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[candys mine]

@cherrySorry your hubby had such a bad injury but it's good to hear he's mending.  Yes, yes, YES to the cleats or snow trax or the like when out in the snow and ice.

Please REMEMBER, Cleats and metal treads Can BE SLIPPERY ON FLOORS.  Be careful when you walk indoors or on clear pavement.  Yes as well to the cell phone being mandatory gear.  ALso, when either of you goes out to shovel, SET a time Limit.  15 or 20 min.  Then Check on the one out doors to make sure they are still standing. Besides, The one outdoors should be taking a break  around that time anyway.  Hope the mending continues without a hitch and you enjoy the season!

[haddon9]

My sister in law fell one year on her driveway just taking the trash can out when it was icy.  She broke her leg and spent a good part of the winter on the couch!

  It happened many years ago but shortly after this happened to her the Q was selling "Yack Trax".   I bought them for myself & DH.  They are hard to walk on in the house (I don't advise it) but make walking on ice & snow so much easier & safer!

[Pooky1]

a few years back right after a big snow storm my wife was picking up kids she was watching got out of car on there icy parking lot and fell and fractured her tail bone. she had just talked to me ot work. half hour later i got another phone call from her and she was crying and said im in the hospital. it was 5 days before christmas. so good luck everyone going into the winter season.

[cherry]

My husbands cleats came ,and he put them on his boots. They fit OK. However, there is one problem, they don't match

It doesn't matter ,because they weren't expensive, and no one will see them. He won't be wearing them, out and about, just at home to blow snow

He did buy a name brand  Yak Trax or something like that. It's not worth the hassle to return them. As long as they keep him safe that is all that matters

[goldensrbest]

@cherry,I saw your post i have a warning for everyone ,if your cleats have those little roll bars on the bottom ,instead of spikes be very careful ,i had them on a pair of boots,pulled into my garage ,got out and just fell so very hard on the concrete floor.

[deepwaterdotter]

My husband has been wearing his Yak-Trax for years when he snow blows/shovels our driveway up a hill.  They haven't failed him yet.

[cherry]

@goldensrbest  I warned my husband , so he is aware of this. thanks for letting us know

[twentysixteen]

Great safety tip @cherry.

[chrystaltree]

Don't let your husband get lured into a false sense of security.  People still slip and fall with cleats on.  Can you pay someone to do the shovelling and snow blowing?  Perhaps you cconsidering your husband's injury, you can make an arrangement with a neighbor. I'm 57 and I think about falling all the time, especially now that my knee replacement surgery is scheduled.  My surgeon actually said "don't fall!".  

[chrystaltree]

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@candys mine wrote:

@cherrySorry your hubby had such a bad injury but it's good to hear he's mending.  Yes, yes, YES to the cleats or snow trax or the like when out in the snow and ice.

Please REMEMBER, Cleats and metal treads Can BE SLIPPERY ON FLOORS.  Be careful when you walk indoors or on clear pavement.  Yes as well to the cell phone being mandatory gear.  ALso, when either of you goes out to shovel, SET a time Limit.  15 or 20 min.  Then Check on the one out doors to make sure they are still standing. Besides, The one outdoors should be taking a break  around that time anyway.  Hope the mending continues without a hitch and you enjoy the season!

Bingo!   It's scary that OP seems to think that there's some type of protection with cleats.  They help but I don't think all that much.  I think caution and common sense and acceptance by OP and her husband that he simply cannot do some things anymore is what they need.  Cleats can be extremely hazardous on smooth surfaces, I found that out from personal experience.  

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