I have suspected it for some time, you know, what with sundry aches and pains, forgetfulness, ability to nap at the drop of a hat (mind you, I've been good at that for years!) but yesterday the final proof was forthcoming - I fell over! It took the skin off my knee and I regret to say that sundry obscenities flowed along with the blood! That's irritating enough but, truth be told, it's the forgetfulness that drives me 'bonkers'! If I say something at 1.00 o'clock, by five past I may well have forgotten it!
Of course, it's possible I am blaming my old age for my tumble yesterday when in fact it is more likely to have been my old-fashioned sandals which I have been wearing during this heatwave. They are the traditional 'floppy' sandals 'old geezers like me' tend to wear. They are just that tad bigger in the soles so that it is easy to miss a kerb which is what I did yesterday.
Needless to say, that old Bill Shakespeare had it dead right when he said:
When troubles come, they come not single spies but in battalions"!
So, I was bleeding a bit from my skinless knee and, of course, I slapped a fairly large plaster over it and forgot about it! Alas, I woke this morning to find I had bled all over the sheets and duvet! Let me just say that the 'Memsahib' was not amused! I think I'm on cold rations for the rest of the week!
David, in this "heat" you are struggling with, cold rations may be in order. Do investigate some proper foot wear to keep you upright! As the signs around our retirement community here say "Stay Off the Floor".
Posted by: Whitewall | Tuesday, 21 July 2020 at 12:23
Like WW said - invest in proper foot wear! Those old jesus sandals aren't good for stability.
By coincidence, I took a tumble this morning. I was minding my own business, walking down the long lobby from the parking garage to my office. Before I knew it I went down. Just tripped over my own feet, as I have been wont to do all my life (which is why my mother sent me to ballet classes - now I can dance but still cannot walk). Fortunately I did not injure myself-just had trouble getting up. Getting old is not for the faint hearted. Take care of yourself. Memsahib still needs you, as do the rest of us. ;)
Posted by: missred | Tuesday, 21 July 2020 at 14:13
Echoing WW and Missred yep David, git yoresef some proper footgear.
But I might go one further and say you might do as I've recently come to ... well 'a conclusion' is probably a bit of a stretch as I ain't quite got around to ordering myself up a pair as I've been thinking I ought. But the truth is usually I remember just not to do it but sometimes, I find myself "accidentally" doing it anyway - walking on turf (lawn/grass) where the occasional hole/unevenness is to be expected. As I did this past July 3rd attending a traditional fish fry neglecting my cane and came to grief barking my shin.
You've seen our baseball catchers I think David? You notice a bit of kit they wear specifically "shin guards"?
Well if I ever get around to getting myself a pair I'll come back and report to you whether it'd be worthwhile for you to consider getting yourself, in addition to the aforementioned proper footgear, a pair of shinguards too!
Posted by: JK | Tuesday, 21 July 2020 at 14:48
Even if you don't get better footwear, ditch the flip-flops. Those things are an accident waiting to happen.
Posted by: Bob | Tuesday, 21 July 2020 at 15:10
That's the very opposite to my experience, where the older you get the further away is the floor.
Posted by: The Jannie | Tuesday, 21 July 2020 at 16:37
If you can "fall over", then you're definitely not an Old Geezer. Drunks fall over, and so do children, and piles of books. Old Geezers "have a fall".
Posted by: Whyaxye | Tuesday, 21 July 2020 at 17:57
Thanks, Bob, but my sandals are not flip-flops, they're just sandals but perhaps a tad larger in the size of the soles.
'W', yet again you sum it up precisely!
Posted by: David Duff | Tuesday, 21 July 2020 at 18:24
Tut, tut, consider yourself bollocked by Sgt-Mjr Whatever-his-name-was, and here's a refresher Pte Duff! ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu2f1u928xk
SoD
Posted by: Loz | Tuesday, 21 July 2020 at 20:11
And the rest ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHJTATQzsds
SoD
Posted by: Loz | Tuesday, 21 July 2020 at 20:44
Blimey, SoD, that brought back memories!
Posted by: David Duff | Tuesday, 21 July 2020 at 22:42
Welcome to the club David. I am a couple of years older than you and have found that I am becoming a little unsteady at times. The real problem is that my brain still thinks I am an agile 20 year old with fast reactions. I don't bounce like I used to.
Posted by: johnd2008 | Wednesday, 22 July 2020 at 03:35