old sux0r..... i dont look forward to getting past twenty. bwaha.

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Much more like that and you won't make it past 20... they have hitmen in Texas, right?

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eep! for the right amount of money id do the job myself!

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hope ur foot gets better really soon =)

lol at "proverbial brick outhouse"

I've been crawling along as people have flooded past and around me in a great tide. I've shied away from anyone who's even looked like they might come close to treading on my foot. I've had to pick my route with care.

Picking a route with care is a very difficult thing. I'm generally ok if I can walk the same pace, but it can be a struggle when someone suddenly steps into your on coming path further up as you know you can't auto-jump out of their way. Very often in crowded places I have to physically stand still and let people pass around me.

On previous accounts I've had children holding their mother's hand foolishly try to walk between me & my crutch. Earlier in the week I went to a BHMonday market and my crutch was swept away by several bagcarriers which has made my leg even gippier this week *grrr*

Related matters also frustrate me - I can't carry an umbrella plus shopping bags so I do get very peeved when ladies pull out their brollies and aim them straight for your head when you can't suddenly duck out of the way (normally in drizzly weather too!!!) If I'm ok with getting slightly wet, why do other people have to be so stupid.

I think that's enough venting!

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I was wondering what your take on this would be and looking forward to reading it...

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Strangely my doctor makes me laugh has he's asked on occassions why I don't try going out with a walking stick. I have tried this but the stick is easier to swipe away in crowds and you can't take as much weight off when you are walking. The theory that people will avoid people with sticks/crutches isn't very good in a practical world :(

I guess it must be harder for you with nothing to back up the foot ?? People are probably less likely to notice that you are injured whilst they go about their business.

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Yeah... when I'm standing still (ie waiting on a train platform) there's nothing to show I have anything wrong, so I get crowded.

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I hope this takes your mind off your bad foot! You may soon be covered from head to foot with large itchy red spots if you have not already had chicken pox. Your second cousin Robert when down with it two days ago, making Easter Saturday part of his incubation period! Enjoy!

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We've both had it, mercifully...

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