WORST CASE SCENARIO
by this forum is for posting terrible things that have happened to you or others and survival tactics that helped or would have helped you or them.
AI Summary
54 Comments
Wearing nothing but shorts, wife beater, and flip flops...
I skidded out.. brakes locked. Flew over the handle bars...
Slid about... maybe 5-10 feet on gravel. I didn't feel anything because shock and adrenaline kicked in. All i heard were brakes squeals everywhere. ANd everyone jumps out of their car.." ARE YOU ALRIGHT !? " , I'm like "FINE FINE".. I Have red soaked cabbage chunks where my palms used to be, I had Red pomegranete looking knee caps, and my toes.. i thought i lost one. I hop back on and i'm not really feeling the pain.. just SHOCK and i'm riding and riding..about 25 minutes.. and i see water.. the ocean.. salt water. i'm like "sweet clean myself up..".. i jump in and it's like a scene from jaws where the water around me got all red and AHHHHH STINGS !.. i jumped out of the water real quick.. feeling better that i cleaned up something. Hopped back on and rode on ... rode and rode... looking for the hospital. or a doctor or ambulance standing on the road. AN hour later i look down at my knee and there's this giant blood bubble . The size of a softball.. i wanted to pop it so bad. it looked fun... still riding.. still looking. 2 hours later.. i'm really lightheaded and dizzy now.. from all the blood loss i guess .
anyway i finally get to a doctor about 3 hours from the accident.. and he SCRUBS my palms with a guaze and peroxide to get the loose skin and gravel out. HOLY CRAP that was sweet sweet pain.
Moral of story:NEVER wear shorts, wife beater, and flip flops riding a motorcycle or anything with two wheels and a motor.
John Duggan once said that was the worst pain he ever had to deal with.
So you dropped your bike, huh? Thank god I've never done that. I do wish they'd get rid of the helmet law though. If we want to be stupid enough to ride without one we should be able to.
i take it around my neighborhood with no helmet sometimes.
yea i've umm.... dropped my bike 4 times. and it's been stolen once. i dropped it twice the first day i got it.. i meant.. first bike and all. then it got stolen. ALL BRAND NEW again so i was crazy happy insane. and then i dropped it again when a chick was pulling her car out of this parking lot.. not seeing me.. brakes locked up. i had it under control. until i had to drop the bike or hit her and fly over the car. so.. umm i layed it down gently. i need frame sliders.... dude it's getting warm. lets go riding
I can't beleive you dropped it, man, where'd you learn to ride?
I want a new bike so bad. I'd love to get an R6 or R1, but I don't know. I should get new pipes on my bike but I'm debating selling it. I need a tune up and such, I should probably schedule that to get done soon, it is pretty warm out today. I'll go riding anytime.
john duggan? as in joel duggans daddy?
And Johnny's daddy, and Jenny's daddy, and Kenny's daddy, and Sara's daddy, and Timmy's daddy...
melody doesn't remember that at joels wedding i was the little asian kid .. the only .. asian kid running around does she?
no i don't... but i saw their video not too long ago and u are the kid running in front of the camera and doing all this stupid stuff and blocking the tape... it was funny.. but i was too young to remember u i think..
yea i haven't seen the video! i'm so upset. i want to see it.
i heard joel was really upset because me and timmy took up all the video time yelling out words like " mickeyyyyyy MOOOSE" or something.. hhaha
I haven't seen Joel in years. I think Sara was the last one I saw, she popped over my place with some friends a month or two ago. Jenny was just in the past Watchtower with her husband, they graduated from Gilead, heading to Brazil from what I understand.
yea u really did... all you see on the tape for like a half hour is u and timmy haha
i was there too!
ty i'm so glad we've been best friends all our lives
i know right... we basically took baths together... now we're all grown up and .. still taking baths together!
haha..
i can't believe i had a crush on summer and was so 'siked' to dance with her.
who's house did we change at .. before the wedding? the sherwoods?
hahah i can be seen in the wedding video as the big girl in the blue dress aka the blue whale.
yea it was the Sherwoods... we were there the night b4 too for the rehersal dinner.. were u there then?
yup i waas there. and i was constantly scaring their cat . or dog. one of 'em. i was loco back as a child.
they had that HUGE dog... o man and kenny made it chase my little sister... and then she attacked poor kenny and scratched his head and for the wedding he had a scar on his forehead... o man good times
yea everyone loved kenny back in the day. you know he's married and has a child right??
idk but i certainly wanted him hard core haha
yea man.. i was taught by those ladies man.. first joel was my bible study conductor.. and every women in a 1232 mile radius wanted that guy. i remember one time he took me to bethel he was maybe like 18.. and he was driving that huge van.. i was him, me ,and like 9 hunnies. i didn't know what was going on back then.. but i know now. kenny then studied with me afterwards.. then he went crazy go nuts.
yes i was a member of the kenny fan club as well
he proved that short guys can get love too
I can't beleive Kenny reproduced! Sara mentioned that but it's nuts.
He was an annoying kid. I remember once we were playing foot ball and the kids were playing like king of the hill or something. Let's just say someone put Kenny in his place. But boys will be boys. :)
I haven't seen Kenny in a bit. He used to stop by my house out of the blue once in a while when I wasn't doing good.
haha the jew is vicious
awwww...i had no idea! *blows kisses*
yea it was pretty painful.. imagine.. you have no skin on your body.. none. just blood and muscle.. and then they SCRAPE it with stinging hospital strength peroxide... it was pretty bad.
but i wouldn't say thats the worst pain i've felt.
i dont think anything beats getting thrown into a bag...
while bricks and bats are being thrown and swung at you... not knowing where the next hit is coming from and then almost suffocating from lack of oxygen.. only to rip open the bag and get air just before the last o2 molecule was being used up in the bag.
So do you wear leathers now? What kind of bike do you have?
nope no leathers. 2002 ninja 6e
The BMW motorcycle shop in Metuchen has this nice kevlar jacket. It's super light and not hot at all but better then leather. Seems with all your spills you should check it out.
hey i dont spill alot. haha. i'm good now. that was my beginner learning spell.
dude, a MAD painful read. you were like jet li.
this ones for tinser and her subway antics...HOW TO SURVIVE A FALL ONTO SUBWAY TRACKS
-do not attempt to climb back back onto the platfrom unless you are positiveyou have enough time to do so.
-find a safe place to stand, out of the way of oncoming trains.
-stand against a wall, between columns seperating two tracks, on an adjoining set of tracks, or beneath the platform.
-remove any articles of clothing or bags that could catch on the train, and stand straight, still and tall.
-in your panic do not touch any of the rails.
and after you are safe punch, repeatedly, the person responsible for your fall. if you are responsible for your own fall utilize another, more safe mode of transportation. happy trails!
I thought that was instructions for finding Lex Luethar's secret hideout!
oh! i got one i think. k if you're sitting down innocently minding your own business, and some guy comes behind you and gets you in a sleeper, do not fear! this has happened to me once and i got out of it, having no fighting experience watsoever. i had my arms free, and i grabbed the back of his head and pulled him entirely over me and he slammed against the floor. then these next steps are optional: take his wallet, fart in his face, point and laugh, shake his hand, or walk away.
IF YOUR HOOD FLIES UP WHILE DRIVING -
Make sure you always carry several bungee straps in your car. Then, fasten the underside of the hood securely to the supports under your bumper to keep the hood down. If your windshield shattered, you're just gonna have to replace it. Take my advice on this one, it happened to me 3 times. Turns out, it was a faulty hood latch.
HOW NOT TO RUN OFF THE ROAD INTO A TREE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER -
If the person in front of you is driving too cautiously (i.e. slower than molasses), DO NOT PASS. Just be patient. That slushy stuff in the middle of the road may seem harmless enough, but it is slippery. Do NOT, i repeat do NOT listen to any passengers in your car who tell you that its okay to pass. Then, do NOT prove to them that you are right about how slippery the slush is by venturing INTO the slush, losing control of your car, sliding sideways, barely missing a telephone pole, and solidly hitting a tree. Trust me on this.
P.S. My hood latch got damaged as a result of slamming into a tree . . . i wonder how that happened . . .
You didn't check the latch after the second time?
This happened to my best friend's boyfriend. They were going down the shore and they got gas before they left and the guy checked the oil for him..and didnt close the hood. Yeah, when they hit the highway the window shattered.
RICHARD "you can't latch the hood too tight if you don't take the oil can out, you no selling waste of space. i swear, you are worthless!"
When getting hand stuck in French subway doors: Do not pull hand straight out, rather pull the hand down at a 45 degree angle. (This method was tested and approved by Tinser, however she does in no way encourage or condone the forementioned action)
Question: Does this apply to NY Subway doors as well? What about PATH and NJ Transit doors? LIRR?
Just want to make sure I'm prepared for this situation in my local area as well.
you know what? I'm going to have to get back to you on that. I'll test it out this weekend.
Take pictures so we can all benefit! Maybe shots of 'do this' and 'don't do this'.
Aw..Tinser's taking one for the team!
see i never really understood that saying..b/c what team exactly are we playing for?
The ezabel community baseball team. We won the series last year.
That all depends on the situation.
While mountain biking down a trail I came down too fast missing the turn. My front tire hit a root and launched me over my handlebars directly into a tree. I took two steps before dropping to the ground. I was a little miffed by what just happened. My friend quickly jumped off his bike and offered to help me. I sat for a few minutes in pain before attempting to get back up. As I stood I quickly fell back down from the pain. My arm was killing me, as it turns out it was broken.
I had just purchased a CamelBac (well a generic one) and I had a spare tube in it. I wrapped the tube around my neck to support my arm and we walked back to my car. Walking two miles up and down dirt tracks with a bike using one arm, is not fun. Then to make matters worse my friend didn't know how to drive a 5-speed. So I had to drive with one hand while shifting gears from Hightstown up to Piscataway. Because my arm brace was a bike tube every time I hit a bump my arm bounced causing so much pain.
But I never thought I'd use a bike tube as a support like that. Don't leave home without them!
I have worst case scenario postcards. Can't tell you how many times the "how to survive a falling elevator" has come in handy.
a seasonal tip...HOW TO SURVIVE A RUNAWAY SLED
-slow the sled using emergency sterring and breaking. move side to slide to reduce speed.
-redirect the sled. turn the sled into a course that traverses the hill, if possible.
-roll off the sled. perform a single side-ways roll off the sled. continue rolling until momentum slows and you are on your stomach.
-dig the toes of you shoes into the snow. draggin [if head first] or digging [if feet first] with your toes to slow your descent only works on powdery [non-snowboarded] snow. if you are on hard-packed [snowboarded] snow, do not dig your feet while sliding or you risk flipping over.
-use your hands. dig your hands into the snow in a "dog paddle" position. if you are sliding head first, this will cause your legs to swing around and you will be descending more safely feet first. avoid running into trees and do not grab stationary objects: an abrupt stop may dislocate a shoulder.
be safe, folks.