I’ve been punched in the stomach by a plastic wheelbarrow. I blame it on my own laziness.
I helped BF by removing discarded drywall and other debris around the master bathroom. Instead of going all the way around the backyard to get to the dumpster, I created a shortcut using the side sliding door.
As you can see from the picture below, there’s a slight drop from the interior floor to the exterior ground. I tried to slowly ease the wheelbarrow out and then…
I helped BF by removing discarded drywall and other debris around the master bathroom. Instead of going all the way around the backyard to get to the dumpster, I created a shortcut using the side sliding door.
BAM! I was punched in the stomach by wheelbarrow. Oomph!
Did you know dirt, concrete and drywall are heavy? In order to make fewer trips, I was even more lazy and packed in as much as possible. Although I tried to slowly move the wheelbarrow, its weight quickly rolled forward and attacked me.
The breath was knocked out of me and I staggered back as the wheelbarrow and its contents fell all over the ground. Sigh.
*In case you’re wondering, the wheelbarrow punched me twice. This was how I managed to snap the pictures.
"slight drop" That's a good foot and a half! These posts are great TMF!
ReplyDeleteThanks Carrie! After I was punched in the stomach, I learned to just let the wheelbarrow gracefully fall to the ground.
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