A story of disaster averted - summer edition

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Was in Philadelphia recently for a doctor visit, took my companions to one of my favorite spots in Fairmount Park afterward. It's been a few years since I've been there, and there's been quite a bit of erosion along the hillside leading to a favorite spot. There was a natural "staircase" of tree roots down the hillside, obviously used as the main way to descend it. Being fat but fearless, I led the way down. On the third "step", the root snapped, sending me headlong down the rocky slope. The fall was about 15 feet. Obviously, I survived, posted a picture of the results below. Here's the wild part, though: had I not reacted quickly to tuck and roll down, the trauma to my knee would have happened to my skull. I'm no neurologist, but I think it's fair to say that would have been a life-altering head injury. For the most part, my life is pure shite right now. I feel very blessed to have this bit of good fortune fall my way. If this is the only good luck I have this year, it's definitely the right bit to have had!