THUD

[unixronin]

No, I'm not channelling Terry Pratchett.  This Thud had an Ouch after it.  I was up unable to sleep last night, and on my way to the kitchen for a glass of milk I ran my left¹ foot into the Dyson vacuum cleaner in the dark, stumbled, and proceeded to smack my face hard on the top of the handle, ripping the inside of my upper lip open on my teeth.

[1]  Naturally.

Comments

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

Definitely qualifies for Thud and Blunder.

Did you need stitches?

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Fortunately not. I didn't rip it up that badly, and one of the two gashes has swollen mostly closed this morning. I would have been really annoyed if I'd had to go to the ER in the middle of the night.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Ouch, indeed. I have the same tendency to wander our house in the dark, which means we really need to keep updated charts on the hazards to navigation.

That got a lot easier when the boys moved out . . .

[mrakg.livejournal.com]

(A) Don't do that

(B) Glad to hear that it's "annoying" but not "serious"

(C) Have you considered a red LED light? It won't disturb others, and it also doesn't screw with your night vision.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

We use LED nightlights a few places, mostly downstairs for the kids, but we have one (set to red) in our windowless dressing room, through which one must pass to get to our bathroom from the bedroom.

I know pretty much where everything's SUPPOSED to be; I'd have been fine if I hadn't run into the Dyson where I didn't expect it. (And, to be fair, if I hadn't had desk lights on for the previous hour and a half or so de-adapting my night vision.)

[laurarey.livejournal.com]

Ouch. Glad you didn't end up in the ER.