Winter is in full swing and with it comes seasonal hazards and slippery conditions. Snow, ice and sleet are the major culprits in winter slips and falls, along with improperly cleared roads and walkways. The same ingredients that make for fun, also make for walking hazards. Caution is key in slippery, winter conditions.
It is not uncommon to see a rise in emergency room visits from slips and falls after a snow or ice storm. Injuries from these falls include: wrist and hip fractures, sprains, and ligament and tendon damage. Head injuries are also common.
To avoid a trip to the emergency room, try to stay inside until roads and walkways are cleared. If that is not possible, use extra caution and wear footwear with stability and traction.
When temperatures rise during the day, remember they will drop as soon as the sun goes down. This can create unexpected spots of ice where there wasn’t any earlier in the day. Be sure to look out for hazardous black ice and snow covered ice on roads, sidewalks and uneven surfaces that have not been properly salted or plowed. Always be on the look out for unsafe areas when walking.
Tips for avoiding a slip or fall:
- Wear winter footwear that provides support and traction. Do not wear shoes or boots with smooth soles. Bring them along and change into them when you reach your destination.
- Look ahead when you are walking and plan a route if you need to avoid slippery sidewalks. Walking on the perimeter can help, as there could be more traction on grassy edges.
- Do not take shortcuts over snow piles or un-shoveled areas.
- Use hand rails along outdoor stairs and walkways.
- When getting out of the car or truck, use the door for support.
- Try not to carry bulky packages or backpacks which can throw off your balance.
- If you do feel yourself falling, relax your muscles and try to land on your side. This can help to prevent wrist or hip fractures.
- Keep your own driveway and walkways cleared and salted.
If it is unavoidable to cross a slippery area, the best way is to shuffle. To do this is, keep your head up, point your feet out, put your arms out for added balance then, take very short steps barely lifting your feet from the surface. This can give you a little added stability. Have a safe and slip free winter.
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It is bad enough the general public has to put up with ubiquitous and relentless "paid" advertising on the subject of how to sue, but allowing free messages to now penetrate another layer of consumer armor with content stretching governance on the topic has gone too far. I would encourage all readers to review MRPC 7.1, form your own opinion and become vocal on the topic.
Why is he blogging for an organization different than the school district? Why does he currently run a wellness program three days a week for all faculty and staff of Dexter Schools? That leaves only two days worth of work as the assistant principal at a school that is in the top 10% of the state with an achievement gap...incredible strategy to address that issue...not. Why does the district pay for this type of administrative position? When does the district become on the hook financially for the 5 Communities director? How much will that be? Why are school district facilities being used for this meeting? Is Cobler's role on the School Board and the CWF board a conflict of interest? Maybe the program is a good one, but the interconnectedness with the school district and CWF is too interwoven between paid public employees, elected public servants, locally owned school district properties and the foundation. I would have posted under the Local Voices article for this blog, but it did not have a "Leave a Comment" like some of the other business/local voices blogs. Why?
These are tips, no one is forcing anyone to 'Call Sam'.
She has been very helpful even though I have not spent a cent with her company. I prefer to do my own planning and booking, but if someone is looking to use a travel agent for Disney, I would absolutely recommend her. She's local, professional, prompt, and knowledgeable. I happen to enjoy reading a local blog by an industry expert. I would like to see more of them. Perhaps a compromise would be a section called "Industry Experts". Then I enjoy content I like and anyone who wants to skip it has been forewarned.
MRPC 7.1 is about law firms making claims about their legal services. This blog item does not mention any service, only advice on how to avoid slips on ice. No service claims nor claims of expertise. Also, your paraphrasing appears to be imprecise. I've attached a link to MRPC 7.1 and the text of 7.1. As you say, the blog has unobjectionable content, but in no way appears to not comply with the MPRC. http://www.law.cornell.edu/ethics/mi/code/MI_CODE.HTM#Rule_7.1 A lawyer may, on the lawyer's own behalf, on behalf of a partner or associate, or on behalf of any other lawyer affiliated with the lawyer or the lawyer's law firm, use or participate in the use of any form of public communication that is not false, fraudulent, misleading, or deceptive. A communication shall not: (a) contains a material misrepresentation of fact or law, or omits a fact necessary to make the statement considered as a whole not materially misleading; (b) be likely to create an unjustified expectation about results the lawyer can achieve, or state or imply that the lawyer can achieve results by means that violate the Rules of Professional Conduct or other law; or (c) compares the lawyer's services with other lawyers' services, unless the comparison can be factually substantiated.
I'm sorry you have had such an unpleasant response from people. You are a local voice, you do have the experience to make your blog of value and never once did I feel I had to buy anything you were selling. I learned a lot from you and the people who comment on your articles. I took down my other comments because I let the nastiness creep in when all I really want to see is a pleasant experience on here not a negative one. We should all have a voice and I hope you can tune out the negative ones like I choose to do from now on.
+++ "Local Voices" is meant for true blogging. and ...Patch isn't providing this service [advertising] for free. and If you, or anyone else, is really "blogging" just for the purpose of giving useful advice then you don't need to include your contact information. +++ None of those statements say "should" or "in my opinion" or "I think that..." You're trying to tell an organization you have nothing to do with - and pay nothing for - how to run its business. The only people who have the right to say what Patch should or should not be publishing - and what the various sections of their site are intended for - are the owners and employees of the Patch.
Fat chance as the courts would probably end up clogged with so many protesting lawyers complaining about a violation of their first amendment right there would no room for genuine complaints. I have a divorced friend suffering from a painful rare spinal condition who has been waiting for years for a judge only because hundreds of legal greedheads are encouraging the unemployed to explore social security disability as an option with slick television adds. Ditto with medical supply parasites draining medicare and medicaid. If Shakespeare were alive today he would write a new tragedy involving the fall of a great country based on slip and fall and malpractice lawyers.
Make sure you don't watch television, read a newspaper, magazine, look at a billboard, listen to the radio, etc. Because, advertising is everywhere. Sorry. It's probably what helps these blogs stay afloat. Y'know, the blogs that you're reading and complaining about, when you really could just stop complaining and read something else.
As if this free online resource somehow belongs to the people, the people want to run it. I'm not sure who decided to pronounce themselves "king" of Patch, but if you are from Fenton you would know that we already have a "king" who thinks he runs the town. That could be some of the problem here. I think the "Patch" is next to a bald spot on most of the comment contributors sun burnt heads.AOL owns this place. They are not in it for enjoyment, yours or anyone else's. Like everything else that seems to start out great you will see this Patch experience move toward AOL's prime directive. That is the indoctrination of smaller mindset's, more control over people's opinions, and their assets. Corporations are after ALL 'people'. Citizens United. Speaking of laws...someone up there ^ mentioned the Bernstein Bears can charge whatever they like. That isn't true. They are limited by law to taking most of the profit... but anyway...thinking because you are free to badger people here you somehow have a say in what is published here is just....hysterical!!! They can & will allow you to ruin peoples sleep & reputation if it draws enough attention to the site. Page hits for advertisers. That behavior will be reined in by the occasional lawsuit but money is no object for 'them', or should I say 'It'. Who owns AOL? It own's you.