Comments on: Socks + Hardwood Stairs = Not a Good Combo.

By: Erin

Erin — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:39:36 +0000

Isn’t falling up the stairs the most confusing thing? It’s like, you want to crack up laughing at how funny it is to fall up stairs, but then your pride and knees are injured too…I have fallen up stairs in a parking garage at UCF once. (While we’re on the UCF topic, I got to missing our Sigma Tau days so much the other day! I really loved those times with everyone!)

By: Zea

Zea — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:05:09 +0000

Ouch! You poor thing. Well, yes, as others have said, I’m glad your injuries weren’t worse, but still, that must have been awful scary, and a bruised tailbone is no fun (I know from experiencing it in a (first and only time) snowboarding fall).

As a south Florida native, we most definitely did not have stairs in my childhood home, but Seth and I have stairs now. Luckily, they are carpeted, so the slipping is a non-issue. However, a clumsy person can still trip on stair. I tripped going UP my stairs. The fall wasn’t very dramatic, but it was quite disconcerting.

By: Erin

Erin — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:16:56 +0000

Yana, you are such the voice of wisdom! Slippers are an excellent idea.

The main problem was that I was not in my house, but was at someone else’s home, walking down someone else’s stairs. I’ve got a great pair of lavender slippers Jesse bought me once when I was sick, but I didn’t have them (though, in all honesty, I probably wouldn’t have thought far enough ahead to be wearing them in that instance).

By: Yana

Yana — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:56:55 +0000

I’m glad you’re OK. This scenario could have ended very badly, and you’re lucky to have escaped with some soreness. I’m sure the bruises will come in time! See, I knew there was a reason I didn’t like socks! In our new house, we have terrazzo floors, which can be very slippery. They can also be very cold, so walking around barefoot is not an option, at least until summer. Thus far, I have compromised by wearing slippers, which actually keep me from slipping and keep my feet warm.

Perhaps you should invest in a pair, or at least a pair of socks with those grippy things on the bottom! And no running in the house. Your parents must have taught you that

By: Erin

Erin — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:11:38 +0000

I know–clearly parents should not be allowed to make decisions regarding houses!

And socks should come with warning labels.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:31:16 +0000

So your house didn’t have a secret passageway either? Parents just don’t know what to look for in a house!

I hope you’re okay. You’re lucky you didn’t break something. I broke my foot running down a flight of (carpeted) stairs in socks. Socks = evil.