So, last winter I remember vividly the moment when I was laying in bed after a visit to my chiropractor thinking, “the most dangerous thing to me losing a medical might just be an icy airport ramp.”
Ok, so a little back story.
I had just finished a flight and was putting the plane away. I took lots of care doing this.
The ramp was icy, so I put the ice cleats on my shoes that I kept in my truck for exactly these conditions. I took my time hooking up the tug for the plane, and slowly pushed it back into the hangar. I didn’t want to fall on the ice or slide the plane into anything that would cause damage.
Successful, I close the hangar door, locked up, took the cleats off my shoes, and climbed to my truck. Off I went toward home.
But about two miles away, I noticed I had forgotten my coffee cup, hat, and gloves, in the plane. So I turned around and headed back.
I parked in front of the hangar and hopped out to just run in quick and grab what I had forgotten.
But when I did so my left foot hit the ice and slid out completely.
I hit the ground hard on my left hip and back.
Laying there, I thought, “am I hurt?” or “is this just going to hurt?” Continue reading