Walking The Line --- Can You?

[Diggin It]

The county repaved my road yesterday and widened it considerably. Out of curiosity as to how wide it was, I just did the heel to toe walk across it. Or tried to. About stumbled and fell several times. Totally off balance. Managed to count it as 25 feet though.

Ears are messed up, Sinuses plugged, Back hurts, feet hurt. Can't hardly stand up when I need to mow the yard sometimes with a push mower. Stairs are like steep mountain trails.

 

[MoKelly]

Oh my - you are depressing me. It seems you are describing me these past few years!

Like my friends say - old age is not great, but it sure beats the alternative.

Then we have a few more beers and complain about those youngsters.

MoKelly

 

[Jstpssng]

I can still cross a stream on a log... it just needs to be a bit bigger tree than before. About 10 years ago I had to cross one, but it wasn’t very wide so I decided to just jump across. I got a bit of a run and just as I pushed off the bank I realized “OH Shoot, I’m not 20 anymore!” I landed in the middle of the stream which wasn’t so bad as it was only about a foot deep. However when landing I absorbed the shock with my knees so got soaked almost to my waist. I would have stayed much drier if I’d just waded the water in the first place.

 

[Doofy]

I gave up jumping off of things about 20 years ago. There seems to be no cushioning in my joints any longer. All I get now is bone jarring and pain.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

The county repaved my road yesterday and widened it considerably. Out of curiosity as to how wide it was, I just did the heel to toe walk across it. Or tried to. About stumbled and fell several times. Totally off balance. Managed to count it as 25 feet though.

Ears are messed up, Sinuses plugged, Back hurts, feet hurt. Can't hardly stand up when I need to mow the yard sometimes with a push mower. Stairs are like steep mountain trails.

The way you are describing that, it sounds like you're saying "that's not normal"?

Sounds like just another "Thursday" to me...

 

[Thomas]

I am lucky if heel to toe several times with out tipping.
Older one gets you'll find out bones don't bend much they break.

 

[Jstpssng]

I am lucky if heel to toe several times with out tipping.
Older one gets you'll find out bones don't bend much they break.

That's why I don't go up on roofs anymore.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

...or ladders.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Many, many years ago, I used t be a framer and timber framer..... never thought twice about walking across the top of a 2x4 wall two stories off the ground. When doing a timber frame, it was a piece of cake... timbers much wider!

Now, its hard to stay upright on a flat 2x12 plank.... I purchased 2 sections of scaffolding... I feel much safer and more confident to perform the job. For some reason, I am not afraid or even a little concerned to go up an extension ladder. I do really really make sure it is stable however.

 

[oosik]

I just tried it across the kitchen floor - 18 feet. I made it but definitely not as easy as I remember.