to add insult to injury (i already fell this morning, but i'm blaming my dog for pulling me) i fell TWICE on the way to class. so i was wet for the whole 1.5 hours of class. i pity the person who sits in that seat next because it was soaked.

my butt

is definitely bruised. along with elbows and wrist.

more slippery fun shall ensue tomorrow morning. until then....safe walking, tww.

2/1/2010 5:01:27 PM

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"i was wet"

khcadwal

2/1/2010 5:01:55 PM

slippery fun

2/1/2010 5:02:12 PM

holy crap there's so much to misconstrue

2/1/2010 5:02:37 PM

THIS IS NOT A LAUGHING MATTER

if i hadn't gained 15lbs (mostly in my ass) i could be seriously injured right now.

luckily i have enough padding so i'm only expecting a little soft tissue bruising.

2/1/2010 5:02:54 PM

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"luckily i have enough padding"

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"my butt is definitely bruised"

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"slippery fun"

[Edited on February 1, 2010 at 5:03 PM. Reason : I MEAN COME ON]

2/1/2010 5:03:29 PM

Saw a ~ 40year old man almost fall twice and catch himself

the third time was the charm, however

[Edited on February 1, 2010 at 5:04 PM. Reason : x]

2/1/2010 5:04:22 PM

I've slipped on the ice. Luckily, I'm not clumsy and didn't bust my ass.

[Edited on February 1, 2010 at 5:05 PM. Reason : clarifier]

2/1/2010 5:05:10 PM

i got all the way to my car and was like sweet... i didn't fall. then i reached for my keys and BAM

i hit the ground so fast i def didn't have time to catch myself. then i fell again scraping ice off of my car.

fml

2/1/2010 5:05:22 PM

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"i was wet"

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"it was soaked"

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"a little soft tissue bruising"

[Edited on February 1, 2010 at 5:07 PM. Reason : s]

2/1/2010 5:07:26 PM

I was on the North Campus Reverse going up the hill that leads onto the road--Yaaaaaaaarborough--and the bus got stuck, started sliding back, and almost winded up in the intersection. Luckily the driver fucking GUNNED it and crawled us back up. Granted, it was probably his shitty driving that caused it.

I also did not fall on my ass at all.

But I looked like a pussy picking my footsteps through the ice-pack.

2/1/2010 5:16:18 PM

don't sweat it dude, you look like a pussy regardless

2/1/2010 5:17:43 PM

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"I've slipped on the ice. Luckily, I'm not clumsy and didn't bust my ass. "

well i was busy being important and carrying all my books and computer etc for lawwwwww school. and i couldn't catch myself on anything because i had no hands.

it has nothing to do with being clumsy.

2/1/2010 5:18:33 PM

i apologize for mocking you

2/1/2010 5:20:11 PM

well luckily only the mailman saw me. but that asshole didn't even offer to help

2/1/2010 5:21:16 PM

In the interest of keeping personal things off of TWW, I'll just post:



sorry you slipped. but everyone, please be careful. you can REALLY hurt yourself out there. also, NC isn't used to snow/ice... the city isn't capable of preparing roads, sidewalks, walkways for this type of weather.

2/1/2010 5:21:54 PM

TRUTH

when walking to school i was walking down the sidewalk (which was still kind of icy) minding my own business and then i see up ahead where the crosswalk is located is just a sheet of ice. like who stops clearing the sidewalk there?!

so i crawled over the mound of piled up snow from the road and jaywalked across because i did NOT want to slip again.

2/1/2010 5:23:35 PM

the life and times of khcadwal. Its a hard knock life

2/1/2010 5:52:07 PM

I slipped yesterday on the invisible sheet ice hiding on our driveway, but I did not fall.

2/1/2010 6:23:43 PM

Few tips:

-Avoid walking on paths that are rarely traveled (sidewalks near busy roads where everyone drives instead of walks, dirt paths, spaces between cars, etc...)

-If you know you will be walking over ice, make an attempt to take smaller steps. Widen your stance. Waddle. Keep feet planted and slide a little bit if need be. Make an attempt to keep your center of gravity directly in line with your feet.

-If you have to walk up hill, walk large zig zags, in order to break the incline up. Try to walk in the grass.

-Avoid wooden sole shoes when walking. Take a crappy pair of shoes to walk in, so you won't be afraid to walk through mud, grass, etc...

2/1/2010 6:24:04 PM

busted my ass

2/1/2010 6:37:37 PM

In Case of Emergency

2/1/2010 6:42:10 PM

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"MORE SLIPPERY FUN"

2/1/2010 7:10:49 PM

I pulled a Home Alone 2 getting out of the car, my foot went right out from under me

2/1/2010 7:33:04 PM

i totally busted my ass this morning.. almost twice

2/1/2010 7:35:09 PM

intrusion countermeasure electronics

2/1/2010 7:41:47 PM

immigration customs enforcement

watch out illegal mexicans!!

2/1/2010 7:43:34 PM

hoping not to fall down today

2/2/2010 8:51:47 AM

its better outside then yesterday

2/2/2010 9:01:50 AM

if you aren't a fucking retard there's no reason you should fall walking on this shit

look where you are stepping

take it easy

for fuck's sake

2/2/2010 9:14:14 AM

^^ its the same where i am....and everything refroze

^ in my complex nothing has been cleared and nothing has melted so "watching where i step" doesn't really help. and i was careful. i still fell.

[Edited on February 2, 2010 at 9:15 AM. Reason : .]

2/2/2010 9:14:59 AM

I fell yesterday

stupid invisible ice patch

2/2/2010 9:20:59 AM

My butt's finally starting to hurt less from where I busted it on Sunday. Stupid invisible ice patch. I was running though, so I don't know if that gives me more of an excuse or makes me more of an idiot.

2/2/2010 9:35:42 AM

I KNOW! and it could freezing rain today

soooo over it

2/2/2010 9:36:16 AM

I've never once slipped on the ice. Strange.

I have slipped in dress shoes when I go in from a rain storm though because my old work shoes had no tread. But I always caught myself.

2/2/2010 9:38:02 AM

i got karma-ed today

2/2/2010 6:46:45 PM

you people can have your snow. i've been wearing short sleeves

2/2/2010 8:59:39 PM

i'm not ashamed to say that i have crab-walked down icy walkways to avoid busting my ass

2/2/2010 9:03:46 PM

I did my roadrunner impersonation all the way from my front door to my truck this morning, but I never actually fell down.

2/2/2010 9:06:42 PM

pretty sure i'm going to have some bruises from my earlier fall

2/2/2010 10:28:54 PM

My dad fell on the ice before Christmas and bumped his head.

I went over there to see if he was alright and fell right beside him.

That was probably hilarious to anyone driving by.

2/2/2010 10:31:23 PM

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"i'm not ashamed to say that i have crab-walked down icy walkways to avoid busting my ass "

LOLOLOLOL

2/2/2010 10:32:04 PM

I did, but I put my hand down like Ray Rice and kept on trucking.

2/2/2010 10:32:08 PM

i find I slip more on campus when it rains than when it snows, but this might be more because I take my time when it is icy, and I often fall in the rain when I'm running to get out of it and I'm wearing my sandals (rainbows provide no traction on those damn bricks)

2/2/2010 10:36:37 PM

oh god sandals on campus during the rain is death

i've fallen then too. and its like impossible to do without SOMEONE (more like 50) people watching.

2/2/2010 10:38:35 PM

I went to the Canes/Blackhawks game on Saturday night. They had plowed the parking lot and succeeded in making a large snow pile barrier to climb over. I was the first in my group to do so and jumped off the other side because it was steeper than I'd originally thought. I ran off my jump and was coming to a stop when in classic cartoon fashion both legs slipped, I saw my feet at shoulder height and then smacked my butt on the pavement. No bruising or pain. My Finnish blood runs as one with the ice.

2/2/2010 10:48:16 PM

hey look

its slippery out again

FANTASTIC.

but its slippery and wet as shit so if you slip...you will get tres soaked.

2/5/2010 11:46:50 AM

I, too, have slipped on Immigration & Customs Enforcement

2/5/2010 11:47:28 AM