What I did in the holidays.... ouch!

[clmintie]

Well, what can I say?

Apart from .. Bugger.... Was having the usual heaps of fun at the Sandpit trying to keep up with Grace on my first lap of the MX track, saw a new jump and not knowing what it was like, I slowed down to a reasonable pace to just pop over and have a look. Alas there was a hole on the other side where the dirt had been scooped and I had exactly the right speed to hit the other side front wheel first. Trusty KDX stopped dead (hmm, poor choice of phrase.. ) and of course I didn't.......
Result is many weeks off the bike and camera (needs two hands to operate...)
..Gotta say a huge thanks to everyone who helped, I was convinced I'd dislocated the 'socket' part of the joint and with help from some very willing ladies (inflicting more pain a specialty me thinks) we had a few goes at 'popping' it back in with no success. As it turned out it wasn't separated, so that was really just good entertainment for the gathering crowd....

I’m most impressed with my girls too, soon as I’d left in the meat wagon, they took their bikes off the trailer and rode another 2 hours… Then when they got home, my wife took them to the premier of Harry Potter. What’s a guy gotta do to get some attention?

I also think I lost some credibility when I said “this is worse than childbirth” Not a good comment in such company…Hehe…

THIS IS NO REFLECTION ON THE SANDPIT. Just a slow old fart making a mistake….

[tnarg]

Ouch looks painfull. So how did they get in back in? not broken eh? Hope it heals quick.

[kiwifruit]

Ouch!!!!! :shit:

[kezzafish]

stink mate. well done! hopefully it doesn't take too long before you can at least get back on the camera. I'm was starting to quite enjoy taking photos and saving money by not riding (my rooted shoulder has had 8 weeks off the bike and is pretty good now)... then i dropped my camera... So i'm off to pick up my repaired lens today 260 later... feeeeeck

[Hemex]

ouuuch! Heal fast Mintie.... What have you dislocated or broken??! I can't really tell :gob:

[SpikedPunch]

:shit:.....:sick:!!
Thanks for sharing :laugh: I think dirt division needs a 'slams' pic gallery. Hope you mend up quick!

[firefighter]

Imagine the repercussions had the roles been reversed!!!

[Sammikins]

Ooooooh naaasty! :gob::gob::gob: :shit: Maybe won't be seeing you guys out at sandpit this saturday then...?

[laserracer]

OUCHIEEEE That dont look at all pleasent mate .... all that grey hair ...lol..lol..Oh ok the shoulders not looking good either ....Bugger...get well soon oh yeah sorry to hear that you and the collar bone have separated:yes:but ya gotta love beatn that grim reaper dude ..ive heard he's overrated and rides a chinese copy of a kdx

[crazyhorse]

That's motorcycling for ya - good on ya girls :Punk::Punk::Punk:

[xen]

Ouch.. nice break there! Trusty kdx had no damage right?

[Reckless]

Get well soon mate! I did that in a road bike prang it hurts like hell!

BTW: Looked a bit like that redhead in the photo was about to kiss you better!!!

[cheese]

SHIT!!! How long does that put you out of action? You'll be off work for a bit too!

[clmintie]

BTW: Looked a bit like that redhead in the photo was about to kiss you better!!!

Hee hee, now you know why it's better to ride with girls... Same pic with two blokes wouldn't be a good look....:innocent:

[barty5]

Sorry to hear mate youll get better and yah cant really blame the girls what else where they going to do sit there and wait round the car to get home good on them.

[takitimu]

Bugger, will they put a plate in or just screws ?, I'm assuming that it's a break.

Your daughters did good I reckon.

Now, if you want to send the 70-200/4 to a good home for a month, I can think of someone who would like to play with it :innocent::innocent:

[brycrf250]

ouch.. get well soon, hope it dosen't take too long, I've been off the bike and work for 15 weeks. broken humerus ain't that funny.134730

134731

[clmintie]

Bugger, will they put a plate in or just screws ?, I'm assuming that it's a break.

Nah, not broken, but where I've written 'mind the gap' there should only be about 1mm, not 30mm

Your daughters did good I reckon.

Yeah, very proud of my girls

Now, if you want to send the 70-200/4 to a good home for a month, I can think of someone who would like to play with it

You'll have to pry it off Sophie first... But you are welcome to have a go with it next time we are at the same event.....

[Midget200]

Hee hee, now you know why it's better to ride with girls... Same pic with two blokes wouldn't be a good look....:innocent:

We were all very good and kind nurses! One took his shirt off, another took his boots off, another with an ice pack, plenty of sympathy! He was surrounded! Two of us were hovering over him trying to get the shoulder in. It was then Phil commented that this hadn't had this happen to him for 20 years. I did ask him for clarification on what he meant by the comment, 5 women, or his shoulder being out!!

I don't think Grace and Sophie even waited for the ambulance to come as we had more riding to fit in! They didn't seem over upset at his departure strangely! They rock!!! They made a banana cake with bright green icing to celebrate my new KX85!!!

[Reckless]

Hee hee, now you know why it's better to ride with girls... Same pic with two blokes wouldn't be a good look....:innocent:

Was hoping that comment would give you a smile LOL!!

[L Rider]

Not good - hope you mend soon.
Good on the girls carrying on riding - what more could they do???
At Tussock when John got carted off we carried on riding until the youngest family member decided she wanted to go check out this place called hospital where Dad was - little did she know we were going to go collect him later anyway

[telliman]

im guessing theres a nice handle bar mark on yoiur chest, or did you miss those al l together?

[clmintie]

im guessing theres a nice handle bar mark on yoiur chest, or did you miss those al l together?

Handle bar is probably accountable for the cracked rib........:(

[clmintie]

Was hoping that comment would give you a smile LOL!!

Only hurts when I laugh... (how did you know?)

[telliman]

Handle bar is probably accountable for the cracked rib........:(

ouch, i did the same thing up north at xmas, but managed to eject mid flight, until my thighs decided they wanted to grab the bars!
good luck with the recovery mate!

[crfchick]

Ouch!! That is most impressive! Get well soon

[one fast tl1ooo]

been there done that. ACC :woohoo:

[howdamnhard]

Ouch , get better soon.

[raglanash]

Only hurts when I laugh... (how did you know?)
Ouch, that jump better watch out next time eh!! Broken ribs suck don't they, my record is 6! Rub your eyes if you think you are going to sneeze, it works, really...
Get well soon mate.

[takitimu]

You'll have to pry it off Sophie first... But you are welcome to have a go with it next time we are at the same event.....

:), sooner or later our paths will cross, get well soon eh & hope things go ok work wise.

[flyingcr250]

i saw that jump too, but it wasnt till i was in the air that i saw it had been dug out in the back of it.

[dafydd roberts]

Well, what can I say?

Apart from .. Bugger.... Was having the usual heaps of fun at the Sandpit trying to keep up with Grace on my first lap of the MX track, saw a new jump and not knowing what it was like, I slowed down to a reasonable pace to just pop over and have a look. Alas there was a hole on the other side where the dirt had been scooped and I had exactly the right speed to hit the other side front wheel first. Trusty KDX stopped dead (hmm, poor choice of phrase.. ) and of course I didn't.......
Result is many weeks off the bike and camera (needs two hands to operate...)
..Gotta say a huge thanks to everyone who helped, I was convinced I'd dislocated the 'socket' part of the joint and with help from some very willing ladies (inflicting more pain a specialty me thinks) we had a few goes at 'popping' it back in with no success. As it turned out it wasn't separated, so that was really just good entertainment for the gathering crowd....

I’m most impressed with my girls too, soon as I’d left in the meat wagon, they took their bikes off the trailer and rode another 2 hours… Then when they got home, my wife took them to the premier of Harry Potter. What’s a guy gotta do to get some attention?

I also think I lost some credibility when I said “this is worse than childbirth” Not a good comment in such company…Hehe…

THIS IS NO REFLECTION ON THE SANDPIT. Just a slow old fart making a mistake….

That looks bad :shit: hope it heals soon.

[Buddy L]

So is that a sepration of the ACL joint?
Did mine and had to drive back from Ahipara to Dargaville, one handed driving is never fun.
Once swelling goes down, i'd say 4-5 weeks and you should be thinking about turning that KDX over again.

[clmintie]

So is that a sepration of the ACL joint?
Did mine and had to drive back from Ahipara to Dargaville, one handed driving is never fun.
Once swelling goes down, i'd say 4-5 weeks and you should be thinking about turning that KDX over again.

Yes it is and I like your thinking.....

[krad_nz]

Damn, looks like a good effort. So there is a jump on the Sandpit MX track now?

[Ktmboy]

i saw that jump too, but it wasnt till i was in the air that i saw it had been dug out in the back of it.

We've actually made it better now. The moat with the bamboo stakes is still there, but we have removed the alligators.:shit:

Looks good clmintie, I did mine two weeks ago, not nearly to the same extent but still damn sore. Funny thing eh when they are trying to put your socket back in when there is actually nothing wrong with the socket. Piers broke his collar bone and St Johns were trying for 45 mins to put his shoulder back in the hole. Swearing and cursing they finally realised the lump on his shoulder was his collar bone sticking out.
Sleeping is a bitch as I can only sleep on my back. Just like a wantum whore eh.

Always a something new at The Sandpit but we never try to make things dangerous. Said jump has been attacked with the tractor late at night and the aligators removed.
Get well soon buddy.

[4stroke]

hell yeah sleeping is an arse, i spent the first week sleeping sitting up each time i broke my colabones, its not fun at all, i found that if you try to do lil things and keep moving you heal a bit faster.

[clmintie]

hell yeah sleeping arse, i spent the first week sleeping sitting up each time i broke my colabones, its not fun at all, i found that if you try to do lil things and keep moving you heal a bit faster.

I'm finding this amazingly pain free, I've got a huge pile of pain meds, but so far haven't needed any, other than homeopathic... Sleeping on my right side is less stressful, cause when on my back I snore and receive persistent attacks of pain (finger nails usually) in my side.......

[Buddy L]

Your going to have a nice lump on your shoulder for a every long time, broken collar bone i was written off couldn't do anything. ACL seperation was back at work in two weeks (didn't tell the boss what had happened) and was just using my left hand to move my right hand around.

[A&R]

OOOOuch!!!:shit::eek::doctor::gob:

Heard about it up at the pit today!
Can't say I have ever done that before/yet! (praying not to either) It looks bloody painful!
Good on the girls for carrying on!
Hope you recover quickly. ( sent some flowers)
Ironically seen DK and a mate bombing round the mx track there today. They parked up next to us!

[Danger]

Damn Phil, don't want to do that too often! Glad its pain free for you and hope your back out there soon.

[camchain]

Ooch. How do they get the thing back into correct position and hold it there? Stupid collar bones - you'd think they'd have come up with a better design for holding shoulders in position by now.

Climintie AKA Quasimodo (Quasi-Moto?) the hunchback of Notre Sandpit. The bells Esmeralda, the bells!

Make sure you eat good food for best healing, you're only going to get one chance at it. Maybe get some protein powder from supermarket.

[clmintie]

Ooch. How do they get the thing back into correct position and hold it there? Stupid collar bones - you'd think they'd have come up with a better design for holding shoulders in position by now.

Climintie AKA Quasimodo (Quasi-Moto?) the hunchback of Notre Sandpit. The bells Esmeralda, the bells!



They don't... Apparently my days as a swimsuit model may be over.....

'Hunch' for short.....

[clmintie]

Damn Phil, don't want to do that too often! Glad its pain free for you and hope your back out there soon.

The hospital meds must have worn off about 2am this morning.. Arrghhh, my supply is now shrinking fast.....

[tnarg]

Eh, they leave it like that? Wont that cause all sorts of issues? Mind you my days of being a male model are over after breaking my collar bone. Looks wierd having one shoulder lower than the other.
At least you not in pain.
By the way can I have your pain meds if you dont need them hehe

[camchain]

They don't... Apparently my days as a swimsuit model may be over.....

'Hunch' for short.....

Really - they don't strap it into position?! How can that be right, how can it heal?

Hang up the bikini mate, your inner beauty shines through. Always impressed with your devotion to your kids. Hope you're not thinking about giving up riding just yet though.

Edit: Surely they must be able to do something for it. Eg. Recent pics of Burga after surgery, now has matching collarbone scars both sides - good symmetry for modelling.

[clmintie]

Really - they don't strap it into position?! How can that be right, how can it heal?

Hang up the bikini mate, your inner beauty shines through. Always impressed with your devotion to your kids. Hope you're not thinking about giving up riding just yet though.

Cheers, won't stop riding while I'm still warm.....:scooter:

Seeing the people who should know what to do next week.....:doctor:

PS, the bikini top never sat quite right anyway... :innocent:

[oldguy]

Sorry to hear mate, just concentrate on your recovery, hope to see you and the girls, out and about soon.




John

[oldskool]

aaargh shoulda warned me I needed sunglasses!!!
heal fast dude! :Punk:

[courts]

bad luck climintie all the best for a fast recovery mate.

ps- hope it wasnt one of those " now girls when approaching a jump you must have correct body position and steady throttle like so, now watch dad"............followed by the invlountary noise you let out when your chest hits the bars-hhhhhiiiimmmmmpppppfff (loud overrev waaaaaaaaaa)

[clmintie]

bad luck climintie all the best for a fast recovery mate.

ps- hope it wasnt one of those " now girls when approaching a jump you must have correct body position and steady throttle like so, now watch dad"............followed by the invlountary noise you let out when your chest hits the bars-hhhhhiiiimmmmmpppppfff (loud overrev waaaaaaaaaa)

Hahaha... nah, I was trying to keep up with Grace, she's getting too quick for me....... :baby:

[Racy Tracy]

Hey dude, top marks for maintaining a pleasant attitude if the face of such obvious discomfort. Great girls you have there, was most impressed with the way they got on and loaded the trailor etc. Good company on the way home too. Hope to see you guys out there again soon

[daddycool651]

I’m most impressed with my girls too, soon as I’d left in the meat wagon, they took their bikes off the trailer and rode another 2 hours… Then when they got home, my wife took them to the premier of Harry Potter. What’s a guy gotta do to get some attention?

….
I know how you feel Phil , when I came off my bike in rotorua , went to hospital to get my thumb sewn back on ( went thru front spokes as I flew over the bars ) ... my 12 y/o son stayed with the mates ... rode saturday and sunday ... didnt come to hospital , the wife came down on sunday to see if he was okay ( ohh and to drive me home ) ... lol

[camchain]

In a way, being taken for granted means you're doing a good job as a dad - you're reliable. Kids will likely appreciate you a lot more as they get older.

I think blokes are often a victim of their own culture especially with pain/injury ie, shoulder the burden without complaint and battle on. Sympathy not much use, but a bit of Empathy often goes down well. We feel your pain bro's.

[clmintie]

We've actually made it better now. The moat with the bamboo stakes is still there, but we have removed the alligators.:shit:

Said jump has been attacked with the tractor late at night and the aligators removed.
Get well soon buddy.

Just in case you missed a couple in the last roundup, here's some new signage for the MX track.... :rofl:

Amazed how fast I'm healing... :clap:

[camchain]

My plan during alligator attack was make plenty of noise. Will now practice noise so's not to sound like orgasm though. Could get arrested, think there are laws about this.

Glad you're coming right climintie. How do they get that back into correct position?

[clmintie]

My plan during alligator attack was make plenty of noise. Will now practice noise so's not to sound like orgasm though. Could get arrested, think there are laws about this.

Glad you're coming right climintie. How do they get that back into correct position?

They don't..... The xray is taken while holding 5l of water in a bottle. It's much closer without the weight pulling everything apart. Prognosis is good.....Nothing broken, the collar bone and the AC joint are only held by ligaments (well, other peoples are anyway...)
The more I ride, the more interesting stuff I learn about my body... :rolleyes:

Still waiting for hospital follow up appointment.....

[Pierce]

Aaaaah Phil I feel your pain mate. That looks DAYAM sore indeed. Hope you get well soon!

[clmintie]

Woohoo... I got clearance to go back to work tomorrow... :clap:

Two weeks to the day..... :Punk:

Sorry for the outburst, but I like my job..... :yes:

[Midget200]

Woohoo... I got clearance to go back to work tomorrow... :clap:

Two weeks to the day..... :Punk:

Sorry for the outburst, but I like my job..... :yes:

That's so good. I think it was the tender loving care of the females that crowded around you trying to help on the day! :love:

[clmintie]

That's so good. I think it was the tender loving care of the females that crowded around you trying to help on the day! :love:

Ahhhhh... All those females... Let me see... first aid by the very lovely KB gals, ambos were ladies, receptionist at hospital was a lady, nurses at hospital were ladies, radiologist was a lady, Dr was a lady and driven home by my good wife and three daughters, met at the door by my dog, yes you guessed it, a bitch and she was the only one answering to that description............. I may have left out one male orderly, but his inclusion would have spoiled a good story.......:laugh:

what could possibly have gone wrong...gone wrong...gone wrong...gone wrong...gone wrong... damn.....:laugh: