climbing a tree when I was a kid fell off landed on a spiked wooden fence. one went straight through my side , if it hadn't been rotten and broke god knows what would have happened, still remember staggering into our kitchen with this orange stuff (as I remember it) hanging out of the hole in my side and my mum rushing me up to the hospital. Still sends a shiver through me when I think about it after all these years
Re: climbing a tree when I was a kid Snapped my achilles tendon playing football. Heard a bang even though nobody near me. Thought to myself what was that and why am I on the floor? 8 weeks in plaster. End of career!
broke my wrist saving a penalty with my thumb. broke my color bone being a stunt arse on my bmx. spent four days wondering around like Larry Grayson before going to hospital. had my knee bent the wrong way - ouch. nothing spectacular, but the number of times I've been knocked out playing football means I'm probably not playing with a full deck anymore! worst was being kneed in the side of the head. (at least I saved the shot!) after scaring the life out of my mate who did it, I sat up, had a rest then decided playing in defence was good idea - until I headed the ball and collapsed. doh. spent the next three days feeling drunk and giggling. should have gone to hospital really, still, cheaper than paying for ale!
As someone I played with commented "I've seen better goalies, but none braver" (Actually he "none dafter" but braver sounds better)
By 24 I'd had to have three knee operations mainly due to football, but the last one was caused when I was travelling. Got pissed up and went running into the sea on Fraser Island stark b0llock naked, and after about 30 seconds a wave hit me smack on the side of my knee and took the cartilage clean out, 5 weeks into a 12 week trip. Couldn't walk for a week, couldn't fully straighten & properly take full body weight on that leg until I'd had the operation 4 months after the event & until the cartilage was fully removed. Reyt laugh.
Barnsley 66 gerragrip: remember that pen I took against you : you dived 2 early - did a beached whale jobbie and i rolled it down the middle(think aldo copied me ) I was playing for Ashfield you were playing for was it paddys?
broke tib and fib playing against coach and horses from high green:accident but the other kid a proper big head called geoff armitage never even came across to see how I was or the club never ever asked how I doing in recovery.Came back next season good as new and was looking forward to playing them again but sadly they folded.
I lost the chip off my shoulder a while back. Thankfully, another one grew back to match the one on my other shoulder!
As yet, I don't think I've ever had a single injury (other than grazing my elbow/hand in usual kid falling over style). I'm scared of most things though (incase I get hurt), so I haven't done anything daring enough to get injured. My philosophy is 'if it's risky, don't do it'. Yeah, I know that sounds incredibly boring, but it makes me happy Have accidentally broken a guy's banjo though (it is was one of you who mentioned it above, I'm not sorry you cheating b**tard).
Knee ligament damage - just collapsed when I was running for the ball. That was when I was 18 - not been the same since.
I went quad biking on a stag do in Newcastle. I somehow managed to come off and broke my leg and also tore my ACL. I walked around on it for four days 'cause in nails. I also broke my cheekbone once but funnily enough it didn't hurt too much.
So in summary we're a sensible group of people apart from JamDrop who can only be described as a reckless thrillseeker who mutilates men for apparently no reason.