Memer-Memer-Memer
The lovely and delightful Carrie tagged me for a random meme. And since she’s so awesome, I must oblige, yes?
5 Random Weird facts about me
5.) I never step on manhole covers due to a freak accident from years ago.
4.) Years ago a telephone company was working in a certain area and broke part of the manhole so the cover wasn’t sitting on it correctly. They didn’t bother to fix it or put any sort of caution tape around the area. While walking my dog (at 9:30 p.m. on Halloween night, 2000) I stepped on the manhole cover which then flipped on its side and wedged itself into the manhole. I ended up straddling the cover while it was wedged in the manhole. Can you imagine? One minute you are walking along. The next minute, the concrete beneath you disappears and you drop but only for a split second because your full weight comes down on this thick circle of concrete? And what stops you is your crotch?
3.) The force tore parts of my vagina/labia. The cover dropped on its side, as did I. Manhole covers are very heavy. So once I landed on my side, (with one leg dangling in the manhole) I had to push the manhole cover off of me and still had to walk a quarter mile home. By the time I got home blood was running down my legs and my “lady parts” were swollen. I could stand more than shoulder length apart and still feel the vaginal lips rubbing up against my inner thighs.
2.)I went to the ER that night but the next day went to my gyno to document the bruising and have the “lady parts” checked out. The entire side of my body was black and blue. My “lady parts” were so swollen and black, that if I’d taken a photo, you wouldn’t even know what you were looking at. The physician assistant cried as she documented the bruises. She felt really bad for me.
1.) Upon impact, I saw a flash of hot white. Who knew pain had a color? I also chipped pubic bone couldn’t wear underwear for six weeks. It was eight weeks until I could wear pants mainly because of the seams in the crotch area. (If I was a guy, my nickname would now be “No-nuts”.)
Hi. I’m Lisa. And I like to overshare! YIKES. That’ll teach Carrie to choose me for a meme, eh?
5 Places I want to see or see again
5.) Ireland/Scotland/England (want to see)
4.) Spain (want to see)
3.) Bavaria, Germany, Austria (want to see)
2.) Napa/San Fran (revisit)
1.) New York (revisit)
Now Linlee, Nancy, Zookeeper, A bun’s life and Alexandra go forth and meme your heart out.
The rules are: Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog.
Share five random and/or weird facts about yourself on your blog.
Share the five top places on your “want to see or want to see again” list.
Tag a minimum of five random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.
Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment in their blog.
Happy Weekend, ya’ll!






Heather on 01 Mar 2008 at 12:41 am #
Oh my goodness you poor thing! I started hurting just reading what happened to you. Did you contact the city or whoever is responsible for the manhole covers? I certainly hope it didn’t leave you with any lasting injuries!
Stimey on 01 Mar 2008 at 1:19 am #
Oh my dear God. I hurt just reading that. Oh my dear God. That is really one of the more horrible accidents/acts of negligence I have ever heard. Oh my dear God.
motomom on 01 Mar 2008 at 1:48 am #
Wow, quite a story you have there. I hope at least your medical bill were covered.
Yikes!
Alissa on 01 Mar 2008 at 1:58 am #
Oh, my goodness! What a horrible thing to have to go through! I don’t think I’d be stepping on any manhole covers, either. As a matter of fact, I KNOW I won’t be!
Tori on 01 Mar 2008 at 2:17 am #
I couldn’t get past the ‘noonie’ injury Lisa…I did however read that you want to go to Scotland and being that that is my people, I can help you with it when the time comes…) but let’s get back to the noonie…
Shit! Ouch…OMG. I would not only never walk on potholes again, I would sue the pothole, the potholes Mother and the whole town for the grave injury it caused you. You didn’t mention that you did but God help me if you didn’t!!
I am literally wincing here thinking of this. My poor Lisa’s labia!!!!!
What a horrible thing to happen….
Ouch…
Did I say ouch already…?
MommyTime on 01 Mar 2008 at 2:31 am #
That is seriously the most hair-raising injury story I’ve ever heard. It hurts just to think about it…. I’m so sorry for you.
Carrie on 01 Mar 2008 at 4:22 am #
Poor Lisa’s labia is RIGHT! I was always afraid to step on manhole covers because of the Stephen King book, ‘It’, but now I’ll be afraid of injuring myself and I’ll never look at another one the same again. I am so sorry that happened to you.
And thanks for being brave enough to talk about this. I’m not sorry that I tagged you at all, more like in awe of your strength.
Jeez Lisa, I hope you were compensated duly.
mayberry on 01 Mar 2008 at 4:46 am #
That is horrific! My god!
Suebob on 01 Mar 2008 at 4:50 am #
Yowza what a story! A personal injury lawyer could have had a real field day with that.
flutter on 01 Mar 2008 at 4:55 am #
Oh ouch, Lisa!!!
Rebecca on 01 Mar 2008 at 7:24 am #
my lady parts climbed up into my chest reading this
Heather on 01 Mar 2008 at 6:53 pm #
I partially fell in a manhole when I was in elementary school. Add another item to the list of things we have in common. BTW, I added you to Bossy’s email list of St. Louis bloggers. I thought it would be fun to meet you, and that you may like to be included on the list. Hope that’s o.k.
Ree on 02 Mar 2008 at 12:24 am #
Oh mah holy hell! And I thought landing on my heel when I fell off the half-tire climby thing (please tell me you know what those are) and seeing blood in my underwear the next day was bad.
You win.
MammaLoves on 02 Mar 2008 at 4:58 am #
Holy crap girl!! What a freak accident. I’m so glad you didn’t suffer any permanent damage. I can’t even imagine how much that must have hurt. Please tell me the phone company paid for your medical expenses. With that injury, I would probably never walk over a manhole cover again.
Alex Elliot on 02 Mar 2008 at 2:50 pm #
Shit! That sounds so incredibly painful, I don’t even know what to say.
Christina on 03 Mar 2008 at 12:34 am #
OMG, you poor woman! After reading that, I don’t think I’ll ever walk on a manhole cover ever again. And I thought birth was painful.
HollowSquirrel on 03 Mar 2008 at 1:50 am #
oh my dear lord. Oh woman. My crotch aches.
Susan on 03 Mar 2008 at 5:10 pm #
Ack! That is a true definition of racking! I’m literally still cringing and holding my girl parts after reading that. Please tell me you hunted down the bastard who didn’t replace that manhole cover! I don’t think I will ever walk on one of those again after reading this.
Sugared Harpy on 03 Mar 2008 at 5:22 pm #
Oh honey. I have tears in my eyes thinking how horrible that must have been for you.
I am officially scared of manholes.
Julie on 03 Mar 2008 at 6:29 pm #
Oh my god. I now have a new fear. JEEEZ! Thanks for oversharing! : )
FunnyGal KAT on 03 Mar 2008 at 6:34 pm #
I could hardly see the end of the story through all the wincing I was doing! Yikes!
I feel your pain. I’ve seen guys get hit in the crotch and I was like, “Eh.” But I’m squirming for you and how painful that must have been. (Although I’m sure it’s painful for guys, too, I just can’t empathize, I guess)
What an incredible story.
Andrea on 03 Mar 2008 at 7:40 pm #
Lisa, you may as well have titled this PSA. I hope you were able to get the people who so negligently broke the manhole cover and didn’t demark it with caution tape to realize what they’d done if not pay for your medical bills.
I won’t be walking on manhole covers ever again.
Alexandra on 03 Mar 2008 at 9:21 pm #
OMG… that sounds sooooooo painful!!
My dad was in town this weekend and I hadn’t had time do it, but I will!
Lisa on 03 Mar 2008 at 11:36 pm #
ow! ow! ow! ow! ow!!!!!
jaelithe on 04 Mar 2008 at 5:32 pm #
Because I have been following your blog for so long, I already knew about this story. But, it still freaks me out.
Believer in Balance on 04 Mar 2008 at 7:16 pm #
Oh my God!!!! What a horrific accident!!! Did you ever contact the company responsible for their grave error. I tend to focus too much on blame, but seriously it was THEIR fault you had to endure that excruciating pain. On a lighter note, since you want to revisit San Fran, will I get a chance to see you at BlogHer this year?
Lori on 05 Mar 2008 at 2:50 am #
I can’t wait to see what kinds of creepy people this post brings through Technorati or Blogsearch, with the mention of “vaginal lips.”
Hee. Sorry.
But wow. Yikes. That’s some story, Lisa! I never would’ve guessed something like that could happen. I’m not usually the sue-happy type, but if I were in your shoes (or panties, as it were) I would have slapped a hyooooooge lawsuit on somebody…the public works department, perhaps? Ouch.
becky on 12 Mar 2008 at 2:55 pm #
omg! that is so random and SO horrible!
Beth on 12 Mar 2008 at 10:56 pm #
I can honestly say that, to a degree, I know how you felt.
When I was a kid we had a trampoline. One of those big numbers like you had in gym class. One day my friend L and I were on it. L was jumping in the middle, and I was running around the edge on the frame (because I could, that’s why).
Then L did a knee-drop. I popped up slightly in the air, and when I came down, my feet were no longer aligned with the frame.
Before I could have said, “Holy Mother of God”, my crotch hit the frame. I was too short for my legs to touch the ground.
I don’t recall how I got to the bathroom. I just remember my Mom checking me over while I bawled. There was no blood, no trip to the doctor, just a general consensus that I was going to live.
Thus ends my traumatic crotch-beating story.