So – there I was, Friday 1st December – having battled Bronchial Pneumonia for the previous 6 weeks – I decided to head off towards Fleet Street in the City – for the purpose of tracking down 12 large ‘Snowmen’ that have been scattered around that particular part of the ‘Smoke’.……as I thought it would be a nice little festive Shoes blog
I had located about 6 of the said 12 Snowmen and searching for the 7th, required me to cross the Fleet Street road.
What I didn’t account for was being mown down by an electrified Uber Eats bike that ploughed straight into me at speed – throwing me approx 5ft across the tarmac, and leaving me with a shattered right ankle – muscle and tendon damage to my left leg, with cartilage and ligament damage to my left knee – all of which has created a dodgy looking haematoma around my left calf – leaving me annoyingly and frustratingly immobile at this present moment in time
So – regrettably, I’m guessing that its probably gonna be at least 2 months maybe more – before my London Shoes will be able to ‘pound the pavements’ of our wonderful capital City again – but return, I will – and as‘Arnie’would say “I’ll be back” 
Just wanna thank all the Shoes followers for your very much valued support and comments throughout 2023 – wishing you all a Happy Christmas and a very healthy and Happy New Year 
Sorry to hear that Geoff. How those bikes are legal to ride without some kind of licence is unbelievable. I suspect you are one of many unfortunately. Anyway, all the best and here’s to a happy and healthy 2024 for us all. Take care mate and up the O’s Jimbo.
And to you mate – c u next year
Very best wishes for a speedy and successful recovery Geoff (‘they can rebuild him’ 😉) Thank you for your blogs. As a country bumpkin they have helped me understand more about London and I enjoyed sharing them with my Dad and prompting him to talk about the London he knew after the war.
I’m very sorry for your accident. For a shoe 👟 👟 blogger it’s not going to be a great winter. Please rest and let your important legs repair. Wishing you a Happy Christmas and New Year. 🌲🌲🌲
So sorry to hear and not what I expected when reading your comments. All the best and hope you have a speedy recovery.
Oh Geoff that’s truly awful! I’m wishing you the speediest of recoveries! X ❤️
Hope you make full recovery.
Best wishes and seasons greetings!
Here’s to a much better’24
Oh wishing you a speedy recovery my lovely x
Sorry to hear that 😞 Wishing you a speedy recovery 🙏 and a Blessed Merry Christmas to you from Cape Town 🤗🎅🌲
So sorry to hear (and see) this! Hope you heal quickly and are back on your feet soon. I’ve really enjoyed your posts and wish you happy Christmas holidays and good health in the New Year 2024!
That’s awful especially at this time of the year. Take care and wishing you a speedy recovery x
Get well soon Geoff sorry to hear about your accident. Hope your London Shoes will be on the mend quickly. Merry Christmas to you too. xx Love the snowman.
Bloody hell mate. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Merry Christmas to you and all the family
Ouch! Wishing you a speedy recovery Geoff, hope it all goes well x
Get well soon and if they say exercises at some point…. do em !
So sorry to hear that must of been and will be so painful look after your self hope to see Blogs in the spring have a good Christmas and New Year for you and your family cheers 🇨🇦
Omg that’s awful! So sorry to hear this. I wish you a speedy recovery 🙏
Chuffing chuff Judge – that’s not great. Look after yourself and hope you recover quickly. 😘
Bloody hell Geoff , that’s a pain !! All this law against drivers but bikes and scooters can do what ever they like – they are the fastest on the road here in wales thanks to drippy Drakeford
Wishing you a speedy recovery and I hope they prosecute the Uber eats bloke
OMW! This is horrendous. Hope he’s held to account! Wishing you a full and speedy recovery.
Blimey Geoff, sorry to hear this. Speedy recovery my dear friend. 😘
Wow Geoff Clements that’s terrible 😢, wishing you a speedy recovery xx
So sorry to hear about your accident Geoff. What a terrible thing to happen. Wishing you a full recovery and look forward when you are back in full working order and sharing your wonderful stories and knowledge of ye olde London town. All good wishes for Christmas and 2024. Bev
Thank you Bev – much appreciated
Take care & stay safe
GEOFF
Hope you recover in time for the Spring Geoff and anyway have a lovely Christmas and a very Happy New Year .All the best – Bob from Bow.
Many thanks Bob
So sorry to hear this, Geoff. All good wishes for a speedy recovery and a well-deserved indulgent Christmas, and look forward to more of your fabulous blogs in 2024.
Many thanks Jeff
Hi Geoff. I’m so sorry to hear that you were hit by an Uber e-bike. That’s so unfortunate.
Hope you’ll be back on the beat soon.
Looking forward to some more walks in the New Year !
Take care.
Milly
Thank you for your kind comments – much appreciated.
GEOFF – http://www.londonshoes.blog
I’m sorry to hear about your health issue and accident. I hope you will be well soon, and have a happy Christmas.
Thank you for your kind words Paul – they’re very much appreciated
Geoff (www.londonshoes’blog)
So terribly sorry, will miss your lovely blogs, thank goodness for the archives. Speedy recovery and a far better 2024.
Thank you for your kind words Stephanie – they’re very much appreciated
Geoff (www.londonshoes’blog)
Thought I was having a bad time lately with shingles and its painful aftermaths,but poor you,hope you heal soon and get yourselve mobile as soon as possible.Del.
I don’t do things by halves these days Del – I’m also at the back end of 8 weeks with bronchial pneumonia!!!!
So – I’d never broken a bone in my body until the accident and I’d never had a bad cough until the pneumonia
I think I must be getting old mate.
Wishing you and Ann a Happy Christmas and New Year – and let’s hope its a bit more of a healthier one than of late.
Cheers Del
GEOFF
Oh crikey mate, you’ve just got over an illness, then this happens. At least you can put your ‘shoes’ up for a while and have Mrs.Shoes look after you over Christmas, and providing you with a few cheeky ones 🍺🍺.
Get well soon, and we’ll see you back on them streets in the new year some time ☃️🎅🏼👍
Thanks Tony – I certainly wont be nominating Mrs Shoes for ‘Carer of the Year’ that’s for sure !!!
Hopefully I shall be back on the road early in the New Year – but one things become evident – ‘old bones’ take a lot longer to mend than younger ones !!
Cheers
GEOFF (www.londonshoes.blog)
So sorry to learn of all your health problems.Trust normal service can resume in the New Year.
Very best wishes for Christmas and New Year
Thank you Peter – and the very same seasons greetings to you too my friend
Best wishes
GEOFF (www.londonshoes.blog)
Sorry to hear about your misfortune Geoff. I wish you a speedy recovery and hope it does not impede your festive plans too much. I look forward to hearing more about London’s history when you are on both feet again.
Thank you Stuart – very kind of you – I’m sure I’ll be back ‘on the road’ before too long.
Cheers
GEOFF (www.londonshoes.blog)
So sorry to hear of your accident. Hope you make a speedy and full recovery. I love your blog’s💖
That’s very kind of you Eileen – many thanks
Best wishes
GEOFF
Hello again, Geoff. Just catching up on your recent posts. Sorry to hear about your accident. What a nasty thing to happen. How’s your recovery going? You said you were expecting to be out of action for at least two months. It hasn’t even been one month yet, so I suppose we’re still in for a long wait before you get the green light to resume your pavement bashing.
All the best for 2024!
Many thanks Brian – much appreciated.
Its quite clear to me now that my full recovery is probably gonna take a little bit longer than initially envisaged – old bones clearly take a little longer to heal than younger ones !!!
I’m hoping to be back on the road in some form or another, by the end of this month – but time will tell I guess.
Kind regards
GEOFF (www.londonshoes.blog)