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Oh I have one of these...
I was doing some work for BT and had to go to Hammersmith hospital for the day to install some IT stuff. It was pouring with rain and I parked nearby and ran off towards the hospital. I saw Accident & Emergency in the distance and raced towards it. As I got close I saw a big sign which basically said that you couldn't get into the main hospital through A&E so a few yards away from the doors I stopped to turn back and run off the other way. Unfortunately I stopped a bit too quickly and fell, twisted my ankle and skidded along on my arse about 10 feet away towards the glass doors.

My lasting memory was of the two staff who were just about to exit laughing so hard that the nurse was hanging off the doctor's shoulder, as I limped away in agony.

I think even if I had broken my leg I would have crawled away. Going in and checking-in with my injury would have been just too good a punchline for them/shameful for me.

Cringe.
(Mon 25th Jan 2010, 20:01, More)