Monday, December 26, 2022

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

FIVE MINUTES DRAGGING MY BOOTS THROUGH THE SNOW AND I VIVIDLY RECALL WHAT USED TO HAPPEN TO ME AFTER THREE WEEKS OF SWITCHING BOXCARS AT THE CNR. Then I had day two with the pressure tank leak in the basement and the frozen well pipes

 

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I HAD TO SWEEP THE SNOW OFF MY CAR AND I HAD TO SHOVEL A CLEAR SPOT UNDER THE BIRD FEEDING PLATFORM.


MY BACK BEGAN TO GET ``SOGGY`` AS SOON I DRAGGED MY 24 INCH BOOTS THROUGH THE SNOW FOR A MINUTE.


I REMEMBER CLEARLY, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED AFTER I WORKED THREE WEEKS, I HAD TO RECLINE FOR TEN DAYS TO RECOVER SO AS TO DO ANOTHER THREE WEEKS OF WORK AT THE  CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILROAD.


MY BACK LACKED THEN, AND LACKS NOW THE ABILITY TO HOLD MY LEGS IN PLACE AND MY BACK WILL WOBBLE AND MY LEGS MIGHT VEER LEFT OR RIGHT. TOO DANGEROUS TO WORK THE SWITCH YARD. IT IS EVEN DANGEROUS HERE ON THE ACREAGE TO HAVE A WOBBLING BACK AND VEERING WALKING.


COLLAPSE DUE TO MY TONIC IMMOBILITY OR SHELL SHOCK IS A DIFFERENT DISABILITY. COLLAPSE (OR CONVULSION) DOES  NOT OCCUR AS A GRADUAL LOSS OF STRENGTH AND STABILITY  COLLAPSE AND CONVULSION OCCUR INSTANTANEOUSLY.