That's an awful way to wake up. The last few years of our pet's lives there was a lot of that going on in my house. It was an old folks home for the four footed.

Your job sounds very intense. I can't imagine having to do anything that technical at this stage of my life. Is there a retirement date you are looking forward to?

Have you ever had some of those shoe spikes you can slip on your shoes to prevent slipping on the ice? I had them when I was living in Utah and they were a lifesaver for me. With my disintegrated knee joints, nothing scared me more then slipping and falling Even more so after I had them replaced! Mine looked something like these