Actually Jim, I didn't *know* I was on Ice at the time! I just went out onto my drive to shake out the dog blanket from the car. It didn't look as if there *was* any ice, but one minute I was standing there holding up the blanket, and then - whoosh! I was on the floor! I had to laugh later thinking of me rolling around in the road, faintly calling for hubby who was in the loo, and son who was on his computer playing World of Warcraft! dee
On 28 Jan 2010, at 23:07, Jim Holmes wrote: > 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...... >
