STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

laken1 · Hermes

Southern girl can't stand....

Maddie · Coach

Hahaha! I get made fun of for falling down all the time! I'm maintain that it's because I'm from Seattle and I'm not used to ice. One time I fell down so that I was lying on my back and had spilled tea all over myself and my friend continued walking and talking on his phone ignoring me while strangers laughed. Another time I managed to swivel my butt around or something so I landed in the one puddle of slush and got soaking wet. Ice is a bitch.

NCshopper · Hermes

Oh, I LOATHE ice. It is the worst!!! I swear though, I don't think there are any shoes that actually work for ice. I bust my ass all the time.

HEY!!!!!! What are you doing on ST right now?!?!?!?!?!! I thought you weren't supposed to be on today. Am I going to have to tell Elle?

tina242 · Kate Spade

I can't believe that happened in Dallas! That's just nuts!

You poor thing, I can relate (Midwest, grew up in STL live in KC)....

laken1 · Hermes

NCshopper wrote:

HEY!!!!!! What are you doing on ST right now?!?!?!?!?!! I thought you weren't supposed to be on today. Am I going to have to tell Elle?

he he! I got ALMOST all of my stuff done. I do need to mop....but I'm whipped....you can tell if you want! Our deal was not until we got our stuff done & I cleaned my kitchen & my bathroom & went to the grocery & to Sam's & to Thrift World (that wasn't on my list though)

And ya'll can laugh at me - I think seeing people falling down has to be the funniest thing ever...it gives me the giggles...but I am on an ice alert on sidewalks for sure now!

-- Edited by laken1 at 18:20, 2005-12-09

blink · Coach

yeah, Dallas gets nasty ice instead of snow usually. and while yesterday with the temps in the teens I was wishing for a wintery pair of boots, I remembered that we get ice like this maybe once or twice a year...and the low temps in the teens hadn't happened here in four years.

so anyway, it's hard to justify spending dough on boots, even though some are SO CUTE this year, that will spend 360 days a year in the closet.

Elle · Hermes

Hehehe! I think falling down on the ice TWICE in one day is punishment enough for mini-cheating, so I'll let you off the hook !

NCshopper · Hermes

Yeah, sounds like you got enough done today. You're off the hook.

ico · Dooney & Bourke

ahem,, it this can make you feel better.

the first winter I spent in Buffalo, I fell 3 (three) times on my butt. And all the 3 times I was wearing my leather hicking boots that are also supposed to give good "grip" on snow and ice.

And it was not like the first time I was in below 0 temperatures...

It really happens to everyone, and with any kind of shoes!

theotherjess · Chanel

Sorry, but that made me laugh!

Short tangent: When I was in 8th grade I went to take the entrance exam at the private school where I go now. It was raining and I was wearing flips like I always do. Anyway, I was walking down the hall when I totally fell and busted my a$$! And all these people who I didn't even know started laughing at me. So embarrassing. At least no one saw you!

poptart · Coach

Oooh! That sucks!

I hate ice, too, and I'm a huge clutz, too. I'm always falling. I don't even bother getting embarassed anymore.

blubirde · Chanel

laken1 wrote:

And ya'll can laugh at me - I think seeing people falling down has to be the funniest thing ever...it gives me the giggles...but I am on an ice alert on sidewalks for sure now!

Oh man, tell me about it! I tell all of my friends (especially new ones) that I will laugh at them if they fall down or hurt themselves. I will hope they're okay and will ask but it will all be between spasms of laughter. I also tell them to not get offended but I just can't help it. I'm as concerned as the next person but I also am unable to contain my laughter in inappropriate moments.

Your story made me laugh out loud. I'm such a sucker for falling stories. One time I was wearing these huge, wide-legged, cuffed pants (so cool at the time) with some big, clunky loafer things (think 1997ish) and I thought I looked so cute. My shoes kept catching on the cuffs but no matter, right? Wrong. I was walking down a flight of stairs at a local community college (summer classes while working) and I bit it. My shoe got caught in my pants and I tumbled from the very top step to the very bottom with my ass and somehow my shin hitting every single step along the way. My only concern - at first - was if someone saw me (thank god no). My second concern was, why didn't someone see me? That shit hurt and now I need help walking to my car.

Oh and another note, there was ice in Austin too and the boy and I went walking to the bookstore instead of driving. Where there were patches of ice, I tiptoed and teetered the whole time. It took me like 5 minutes to walk across about 2 feet of ice. It was pretty hilarious. Especially when people beside me would just come walking across like it was nothing and there I was, cat walking down the sidewalk.