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On the Fragility of Ankles
DickieP Started conversation Mar 17, 2001
A couple of weeks before Christmas 2000 I broke my ankle. As it was winter, the first question people asked when they saw me in plaster or limping was:-
"Did you break it skiing/playing football/rugby etc.?"
When I replied that I had fallen down the stairs at home, the second question everyone asked was:-
"Had you been drinking?"
And I could only reply in honesty that I had.
It surprised me how severely I broke it. A triple fracture and I only actually fell down three stairs. For the sake of a few glasses of vino I now have big lumps of metal inside me. I have lived for 28 years and fallen down stairs countless times whilst sober and drunk and never suffered any ill effects. So why did this particular fall result in the airport security nightmare I now have? I don't suppose I'll ever know but I'm damn sure I'm not going to experiment to find out.
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