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Ice Skating Misadventure

🕑 Added 2024-06-18 17:56:11 +0000 UTC

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CipherFTW

Just be careful man! <3

Eric Dontigney

Truth. If i'd been transported to another world and had to ice skate away from monsters...well, they would have eaten me.

Eric Dontigney

Yeah, because that's when the warranty expires on you.

Eric Dontigney

Well, to be fair, I picked a particularly challenging skill to learn, after I spent most of a year basically living in my desk chair. I knew that strains and soreness were going to be part of the process. Landing flat on my back that way was a new one though. I haven't had the wind knocked out of me like that in a long, loooonnnnngggg time. It's a particularly jarring experience because, for a few seconds, you just can't breathe. On the flip side, that's the first serious fall I've taken while ice skating in quite a while. So, it's six of one, half dozen of the other. The other option is to just let myself go entirely. I think I'd rather hurt sometimes.

Eric Dontigney

Yeah, that doesn't improve in your 40s

Charles Lash Jr

I read that as isekai skating adventure so it could have been worse .

Alexander Crannell

Hope you heal up quick

Frost

Yeah I've noticed that falling gracefully is no longer an option once you near 30

Valderan

This is the universe telling you to take it easy. You've been having a tough go of it with the comments sections and now you've gotten yourself physically injured. I recommend the Newfoundland cure for everything. 1) get a wool sock and an unopened bottle of scotch. 2) strip and drink scotch until there are two socks. 3) put on both socks and go to bed. 4) wake up, realize you should have included water in step 1, fall asleep again angry. Follow this prescription and be well.

Thomas Stewart

I recently had a hilarious pratfall that left a large bruise on my windpipe and snapped my head back - I thought the last thing I'd ever hear would be the overused movie "crunching celery" noise. Stupid injuries happen. Take your time, get better, and don't read the comments on your fiction posts. We'll still be here when you're OK.

CipherFTW

Bruh. You get hurt more than my ex GF. I'd say its funny but im actually kinda scared you're gonna fall and be unable to get back up! Stop it! <3

IndyBart

This is why I’ve taken up the art of fishing in a pond with no fish under a shade tree where the hardest part is cracking open a beverage. Hope you start feeling better soon!

Thomas

TLDR; I got hurt hiking didn't recover from minor strain on injury and want Eric to take it carefully and recover fully, Best wishes on a speedy recovery. I was hiking in August 2018, tripped and caused micro tears along my interior patellar ligament. It didn't heal up until June 2020 because my work chair put a little pressure on my knees for "ergonomic" reasons and healing took 6 weeks of staying off it during covid. I've been trying to get back into shape by walking since September of last year, my knee is still not healthy enough to go on a 5 mile walk. Once you get to your 30s take care not to overstrain your self and stretch a lot, it is worse if you never got in great shape in your early 20s. Take your time to get better, your health is important and make sure not to strain yourself.

Newbie_101

I feel that age comment - I smacked my leg into a table corner and that bruise took weeks to go away.

luda305

Sounds like a blooper idea for Sen.

Nathan V

"keep in mind that you bounce back from minor injuries slower and slower as you age." Ain't that the truth. Pulled a muscle playing soccer with the kids and I could barely walk for a week after. I don't like my 30s...