>The Bathtub Curve is standard Risk Management stuff.

You’ll find its applicability in almost every corner of life – a period of high incidence of error due to inexperience, a long period of low incidence stability, followed by a sharp increase as overconfidence kicks in

Virtually every profession, too – electricians, pilots, zoo keepers, young drivers…..

And old farts with bionic legs.

There are some movements that are just programmed into the noggin and you can chant the mantra (“Don’t go over 90º. Don’t go over 90º”) as often as you want – at some stage you’re going to forget.

If you’re as stupid as me, you’ll do it twice.

Put some stuff in the washing machine and I’ve ALWAYS knelt down on my left knee. ALWAYS.

Which puts the Bionic Hip at – oh, 130º.

Makes a funny “boingggggg” noise, hurts like shit (for days), what with all the tendons and things getting stretched and you’d think even a geriatric old prick would learn his lesson.

Nope.

Did it again yesterday.

I’ve now been limited to ironing duties.

Let’s see what I can stuff up there….