Have you ever needed crutches? I hadn't, until a week ago. I'm pretty sure I strained a muscle while running a half-marathon. (That sounds kind of cool, doesn't it? I'm not actually that cool; the last time I strained a muscle it was from carrying too many shopping bags at once.) In any case, I found myself in need of some crutches. I sent my husband to the store to get some. Photo: A pair of crutches leans against a wall Not that crutches are all that complex, but because I hadn't used any before, I wondered if I could figure out how to adjust them to fit me properly. I shouldn't have worried. John came home from Walmart with their generic store brand of crutches, complete with instructions. First, I needed to take out a long bolt that went through the hand grip. Then I needed to find my height range, push down two metal pieces, and slide the crutches until the little metal pieces came up in the hole near my height range. (Having two people for this...
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Looks painful! LOL but doggie hugs are wonderful. :o)
ReplyDeleteSilly Reno... he thinks he's a puppy still, I'm sure of it. My sister had a big boy like that who thought he was still little... an Old English Sheepdog. When he climbed on my lap, you could only see my legs, the rest was covered in dog. Love those kind of silly dogs....
ReplyDeleteI've had a relative with two big pit bulls and when they walked over my lap it really hurt. She did finally get rid of them when one attacked the other over a bone. Reno looks like a real lovey dovey dog.
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