As did the clock, I fell forward too ...

[mrdreamjeans]

I took a rough fall at the office this morning. My brother Jeff charges his cell phone in a wall plug about three feet from his desk. He usually wraps the phone end of the cord in a loop around a drawer handle on his desk. I'm used to stepping over it. However, early today I was at the copier next to his desk, the phones were ringing off the hook and I forgot.

Jeff said, "Neil, Can you catch the phone quick?" I turned to get the phone in the other room, took two steps and fell over the cord, which in breaking, wrapped completely around my ankle. The dive tore skin off my right ankle, scraped my left knee (industrial carpeting) and tore the charger cord in half!!

After Jeff was certain I hadn't knocked myself out and well ... after he finished laughing, he remembered to ask me if I was okay ...I decided just to lay there on the floor for awhile, milk the fall for sympathy till the giggling died down and decide whether I should sue:)

Comments

[sflonestar.livejournal.com]

Sorry you took a fall. SUE! SUE! SUE!

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

More like "Suey, suey, suey!!! :) I couldn't believe I took such a header! *grin*

owie!

[bearhedded.livejournal.com]

Yeah, SUE!!!!!!! We're getting old and frail!

Re: owie!

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

I can't admit to being old and frail ... I'm too close to my birthday:)

Re: owie!

[bearhedded.livejournal.com]

we're 3 weeks apart, remember?

Re: owie!

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Just wish I was in Seattle rehearsing a show!

Y'know.........

[bearhedded.livejournal.com]

Our Managing Director is leaving at the end of the fiscal year..........

[gotmoof.livejournal.com]

Well, at least now you have a handy excuse for not going into work on Friday... "I've fallen, and I can't get up!"

Oh wait... don't we need to get you a MedicAlert button now?

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

That can be my next job ... the commercial ... :)

[mikeybill.livejournal.com]

Glad you're ok! Suing your brother - hmmm, well, there could be a downside to that:But how much is he worth?*evil grin*

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

He's quite well to do ... but he's currently my employer too ... That would be winning the battle and losing the war:)

[theoctothorpe.livejournal.com]

Hehehehehe…

I mean, oh, how awful!

In all seriousness, I am glad that you're ok, save a minor scrape. Would you like me to kiss it and make it better?

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Did I mention what else I hurt? LOL!

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Hon ... I'm sore, but it was pretty funny. Even I had to laugh once the stunned part wore off:)

[quietdanmn.livejournal.com]

a whole new meaning to "tripping the light fantastic"... ;-)

Heal well! *HUGS*

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Dan! Wish I had thought of that line:)

[labeartorycub.livejournal.com]

I could say something like, "See you next Fall," but that wouldn't be true either. (grin) Seriously though, I'm glad you're okay. Minor scrapes are one thing compared to what could have been.

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

I'm always bumping my head or tripping over things ... I think it's the pace of how I do things ... It wasn't serious, but it did bruise my ego:)

[notdefined.livejournal.com]

Wow, we must be related somehow! I'm glad to hear nothing was broken (on your person), just some scrapes and, I'm sure, the inevitable bruise or two. Now you need to make up a much more interesting story for show and tell. :)

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Hmmm ... I'm thinking ... I'm thinking ...LOL

[tbone1961.livejournal.com]

this has workers comp written all over it!!!

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Independent contractor here ... I need to go to a chiropracter anyway. Course, the local chiropracter is a hunting buddy of my brother's:)

[madisonbear.livejournal.com]

:(

Hugs!

No permanent or serious damage to ankle (other then the skinning...oooowwwwwwwchh!) or knee i hope?

lol! what a thespian! Milking the audience! sheesh! Bravo! ;)

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

No real damage to anything other than my ego. Though the scrapes are sore and in areas that I can't seem to keep from hitting:)

[elfkat.livejournal.com]

What no elegant pirouette? Hope all the parts aren't sore. Feel better.

HUGS!

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Nope:) It was a full out prat fall, face down ... Just like I did when I played Officer Kruptke in West Side Story. Cept this time, I lost skin:) Hope you're feeling better! HUGS!