Real Bad Luck

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Lost Parent

Lost Parent

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Jul 8, 2011
704
Catalina 30 Sidney B.C.
Here is my story
Three months ago i broke my left ankle and had to put siling on hold
Still taking physio
last week asked the first mate if she wanted to go to the yacht club for New Years
Made reservations
Bought ailine tickets {boat is 800 miles away}
Went out and boutnew suit
Then bought wife new dress

Made plane to go On criuse with boat between Xmas and New Years
Made plans to go to boat this weekend to didy things
SLIIPED ON GOD DAMM ICE AND BROKE OTHER ANKLE

Great start Ho holidays

Sorry for bad typing laying i hospital for 4th day
 
dscribner

dscribner

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Nov 9, 2008
1,338
Pearson-O'Day 290 Portland Maine
Man, that SUCKS! I'm sorry to here it, especially with the holidays coming on! I hope you heal fast, in time for spring splash.
 
Stu Jackson

Stu Jackson

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Feb 26, 2004
23,360
Catalina 34 224 Maple Bay, BC, Canada
Sorry to hear that, hope you mend fast. I broke my left femur skiing a few years ago, six months later, after just being able to start walking again, the titanium plate they put in broke, started all over again. I hear ya...
 
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fifedog

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Jun 21, 2009
110
Hunter 27 Sparrows Point
1) Does your wife still want to go?
2) What size is your new suit...?

It's all about helping people...
 
Scott T-Bird

Scott T-Bird

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Oct 26, 2008
6,432
Catalina 320 Barnegat, NJ
Why not kick a man when he's down!

Sorry Lost Parent ... I had to LOL at what fifedog said. Some guys (he is a dog ;)) are just pure opportunists! Anyway, I hope the humor gives you a lift. Good luck with the next recovery!
 
Ross

Ross

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Jun 15, 2004
14,693
Islander/Wayfairer 30 sail number 25 Perryville,Md.
maybe you won't have to shovel snow. There must be some small benefit to this kind of an adventure.
 
Joe

Joe

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Jun 1, 2004
8,323
Catalina 27 Mission Bay, San Diego
Bummer...... although it seems you've contained your run of bad luck to shore side activitiy... which may be a good thing... take care... get well.
 
mcrow33

mcrow33

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Mar 29, 2011
169
Beneteau 361 Charlotte,Vt
See that is why I haven't moved from this chair since my boat was hauled out in October. That suck....
 
Ross

Ross

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Jun 15, 2004
14,693
Islander/Wayfairer 30 sail number 25 Perryville,Md.
Lost Parent said:
Nice thought but wife already shovelled the snow
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Besides everything else she has done for you now you really owe her big time. As soon as you can stand alone start doing the dishes.
 
Jalepeno

Jalepeno

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Mar 2, 2008
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Cal 25 mk II T-Bird Marina, West Vancouver
The snow is usually only on the ski hills over here in the Canadian south-west. If you wanted to you can golf in the moringing, sail in the afternoon and night ski in the evening most of the year.
 
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AtlanticAl

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Oct 24, 2011
258
Lancer 28 Grand Lake
Lost Parent said:
Here is my story
Three months ago i broke my left ankle and had to put siling on hold
Still taking physio
last week asked the first mate if she wanted to go to the yacht club for New Years
Made reservations
Bought ailine tickets {boat is 800 miles away}
Went out and boutnew suit
Then bought wife new dress

Made plane to go On criuse with boat between Xmas and New Years
Made plans to go to boat this weekend to didy things
SLIIPED ON GOD DAMM ICE AND BROKE OTHER ANKLE

I am about to tell you a true story. When i was about 27, i lived in the UK, tried to impress a woman on the way home from a pub, by doing a hand spring over a wall, but i landed badly, breaking one of the bones in my lower leg. Ended up in plaster, up to my knee. Couple of weeks later (while stilll in plaster, and with antother week to go before i see the doc again) a guy i knew was looking for a crew, so i after two weeks in plaster, and with a desperation to go sailing, i cut the cast off myself, and went sailing. I did it in my mums house, with her cooking knives, took me about an hour and a half to hack that cast off, when my mum got home, and saw my laying on the settee minus a cast, she went nutts. I limped up the stairs, packed my bag, and next day, went sailing for a week.

I am a lot older now, and probably woudnt do it again, but, I think even then as now, as long as i was very careful, and didnt fall badly or something, the leg would be ok, and they are. I say they, because over my life, i have broken my legs three times, that was the second, the third time, i had to get some metal plates and pins put in. Havent broken any since then, and that was a long time ago the last time, that was 98, last time i broke something, (apart from my hand, but i dont count that because i never went to hospital, i should have though, because it didnt set right)

Great start Ho holidays
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AtlanticAl

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Oct 24, 2011
258
Lancer 28 Grand Lake
Sorry messed up the format of that last post, and made it look like its yours, ok saturday night.
 
Lost Parent

Lost Parent

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Jul 8, 2011
704
Catalina 30 Sidney B.C.
Jalepeno said:
The snow is usually only on the ski hills over here in the Canadian south-west. If you wanted to you can golf in the moringing, sail in the afternoon and night ski in the evening most of the year.
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I used to live in Vancouver , you can do all the above most of the time the rest you are dodging rain drops
 
Morgan30

Morgan30

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Dec 17, 2008
35
Morgan 30 Classic Long Island
Good thing you don't have three ankles!!!

Sorry for your bad luck. Get better fast.
 
RECESS

RECESS

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Dec 20, 2003
1,509
Catalina 27 . St. Mary's Georgia
You have very successfully taken breaking an ankle out of the risk factor for when you make it to your boat!

Heal fast!
 
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