Saturday, May 10, 2008
Me + Sidewalks = Trouble!
Today Jenn and I decided to go to Value Village to find some clothes for a retro party we are going to in a few weeks. We decided to take the route 3 to Torbay Road Mall and planned to catch it on Highland Dr.
If anyone has walked that part of the street that intersects with Torbay Rd. You'd know that the side with the office building has a big drop off on the edge of the sidewalk.
You know where this is going?
Well, Jenn and I are walking, we each got our MP3 players in, bopping down the road to the music and I just happened to think to myself "Gee, I better stay off the edge of this sidewalk because next thing you know it I'll be rolling down that slope and into a window and on someones lap in that office building." As soon as I finished thinking this down I went!
My right ankle twisted as I lost my footing with my right foot, I tried to compensate for the tilt by leaning to the left. I nearly hit Jenn as I went down. She says I fell so slow and was just unbelievable to watch. The lights were in the middle of a change so the traffic had a bit of a build up on all sides at the intersection. I tried to catch myself and somehow ended up on my back with my arms spread out. My butt and legs almost completely off the sidewalk and down the slopy embankment. When I realized what was on the go I was looking up at the clouds. I jumped up really quickly but it was too late. All the stopped cars had people inside looking at me with opened mouths laughing. Jenn was buckled over laughing too. She said so much of my ass came out of my jeans I practically mooned everyone. A car even beeped a few times at us as they started to pass us. Oh my. There is never a dull moment around me when I'm out and about, that's for sure.
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