For reals, I have to look at stairs that I am decending. I'm screwed if I have to carry anything unless one hand is free to steady myself with the handrail.
I can walk down stairs without holding the handrail (if my hands are full), but I hate to do it and I walk a lot more carefully.
Then there are times I think the last step is not a step or vice-versa, but that's a poor-depth-perception issue rather than a balance issue.
I've mentioned this before, but I once failed a sobriety test (the kind where they make you walk a line, etc.) while completely sober.
I'm not exactly graceful on my feet but I'm a lot better on skates. Odd, but true.
I've mentioned this before, but I once failed a sobriety test (the kind where they make you walk a line, etc.) while completely sober.
This is a real concern of mine when driving at night.
holy anthills y'all. lots of them. I only did the front yard, but no longer I got all stung up. I only had on kamikazee ant while I was spraying and he got me on my toes. ouchy!
I am not weeding without full covered feet and hands anytime soon.
I've mentioned this before, but I once failed a sobriety test (the kind where they make you walk a line, etc.) while completely sober.
I'm not quite that bad (although I've never actually tested it ...) but the sidewalks in town here are primarily old brick or cobblestone, and I have to watch my feet constantly to avoid falling on my face.
Happy Birthday Emmett!
Theresa and tommy must be my siblings! I cannot balance either! I actually have this weird habit of tapping the front of the stair with my foot as I go down if I cannot look at my feet. In college, my BFF asked me why I always walked with my head down, like I was worried, and I told her no-- I am looking at my feet!
Fire ants, msbelle? Those are the only critters I will go ahead and poison. Hate. We used to get some kind of powdery stuff to sprinkle around the nests to wipe them out. Sadly, another nest would eventually crop up somewhere else.
My allergy to fire ants is why I ended up serving in Moldova instead of Francophone Africa.
I actually have this weird habit of tapping the front of the stair with my foot as I go down if I cannot look at my feet.
I do that sometimes too.
OK, people who have a bad sense of balance - do you suffer from motion sickness more than most people too? I do - I wonder if they're related.
