prepguide
09-26-2012, 02:02 AM
It is currently raining here in my portion of western Oklahoma which is a seriously good thing since we are in Exceptional Drought. However had an incident happen a few minutes that might have had serious consequences.
Had just stepped outside to check on a few items stacked next to the house because the wind was picking up. I was maybe eight steps out the door when a gust that was well upwards of 50 mph hit and several large pieces of corrugated material took flight and right at me!!!
I had to jump one but it still caught me in the leg (looks okay but still sore). So a few lessons I learned today
Keep more than a glancing eye on the weather. I was quite busy today working in the barn and so allowed myself to not pay much attention so poor situational awareness on my part.
If I had put boots on versus the tennis shoes I slipped on for convenience then where the metal hit (front of the ankle) would have been covered.
So the leg is sore and it is a good reminder to not let yourself get too wrapped up in what you are doing. So hope that my lesson helps someone else.
Had just stepped outside to check on a few items stacked next to the house because the wind was picking up. I was maybe eight steps out the door when a gust that was well upwards of 50 mph hit and several large pieces of corrugated material took flight and right at me!!!
I had to jump one but it still caught me in the leg (looks okay but still sore). So a few lessons I learned today
Keep more than a glancing eye on the weather. I was quite busy today working in the barn and so allowed myself to not pay much attention so poor situational awareness on my part.
If I had put boots on versus the tennis shoes I slipped on for convenience then where the metal hit (front of the ankle) would have been covered.
So the leg is sore and it is a good reminder to not let yourself get too wrapped up in what you are doing. So hope that my lesson helps someone else.