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Well, as usually Oh thought he knew better on this point.
I had some things that needed putting up into the attic. They have sat there for about 2 - 3 weeks now.
Oh was off work on Monday and Tuesday and didnt think about doing it then (nor any weekend he was off since the stuff was ready)
So, yesterday evening, he said "Oh i'll get that stuff up into the attic for you before i go back to work tomorrow"
I wasnt expecting him to go do it then, as he usually says something like this and it could be weeks before he actually does it.
I was brushing the kitchen floor and shouted down to him that i would hold the ladder for him and to let me know when he was gonna do it....
Next thing i hear is a huge crash from the ladders.
I ran out of the kitchen, saw the ladders on the floor, but NO OH!
I walkied down calling him..no answer>
As i got right down, there he was lying on the floor of sons bedroom, on his side and not moving. His head was on a huge Sponge bob Square pants soft toy thing that son has.....It was lucky that was on the floor at that time, otherwise .....well i wont think about that.
He then said as i got to him "I'm OK" but he still didnt move. He then turned over onto his back slowly and lay there for a while before eventually getting up:
His shin is scratched, both arms have long scrapes down them where he had tried to save himself. His shouder, side and neck are all sore.
He sat in the kitchen while i checked him out....he kept saying he was fine...BUT his colour wasnt.
Before he went to the kitchen he thought it was a good idea to go show both sons his "Warrior injuries" not thinking (being the correct words here) that they would be worried. The arms look awful, not bleeding as such but with huge scrapes and blood showing(IYSWIM)
I kept an eye on him. He was looking very pale and said he felt giddy and thought shock was setting in.
Well he is fine but very sore.
The thing is...
when we moved here last year, the same thing happened.
I told him at the time to put my step exerciser thing at the bottom of the ladder as it was very heavy and the hall is all stone tiles.
He said "why use that...it serves no purpose, in fact it is quite cumbersome" This phrase, i am gonna put it on the entrance to the attic to remind the silly sod!!
Well, he went up the ladder without it and had a similar fall, except last time he scraped his belly and arms but landed on his feet.
This time he fell off with one foot in the attic , so it was straight down on his side
Honestly why does he NOT listen and think he knows best.
That phrase is gonna stay with me. I got such a shock finding him laying on the floor not moving. I was crying. After finding out that he was alive and fine, i let him know what a numpty he was for not listening to me, which he had to agree with
I may as well tell you this too
My Oh was always very sporty. He played American football for a lot of years and got lots of injuries.
About a few years ago, his left leg was swollen around the knee. He kept saying it was probably to do with all the sport he had played.
So, he went to hospital to get it checked. In the end it turned out he has "HOUSEMAIDS KNEE"..................well we never laughed so much. He was expecting some macho ailment. Anyone that knows him laughed too.....He prefers to use the latin term for it as he is too embarrassed to say that
Anyway, thank goodness he is ok. I wish he would go get his shoulder and side checked out, but he wont. He is very stiff and sore this morning.
Why does common sense go out the window when he is doing a "Mans job" in his words. Bless him, he gets all Macho about certain things and always ends up either injured or making a fool of himself. I could write a book about him.
I want to say to him "for goodness sake your are not as young, fit or agile as you used to be", but i know that will dent his macho ego and he will get down about that, so instead i said to him that he has to keep himself safe as we have 2 young sons that need him..................that he can handle.
Anyone else got a silly Oh like that?
VM
I had some things that needed putting up into the attic. They have sat there for about 2 - 3 weeks now.
Oh was off work on Monday and Tuesday and didnt think about doing it then (nor any weekend he was off since the stuff was ready)
So, yesterday evening, he said "Oh i'll get that stuff up into the attic for you before i go back to work tomorrow"
I wasnt expecting him to go do it then, as he usually says something like this and it could be weeks before he actually does it.
I was brushing the kitchen floor and shouted down to him that i would hold the ladder for him and to let me know when he was gonna do it....
Next thing i hear is a huge crash from the ladders.
I ran out of the kitchen, saw the ladders on the floor, but NO OH!
I walkied down calling him..no answer>
As i got right down, there he was lying on the floor of sons bedroom, on his side and not moving. His head was on a huge Sponge bob Square pants soft toy thing that son has.....It was lucky that was on the floor at that time, otherwise .....well i wont think about that.
He then said as i got to him "I'm OK" but he still didnt move. He then turned over onto his back slowly and lay there for a while before eventually getting up:
His shin is scratched, both arms have long scrapes down them where he had tried to save himself. His shouder, side and neck are all sore.
He sat in the kitchen while i checked him out....he kept saying he was fine...BUT his colour wasnt.
Before he went to the kitchen he thought it was a good idea to go show both sons his "Warrior injuries" not thinking (being the correct words here) that they would be worried. The arms look awful, not bleeding as such but with huge scrapes and blood showing(IYSWIM)
I kept an eye on him. He was looking very pale and said he felt giddy and thought shock was setting in.
Well he is fine but very sore.
The thing is...
when we moved here last year, the same thing happened.
I told him at the time to put my step exerciser thing at the bottom of the ladder as it was very heavy and the hall is all stone tiles.
He said "why use that...it serves no purpose, in fact it is quite cumbersome" This phrase, i am gonna put it on the entrance to the attic to remind the silly sod!!
Well, he went up the ladder without it and had a similar fall, except last time he scraped his belly and arms but landed on his feet.
This time he fell off with one foot in the attic , so it was straight down on his side
Honestly why does he NOT listen and think he knows best.
That phrase is gonna stay with me. I got such a shock finding him laying on the floor not moving. I was crying. After finding out that he was alive and fine, i let him know what a numpty he was for not listening to me, which he had to agree with
I may as well tell you this too
My Oh was always very sporty. He played American football for a lot of years and got lots of injuries.
About a few years ago, his left leg was swollen around the knee. He kept saying it was probably to do with all the sport he had played.
So, he went to hospital to get it checked. In the end it turned out he has "HOUSEMAIDS KNEE"..................well we never laughed so much. He was expecting some macho ailment. Anyone that knows him laughed too.....He prefers to use the latin term for it as he is too embarrassed to say that
Anyway, thank goodness he is ok. I wish he would go get his shoulder and side checked out, but he wont. He is very stiff and sore this morning.
Why does common sense go out the window when he is doing a "Mans job" in his words. Bless him, he gets all Macho about certain things and always ends up either injured or making a fool of himself. I could write a book about him.
I want to say to him "for goodness sake your are not as young, fit or agile as you used to be", but i know that will dent his macho ego and he will get down about that, so instead i said to him that he has to keep himself safe as we have 2 young sons that need him..................that he can handle.
Anyone else got a silly Oh like that?
VM
I am sure i have the socks that need sorting out.
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