This ‘Ask Trev’ question comes from Shannon in Pendle Hill:

‘What activities are there for someone housebound with a fractured foot?’

 

Some of you may remember Shannon as my big burly guide and guard from my public appearance at the Collectormania Toy Fair last year.  A towering mass of muscle, this lad is not used to inactivity so whereas for the more slothful of us being chairbound might be tolerable, for the likes of him it is a pain in more than just his foot.

So, what can Shannon do when housebound and can’t walk, run or play hopscotch?

The answer most guys will give you is ‘That’s easy – play video games and masturbate!’ but I’m assuming that after several weeks at home already those two activities have been well and truly exhausted, so i’m going a different tact and that is house exploration.  The majority of houses are set up in such a way that everything you use the most is stored at chest height, making for easy access.  Things you never use are stored in the back of the tops of wardrobes and things you use only occasionally are stored on the bottom shelves so that you don’t have to bend down too often.  It is that level you are working at now Shannon, so time to get creative with what is in reach!

 

Make dinner for the family

Can’t reach the upper shelves of the fridge or pantry?  Then cook with what you can access.  The wife will be happy as suddenly a male is actually checking out what is in the crisper (a true rarity), so salads aplenty!  Of course, she may not be too thrilled with the Baking Soda, White Wine Vinegar and Pulled-Taffy soufflé that goes with it.

 

Try out a new fashion style

Lucky you dude – fashions go in cycles so chances are the old clothes stored in the bottom of your wardrobe are probably the toast of Milan right now!  Forget the clothes up on the hangars you can’t reach; those Corduroy Pants from the 80’s and Hypercolour T-Shirt from the 90’s will go perfectly with your Souvenir 10-Gallon Cowboy Hat from your trip to Texas and the Leopard-Print G-String you usually only wear on Valentine’s Day (or want to scare door-knocking religious zealots).  Talk about sex-on-(broken)legs!

 

Catch up on your viewing

Can’t reach your fav Blu Rays anymore eh?  Time to bust out the old DVD’s that never get a viewing.  Bring on Weekend at Bernie’s 1, Legally Blond 2, Transformers 3, Jaws 4 and Tremors 5!  Top that off with all 8 seasons of Home Improvement and the hours will just fly by as your brain slowly melts into a pile of numb mush.

 

So enjoy exploring your home on a level that is usually reserved for kids, dwarfs and the cast of Hogans Heroes, you will see your living space from an entirely new perspective!  And if nothing else, it will definitely give you all the incentive you need to heal up at twice the speed so you can get the hell outta that house again!

 

Heal up soon bro!

Got any extra advice for Shannon?  Pop it in the comments section below!