That technique works. On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 1:39 PM, Bruce Anderson <[email protected]> wrote:
> I rely on EIS and Vit, D3 to keep me free of insults like colds and flu. > BUT, for walking on ice, I have another little trick that I learned in > Labrador. Some years ago, at Virginia Tech, the campus was a solid sheet of > ice. The jocks were having difficulty standing, much less walking. Their > jaws dropped when my daughter walked across the parking lot, in high heels, > without any problems. It was all because she remembered what I had taught > her. "Bend your knees and and step flat-footed" With that you are much > less apt to slip and if you do, you will sit down, rather than your feet > flying out from under you and landing on your hip, shoulder, and / or head, > Wont help much now, but maybe next time you are out on the ice...... > > On 1/28/2010 7:58 AM, Dorothy Fitzpatrick wrote: > > I have a cold at the moment which I caught from my son and I had been > taking/spraying CS prior to this, so it didn't stop it. I have been low > though since having a fall on the ice (I'm such a wuss).... > > >
