Job Hazard

Last night at the book store I needed a stack of books that were currently part of a window display. I gingerly stepped into the window and gingerly bent to retrieve the books from the floor. An old woman was watching me from the street and I thought, "Yes, I work here. That's why I get to be in the giant display window." Then I straightened up and one of the displays signs wobbled and fell off the wall. The display sign is metal and quite heavy, which is how, even with the support of my knee, which I thrust under it, it managed to knock down the stack of books below it, crush a large decorative box, send several more display items further down the line flying, and pin me to the spot. The old woman was still watching and I eventually realized there was no way to escape. I couldn't move and more and more items were falling to the ground. I finally had to cry out for help and a co-worker released me from the sign, all under the watchful eye of the elderly.