Yup, CE! You hit it RIGHT IN THE HEAD!!!Originally posted by C Elegans
I see a lot of people here have had early head injuries...well, that certainly explains a lot...
You are welcome to come and do some hillwalking in the Brecon Beacons if you are ever in the areaOriginally posted by C Elegans
I still love the mountains and love hillwalking and I still do some low-risk climbs
I think these one's were temporary before he had more work done, yes he did like looking like a pimpOriginally posted by C Elegans
What - he should have used ceramic crowns, like the ones I have, they are entirely white and look just like real teeth, no glimmering gold here
Or perhaps your friends likes to look like a pimp
Originally posted by josh
My current injuries is a blister on my thumb that is taking its time to heal.
Originally posted by josh
The blister is from playing badminton.
BADMINTON ? I didn't know THAT one.... Thank you SleepOriginally posted by Mr Sleep
You are welcome to come and do some hillwalking in the Brecon Beacons if you are ever in the area
Sooner or later I'll be there, I've been thinking of going back to Wales since last time I was there. Many years ago I passed through parts of Northen Wales, I only stopped for the day. About 6 years ago, I travelled along the coast from South to North, then I stayed in or close to Snowdonia for hillwalking and moutainbiking . I was staying at a very nice B&B that was in the house were Hillary planned the Everest expedition, so it was a bit of climbing history Wales is a strange country, it can vary greatly from beauty to degredation *ahem* Merthyr *cough*. I think i have been to every single castle in wales, i even did the classic holding Pembroke Castle upOriginally posted by C Elegans
Thank you Sleep
I've only seen Brecon Beacons at pictures, but it looks very beautiful, and my next trip to Wales will certainly go there
Whoa...Originally posted by C Elegans
I had a biking accident around age 10-11, I was out testing my new bike with a group of friends. We went downhill quite fast, when the girl in front of me suddenly hit the brakes, and when I went past her, my wheel got stuck in hers and I flew through the air, landing on my chin on the asphalt road. I lost consciousness and 8 molars, but I was lucky not to get any head injuries. The worst was when I got to the dentist later, opening your mouth with a jaw concussion isn't very nice, and him picking out all the fragmented teeth from my mouth and throat was a horror. At first, I had porcelain crowns, but a few years ago I changed them to ceramic crowns - much stronger, they will probably last longer than my real teeth
The closest I have come to breaking a bone, other than a concussion(if that counts), is bruising one of the bones in my right forearm. I was trying to get back into Hal Peterson Middle School about an hour after school had let out for the day so I could retrieve my binder from my locker because I had gone out to the car without it. The reason this happened so late after school is because I had gotten detention.I broke two fingers once, were unsuitable since I was playing the piano then, couldn't exercise for several weeks, my piano teacher almost got a nervous break down
Anyway, HPMS locks the doors after a certain point. You can go out them, but you can't go in. I was trying to get in through one door when someone came out the other door. I hurried over to keep the door from closing and tripped over the doorstopper on the ground. As I fell, my forearm slammed into the doorhandle. I managed to keep the door open, though! I had to keep something wrapped around my arm and keep it in a sling for about a week. The next day, at school, a classmate didn't believe I had actually injured my arm, so he punched me. Needless to say, the pain from my injured arm getting punched resulted in a screem from me that drew the teacher's attention and got the idiot boy in big trouble. I didn't get many injuries as a child - later thought, when I started climbing, I had some accidents. Most climbers come to a point where they either die or decide to change their life style. A friend of mine got a falling rock over himself and broke his leg at several places in a very complicated manner. It took 6 months to heal. At the time he thought himself very unfortunate not to be able to go on an expedition with 25 other people in his climbing club. All 25 were killed in an avalanche. After that, he quit climbing. If you marry, get children, want a normal life - then you really have to quit climbing. I quit about 5 years ago when my orthopedic surgeon and physiotherapist both said there was a major risk of me being in a wheelchair by 40 if I don't stop putting this kind if strain to my knees. (I'd damaged my knees both by ballet training and falling). Either I live a normal life and just aviod very hard exercise, or I continue and risk a future in a wheelchair. So, I chose the former, and the only things I can't to is regular running, downhill skiing and exercises that includes a lot of jumps like ballet or aerobics. I still love the mountains and love hillwalking and I still do some low-risk climbs. except for a few rare occations when I've been too enthusiatic, got carried away and done some very stupid things, like the summit free climb in Greenland 3 years ago, well, let's forget about that, I will not happen again - I hope
I already have bad knees. *marks mountainclimbing/rockclimbing/whatever-it-is off her list of things to do, even though it was never on her list of things to do* I have only seen the beautiful parts so far. Merthyr, whats wrong with that? I haven't seen it, but I thought it was a nice town. Or is like the old industrial/mining towns in England, just smaller?posted by Sleepus
Wales is a strange country, it can vary greatly from beauty to degredation *ahem* Merthyr *cough*. I think i have been to every single castle in wales, i even did the classic holding Pembroke Castle up
Brecon Beacons is really quite beautiful, don't forget to also go through the Elan Valley, and look at the reservoirs
I haven't decided yet - I can never decide where I want to go until it's time for holiday and I know what I feel like Last time I tried to plan a long time in beforehand, I planned to go to Guersey and ended up in Thailand Ouch!Originally posted by Sailor Saturn
I had to keep something wrapped around my arm and keep it in a sling for about a week. The next day, at school, a classmate didn't believe I had actually injured my arm, so he punched me. Needless to say, the pain from my injured arm getting punched resulted in a screem from me that drew the teacher's attention and got the idiot boy in big trouble.
What a stupid idea, why would anyone keep the arm in a sling if it wasn't injured? Doesn't sound like great fun to me I already have bad knees. *marks mountainclimbing/rockclimbing/whatever-it-is off her list of things to do, even though it was never on her list of things to do*
Add classical and jazz ballet, all sorts of downhill skiing (snowboard might be OK though depending on the type of knee problems), regular running (oh, I really miss that ), aerobics and football (soccer). Well, I had it in the sling only until we knew it wasn't broken(*mutters something about stupid hospitals*). The bone was bruised, at least, that's the term that was used. The bone wasn't boken, but it was injured and almost got broken by the incident.Originally posted by C Elegans
What a stupid idea, why would anyone keep the arm in a sling if it wasn't injured?
Gotcha.
is a more appropiate name for it. Anything that has a rail placed in front of an incredibly steep ramp is bound to cause you a lot of pain as I just happened to find out. And you'll probably do some more.Originally posted by Tamerlane
Man I've done some really dumb things in my life.
Well Merthyr has the second highest crime rate in Wales (to my knowledge) only just behind Swansea. The actual place is quite attractive, but the population are less so. It was a former mining town, and when mining became less of an industry it hit hard. They were also home to one of the worse land slides in Welsh historyOriginally posted by C Elegans
I have only seen the beautiful parts so far. Merthyr, whats wrong with that? I haven't seen it, but I thought it was a nice town. Or is like the old industrial/mining towns in England, just smaller?
Elan Valley, I'll remember that. The husband is actually lobbying for us to go to Wales already this summer I haven't decided yet - I can never decide where I want to go until it's time for holiday and I know what I feel like Last time I tried to plan a long time in beforehand, I planned to go to Guersey and ended up in Thailand
It is a little over industrialised compared to some of the other smaller towns. It can be fantastic That would be cool 
LOLOriginally posted by Tamerlane
I can't believe that I was stupid enough to take up skateboarding. Have a few scars from them, minor though
As for those skate parks, death traps!
Sounds like my ex who was into mountainbiking... by which I mean seeing who can ride down the steepest slope without killing themselves He was very proud of the fact that once he nearly took his ear off, and had to go to hospital to have it sewn back on... 
