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Oh man Phil I feel for you. Get well soon. I guess you had a brief moment of indestructablitly.
John
Bummer! Someone already said brakes. I'll add seatbelt.
Oh, and a helmet also, even though that wouldn't have helped diddly squat for your injury.
Get well soon!
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Jimi
"Let them hate, so long as they fear!"- Caligula
Phil,
That was a nasty spill. I understand about the cast on the foot, but is the cast sufficently large that you can't get your drysuit on over it? Perhaps it is time to invest in one of the waterproof cast covers.Dry Pro Waterproof Cast Cover - Dry Pro Bandage Protector - Allegro Medical Supplies and wear a wetsuit. A whole month without diving, that sucks.
Holly cow Phil! I can't believe you broke your foot. you looked shook up but to have a broken foot and have kept your composure; your a tough cookie.
sorry to hear that, I hope it heals soon and you can get back in the water. I have added the first aid kit to the dive package. I can't believe I didn't have mine with me. What a dork! Take care of yourself!
The worst part was after we left I remembered the first aid kit I always keep behind my seat in the truck. When I left the ER I told Merry I was starring in the next Mummy movie.
And Mel, what is this "wetsuit" thing you speak of?
I made over 800 dives in wetsuits, including a few hundred wreck dives involving long deco. I still recall the shivering. At least this moves me up on the Dork Diver ladder.
Well, I am sure you can resubmit to Mensa....they wouldn't notice and as they age I am sure they will forget the rejected you once . I did something similar on a bicycle (on a gravel road) but thankfully it was before I statred diving so I was not as put off by it.
I wisah you a speedy recovery because I can only imagine the pain of not diving....well actually I cannot really dive in the winter months here so I definitely can imagine not diving (but not the broken foot).
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Last Sunday the trail at Marineland was muddy. I hauled two sets of gear down the hill, only to find unfavorable dive conditions. After hauling the wagon back up the trail the tires were caked in mud. I decided to ride the wagon down a steep street to get mud from the tires. About halfway down I realized I was picking up too much speed. I tried to stop Fred Flintstone style, but rather then skid, my feet went under the tires, flipping me forward to the street. I tried to roll to avoid further injury, but the wagon on my feet stopped me from rolling. Even worse, I continued sliding about five feet. I
Not that there's anything funny about pain and injury but the mental image of the incident.
OUCH!!!! I am so glad you shared your experience with us. I like to put my dogs in the wagon after a long wagon pull along the beach...note to self don't sit on the wagon on downhill slope. I hope you recover quickly. Don't push the healing process, you want the foot to heal completely.
I do feel for you. I've done some dumb things too. When I was a LOT younger, I broke my knee cap. That's when they put you in a cast from your bum to your ankle. Well, my frienda were going water skiing and I when I whined, said, we can put it in a garbage sack. Well, I did fine until time to dismount. The boat driver whipped me right next to the shore and missed. I lost the skii and hit a tree. My body wrapped around it and the cast knocked me out!
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