braking bones

[doubledice]

Hey everyone i just broke my wrist for the 3rd time on Halloween dirt bike riding with the guys...unfortunately im not allowed to weld and i cant hop on my bike (IM GOING INSANE). So im wondering how many of you guys have broke a bone and what you do/did on your down time???

 

[Venice Motor Bikes]

The last time I broke some bones was on a motorcycle... I wrecked pretty good & was out of work for 4 months!
In that time, I got into R/C car racing... TONS OF FUN!!!
I went through every kind of car there is; 10th scale on-road, buggies, monster trucks, but what I really fell in love with was 1/8 scale nitro on-road racing!!! (75+ MPH)
There are a few tracks here in LA, the one I used to hang out at 'Crystal Park Raceway'
is where a lot of factory sponsored racers hang out & practice.
If anyone here knows about 1/8 scales, I raced Swiss made SMP Slide's. They're all aluminum (not plastic)

 

[Retmachinist]

The last time I broke some bones was on a motorcycle... I wrecked pretty good & was out of work for 4 months!
In that time, I got into R/C car racing... TONS OF FUN!!!
I went through every kind of car there is; 10th scale on-road, buggies, monster trucks, but what I really fell in love with was 1/8 scale nitro on-road racing!!! (75+ MPH)
There are a few tracks here in LA, the one I used to hang out at 'Crystal Park Raceway'
is where a lot of factory sponsored racers hang out & practice.
If anyone here knows about 1/8 scales, I raced Swiss made SMP Slide's. They're all aluminum (not plastic)

Wow, that is one sweet looking R/C car. The neighbor kid next door has one and I can't believe how fast it goes by here out in the street. I told him if I ever get into that hobby he is going to have to teach me how to drive one. I think he is only 12.

John

 

[Venice Motor Bikes]

Driving on the street & in parking lots is pretty easy... Driving on a real race track is very hard!!
It took me about 9 months (racing every weekend) before I could race hard without crashing!!
Other guy's get real mad when you crash into their $1000 car & send it into the wall!!

 

[bairdco]

i used to skate with Alan Losi. i hear he's a real big shot in the RC world.

i broke my arm (skateboarding) about 3 years ago. luckily, it was summer, and i got a waterproof cast. i mostly sat around at my friend's pool all day getting drunk. i was loving it.

 

[Salty Gator]

Hey everyone i just broke my wrist for the 3rd time on Halloween dirt bike riding with the guys...unfortunately im not allowed to weld and i cant hop on my bike (IM GOING INSANE). So im wondering how many of you guys have broke a bone and what you do/did on your down time???

Hey DD,
Uhhhh.....while I was recovering from a lightning strike back in 2004 ( Hurricane Jeanne ) all I could do was * puff,puff,pass*....I had spinal replacement surgery and a carbon fibre insert in my shoulder....so I actually had to have my girlfriend help me.... ( you have to love women )....I'm quite fine now....( kinda ).....I banged away on a laptop during recovery......cuz at the time I wasn't even aware of our MB's.........I don't know what to tell you except keep us posted on your recovery....good luck man !



Much obliged,
Salty

 

[Salty Gator]

i used to skate with Alan Losi. i hear he's a real big shot in the RC world.

i broke my arm (skateboarding) about 3 years ago. luckily, it was summer, and i got a waterproof cast. i mostly sat around at my friend's pool all day getting drunk. i was loving it.[/QUOTE

LOL .....birds of a feather huh ?.....LOL


Laughs,
Salty

 

[Bikeguy Joe]

Wow that one shot straight off topic!
Broken bones....Hmmm had over dozen, some included severed arteries, and other gruesome goodies to go along with the bones.
What did I do in my "recovery periods"?
Writhe in pain, sleep, writhe in pain, try to read, built a wing for an airplane, other stuff.

 

[doubledice]

they make water proof casts?
Dang some of you guys have had some rough injuries hope you guys are back to normal
I go back to the orthopedic at the end of the week to get new x-rays and find out if i need some metal put in or not.
If i could only work the clutch on my MB... haha

thanks for all the posts so far guys and those R/C cars are sweet!

 

[Salty Gator]

they make water proof casts?
Dang some of you guys have had some rough injuries hope you guys are back to normal
I go back to the orthopedic at the end of the week to get new x-rays and find out if i need some metal put in or not.
If i could only work the clutch on my MB... haha

thanks for all the posts so far guys and those R/C cars are sweet!

yeah they make waterproof casts....fiberglass....all mine were orange and blue !... LOL


Salty

 

[doubledice]

mine is fiberglass but i thought it got soft when wet

 

[Salty Gator]

mine is fiberglass but i thought it got soft when wet

yes it'll go soft then dry out....takes a day or so for that .....then regain it's structural integrity just don't hit it on anything while it's soft....hope this helps...


Laters,
Salty

 

[doubledice]

Thanks dude

 

[bairdco]

before you go in the jacuzzi or something, you might wanna ask your doctor if it really IS waterproof. the outer fiberglass is, but the inside padding might not be. if it's not, you'll end up with a stinky, rotting cast.

from the outside, you'd never know it was wet, and mine would dry out in less than an hour on the inside (it was summer at the time.)

i still "bagged" it when i was in the shower, because it's kinda uncomfortable when it's all soggy.

 

[doubledice]

Ya im not taking the chance i had just never heard of them being water proof before

 

[Salty Gator]

Ya im not taking the chance i had just never heard of them being water proof before

yeah it's still better to *bag* it like bairdco says
....better safe than sorry....


Salty

 

[doubledice]

Ya i very much agree on that

 

[leftywoody]

This may sound corny but you could do some hiking in the woods or walking in the fields and just let nature calm your anxiety down . Donate some time to a kid relative and read to them . Exercise your core and legs to keep the blood flow going . This will help your recovery time . This may be an opportunity for you do find some new therapy . Been there many times with broken bones .

 

[doubledice]

doesn't sound corny to me at all thanks for the advice

 

[silverbear]

Hey DD,
Uhhhh.....while I was recovering from a lightning strike back in 2004 ( Hurricane Jeanne ) all I could do was * puff,puff,pass*....I had spinal replacement surgery and a carbon fibre insert in my shoulder....so I actually had to have my girlfriend help me.... ( you have to love women )....I'm quite fine now....( kinda ).....I banged away on a laptop during recovery......cuz at the time I wasn't even aware of our MB's.........I don't know what to tell you except keep us posted on your recovery....good luck man !



Much obliged,
Salty

Hey Salty,
I'm also a lightning survivor, hit through my left ear in 1995. Lightning left bleeding burns between the eyes, out the forehead and crown where the lightning exited. Lost some hearing and have a traumatic brain injury as it burned some of the front lobe of my brain. No broken bones, though, at least not from that. Glad you made it. Glad I made it, too. By the way, I know of one fellow survivor who was hit while riding a bike in a rain and lightning storm. Not a good idea.
SB