The cat *is* trying to kill me....

[wraithfodder]

Well, since I didn't break my  neck, this sounds more out of a sitcom. There I was, with this gorgeous green jar (which I just bought today)  in hand:


as well as a pack of lightbulbs and a container. I was going down the stairs. Foolish me did not turn on the lights, so did not see cat, but suddenly I'm stepping on something 'smooshy' and it shot out from under foot and everything in my hands went flying as I was doing my best not to do a header down the stairs. So, there go the lightbulb pack of three, the container (plastic, so no big deal) and my precious 7" green glass jar made in Belgium.

I ended up on my butt on the stairs with an aching foot (oh yes, I need damage to foot like a hole in the head - Comic Con is next weekend!).  Shall tape it or ice pack I think. Meanwhile, after checking on cat (he's fine, phew phew), I go downstairs and OMG, the green jar is intact!!! I checked, held it up to light, no cracks, nada. Man, this stuff from Belgium is strong! I just picked it up at a local tag sale for the grand price of $1, but I love the green - hard to find - so once it's dried out from the washing, I'm stuffing it with, hmm, cookies. :)

And oh yeah, the liglhtbulbs - squiggly kind - seem to be okay!

Comments

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

Isn't that the truth????.........We worry about the
minor, not that stepping on the cat is minor, when we could have had a real disaster.............
Several years I fell down the stairs and when I finally hit the landing, there is one more flight following landing, I initially checked to see if anything was broken, there were fractures but I thought it was sprains.............I crawled rest of way down the stairs and hobbled to my car and to the ER.
The doctors were astonished at my tale, immediately shot me up with
what Sheppard calls 'the good stuff' and reprimanded me for not calling 911, why should I when I could drive????? and telling me how it could have been so much worse, e.g. a broken neck.............
BTW mine started due to my reluctance to turn on the light........
:-/

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Yeah, if I'd had the light on, but the cat SAW me coming. I mean, he's got to think through these murder plots. I mean, who else is gonna feed him if I'm gone? ;)

Your disaster sounds like when I did in my ankle playing volleyball at company picnic. Bad bad sprain. Luckily, workers comp covered it as I had been dragooned into 'activity director' until a VP plowed me over.

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

fortunate for your cat............
:-)
and in the end your green bottle survived too. It must have taken a hit just at the right angle
to stay in one piece.
I have dropped things and thought as soon as they left my hand
'okay a clean up for sure' and odd thing is, and I forget what it was, it was not broken. I was just shocked.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Yup, but it is thick glass.Glad it survived, as well as cat. They probably fare better than me (foot aches).