I am so sore right now. I had anticipated being sore tonight but not nearly as sore as I really am. You see, today I went over to Jen & Mike’s to help Mike demolish part of their 3rd floor. The plan was to demolish the baby’s room, the bathroom, and the hallway. And be demolish -we’re talking right down to the studs. Oh, and it’s plaster, not drywall. So it was MESSY. We all had masks on and I’m sure they helped immensely but I think I still managed to inhale around five pounds of plaster dust. So, as I mentioned, I planned on being sore – lots of lifting, ripping down wood, plaster, etc. but then things changed.
The baby’s room used to be a kitchen, complete with a row of cupboards above where the sink used to be (that was removed ages ago). We took down the cupboards and put them out on the back balcony, standing up. There were 6 doors so it was probably a good 10′ long. I said to them, “I don’t know guys. The wind may blow this over.” They poo-pooed the idea and we went back to work.
Later, I’m out dumping a pail of plaster into the trash bin below when, sure enough, the wind blows over the cupboards. I didnt even see it coming. It struck my right arm then my right leg before nicking my one toe and giving it a small cut. My arm and leg definitely took the brunt of the blow. Both of them now have HUGE welts and damn nice bruises. That really took the wind out of my sails.
While it may seem incredibly unlucky that the 5% of the time I happened to be in the position where it could have struck me it did; I actually consider myself VERY lucky. If I had been over a bit more or bent over then cupboards could very easily have struck me on the head (not that getting hit there would do any damage) and knock me off the 3rd floor balcony into a huge trash bin filled with sharp plaster and nails on the ground below. Nikki could have been rich!
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