Aw man, maybe I *should* get a roommate...

[FirstLight]

So I don't die alone!

Slipped in the shower and ended up going ass over teakettle over the side of the tub tangled in the shower curtain!

It was comic, but now Im sore.


...And worried.
If I die alone, my pets will surely eat me...

[catbyte]

1. Well, there's always...

Seriously, I'm glad you're okay. It's no joke.

[liberalmuse]

2. I'm glad you're okay, but you should get checked out.

That is so scary! Shower accidents are no joke. I hope you don't suffer any ill effects from that fall.

I've already told my family to not blame my dogs if I croak and they start feasting on my corpse. I wouldn't want them to go hungry and it could hold them over until I'm found. My family members get busy and sometimes we don't touch base for a few days, especially with this Covid thing.

[WVreaper]

3. You need smaller pets.

Or a dog that will take care of you.

[soothsayer]

4. I'm afraid to eat steak by myself

Have to remember to cut it into teeny tiny pieces

[Maraya1969]

18. I used to have a terribly fear of choking. And sometimes now I thnk

about it but I have a plan to run into a chair with my fists in my gut if I choke.

It' weird what we think about when we live alone.

[Beakybird]

5. Have your dog or cat wear a life alert around its neck.

Then you're covered.

[Sanity Claws]

6. Instead of a roommate, maybe get someone to check in with every day.

You call each other once a day just to say hi. If the other one doesn't answer, a wellness check may be needed.

[magicarpet]

7. Keep a thin dusting of cayenne pepper on you skin at all times,...

... that way after you pass you will remain recognizable to whoever comes find you.

Most animals shy away from eating anything with cayenne pepper in it.

[magicarpet]

13. All kidding aside,... I hope you are alright.

Maybe put some traction strips on your bathtub floor. You can get them at Home Depot or Lowes. If you start to slip they allow you to regain your footing.

[FirstLight]

8. Actually knew someone who died at like 24 from a shower fall...

broke his neck!


I definitely am going to tell my daughter that if she doesnt hear from me at least once a day to check in...


Im only 51 but damn... that was not very fun or funny!

[Yavin4]

9. Wear shower shoes or get a shower mat.

I wear shower shoes in my shower.

https://www.amazon.com/Secure-SRSS-1-Resistant-Grooved-Prevention/dp/B08MWYJG56

[FirstLight]

11. the shower mats slip too IMO

but shoes sounds interesting...

[Ocelot II]

10. I worry about that sort of thing too.

But my cat is a picky eater, and I hope my body would be discovered before she gets desperate enough to start in on me.

[musette_sf]

12. Getting a roommate isn't all it's cracked up to be....

[Cirque du So-What]

14. I nearly died alone once

Ironically, it was from choking on a piece of friendship bread. I gave myself the Heimlich maneuver bending over a chair.

[IA8IT]

15. I told my mail carrier she was my lifeline.

Don't let my crabby cockatiel be the end of me.

Had a couple ice tumbles this winter and share your thoughts.

Be safe

[FirstLight]

16. The teens only moved out this year.. so the whole alone thing is new

and I can honestly say that dying alone is up there on my list of big fears ...

Told my daughter and she agrees to check in on eachother more than once a day

[IA8IT]

19. Well that is a very good plan.

[frazzled]

17. Minimally, install a grab bar

On the back wall of your tub, and put a rubber bath mat down inside the tub.

And do get checked out.

[captain queeg]

20. I decided never to have a glass shower door

I can imagine slipping and falling thru it and getting a severe cut from broken glass. Shower curtain is safer.

[FirstLight]

21. ya, I hate those things!

since the whole curtain and rod came down, I just threw them in the garage and have designated that as BATH only territory!!!