Pride comes before a fall - literally
I am so stressed and behind on household activities that I took the morning off today. I got up early and did laundry, and then I went to a clothing sale downtown. On my way to the sale, I cut through a parking lot. One second I was walking between two cars, and the next second I was face down on the ground. I had tripped over a low concrete barrier and hit the dirt with hardly even bracing myself. My left knee and shin took most of the impact. I wasn't bleeding, but I was in shock and bruised and scraped.
I started crying and the parking lot attendant [bless him] came over and lifted me to my feet and checked to see if I was okay. I was hobbling along looking down at my torn stockings and assuring him that I would be fine in a few minutes. And then it hit me.
Forget the stupid knee, forget the scraped shin, I was wearing THE SHOES.
I didn't want to look down, but I did. The left shoe is scuffed up on the toe with some of the leather torn off, the right shoe had a split in the leather near the top of the shoe. It's not repairable. I might be able to camouflage the worst of the damage though.
I can't believe that I have dreamed of owning Fluevogs for twenty years and they lasted all of a week.
But what a sweet week it was.
9 comments:
Oh no!!! That's just horrible. At that point, I would go home and get back in bed.
Aw, I'm sorry the shoes were ruined!!
Wah, wahhhhh. Easy come easy go, eh?
FM: I laughed. What else can you do?
CD: What a saga the shoes have been.
Torn: Yes, even I realized how shallow I was being.
oh my god.
Shallow or not, those were some expensive shoes!
But your reaction sounds just like me; my skin will heal, blood can be wiped up, but shoes? Clothing?
I'm inconsolable when they get wrecked.
I'm glad you didn't break anything.
The horror! If it was me, I would've had a tantrum before realising I was still in public and opening up a hole in the ground to swallow me up.
I don't suppose you can make a claim for them on your household contents insurance, can you?
Oh my god---that is TERRIBLE. And I don't think it's shallow at all. I would be so upset and angry!!! As somewone who falls A LOT and has the scarred knees and messed up ankles to prove it, I feel your pain. And the shoes are just a permanent sign of that. UGH.
Are you SURE they cannot be fixed? I would take them to a high-quality shoe repair place specializing in European/upscale brands and see...
OH NOOOOOO!
Laverne: The cost did make me wince.
IDV: I did start screaming in terror. The parking lot attendant rushed over.
Susan: There's no way they can be fixed to look great again, but I think they can be polished to look okay
chickenstrip: My words exactly
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