Wet leaves and old gals don't go together

Im glad I don't recall it mam. I remember falling but I don't do the "cartoon" thing and actually get it in slow motion

It takes less than wet leaves to make me end up down there, lol

I was knocked over by a reversing car in a hotel car park in January.My fear as I fell was not so much what damage had I done as how was I going to get up.Fortunately the female driver and another lady hauled me up.

Jackb and Stillaliveandkicking I can assure you it is perfectly possible to recall flying through the air during a fall.

Recently I was looking at an item in a shop when somebody rudely pushed in front of me. I stepped back forgetting there was a flight of 5 steps behind me. I can clearly remember flying backwards and wondering what harm I was going to come to and the difference between the safety of flight and the pain of landing. Luckily no permanent damage (maybe).

I do occasionally fall over due to not picking my feet up and I am always aware in in that split second before landing of how much damage I may sustain.

Maybe some of us have brains that work in a different way.

I m fine folks no need to worry I must have bounced .....finger a lot less sore and no bruises anywhere

Oh dear, I do feel for you, I know how it feels. I went for a lovely country walk two weeks ago and ended up in A & E with a broken wrist!!! I'm pleased that you are feeling better, take care.

We have a large Scots Pine in our front garden (with a TPO) and it sheds copious amounts of needles onto the sloping path outside making it very slippy in dry weather when people don't expect it. I sweep the pavement but now I've been reminded that I haven't seen a road sweeper for months. I must check. Thanks folks.

(I carry a hike stick nowadays if I'm heading over rough ground. The fear of falling isn't so much about the landing bump as I'm well padded, it's more the indignity of having to crawl to the nearest likely support to heave myself back upright!)

Oh dear - hope you're on the mend now. I fell over on Christmas day and it took weeks for the black eye and other bruises to fade - made me quite wary in my own kitchen now! Anyone who knows Lincoln will know of the steep stairs between shops leading from the river to the town. It's always covered in pigeon droppings and I was going up there one morning last year thinking what a mess if I fell over in it - and of course I then tripped and fell up them! Thankfully no one was behind me - quickly picked myself up and carried on after checking my clothes for the dreaded poo!

Oh heck, poor you. Keep an eye on that finger though, and get it checked out at a minor injuries clinic if it doesn't stop hurting. I left a sore hand for seven days after a fall last year and it turned out I'd broken a bone. It only needed a hand support for a few weeks, but I was told it could have been more serious if I'd ignored it any longer.

Bluebell sorry to hear about the osteoporosis, a fall was how I found out I had got it, so glad nothing got broken

I agree that we all have to accept that accidents sometimes happen and are nobody's fault, but when a hazzard has or should have been brought to the Council's attention we have a right to compensation. A few years ago I tripped on an uneven pavement in my road and badly damaged my elbow, resulting in a couple of operations, physio and almost a year of problems. I sued the Council, using one of the companies who advertise on line and, despite the Council trying to deny all liability, they eventually gave in before going to court. The compensation hardly made up for what I had gone through but was welcome and confirmed my belief that the Council was at fault.

I ve woken up this morning feeling fine, finger sore, Bum slightly stiff but not a bruise in sight lucky woman

Blinko I have recently been diagnosed with severe osteoporosis ....yes I had to smile too

hope you feel better soon. Wet leaves, frosty pavements and uneven paving slabs are all enemies to be avoided.

Now, if you'd got mud all over your jeans don't forget that they're meant to be the height of fashion. Some daft b*&&%*s would pay good money for them.

This has been doing the rounds on Facebook:

"One way to find out if you're old is to fall down in front of a group of people. If they laugh, you're young, if they panic, you're old."

Just sayin'...

I tripped opposite a pub's sitting out area (no, I hadn't been in!) and went down with a crash. I was mortified but the kindness of total strangers who took me to the pharmacy round the corner, the staff who cleaned my "wound" and rang the GP who saw me immediately, almost made the humiliation worthwhile. Hope you feel better soon Bluebelle.

You (well okay, I) feel such a twit don't you? I managed to fall over outside our medical centre - where I was heading to have my flu jab last October...
When I apologised to the nurse for the mud on my trousers, she put some paper on the chair before I sat down -- but that was the extent of her care (as she could see that I was walking and talking, so I was out in less than two minutes). My knee and hands were sore for days and I'd obviously taken my weight on one arm, as I ached all down that side for over a week... Hey ho - hope you have no after-effects

Ouch ... hope you aren't too bruised today Bluebell. Seems you got off quite lightly. Hope you get to see the film another time.

Since I fell and badly broke my wrist a few years ago, I am always very careful and slow on muddy slopes etc. Makes me feel old being so cautious, but I really want to avoid that again.

At least you don't have osteoporosis.....evidently!

I fell over 3 times on wet moss on a steep path during the winter. I have asked the council repeatedly to do something about it but they haven't. It blinking well hurt and the second time it happened my knee was sore for a week.

I tripped over a fallen branch about 6 weeks ago, bruised arm, sore swollen finger from holding onto a horse food bucket, sore knees. Gradually recovered then had a chiropractor appointment yesterday where it was found 2 neck vertebrae and my pelvis had probably been out of synch with my spine since the fall!

Oh dear OP. Awful sign of us getting a bit older. Wet leaves on a path aren't the councils fault however. As for the numb finger, I'd go get that checked you may have torn a tendon.

Whether young or older, I defy anyone to "remember" actually falling due to it being a bit quick.

The numb finger sounds worrying. Don't you hate the fact that your memory is a blank between walking along and lying flat on your back? Or do you really remember flying through the air?

grannypiperI fell of my bike on Monday. Went to stop at a junction and as i leaned to the left to put my foot on the ground so i could check it was clear to cross over the back of my jacket caught on the saddle and i went over!!! Luckily didnt hurt myself badly just two lovely big bruises on my legs but i did feel so embarressed as a young man in a sports car pulled over to see if i was ok and a young girl rushed over as well. Still its nice to know that others will help when you have a fall.

A young lady was busy tieing her greyhound up to come and help me but I was up before she's got him secured My bag even stayed on my shoulder haha funny now but yes I bet I lll be stiff tomorrow
Oh dear MOnica hope you're ok now