Socks and Ice Don't Mix 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
"Derek" was watching a television marathon on a Christmas Eve a few years ago. At around 4 am, the television stopped working. He concluded that it was a problem with his satellite on the roof. He fetched a ladder and set it against his roof. At 4 am, however, it is still very dark and nearly impossible to see so our hero climbed onto his roof with a flashlight in one hand and a screwdriver in the other. One should realize that in the winter months at night, surfaces get iced over and very slippery. Derek didn't want his feet to get cold, so he had donned socks for the adventure.
While trying to figure out what was wrong with the satellite, Derek dropped his flashlight and it rolled off the roof. In an attempt to stop his light from falling, Derek lunged for it. He missed and slipped on the slick ice that had accumulated on the roof. He fell off the slanted roof and landed on his back. Just when he thought things couldn't get any worse, the screwdriver plunged into his thigh. Nobody found Derek for several hours, lying half-naked in his backyard.
Derek suffered a concussion and required surgery to repair his thigh. Regarding the television, he'd accidently sat on the remote and switched it to VCR mode. Submitted on 12/19/2002
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