Slippery bathroom tiles strike again, Aussie lady teaching in Siem Reap hospitalized

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Slippery bathroom tiles strike again, Aussie lady teaching in Siem Reap hospitalized

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https://tvfb.news/article/6545

That's a nasty looking swollen eye. According to Facebook groups she was hospitalized in Siem Reap and is now being taken to Phnom Penh for treatment.

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very frequent accident here- we have all come close i am sure.
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If the slippery tiles don't get you the wonky stairs will.
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frank lee bent wrote: Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:16 am very frequent accident here- we have all come close i am sure.
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Her friends on FB are saying that although she was found on the bathroom floor, this fall wasn’t due to slippery tiles but to a bacterial infection caused by a parasite.
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Sorry for the nice-seeming lady and embarrassing accident. The elderly need Vitamin D and calcium as well, esp. women.

Factors of the dangers os slipping:

- alcohol
- CNS depressants, like marijuana (indica-strain), opioids, codeine, valium, etc
- obesity / being overweight
- slippery tiles and a lack of non-slip strips (I have mine on my shoes)
- rainy season
- aged hubris (overconfidence with increasing age)
- lack of agility exercises

All, I feel, contribute to a needless and nasty end or visit to a hospital with big bills.
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SmartAston Martin wrote: Sun Feb 04, 2018 12:56 pm Sorry for the nice-seeming lady and embarrassing accident. The elderly need Vitamin D and calcium as well, esp. women.

Factors of the dangers os slipping:

- alcohol
- CNS depressants, like marijuana (indica-strain), opioids, codeine, valium, etc
- obesity / being overweight
- slippery tiles and a lack of non-slip strips (I have mine on my shoes)
- rainy season
- aged hubris (overconfidence with increasing age)
- lack of agility exercises

All, I feel, contribute to a needless and nasty end or visit to a hospital with big bills.
You wear shoes in your bathroom ? :?
Anyway, sounds like she was sick and passed out or something.
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Ha, no, but I assume most readers can figure out they can dry the slippery surface, apply non-slip strips, and worry no more. I think like $7-$10 to do a few danger spots.

Also works for staircases, esp. metal outdoor ones in the rainy season.
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Even then, don't come knocking...Not for ANY reason.
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SmartAston Martin wrote: Sun Feb 04, 2018 1:04 pm Ha, no, but I assume most readers can figure out they can dry the slippery surface, apply non-slip strips, and worry no more. I think like $7-$10 to do a few danger spots.

Also works for staircases, esp. metal outdoor ones in the rainy season.
Most old age pensioners with brains have sorted this problem out a long time ago. Nothing is better than a attractive bar-lady to join you in the shower to stop you slipping over.
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I assumed everyone wore octopus sucker soled shoes in the bathroom. :D

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