y'now Martin... that was a question the doc gave me one day. We were trying to determine how long it would take me to get out of bed... then he asked "if the house was on fire, and your kids were in it.. how long would it take you?"
Adrenaline is wonderful... I wish I had it every morning... (and I think I failed the "how far can you walk test when I said.... immediately [grin[)
Seriously, and I've done this. In the case of an emergency things happen. Not too long ago, my son pulled the microwave down on top of him (I had just moved it and the electrical cord was hanging down the front of the counter)... I managed to pick up the microwave with my right hand/arm while I pulled him out with the left. Sure... about an hour later it hurt like heck, but the moral of the story is that you just don't think... and you just do it. Of course.. payment comes later!
Don't worry about emergencies... adrenaline will be there!
Maxine
May the roof above us never fall in, and the many friends gathered below it never fall out. 
