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Flour Power
April 03, 2008

So after Monday's Tirade of Loathing I stopped by the grocery store Tuesday morning and took a nice fall just outside my car. Nothing serious - I just sort of shut the door on my coat and went to walk and got jerked back and kind of fell into my car. But I got twisted a little in my coat when I tried to get my key in the door (no remote locks on The Car, thankyouverymuch) and then sort of got unbalanced on my shoes slipped down the side of my car to my knees.

I looked around to see if anyone was watching and tried to play it off by hollering, "Ha ha - April Fool's!"


God I am an idiot.


And I say that not because of that nice little display of embarassment, but because when I got in the store I knocked over a bag of flour and a nice white cloud blew all over the aisle. Mr. Shelf Stocker had a great laugh at my expense and told me not to worry about it and laughed at me - a lot. I was laughing, too. Kind of rolling my eyes and mocking myself. Until he said, "Besides - don't feel so bad. My co-worker told me some poor lady just bit it out by her car. So your day really isn't going so bad."

Posted by Foodwhore at April 3, 2008 12:12 PM

The last sentence MADE that story. I haven't laughed that hard in a while. Thank you.

Posted by: Julie at April 3, 2008 01:40 PM

Ahhh, one of those days, yeah? Who knew that a little slip in the carpark is store-wide news for the supermarket? *winks*

Posted by: maria~ at April 3, 2008 03:09 PM

Thanks for the laugh resulting in tears. I only laugh because I think we must be related - I thought I was the only one...

Posted by: Erin at April 3, 2008 04:05 PM

Awww, man! What a day... I've had similar experiences and applaud you for laughing along. And sharing with us!

Posted by: Aimee at April 3, 2008 04:31 PM

You crack me up like no other.

Posted by: sue.g at April 3, 2008 07:15 PM

At least he didn't say "some OLD lady."

Posted by: Bean at April 4, 2008 09:38 AM

really dear, i'm not laughing AT you... i'm laughing with you. :)

Posted by: chef barbie at April 4, 2008 02:18 PM

Ouch. I totally feel your pain. Many many years ago, the memory still plagues me. I left my apartment on a blizzard cold day and walked up this little hill to the parking lot. The hill, unfortunately, although a good six inches of snow, had a sheet of ice on top. I thought "no biggie, all will be fine." I made it halfway up the hill (and I use the term hill loosely) and fell on my arse. Did I mention the hill is right at a traffic light? Rush hour? What a fine show indeed for everyone sitting at the red light. I picked myself up, looked at the ground, cursing it for making me fall and continued on my way. Fell. Again. Finally made it to the other side and look back, proud at having shaved that 0.13 seconds off my walk to the car by walking across the hill. And then I saw it. My cell phone. Shining every so brightly. From the middle of the hill. Yes. I now had to go back on the sheet of ice to retrieve my phone. Made it to the phone completely upright. Bent down. Picked it up. And wiped out. Stood up. Fell again. Ah to hell with it ... I crawled my way back to the top of the hill. Feel better now?

Posted by: Cate O'Malley at April 4, 2008 02:26 PM

Hmmmm...so, how long after the vodka spree of your last post was this trip to the supermarket? :)

The story reminds me of the time I was riding my bike and I fell, in the middle of the road, and I was all tangled in my bike and could not get up. (Had been riding just a bit too long, and with not enough fuel).

Embarrassing, but would have been really funny if it had happened to someone else.

Posted by: Gila at April 4, 2008 11:34 PM

too funny.

Posted by: Jennifer Hodge at April 5, 2008 05:45 AM

Oh my! That last bit was priceless! Thanks for sharing. Made my day.

Posted by: Nicole at April 7, 2008 06:04 AM
 
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