Dec 1 2015

New home builders have a safety code to follow. One of the rules states there must always be a railing around stair well openings even if only temporary. If you think about it, there is always a moment between finishing the subfloor sheathing and the installation of the guardrail. This story is about one of those moments. You're probably thinking, "Oh, no!" Ed fell over  the edge. Well of course I did. It is amazing how fast the brain reacts to moments like these. The number one priority is to keep the skull from suffering any impact so it starts barking out orders to the different body parts. My right hand took first contact, placing itself on the first tread, a hard back twist and leg drive planted my left foot on the third tread. Physics follows Albert's equation unfortunately and the mass, (my body) and the velocity, ( the speed at which I was falling) produced too much energy for my poor knee to handle and it quickly buckled. I grabbed the hand rail, oh yeah, it hadn't been installed either, so. Continuing my descent, my right elbow hit the next tread, the brain barked out "back flip". Yeah sure. Almost though, my right heel caught the edge of the eighth tread but slipped off. "Splay! Splay!" was the next order. Good idea actually, my right hand touched the concrete first, then my right toe, a simple twist brought my left toe to the floor and my left palm came to rest next. Ha. In a perfect plank position. Nadia, in her prime, would have been impressed with the landing. The drywallers looked in awe at the disaster averted. So...I did a pushup...just to show off.

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