Put my foot in it... through it, in fact, followed by both legs and a bit more besides

Another disadvantage of having to sort out the loft was that the loft floorboards had to be removed, in order to remove the sodden insulation sitting between floorboards and ceiling below.

After moving boxes and boxes, and more boxes, a slippery beam proved no match for my adventurous footwork. I slipped, and put my foot through the ceiling, followed by both legs and a bit more besides. Luckily, a beam interfered with my downward trajectory - almost breaking my hip in the process.


The hole suitably made safe(ish), I was able to stand back and reflect... Now, I feel sorry for anyone who hasn't experienced the freefall joy of putting their foot etc through their ceiling (or, if they can pull it off, someone else's ceiling). It's a kind of domestic bunjee-jump, completely unexpected, and over before you can do anything about it. Also highly dangerous, of course, as I'll be advising when telling that story for years to come...