👌🏾 If You Have to Fall on Ice 👍🏾 - Page 2

cancun08 · ‎03-11-2010

Thanks for your post about the Due North's. Just ordered a pair on Amazon. Now I can compare them to my Yak Trax.

~Breathe In~ Breathe Out~ Move On~

Vivian · ‎03-11-2010

I learned about falling on ice when I took up figure skating. I fell but never got hurt. I grabbed those cleats for my husband when they were featured on QVC. We live atop a long, steep driveway. No matter how much snow plowing we do, there are still slick spots, a scary in winter when we walk the dog. My husband is definitely accident prone. Over the years he has fallen countless times, but never on the driveway after he got those cleats.

haddon9 · ‎03-09-2010

Good tips! Thanks!

We also have a few pairs of those ice cleats in the closet to use when it's icy out. I got them many years ago from QVC when they used to push "Yac Trax".. Surprised they don't present anything like them anymore since they really do work very well.

cherry · ‎03-09-2010

I'll try to remember. Honestly a fall happens so fast ,you are on the ground before you know it.

I am not sure most people have the ability to break their fall, they just land.

Marp · ‎03-09-2010

@cancun08 wrote:
I bought Yak Trax from QVC years ago and just used them the other day. I was just thinking that I had better "Google" the name to see if I can get a backup pair....mine are really, really old. Lol

I swear by my Yak Trax (also purchased from Q years ago) and they have saved me more than once. I have a pair permanently on my snow boots and keep a pair in my car "just in case" I'm out and about and run into an icy situation.

My SIL and nephew both have MS and SIL particularly is prone to falling and nephew has balance problems. They both received Yak Trax for Christmas.

Mine too are old so perhaps it is time to replace them even though the ones I have still seem strong and flexible.

What is good for the goose today will also be good for the gander tomorrow.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

When I had to go to work on ice, I'd pack an extra sweater and some of my papers and such or something soft and cushy in a big LL Bean tote and sort of slide this along beside me, or just carry it low to the ground, with the hope of falling on that if I could manage it to cushion the landing.

I got the idea when I was dragging a bag of stuff out to the car one day, slipped and fell on it. LOL!!!!

aggravated · ‎03-12-2010

You know all this is great - but when you are falling it is unexpected and good luck remembering all these instructions. Fractured my wrist falling on ice.

carba · ‎11-14-2010

For those that live where it snows all winter long, 'getr a grip' are a must! I live in Illinois once it starts snowing and the temperatures fall below zero, it is extremely dangerous to walk, I've had 'get a grip' for the past 6 years and I can say they are fantastic! unfortunately last year I wanted to feed a stray cat, I only put one foot down from my kitchen door and boom, I broke my hip and fractured my pelvis, having to spend Christmas and New years in the hospital, not to mention the pain and the inability to do the usual every day things we take for granted, I'm sure that if I would have had 'get a grip' on all that suffering, could have been avoided. I have 2 pairs of 'get a grip' although because of the fall I just cannot bring myself to venture out doors when theres snow on the ground.

carba · ‎11-14-2010

The correct name is Due North, not get a grip. Just wanted to correct.

wagirl · ‎03-09-2010

aggravated---me too--just this past Jan---black ice took me down in a heartbeat. Broke my wrist, had surgery and now a metal plate and 6 screws are my new accessory!! Was one of the most painful things ever--don't recall even taking a breathe before it happened let alone remembering how to land.