TOPIC: It Had To Happen

Kudo's to you Jay,

I broke my ankle clean through and ripped the tendons on both sides. I was 16 and knew it hurt like a SOB, it hurt so much I couldn't even put pressure on it, I tried crawling home but that wasn't going to happen.

Eventually I got home, a friend found me, and I made it to the Doctor who then sent me to the Hospital. I now have a perminate metal plate and pins and they had to sew the tendons back together. Had a floating cast for 4 weeks because of the swelling and then finally a perminate cast for 5. I wasn't allowed to have a walking on it period... 9 weeks on crutches and I was poping Tylonal with Codien like they were Skittles for the first couple of weeks. That was my summer vacation that year!

You can do it John!

AJ - you can probably predict the weather with that stuff in there!

We are a strange crew aren't we.

John- glad you're fine. I used to do that all the time when I rode a dirt bike as a kid. Never kicked started...always had to push start it (my Yamaha YZ80.) I've got a scar on my leg from where I tumbled after I push started a bike in upstate NY. Basically once it took off, I flew down the side of a rocky mountain. Didn't stop me from riding...when I went back to the family I heard more about how I ripped my pants instead of the bloody mess behind it (family of seven...we were frugal...sort of.) Hope you got the Valentine's Day sympathy vote! I sure did.  ;D
Bob

Sounds like John got the V-day sympathy vote two years running.  We'll check back again next year...

Indeed he did...whatever it takes!

Three's a charm...