we were getting ready to leave, I walked down the driveway to my car when all of sudden, I slipped and my feet went flying. I landed on my back and elbow. Took the wind out of me and I was so sore that I called in sick the next day. I didn't see any ice! That was what made it so scary!
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Been there done that. Not fun. Now when I DO slip, I adjust quickly enough to let my rump take the brunt of the fall, cause it has the most meat. Like someone told me, "Expect the unexpected", and that works really well for me, as it allows me to quickly adjust, sometimes with less than a second to spare.
 
I slipped and fell flat on my back. That was when I was 33. It would have been scary if I was 60.
 
dereksbicycles said:
I slipped and fell flat on my back. That was when I was 33. It would have been scary if I was 60.
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I busted my elbow at 16, and it was a scary time.... didn't know what I was facing, and the pain? It was NOTHING like I'd ever experienced..... felt like my funny bone had been shattered. Now, blowing out a knee is painful, but busting an elbow in the funny bone section is 10 times worse.
 
markengland29 said:
I busted my elbow at 16, and it was a scary time.... didn't know what I was facing, and the pain? It was NOTHING like I'd ever experienced..... felt like my funny bone had been shattered. Now, blowing out a knee is painful, but busting an elbow in the funny bone section is 10 times worse.
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My brother fell and broke his right elbow last year at age 59. It was a painful injury, and it was an awkward healing period for him. He lives alone, and had to drive his stick-shift car to work each day. Not easy.
 
Reba said:
My brother fell and broke his right elbow last year at age 59. It was a painful injury, and it was an awkward healing period for him. He lives alone, and had to drive his stick-shift car to work each day. Not easy.
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Even though it's been nearly 14 years since that happened, the severity of the injury has made my elbow VERY sensitive. Even lightly tapping it against wood brings a world of pain. It was that bad.
 
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