Almost had to chop my arm off
Gonna tell you about something I did last week.. but you have to promise you won’t laugh.
I was setting out last week to walk our dog (we have an 8 month or so old Jack Russel).
On the way out of the house I thought I would check the post.
We have one of those external letterbox things that are outside of the house on the wall.
Where you have to open it with a key.
However, the key has never been easy to use since we moved in almost 5 months ago. Its a right pain.
So, clever me had an idea of trying to get the mail out without using the key.
Turns out it wasn’t a great idea.
I shoved my hand in the letterbox and grabbed the mail. But then couldn’t get it back out. It was full on stuck.
Had the dog on the lead in one had pulling me desperate to try and get to the grass for a pee.
And my other hand bent at the craziest angle ever shoved half way down the letterbox (which is at about eye level)…
I am sure you can picture it.
I thought I would have had to dial 999 and get the fire brigade to come and chop the post box off the wall or something with an axe and then chip the box up with an angle grinder.
Or chop my arm off like that dude in saw.
Turns out I managed to wriggle it free after a minute or two of struggle.
I didn’t learn my lesson either.
Done it about 3 times since.
It gets stuck still every time, takes a good 20 seconds of struggle to get it out.
My insanity reminds me of the insanity people have when trying to lose weight and get fit.
Most people try to do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result somehow.
At least I know my hand WILL get suck each time. I KNOW what to expect.
Whereas most people just try the same diet and the same workouts that didn’t work the first time and somehow expect it to work insanely well the next.
To get a different result you have to do something different.
Nothing changes if nothing changes.
With that said… I will be getting a new letterbox soon.
I may even record a video of me smashing this old one to pieces.
Its metal so gonna have to hire a sledgehammer or something for the day.
Speak soon
Ben Hanbridge
Bodyfit Academy
P.S. Our fitness bootcamp trial week is well under way this week.
And the doors are shut for another 4 weeks now.
At least.