YIKES,that had to hurt:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick
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YIKES,that had to hurt:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick
Actually, no. Burned a little but not much pain.
I have worked with chain saws forever. Worked tree crew for a bit back when my company actually did that and we carried chain saws on the line trucks. Been through the safety courses and all that jazz.
So I have this little maple tree in the front yard I decided to get rid of and replace it with a dogwood. My wife is yacking about no reason to cut the tree down. yadda yadda. Yes, dear. I go get the saw. Bzzzzz. Chainsaw comes out and down comes the tree. I trim up the brush and I'm down to the very last cut. Last cut! Just a touch to remove a tiny limb and that thing kicked back and the chain smacked me in the face, ran down by neck into my chest where the engine died. My shirt actually killed the engine. Kicked like a mule. I have never been hit in the face that hard.
It takes a couple of seconds for the lights to stop flickering and me to figure out what had just happened. The saw is jammed to my chest (muffler side out, thank goodness) and I grab my neck with my free hand to check on how much blood is spurting. Lots of blood. Lots and lots of blood but I didn't strike oil so I'm okay. Do a quicky triage and see I'm gonna live so off comes the shirt and the saw. Not a pretty picture at this point but could have been worse.
I walk over to the front door, which is open.
"Dear," says I. "Can you come here a minute?"
"I'm busy," she says.
Of course. She would be.
"But I really do need you to come here."
"I said I'm busy. You come inside."
"Well, I can't because of the blood."
That caught her attention. So she's walking down the hall to the door, sees the shape I'm in and starts chewin' me out about cutting down the tree. I just stand there and listen, still bleeding mind you, until she finishes.
"Yes, dear. You're right. Now, if you're done chewin' me out can you drive me to the emergency room?" (I might add she's an RN so she knew I wasn't dieing.)
Several hours later and a lot of stitches later I was cleaning up the debris left from the tree and even attended my MBA class that night.
The worst part (beyond the initial kick) was the shots to put my cheek back together. Filleted. Nice and clean, too. Great surgeon. Lady. While she sewed me up she chewed me out for not listening to my wife. Women 2, chain saw 1, Twinkie -3.
All in all turned out okay. Needless to say, that saw disappeared and one with a brake is now in my garage.
No man will ever hit me as hard as that saw did but I still stood. Kinda proud of that. Ar, ar, ar, as Tim the Toolman would say.
That is a horrible story! I did enjoy reading it, though. :) Thanks for sharing Rick...I always love a story when the person (victim) is injured and tries to play it cool, like they should. Then, when they seek help, that person reacts in a way that is NOT expected. Haha! That was good. Glad you are OK!
It wasn't all that bad, really. Could have been a whole lot worse and I'm sure others on here have gone through worse. Now, it's just a funny story to me. Once I figured out I hadn't done any major damage it was kinda funny as it unfolded. Especially when my wife started chewing me out.
Oh no Rick,I agree with AdventureDoc! You are lucky thats for sure,it could have been soooo much worse.:eek:
Apon reading the story I agree It could have been much worse. Also Im in virtualy the same boat as Assasin, Under 18 and i doubt my parents will let me travel all the way to Canada to spend a week with people ive never met. To bad though sounds like fun! Ill follow the thread though just in case. I want pictures and stories from this trip that a million to one im not goin on.<sigh!>
Invite them along. Here's a chance for dad and son to do something adventurous (sorry dad).
Great and interesting story. I don't mess w/ chainsaws often, I enjoy using an ax (mor exercise)
I suppose my worst one would be when I was seeing how fast I could drive a motorcycle on a dirt road in Finland (this was before I was of legal age). When I fell, I was in the middle of nowhere so I had to drive to my grandpa's house (closest house I knew), before I was driven to the emergency room. That was pretty damn hard. I had to pick up the motorcycle and ride with blood dripping all over (the bike rolled after I fell and didn't hit anything, so it was drivable). My grandpa was out fishing his girlfriend drove me to the hospital. But I was cleaned up pretty well, and they just assumed I was of legal age at the hospital so I didn't get in any trouble (In Finland the government pays for it if you are under 18, so they don't have you sign any papers or anything besides stating you are under 18).
I'm not too fond of using chainsaws either. I'd rather use a regular handsaw, if the tree's small enough, or one of those two people saws for bigger trees. Granted it takes longer, but it's generally safer.
After I cut my leg with my machete, I knew it wasn't serious, and my buddy is an EMT and also in the Army, going to Iraq soon, and came and made sure everything was alright. I had already cleaned it up with my first aid kit and gauzed it and everything. I could've used a couple stitches in a couple of places. My girlfriend at the time scolded the **** out of me and everything. I laughed about it the entire time and it was pretty funny. If you can't laugh at your own stupidity or, in Rick's case, accidental misfortunes, you have no room to laugh at anyone else's.
Whoa, they automatically edit the posts. I didn't even realize that I used that word until I saw the asterisks! Oops! Sorry kids.
all right , i now have a car and a license so as long as its in Canada (and not too far) i can go ^_^ so whats the situation concerning the meeting ? approximate date and location yet or is it still in the why dont we stage?
So is this a wolfpack only gathering? If so how do u become a memeber of the wolfpack? Remeber Im a newbie to this forum.....
chopp,you became a member of the wolfpack when you joined the forum.
marcraft,it's at wareagles place in Ontario,Sept.11,12,13,and 14Quote:
Originally Posted by marcraft
So Rick, by blood you mean cream filling. ;)
Sam!:eek: I was injured! Hurt! And yet you still poke fun at my near death experience? You're my kind of guy.
where is wareagles place? , i thought he lives completely off the grid/
When do you plan to tell him about the uh...initiation ceremony?Quote:
Originally Posted by nell67
it's a Saguaro sitting contest. the rest of us get to shoot at you with blogun darts tipped with mescal bean toxin. we time how long you can stay up there before the dizzyness and dehydration get to you.
ok folks march first so it's seven and a half months not allot of time you guys need to start your passports, i have one confirmed survival expert for the gathering, i am working on les stroud, i will also need a couple of you to volunteer for some duties such as scheduling, this event will be free range do as you want but we will have some clinics and competitions, by may i will need people to start confirming there attendance to this historic and most likely notorious event.
always be prepared
notorious,eh WarEagle?? This is sounding better and better!
i dont care if i have to walk there , if strouds there im there. not that i wont be there if he isnt lol. what general area of ontario are you in , if its kenora i could walk there, if its near quabec itl be a lil harder. id be willing to help out with planning or anything els if im warned ahead of time.
It's on post 57 and again on 124Quote:
Originally Posted by WarEagle
I know one . its a thumb jab with all your force in between the muscles under your floting ribs, it ruptures your kidney... thats instant death in my book, couorse youd have to have a rly strong thumb.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kemperor
I take it you live somewhere there? ill be hitchhiking from sault ste. marie so i need specifics lol.
I just use the Vulcan mind meld.
if your thumb is strong enough to rupture a kidney i commend you, and your adamantium appendages.
You do have a way with words, Canid.:D
we should all first meet at some easily recognizable spot beforehand that is near WE's place. like the intersection of the 2 nearest roads or a donut shop / whatever. somewhere that can be found on mapquest. that way no one will get lost as long as they follow the directions.....
lol candid you got me interested so i pulled out my old cope of 'Black Medacine, The Dark Art of Death' by Dr. N Mashiro.
in the head there are 3 fatal striking points with a strong enough thumb jab.
the Glabbela , 1/2 an inch above the bridge of the nose is a small bone directly connected to the brain, any strong force here will be transfered directly into the frontal lobes of the brain.
eyeball , if the eye is gouged out the only thing guarding the brain is a paper thin layer of bone. this can be penetrated with a pencil , knife , or even stiffened fingers.
Occipital bone (cerebellum) located in the center of the back of the head where muscles attack to the bone, a blow here results in direct concussion to the brain
the neck is much more venerable
heres my fav one... vertebral artery , an extremely rare but ALWAYS fatal injury , a blow to the side of the neck may break the fragile bone rings surrounding the artery. the result is instant loss of consciousness followed by certain death in less then 5 seconds
there are plenty of ways too kill someone with a finger ...
By the time you are old enough to shave you will be a regular RamboQuote:
Originally Posted by marcraft
Marcraft - That was about the funniest thing I've read in a while. Thanks!
First of all, an injury to the Frontal Lobe is seldom fatal. It's an area of the brain that controls personality not life functions. Ever heard of a frontal lobotomy? By the way, bones don't connect directly to the brain. Boneheads aren't real.
Why would you go to all the trouble of gouging out an eye then go rummaging through your junk drawer..."hold on buddy".....to find a pencil to jab him to death? Wouldn't you just stab him with the pencil first?
You can jab my occipital all day long with your thumb and I dare say the best you're going to get is a very sore thumb and tick me off. You had better be highly trained in the art of "One Thumb Chi" if you are going to whack me into concussion land.
I will give some lee way on the cervical whack. But damage to a cervical vertebrae does not mean damage to the artery and instant death. Vertebrae are pretty tough things surrounded by equally tough muscle. Not fragile as your book suggests.
But thanks for an entertaining post. That was fun.
I say a nice punch to the face could be enough to kill a man, if your willing to break a few knuckles on the way
Why so much violence from some of our younger members?
well i have 2 admit your right rick, but the whole point of the strikes is to go around the muscle and do direct damage to the target. and beerrunner13 iv been shaving since i was 12 and rambo uses weapons to kill people... seriousily watch the movies lol there actually prety good.
ok pups i was a student of tong lu who is a decendant of dr hei long i have mastered pressure point fighting and also have a professional cage fighting record of 6-1. pressure points and the strikes you are refering to help in a ju jitsu situation but get a grip on reality children, now quit hijacking this thread.
lol yea sry we rly got off topic there , where did you cage fight? i didnt know it was legal in canada.
it's legal in most provinces but i fought in arizona the rage in the cage
Because when I lived in Pennsylvania, we had on average a fight each week (usually over drugs or a girl) where someone was taken to the hospital and the other to the police station. Keep in mind that this was middle-school (age 12-14)Quote:
Originally Posted by crashdive123
I've lived in some pretty violent places. And I can say with plenty of evidence that it can at least leave the guy unconscience.
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What kind of events will there be when we get to WE's?
palerider sends an rsvp for the event shall i bring the rest?
do or do not there is no try.
Gotta watch out for the Amish, they can be a violent bunch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Assassin Pilot