Pat Riot, SASS #13748 22,594 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 This morning at around 02:30 hours we were towing 2 light rail vehicles from one yard to another with our Brandt Truck. I was standing on the bed on a flyover when I dropped my radio and it bounced onto the right of way. We stopped so I could retrieve it and while climbing down my foot slipped and I took a tumble onto the concrete track structure. Broke both arm bones at the wrist and bashed my elbow. Son-of-a-.... Anyway, I just got home from the hospital after going through some painful bone realignment. Now I gotta go see an orthopedist... again. Our Brandt Truck 18 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L 2,312 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 (edited) Damn! This is going to be fun! (Early retirement?) Edited February 2 by Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J-BAR #18287 6,027 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Dang, I always figured it would be your motorcycle that took you out! 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DeaconKC 1,805 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 No good my friend! Take care of that arm. Prayers here 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 3,358 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Sorry for your misadventure Pat. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calamity Kris 2,201 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Very sorry to hear this. Hope you have a complete mend soon. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rye Miles #13621 6,546 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 That’s too bad Pat, hope you recover soon! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 22,594 Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 Thank you all for your responses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 6,638 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Oh no, Pat! I'm so sorry to hear this. At least Workman's Comp will cover it. I hope you heal quickly. Allie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eyesa Horg 1,652 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Damn Pat that really sucks. Prayers heading up for a quick recovery. You certainly are dangerous to yourself. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 22,594 Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 Typing is a pain one handed. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Hangtree 2,127 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 1 minute ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Typing is a pain one handed. But you're doing so well at it! Perhaps a new career in journalism? 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eyesa Horg 1,652 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Can only imagine! Although had to do it for a yaer with my shoulder and years ago from a guess what a motorcycle accident! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chief Rick 655 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 9 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Typing is a pain one handed. Wait till the drugs kick in. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smoky Pistols 668 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Damn, Pat! Hope the healing is quick! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 884 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 (edited) Geez, Pat! Here I thought I was Doppy not being able to keep my balance well. Rest up and heal my man Edited February 2 by Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 My speller was asleep again 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Subdeacon Joe 25,993 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Dang! You can't catch a break! Or maybe it's, "You catch all the breaks. " Sounds like that one is going to take a while. Good luck with the recovery. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixgun Sheridan 4,254 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Pat, I think you need to start dressing differently from now on... 3 14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackwater 53393 5,709 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 (edited) Merry It’s like a riding partner I had back in the late 1970s. He dumped his bike on a trip to Gatlinburg, breaking his leg and totaling the bike. He built a new bike and no sooner than he got healed up, he took a trip to Atlanta. On the way home, he was hit from behind by a Yellow Freight truck with a sleeping driver at the wheel. The bumper of the truck rode up over the back wheel and folded the “sissy bar” down over his back. After a mile or so with him beating his elbow on the grill, the driver woke up and stopped. The back wheel on the bike was ground through the tire and rim, but the bike didn’t go down. Bobby, (we called him Lightnin’) had bruised kidneys and some minor spinal damage, but he was able to get back home and we repaired the bike. About a year later, he was in downtown Nashville and he was hit by a Greyhound bus while sitting at a traffic light. Broke an arm and a collarbone and destroyed the bike. The guy that owned the bike shop where we worked was talking to some of us and he laughed and said, “Somebody’s tryin’ ta’ tell Lightnin’ something, and he ain’t listening!!” Bobby kept riding. He got HUGE, (for the time) settlements from Yellow Freight and Greyhound. He opened his own shop and prospered for a while. I haven’t heard from him in several years, but most of the time, when I did hear about him, the story was usually about some catastrophe! Should we maybe change ol’ Pat’s name to “Lightnin’??? EDIT!! Hey, Pat!! Get well soon.... and maybe learn to DUCK!! Edited February 2 by Blackwater 53393 1 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 5,735 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Good Lord, Pat! I surely hopes you heal up fast... and in the meantime, give some serious thought to Sixgun's suggestion! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 2,725 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Pat, you're beginning to remind me of the character Dead Meat in the movie Hot Shots. Hope you heal fast. 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 2,820 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 ........ but, ......but, ... but did the radio survive ? get well soon wbj 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yul Lose 6,446 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 How’s that Hee Haw song go “If it weren’t for bad luck, you’d have no luck at all” go. Get well soon Pat. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 972 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Dang Pat, so sorry to hear it. If you are right handed I am hoping it was your left that broke. I ended up in a cast on my right arm in high school.. it was a crash course in becoming ambidextrous. Wasn't fun. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme 1,159 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 You really need to stay off anything that is motorized, mechanized, and rolls on land. Ever think of becoming a pirate? Best wishes for some quick healing. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Business 1,132 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery. There are voice to text apps for smart phones. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 2,820 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Whiskey Business said: Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery. There are voice to text apps for smart phones. ................. but, but, a phone is only as smart as the person using it...... ............................ and a smart phone is even less so ... Edited February 2 by Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 6,636 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 3 hours ago, Sixgun Sheridan said: Pat, I think you need to start dressing differently from now on... I think you're on to something there Sixgun. I have a lot of bubble wrap around here. Where should I send it? And as for you Pat: Good Lord ! Us oldsters don't bounce as well as we used to. I hope you're a fast healer and you're not in pain! Get better soon. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tequila Shooter 1,445 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Pat hope you heal up with little pain and in short order. On the plus side realize that if you would’ve broken both arms and had to go to the bathroom you’d find out who is really your friend. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twelve mile REB 558 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 I wish you a speedy recovery but I think of you as lucky. Two friends when dismounting railcars and slipping lost one a hand the other a foot. Those steel wheels are very unforgiving. Enjoy as much as you can your days off, do your therapy. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 3,332 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 It weren't your fault. Those damn California earthquakes will trip you up every time. Get better soon, Pat. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michigan Slim 6,161 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Dang Pat. That sucks. But there is always a good side to every bad event: It wasn't me! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cider Creek Shootist 51 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Gonna take more than that to keep you from a match . Heal fast and do what the Dr.'s tell ya . Be back to your graceful self in no time . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raylan 6,333 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Get well soon. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 2,017 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Pat, Pat, Pat...Im glad it wasnt a lot worse. Is this a subconscious attempt to spend less time at work, prior to retirement? Imis 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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