Chapter 1: Heel Pounders
Boom, boom, boom! Every night the sound of one jarring heel strike after the other bangs through the ceiling of our New York apartment. The noise makes it seem as if our upstairs neighbor is going to walk out on her husband for the last time. Ouch! The sudden, jarring sound is enough to wake the dead. So how do you politely tell your neighbor there's a problem? Try this.
Knock, knock, knock. BOB: Hi! I'm Bob. I live downstairs. I'm very concerned about your wife. HUSBAND: Oh, really. What seems to be the problem? BOB: You see, we can hear her pounding across the floor in your apartment. Of course we're not concerned about the noise, we barely notice it. But I am concerned about the damage she may be doing to herself. HUSBAND: Huh? What damage? BOB: Well, you see, she's a pounder. HUSBAND: A pounder? What's that? BOB: There are two different kinds of walkers, pounders and sliders. Your wife, just from the sound we hear, is a four-star pounder. When she walks, she digs her heels into the grou ... read full excerpt from: Wear and Tear: Stop the Pain and Put the Spring Back in your Body ebook
BOB: Hi! I'm Bob. I live downstairs. I'm very concerned about your wife.
HUSBAND: Oh, really. What seems to be the problem?
BOB: You see, we can hear her pounding across the floor in your apartment. Of course we're not concerned about the noise, we barely notice it. But I am concerned about the damage she may be doing to herself.
HUSBAND: Huh? What damage?
BOB: Well, you see, she's a pounder.
HUSBAND: A pounder? What's that?
BOB: There are two different kinds of walkers, pounders and sliders. Your wife, just from the sound we hear, is a four-star pounder. When she walks, she digs her heels into the grou ... read full excerpt from: Wear and Tear: Stop the Pain and Put the Spring Back in your Body ebook
