So what happened? Driving to work this morning I rummaged in my bag for a halls lozenge. Like a pro I unwrapped the little guy with one hand and popped it in to my eager mouth. Sucking away, I listened to Dennis Lambert on NPR wishing that the day would go by fast so I could come home to bed. Thinking about the week ahead my mind wandered away from the radio. In the middle of figuring out what was for dinner tonight I felt the familiar tickle in my throat.
I coughed.
Once.
Cleared my throat.
Coughed again.
And then...
SUDDENLY.....
....
....
the lozenge was stuck IN MY THROAT.
Driving on the highway. A lozenge is stuck in your throat.
What do you do?
What do you DO?
What do you do?
What do you DO?
I tell you I thought I was going to die on the I-10 today.
Time of death: 0853
Cause of death: Lozenge.
How sad!!
I'm not sure what I did or how I did it but I got the sucker dislodged on my own without having to give myself the hiemlich...while driving. Grrrrr....you little sucker you. In shock of what had happened I coughed again and managed to accidentaly swallow the whole lozenge. It's a rather unsettling feeling knowing that you have a whole lozenge swimming in your tummy.
Moral of the story?
Under no circumstance will I ever suck on a lozenge while driving.
And I advise you not to either.
Please.
3 comments:
haaaahahahahaaaa that was so funny. of course i can say that because you didn't die. had you died, i promise i wouldn't laugh.
:)
But if I had died, I hope you would have laughed a year from now if not before. Come on...death by lozenge - pretty funny!
Lol - glad you came out ok. Reminds me of eating peanuts while driving one day - only problem is I had hayfever.
Let's just say it is not a good idea to sneeze with a mouthful of chewed peanuts :)
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