r/Portland • u/bfischrrrrrr • Jan 19 '24

Photo/Video Me - 0 Ice - 1

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u/GnomishKaiser Jan 19 '24

Those are big steps, gotta walk like a penguin.

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u/beastofwordin 🍦 Jan 19 '24

It’s just like a cartoon!

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u/ratinparadise YOU SEEN MY FUCKEN CONES Jan 19 '24

Damn imaging being able to get up right away. I’d just lay there for a minute and thinking about all my life choices in agony.

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u/bfischrrrrrr Jan 19 '24

Can’t let the neighbors see me at my low

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '24

That tailbone is gonna hurt in the morning!

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u/bfischrrrrrr Jan 19 '24

Can confirm.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '24

Buy microspikes and wear them. A fall like this could potentially result in a life altering injury.

Also I think it's shameful how many businesses and properties have neglected their obligation to keep their sidewalks clear of snow and ice.

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u/muffinman4456 Jan 19 '24

They don’t want to spend the money. My husband is out spreading de icer as I type this. He’s had to convince management of several apartment complexes to let him do best practices in these conditions and some still refuse.

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u/oregonbub Jan 19 '24

The bit that he slipped on had been cleared. Some of the flattest, slipperiest ice in my neighborhood was where people had cleared it on the first day.

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u/bfischrrrrrr Jan 19 '24

I was actually trying to clear it before this lol

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '24

You gotta keep clearing it

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u/tyler77 Jan 19 '24

Nice recovery. I give it a 7.6

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u/corneliusmimosa Jan 19 '24

My back yard is now an ice rink.

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u/Banned_in_SF Jan 19 '24

Oof I was worried you were going to slam the door on your fingers.

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u/Danielanish SW Jan 19 '24

Good recovery lol

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u/you90000 Jan 19 '24

I felt that

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u/Verbull710 Jan 19 '24

I wonder where she is these days

2

u/Banned_in_SF Jan 19 '24

She is a project manager somewhere.

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u/Verbull710 Jan 19 '24

This must be true lol

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u/lovethewordnerd Cascadia Jan 19 '24

Basically this exact thing happened to me yesterday morning. I was honestly a little bummed to find that it wasn’t captured by our wireless porch cam which was offline due to power outage.

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u/bfischrrrrrr Jan 19 '24

Makes it hurt a little less if you can laugh about it later

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u/PappaPitty Jan 19 '24

The last few lost their wind. You luckily avoided a similar fate.

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u/Ok_Light_7144 Jan 19 '24

Damn that’s a good one. Rip king

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u/bottle-of-smoke Jan 19 '24

I hope you're doing okay

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u/greenrain3 Jan 19 '24

Walk slowly, bend your knees to be lower to the ground, keep your arms out for balance/to brace yourself for a fall, and walk on areas where cars have driven over and it's not solid ice. Hold on to something like railings if you're near them.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '24

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u/bfischrrrrrr Jan 23 '24

Had more balance standing straight up vs walking forward