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NigelUno wrote:

duffy munn wrote:Damn Wags. At our age you never, and I mean NEVER, leave your feet. Heal up brother.

I would add that this advice should include ladders also.

Never thought I'd wind up this far behind
Just a couple years back, we had it made
I was emptying my bladder on a twenty foot ladder
Shoulda climbed down and found myself some shade

Doctor took a quick look and I got out the checkbook
And left with a pocket full of pills
Now my back's still hurtin' and I'm too weak for workin'
And I can't keep up with all the bills

NigelUno wrote:

duffy munn wrote:Damn Wags. At our age you never, and I mean NEVER, leave your feet. Heal up brother.

I would add that this advice should include ladders also.

Yep. I'll add cleaning gutters, going on the roof of the house for any reason, trimming trees and probably all power tools.

duffy munn wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

I would add that this advice should include ladders also.

Yep. I'll add cleaning gutters, going on the roof of the house for any reason, trimming trees and probably all power tools.

damn.. y'all starting to spook me a little bit.

I've never enjoyed cleaning out gutters (not a fan of heights), but I try to find a reason to use power tools about once a week. Most recently put up new trim in our kitchen and dining room.

Do we need to postpone the lemon party?

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

duffy munn wrote:

Yep. I'll add cleaning gutters, going on the roof of the house for any reason, trimming trees and probably all power tools.

damn.. y'all starting to spook me a little bit.

I've never enjoyed cleaning out gutters (not a fan of heights), but I try to find a reason to use power tools about once a week. Most recently put up new trim in our kitchen and dining room.

Enjoy your current run Bob. Very soon you will "have a guy" for such things

NigelUno wrote:

duffy munn wrote:

Yep. I'll add cleaning gutters, going on the roof of the house for any reason, trimming trees and probably all power tools.

Was up on a ladder trimming branches with one of those tree branch trimming things with the rope and got hung up a bit. And the ladder started going sideways. Not sure how I didn't at least twist an ankle when I hit the ground. Tuck and roll, I guess. That ended leaving the ground to trim branches.

About 10 years ago I had a 'handy man' doing something at the place I lived at. I forget what he was doing exactly but he went up with a ladder on the side of the townhouse. I think I left him there to go run some errands. Apparently the ladder wasn't stable and he fell and shattered his ankle. I was terrified he was going to sue me, although I don't think any of it was my fault. Ultimately he didn't, maybe because he also wasn't licensed. A neighbor of mine used him for a lot of things, and he was pretty messed up after that fall. I'm not even sure why he went up the ladder TBH.

InTenSity wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

Was up on a ladder trimming branches with one of those tree branch trimming things with the rope and got hung up a bit.  And the ladder started going sideways.  Not sure how I didn't at least twist an ankle when I hit the ground.  Tuck and roll, I guess.  That ended leaving the ground to trim branches.  

About 10 years ago I had a 'handy man' doing something at the place I lived at. I forget what he was doing exactly but he went up with a ladder on the side of the townhouse. I think I left him there to go run some errands. Apparently the ladder wasn't stable and he fell and shattered his ankle. I was terrified he was going to sue me, although I don't think any of it was my fault. Ultimately he didn't, maybe because he also wasn't licensed. A neighbor of mine used him for a lot of things, and he was pretty messed up after that fall. I'm not even sure why he went up the ladder TBH.

Friend that broke his neck diving off the boat stopped by a couple years before to borrow my 12 foot step ladder...said he needed me too, in case he fell.  Was trimming a very large tree in the backyard that overhung his inground pool.  Had his extension ladder propped against the tree and set the step ladder next to it.  He used both climbing around up there, sometimes at the same time.  He was like 55 at the time and using an electric pole saw.  Watched from the ground thinking he was crazy.  Pole saw wasn't enough for larger branches so we went and bought a chainsaw from Lowes.  He seemed to get even crazier with that.  Was jumping branch to branch cutting off some big limbs.  Still amazed he didn't manage to kill himself that day.

tGreenWay wrote:Looks like I won’t be dunking this week.

Can't you hold your donut in the other hand?

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

Jake from State Farm wrote:

Slipped and fell on my front porch a couple of days ago. Bruised my hip and shoulder. If these things run in threes like everything else we should all be in the clear. Oh, and don't wear crocs when you're shoveling the front porch

Wonder how many of these are croc related? It's the convenience that gets ya. Death traps otherwise.

No crocs at the GreenWays. Sorel slippers or bust. There’s an ob-gyn who used to deliver babies while wearing crocs. I teased him about it and asked if that’s the first type of shoe any newborn should see in their early and impressionable lives. I don’t think he cared.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

Jake from State Farm wrote:

Slipped and fell on my front porch a couple of days ago. Bruised my hip and shoulder. If these things run in threes like everything else we should all be in the clear. Oh, and don't wear crocs when you're shoveling the front porch

in the legal community, of which I am not a part of, there is something called "assumption of the risk".

So I can't sue my wife because she failed to shovel the front porch or because she didn't tell me wear proper footwear?

Jake from State Farm wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
in the legal community, of which I am not a part of, there is something called "assumption of the risk".

So I can't sue my wife because she failed to shovel the front porch or because she didn't tell me wear proper footwear?

dude, you're an adult male wearing rubber shoes.

I don't think you're in a position to file a suit against anyone.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

Jake from State Farm wrote:

So I can't sue my wife because she failed to shovel the front porch or because she didn't tell me wear proper footwear?

dude, you're an adult male wearing rubber shoes.

I don't think you're in a position to file a suit against anyone.

WTF, you mean I can't sue anyone because I made a bad choice?

Rick Saunders wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:Looks like I won’t be dunking this week.

Can't you hold your donut in the other hand?

That would require me letting go of what I’m currently hold onto. I don’t want to do that.

Waiting for xray results. I doubt anything is busted but my wife was pretty insistent. Better to get the pics taken than hear her and I’m not gonna finish that sentence. lol

Have we heard from Dwags?

DWags wrote:Thanks all. Two plates goi in tomorrow. I’m a bit fucked up. Sucks.

This was his last post from yesterday, so probably in the process of surgery and post surgery.

Hope it want very well.

Jake from State Farm wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
dude, you're an adult male wearing rubber shoes.

I don't think you're in a position to file a suit against anyone.

WTF, you mean I can't sue anyone because I made a bad choice?

just givin' ya a hard time about the rubber shoes.

Full disclosure: I grabbed a pair of Skechers this past summer.. kinda Croc knockoffs.. Crocoffs, one could argue - to wear ironically to our friend's pool.

My wife took a picture (while I was wearing rainbow socks) in case evidence is needed during divorce proceedings.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

Jake from State Farm wrote:

WTF, you mean I can't sue anyone because I made a bad choice?

just givin' ya a hard time about the rubber shoes.

Full disclosure: I grabbed a pair of Skechers this past summer.. kinda Croc knockoffs.. Crocoffs, one could argue - to wear ironically to our friend's pool.

My wife took a picture (while I was wearing rainbow socks) in case evidence is needed during divorce proceedings.

Good god that’s terrifying.

Love the socks.  Fun fact, crazy sock combinations are supposed to indicate support for down syndrome.  I think, it sounds good to me, so I do it as often as I can. It isn't very often though since I mostly wear sandals.

tGreenWay wrote:Have we heard from Dwags?

I texted him yesterday. Hate to be overbearing but I might check in with him at some point. I suspect he's probably out of it a bit at thr moment.

tGreenWay wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
just givin' ya a hard time about the rubber shoes.

Full disclosure: I grabbed a pair of Skechers this past summer.. kinda Croc knockoffs.. Crocoffs, one could argue - to wear ironically to our friend's pool.

My wife took a picture (while I was wearing rainbow socks) in case evidence is needed during divorce proceedings.

Good god that’s terrifying.

between the runner shoes, the rainbow socks.. it was definitely a tragedy of ironical proportions.

InTenSity wrote:Love the socks.  Fun fact, crazy sock combinations are supposed to indicate support for down syndrome.  I think, it sounds good to me, so I do it as often as I can. It isn't very often though since I mostly wear sandals.

very cool! Didn't know that but count on me mixin' it up evven more now that I do.

(I never wear sandals.. hence the display of foot vomit above).

Update Dwags?

duffy munn wrote:Update Dwags?

He texted me about how hot the nurse is that removed his catheter. Said his name was Pete.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

Jake from State Farm wrote:

WTF, you mean I can't sue anyone because I made a bad choice?

just givin' ya a hard time about the rubber shoes.

Full disclosure: I grabbed a pair of Skechers this past summer.. kinda Croc knockoffs.. Crocoffs, one could argue - to wear ironically to our friend's pool.

My wife took a picture (while I was wearing rainbow socks) in case evidence is needed during divorce proceedings.

No way this does not violate Forumotion terms of service.

Surgery went fine I guess. Guy was a Spartan undergrad. Was Lyman Briggs but stayed in Akers. Talked to my daughter and I about the 2019 final four. Everyone raves about him.

Told me I’m off of it for at least 6 maybe 8 weeks. Two plates bunch of screws an it sucks.

I’m in and out of sleep and the block is wearing off today, but I’m going to do my best not to take the OxyContin. Not interested.

I’ll be clear headed by tonight. But damn this sucks.

DWags wrote:Surgery went fine I guess. Guy was a Spartan undergrad. Was Lyman Briggs but stayed in Akers. Talked to my daughter and I about the 2019 final four. Everyone raves about him.

Told me I’m off of it for at least 6 maybe 8 weeks. Two plates bunch of screws an it sucks.

I’m in and out of sleep and the block is wearing off today, but I’m going to do my best not to take the OxyContin. Not interested.

I’ll be clear headed by tonight. But damn this sucks.

How's the detox going though?

DWags wrote:Surgery went fine I guess. Guy was a Spartan undergrad. Was Lyman Briggs but stayed in Akers. Talked to my daughter and I about the 2019 final four. Everyone raves about him.

Told me I’m off of it for at least 6 maybe 8 weeks. Two plates bunch of screws an it sucks.  

I’m in and out of sleep and the block is wearing off today, but I’m going to do my best not to take the OxyContin.  Not interested.

I’ll be clear headed by tonight. But damn this sucks.

Pain drugs have their uses, and we Swillers all know that you are strong enough to stop using them when the pain lessens.

Have you talked to the doctors to have an alternate pain blocker?

As to your situation, once I saw that you were having plates installed, I knew it was Darious Snow bad.

It absolutely sucks.

Get better as fast as you can.

DWags wrote:Surgery went fine I guess. Guy was a Spartan undergrad. Was Lyman Briggs but stayed in Akers. Talked to my daughter and I about the 2019 final four. Everyone raves about him.

Told me I’m off of it for at least 6 maybe 8 weeks. Two plates bunch of screws an it sucks.

I’m in and out of sleep and the block is wearing off today, but I’m going to do my best not to take the OxyContin. Not interested.

I’ll be clear headed by tonight. But damn this sucks.

Wow! This escalated quickly. Wishing you a full recovery.

DWags wrote:

I’m in and out of sleep and the block is wearing off today, but I’m going to do my best not to take the OxyContin. Not interested.

Take the OxyContin. Far better to get ahead of the pain than behind it.

T & P Dwags.

DWags wrote:Surgery went fine I guess. Guy was a Spartan undergrad. Was Lyman Briggs but stayed in Akers. Talked to my daughter and I about the 2019 final four. Everyone raves about him.

Told me I’m off of it for at least 6 maybe 8 weeks. Two plates bunch of screws an it sucks.

I’m in and out of sleep and the block is wearing off today, but I’m going to do my best not to take the OxyContin. Not interested.

I’ll be clear headed by tonight. But damn this sucks.

stay strong, home slice!

DWags wrote:Surgery went fine I guess. Guy was a Spartan undergrad. Was Lyman Briggs but stayed in Akers. Talked to my daughter and I about the 2019 final four. Everyone raves about him.

Told me I’m off of it for at least 6 maybe 8 weeks. Two plates bunch of screws an it sucks.  

I’m in and out of sleep and the block is wearing off today, but I’m going to do my best not to take the OxyContin.  Not interested.

I’ll be clear headed by tonight. But damn this sucks.

Holy shit Dwags. TWife went through something similar after a car accident a few years back. Multiple screws and plates and off her feet for 10 weeks. I hope you have someone to help you out, at least in the short term. I know she was pretty helpless the first two weeks. Also, take something for the pain. I get wanting to stay away from the oxy's but biting the bullet may make things worse for you. Hard to rest/sleep when you're in pain.

Heal up brother.

Happy to hear you’re now on the mend, Dwags.
As for pain, consider weed gummies. When I messed up my MCL two years ago, they were the missing link. They didn’t really take away all the pain, but I was so stoned I didn’t care at all.

tGreenWay wrote:Happy to hear you’re now on the mend, Dwags.
As for pain, consider weed gummies. When I messed up my MCL two years ago, they were the missing link. They didn’t really take away all the pain, but I was so stoned I didn’t care at all.

Hey buddy, how are you feeling? Just so you know, you "friends" here are not donating to your recovery fund and Bob is refusing to help with the candlelight vigil now planned for July. I might have to hire an outside event company for that. Don't worry, Mexico will pay for it.

Turtleneck wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:Happy to hear you’re now on the mend, Dwags.
As for pain, consider weed gummies. When I messed up my MCL two years ago, they were the missing link. They didn’t really take away all the pain, but I was so stoned I didn’t care at all.

Hey buddy, how are you feeling? Just so you know, you "friends" here are not donating to your recovery fund and Bob is refusing to help with the candlelight vigil now planned for July. I might have to hire an outside event company for that. Don't worry, Mexico will pay for it.

Sad! I’m going to build a wall to hide my disappointment.

Hey Dwags, I hear Princess Kate is in the hospital. Did you see her? Give her your lime jello. That will get you in good with the royals.