On 2017-10-21 13:02, wrote:
On Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 7:19:19 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-10-20 18:04, John B. wrote:
On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 11:44:37 -0700, Joerg
wrote:

On 2017-10-20 08:31, wrote:
On Friday, October 20, 2017 at 12:23:57 AM UTC-7, John B.
wrote:
On Thu, 19 Oct 2017 12:06:57 -0400, "(PeteCresswell)"
wrote:

Per John B.:

As I told Joerg, just wash your feet :-)

I don't buy it when it comes to carpets.

Bare floors, maybe... but feet will still be damp after
"Washing" and that will affect the carpet over time.

Quotes because I strongly suspect "Washing" = "Quick
rinse with clear room-temperature water".

Well, if you have polished mahogany floors, or terrazzo,
floors in your abode and you wash your feet before you
enter you won't have problems with your carpet.

Carpets also add to the servants work load with all that
vacuuming and frequent visits by the carpet cleaning
company. They will applaud you when you get rid of them.

I have come to the conclusion that hardwood floors with area
rugs are much better than wall to wall carpets. These wall to
wall crap accumulators are nothing but trouble and for no
added comfort.


That perception will change when our bodies start giving out
and we need canes or walkers. Or when Fido and Fluffy duke it
out and the area rugs go sailing for the impteenth time.

Well, I'm 85 (this month) and my wife is 72 and so far we haven't
had any problems... terrazzo floors on the ground floor and
polished mahogany on the second.

No canes or walkers yet...


There is the difference. You guys are still quite healthy and in
your case probably in part due to cycling. We visit nursing homes a
lot as volunteers but it's the same at church and other places.
Falls of frail people mostly take places where there is no carpet.
Outside on the concrete, inside on tile, on marble and on linoleum.
Because all that stuff provides low friction and thus almost no
grip once a situation gets just a tad out of balance.

When you take a look at an indoor walker they are usually the
kinds without brake levers. Two wheels and small gliders in back.
Most people stick tennis balls over the back posts to improve
friction but those do not provided any meaningful friction on slick
surfaces. Area rugs are the worst floor covering for those folks.
One slight tangle into the edge of a rug and there might be a nasty
fall.

I'll have to think about that. I have virtually no balance.
Especially when the medication kicks in.

But under normal circumstances I am losing my balance in the house
all the time. I have wall-to-wall carpeting because the damn things
are always dirty and in need of commercial cleaning. I solved this
before by putting area rugs over the top of them but after my ex-wife
decided she was better off with than without me she also decided that
she was running everything. Which was (confidentially) what caused
everything in the first place. Because running everything means doing
nothing.

I have the cabinets in the kitchens and the heavy bed frame in the
bedroom and know exactly where they are at all times and can catch
myself from falling by hooking a foot under these overhangs. I can't
feel my feet but I can feel when I stop tipping over.


One of the celebrities on Dancing with the Stars right now has a similar
issue, she can't feel her legs. I think it's important to have carpeting
then because if you do fall at least you won't hit your head onto hard
floor. Unless you wear your bike helmet in the house :-)

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Regards, Joerg

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