Death Traps happen. At least they happen a lot around the places that I go. It’s a wonder every human doesn’t spend one day a week in the emergency room because of them. What are death traps? Oh, you don’t know? Well, your butt better ask somebody. Oh, you just did ask me? Okay. My bad.
Death Traps are common everyday items that are left out by someone you love that have the potential to put a hurting on you. For example…
- Dishwashers. Dishwashers aren’t meant to be left open. When they are it’s easy to back into one, flip upside down, and break everything that’s breakable in your body.
- Toys with wheels on them. I don’t know about you but I do a pretty good job of walking around my living quarters in the dark. That is until you introduce a kid’s toy. Now stepping on a normal kid’s toy in the dark brings pain and tests your self discipline to not yell out curses that rhyme with spit, duck, and Besus Piste. Add to that toy wheels and you will be taken down to Chinatown.
- Babies. The other day I was carrying groceries into my house when all of the sudden I tripped over a death trap. What was said death trap? My daughter Reese. She was in the middle of a hallway in plain un-sight. Luckily for me kids are resilient and don’t remember anything before the age of four.
- Wetness. If you leave the ground wet it’s a sure sign that you like to see people fall. Clean up your spills people…clean em up!
If you love the people you live with never accidentally leave out anything that could become a death trap. Now don’t assume that these DeathTraps are all left by my family. I see them almost everywhere that I go. Death Traps are real people. Your family will thank me for this post.
This post has been brought to you by toes, knees, and other body parts that can be hurt by a carelessly left out Death Traps.
What are some other death traps that people unintentionally leave out?
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Shoes left on the floor where many of us walk. It’s easy to trip over these.
Larry, good one!
Pets (I’m surprised you didn’t list this one Rob), ice that comes out of the dispenser then melts, shoes (larry covered this one), rugs with the corners flipped up or with a buckle in them …..
Joan, I should have thought of pets. Good call.
Joan covered this one, but I’m going to get specific: hamsters in roaming balls. Cords stretched to plug in something where it’s not usually located. Chairs not pushed in (like at the dining room table or a desk). Writing implements, you’d be surprised how far a pencil can roll you. ANYTHING left on stairs – could be superglue, it’s still a death trap. And can I just say, reading today’s post brought on some flashes of Home Alone.
Angie, nice list. You hit on a lot.
Seems most death traps have been covered. Prevention: A place for everything, and everything in its place.
Mim, easier said then done.
In my world, everything is a death trap. I can fall over my own two feet. I would NEVER try chewing gum and walking at the same time. Dangerous!!
Gayle, I’m sorry about that. I have a friend like that and she has made me laugh multiple times by her falls.
Actually I leave death traps for myself too often. I put something down, just for a moment. I forget about said object as I am old and my brain doesn’t function as it used to. Perhaps I am trying to remember the words to the second stanza of the Gilligan’s Island theme or something of a similar level of importance. Before you know it, I am laying on the ground in a pool of my own crimson blood having tripped over the object that I had just set down moments before. Now that is a chilling cautionary tale!
Daniel, you are one funny dude.
This is an upper level death trap, but at work we have some temple height cabinets. I am famous for leaving one open, just for a second…you turn away and turn back, Bam! Right in the temple! Ouch. I love the step down curb you don’t see, so you step off all weird. Not usually a falling incident, just dorky walking going on!
Laura, I had a HUGE brain fart and couldn’t remember some of the death traps. The cabinet is a massive death trap. I wish I could had remembered that!
Cabinet death trap got me about a month ago! Right in the temple. And, yeah, I was the one that opened it. I actually saw stars! Nice one!
My current Death Trap is one of my dogs. I have two large dogs, one who is a 120 lb. Great Dane/Couch Potato mix. He loves to lay in the hallway leading to my bedroom. At night, when I’ve turned off all the lights and am making my way to bed, I’ve tripped over him and gone flying on several occasions. The other dog (who is a tad smaller) will move out of the way if she’s laying where I’m walking, but not the big guy. The best part is the way he looks at me when I’m sprawled out on the floor – like, “Seriously, how can you not see me?” I get the impression he totally thinks I deserve the “wake up falls.”
Linda, pets are for sure a death trap. Reason #763 why I don’t own a pet.
At least a cabinet door gives somewhat…but a garage door left partially open doesn’t give at all. Ouch!
Jacks and Marbles on the floor, in the dark also comes to mind..
Ed, I’m thankful that kids these days play with iPods and iPads instead of jacks and marbles. That would be the death of me.
I am not sure if anyone covered this I had not read all of the comments yet BUT Legos are terrible, match box cars, dog toys and as luck would have it I broke my toe yesterday, by simply running into the end of the couch so just furniture in itself is a death trap.
Legos! Cars! Dog Toys! Yes! Sorry about your toe, Kim. I hope it feels better soon.
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