Cassi Creek:
The ice that
covered everything yesterday is even more treacherous today.
As the air
temperature climbed upward of the freezing point, I put the dog on her long
lead and headed off for the newspaper. One
tenuous step down and then another. The
2nd did me in. I don’t know
if the dog pulled on her lead or if the fault lay entirely in my actions.
I found
myself falling outward and down. I
managed to land sitting on the steps. No
apparent harm but the rapidity of losing all control over ambulation is a
warning that I can’t ignore. I found it
best to simply slide down the remaining steps until I could stand up on the
ground.
The ground
and driveway were equally treacherous.
It took, I believe, ten minutes or so to shuffle out and back with the newspaper.
I have a pair
of cable crampons that would have prevented, I believe, this fall. I wore them yesterday and had no problem on
the ice while bringing in firewood. They
are the largest size the company makes and have to be worn over regular shoes. Unfortunately, my feet are large and it is
difficult to climb into the crampons and strap them on. Yesterday, Gloria helped me strap in. Today, I didn’t want to bother her. I think I’ll be smart and let her help me put
them on before going out to retrieve the mail.
The back deck
is still a solid sheet of water-covered ice melting slowly in the
sunlight. The front will still be mostly
in shadow at 1100 and I can only hope the ice melt I scattered this morning
will have made some difference.
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