That was graceful...

[shirenomad]

They've been cleaning up the parking structure at my workplace half a floor at a time: they cordon off the outside or the spots and hit it with a hose or something while there's no one parked there. Makes getting through that floor a bit of a pain, as you've only got one lane to work with as you work your way up the loop, but by God's grace I have yet to meet someone coming the other way.

This morning I actually parked on the floor they were cleaning, only to discover that all the stairs on that floor were in the cordoned-off zone. Well, no worries, that's just to keep the cars from parking there. No one's actually cleaning in that area at the moment, so I just dart/duck under and...

...fail to consider exactly how low I need to duck to get under that tape. Rapid burst of speed + drastically shifted center of gravity = total failure to maintain balance.

Okay, pick yourself up off the concrete, check for major injury (none, just skinned your palms and elbows a bit), make sure no one was around to see that (nope, your honor is preserved), and walk to the office pretending nothing's amiss. If anyone asks, you MEANT to do that....

Comments

[chubbypanda.livejournal.com]

Huh. I just lifted the tape.

[shirenomad]

Yes, that would have been the intelligent thing to do...

[tomax.livejournal.com]

I generally make sure nobody saw it BEFORE checking for injuries.

Also, I would have gone for leaping over the tape rather than trying to duck it.

[shirenomad]

It was definitely too high for that, and I trust my limbo skills more than my hurdling.

[thunderphoenix.livejournal.com]

I know how you feel. I'm well on my way to hitting my head or my shins on every single solid surface on this ship.