Yeow! All the best for a speedy and full recovery, Steven.
Also, thank you for the timely warning as this can happen to anyone.
Also, thank you for the timely warning as this can happen to anyone.
Be safe out there
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Thank you
Thank you
All the best for a full recovery Steven
I will check into that
Thank you
Jeff had brought up a thread earlier in the week about kayaking and the potential dangers. I think a lot of times we forget about the inherent risk of being out in the wild and just walking about in general. In my case where I do a lot of macro photography in the spring and summer, I’ve had some very close calls with bees. I have a slight allergic reaction even being stung once, so I definitely try to keep an EpiPen with me. Even the sun with all the skin cancer cases and all that I try to wear sunblock when I can. I think a lot of times we get complacent and forget about the risks. I know, speaking for myself, I get so caught up in the moment and excited to see a subject and sometimes I don’t even look where I’m stepping lol.
Wow first and foremost, I’m glad you were not hurt worse and that you were somewhere you could get out.. I’m quite sure you already know this and intend to do it but I would be remiss if I failed to say, when you get into PT, do everything the therapist says how they say to do it. I have a number of friends who have had knee, shoulder, and hand surgery. The ones who were good about following PT recommendations had good recoveries, the ones who failed to do what the PT suggested had many complications and long term recovery.
You make excellent recommendations in your post about safety. Your post, my “Kayak”post and several others maybe should be combined into one general “outdoor safety reminders” type thread. I think most of us have heard all of this stuff before but every one of us needs the reminder.
Again, glad you were not hurt more severely. Here’s wishing speedy recovery and many more years out in the field
Jeff
You make excellent recommendations in your post about safety. Your post, my “Kayak”post and several others maybe should be combined into one general “outdoor safety reminders” type thread. I think most of us have heard all of this stuff before but every one of us needs the reminder.
Again, glad you were not hurt more severely. Here’s wishing speedy recovery and many more years out in the field
Jeff
Wow! Well it’s time to buy that 300GM
too soon? But in all seriousness that’s a lot of gear to have to limp out a mile.
Was that me? I didn’t catch that if it was!
Woody Meristem
Well-known member
This is coming from a former first responder who took part in a number of searches for lost people and someone who reads a lot of reports on search and rescue operations in the northeast -- someone who came of age and spent most of his working life in remote areas before the days of cellphones and personal locator beacons. I'm going to offend some people (maybe most of you) when I say that if you're not comfortable going out in the wild without your cellphone or PLB you should stay the he-l 
out of the woods. If you don't know how to get yourself out of a predicament you should never leave the pavement. Apparently most of the SARs (search and rescues) that currently occur should be unnecessary and are for people who were unprepared to be out there (inappropriate foot gear or clothing, unaware of the changing weather), used poor judgement, were just plain "idiots" and/or assumed that someone would come to rescue them when they called. Learn how to take care of yourself and get yourself out; and if you don't or can't do either one, be prepared for the consequences. Yeah, I'm a grumpy old man.
out of the woods. If you don't know how to get yourself out of a predicament you should never leave the pavement. Apparently most of the SARs (search and rescues) that currently occur should be unnecessary and are for people who were unprepared to be out there (inappropriate foot gear or clothing, unaware of the changing weather), used poor judgement, were just plain "idiots" and/or assumed that someone would come to rescue them when they called. Learn how to take care of yourself and get yourself out; and if you don't or can't do either one, be prepared for the consequences. Yeah, I'm a grumpy old man.
It was Dave Johnson another member on here
Thank you. Things can sure happen in a blink of an eye.
Yeah, I think a lot of people now I do you don’t even know basic directions to be honest I don’t think most younger people can tell you north from south lolThis is coming from a former first responder who took part in a number of searches for lost people and someone who reads a lot of reports on search and rescue operations in the northeast -- someone who came of age and spent most of his working life in remote areas before the days of cellphones and personal locator beacons. I'm going to offend some people (maybe most of you) when I say that if you're not comfortable going out in the wild without your cellphone or PLB you should stay the he-l
Phil P
New member
Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Wowser that looks painful Steven.
Very sensible advice all round, although there are remote places here in the UK no where as many or as vast as your neck of the woods but the advice still applies…especially as you get older. Having reached 60 last year I too have found bouncing back up is no longer an option but general clumsiness is….
Here’s wishing you a speedy and full recovery
Thank you. My New Year’s resolution is to have no more surgeries lol I’ve had numerous surgeries over the last 11 years on my arms and I am just over it at this point.Wowser that looks painful Steven.
Very sensible advice all round, although there are remote places here in the UK no where as many or as vast as your neck of the woods but the advice still applies…especially as you get older. Having reached 60 last year I too have found bouncing back up is no longer an option but general clumsiness is….
Here’s wishing you a speedy and full recovery
Thank you
You should make me a good deal on that 300 of years since you said you don’t use it much lol I still haven’t found a decent deal and can’t find one under 5500 on Greentoe. I’m assuming that could change after Christmas but I’m definitely going to wait till I find a decent deal on one.Wow! Well it’s time to buy that 300GM
ElenaH
Well-known member
OMG!! I am so sorry for you... to see your foot! Hopefully, you will be better soon!
I assume you cannot walk, right?
So, I think, you need to change to macro - photography ;-) Ask your wife to bring some flowers. Put them in water and in the fridge. Maybe you can make an interesting creations!
Otherwise, it is quite boring ... and also hurts...
I assume you cannot walk, right?
So, I think, you need to change to macro - photography ;-) Ask your wife to bring some flowers. Put them in water and in the fridge. Maybe you can make an interesting creations!
Otherwise, it is quite boring ... and also hurts...
Yes using a knee scooter for the time being. No weight bearing for 4-6 weeks. Thankfully I banked several images and videos I can work on
I am so sorry to learn about your injury, but am glad to see that you are safe. Aging sucks, and it makes us more vulnerable to unexpected events.
Take care and heal...
bruce
Take care and heal...
bruce
Thank you and you are certainly correct about the aging part
spamalot1950
Member
Wow! Hope you enjoy a comfortable recovery. Reading through these posts, I found the notion of a personal detection device to be illuminating. It is something into which I will look. Additionally, and in the way of a very, very low tech solution for possible future problems: since acquiring my first cell phone decades ago, my ability to keep phone numbers in my head has seriously atrophied. I can still remember my family's phone number from the 50s, but I doubt I could tell you any of those numbers which I use on a regular basis. With that in mind, I purchased an old fashioned, pocket sized phone book, and keep it in the glove box of my car. If I am out & about and lose my phone, or if it ceases to function, at least I have numbers to call (if I can access a phone). It wouldn't be a great solution if it happened in a remote area, but...