Just another day in paradise / myLot

St. Catharines, Ontario

January 21, 2025 4:07pm CST

Minus 15 degrees celcius this morning, so I put on my wooly leggings, then my wool legwarmers over that. Then a long wool sweater over my favorite bulky sweater. Then it was the flannel 'ski mask', topped with a felt fedora that has an attached kerchief that I tied under my chin. Lastly, on went my parka, isotoner gloves and fuzzy gloves over the gloves. Then I headed out to the Centre. The way there was mostly clear and I didn't have to wait for someone to open the door for me as someone was just going out. I managed to carry my walker most of the way up the stairs by myself, though someone came and took it the last two steps and scolded me for not asking for help. After lunch, I waited for an hour then went to my dental appointment. By that time it had started to snow again.

It was at a place about 3/4 of the way home, and got there looking a bit like a snowperson. An hour and a half later, it was still snowing and the going was getting rough... How rough was it, you might ask... It was so rough that I fell ass over walker when I turned down to the side street that would lead me home. Luckily, a woman stopped her car and helped me get up and on my way. My glasses got a little skewed but other than that, I don't seem to have broken anything. I think I need skis for my walker.

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@allknowing (140998)

• India

21 Jan

You must have weighed a ton with all those clothes on you

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (48573)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

22 Jan

Not really.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (48573)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

22 Jan

@allknowing They're not heavy either.

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@allknowing (140998)

• India

22 Jan

@BarBaraPrz I just counted - 9 items Surely they are not feather weight!! (lol)

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snowy

@snowy22315 (185372)

• United States

21 Jan

Hmm, I think I would have rescheduled the appointment. Glad you weren't hurt.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (48573)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

21 Jan

Well, I had already rescheduled it from last week, so didn't want to do it again.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (185372)

• United States

21 Jan

@BarBaraPrz understandable

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Amber

@AmbiePam (96071)

• United States

22 Jan

Oh lord, girl. I’m glad you are okay after that fall.

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@DaddyEvil (141809)

• United States

22 Jan

I'm glad you didn't get hurt when you fell. Please be more careful.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (48573)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

22 Jan

@DaddyEvil Which time? When I fell outside I landed in deep snow and just lay there assessing things, and when I fell off my chair I landed on the bridge of my nose, on carpet. That one hurt.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (48573)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

22 Jan

I'll try, but I fell out of my chair earlier this evening without even trying.

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@DaddyEvil (141809)

• United States

22 Jan

@BarBaraPrz Did you at least bounce?

I've fallen a couple of times today... It isn't fun.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (82566)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

21 Jan

Glad you were not hurt. That can be scary, I hope you can stay home for awhile now,

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (48573)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

21 Jan

I'm glad I didn't get hurt, too. But I have to go back in two days for a cleaning, then next week for three fillings.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (106748)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

21 Jan

I can relate to what you are going through since it did snow overnight and the streets in my neighborhood are filled with snow which scares me even walking outside of the home.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (48573)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

21 Jan

How often do you get snow?

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (106748)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

22 Jan

@BarBaraPrz Maybe once in about four to five years.