Dangerous Exercise

Thanks to Gregor for sending me this link exhibiting the danger of running machines. This happened to me at the Craigendarroch Hotel in Ballater something like 18 years ago.

I appreciate that I ought not to have been using the machine at the age of 9 or 10, I was however a curious child (i.e. I was curious about things, I was not myself particularly curious) and felt a need to straddle the belt, see what speed that baby could do then jump on and ride the wave of exhiliration which would doubtless follow.

Unlike the lady pictured here tho' who kind of slides clean away, my feet were unlucky enough to find a solid wall while my head was still burning rubber at the rate of 12mph. I've got a bump on my forehead as a memento, the pattern impressed at the time has now fortunately gone. The End.

Posted by Paul in Miscellaneous Entertainment at June 9, 2004 01:27 AM | 0 Comments | Browse Related Books