Three recent news articles have really demonstrated how perishable the human life really is. Sometimes this is hard to believe, especially for me, because it's easy to think that you're indestructible. But all it really takes is one small slip.
Take this story in Cumberland, Maryland. A man is up on a ladder cleaning some windows and a moment later, one small slip, and he's dead on the sidewalk. This story was particularly peculiar for me because the same day, I spent part of the day high up on a ladder doing some repairs around the house. Of course there were electrical wires nearby and I kept thinking, "man, one slip..."
My daughter happened to be home from school that day and out of curiosity I asked her if she would know what to do if someone fell off a ladder. Of course her answer was no, she wouldn't know what to do.
And then today, this story brings the matter back into the spotlight. Famous football player from Super Bowl I Max McGee died after he slipped off his roof. He was on the roof blowing leaves off with a leaf blower.
He was 75 years old so I guess he was getting close to his expiration date anyway. So why in the world would you be climbing up onto your roof with a leaf blower?
But then slipping off a ladder or a roof is not the only way to go. You could be as unlucky as this guy. One minute you're out on your balcony chillin' and the next minute your being pushed overboard by a gang of crazy Rhesus monkeys.
But I must admit, if could pick the way I go, the monkey story gets some extra points.
I am not to sure I would want to die from a monkey attack but hey, it beats cancer!
ReplyDeleteI often see a few winners myself, being a firefighter and all. One of my favorite misshapes of all times was an "accident" with a knife.
While at a fall party a young man, after consuming several adult beverages "accidentally fell on a knife. The knife penetrated his neck just missing his carotid artery.
Now that takes talent but wait! His girlfriend also somehow ended up with a back injury. She also made a trip to the ER, her boyfriend got a helicopter trip to a trama center.
The boyfriend said he was "trying to catch her as she fell'. The knife, sticking straight up in the air on the ground, got lodged in his throat as he too fell.
You do the math, something doesn't add up!