Double accident
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Aged about 18, on May Day in Barbados, I was preparing sandwiches for the
usual picnic. I had placed the empty corned beef tin in the bin but unknown
to me the dog had come in and removed it for a lick, leaving it just behind
me. Sandwiches done, I stepped back.... onto said tin, making a hockey- stick
slice in my foot.
The picnic transport was redeployed to the hospital where 12 stitches were
required and I had quite a few days off school to which I returned wearing a
flip flop......
About 18 years later on the first May Day in Nigeria, the family newly
arrived from London, set off from Benin City to meet some in-laws who worked
at Shell camp, Warri. ( no telephones to forewarn them).
We were royally entertained, and a meal including snails was being prepared.
I knew I had to find a way to avoid this but could not have wished for such
an excuse as presented itself
Unbeknown to me, one of the cousins decided to take the boys all 3 at
once, for a spin on his shiny new motorbike...My middle son aged 8, must have
sought a grip and his foot was sliced by the hub(?). At the clinic, he too
received 12 stitches and was off school for 9 weeks...and returned...in flip
flops...
So every year I get a text from his left (?) foot to mine.
Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:22:47 +0000Coincidence ID:3990
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