Geriatric falls on bathroom floor
Pemandia
Peter Fabricius
Sat 21 May 2016 08:03
There is nothing newsworthy about a headline like that so I'll add the sub heading: Says Nurse Did Not Warn Him.
Emily rightly made me promise to wear a lifejacket at all times, even in the cockpit and a harness on deck but she did not say anything about constraint when down below.
Being fastidious about my personal hygiene I decided on the three Ss - Shower, Sh** and Shave. The second of these was obligatory the other two discretionary (sorry if this is too much detail but I was a gastroenterologist) and even though it was Force 5 close hauled I thought I would go for all three.
Number Two, the second on the list -Number Two indeed, but second to none. Perfection on the Bristol Stool Chart: marvellous. I know Chris is interested in these things so will show him the photo.
Next, No3, not bad. a few more cuts than usual but passable.
No 1. Clothes off, soaped up, hair washed and all rinsed off. Then I came out of the heads to dry off. Big wave. Crash. Self folded up on floor by chart table. Stark naked. Check for damage: physical none except perhaps a new bruise or two. Dignity? In tatters. Utter ruins. Only thing to do was laugh as I struggled to get up.
I have got one of those Personal Locator Beacons. If I had set it off would one of those nice First Responder Ladies have rushed round to help me up and make a fuss of me? Perhaps Marion would let me know.
Meanwhile to all my readers born in the 1950s or before, we are on the way so don't laugh too loudly. It may be the cabin floor in Force 5 this time, but all too soon it will be the stable, dry, level, bathroom floor.
Carp Diem
Peter
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