Re: [Epic] Stress fractures etc

From: Ken Taborek <oberon_at_...>
Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 09:33:01 -0400 (EDT)

Meditation?

--Ken Taborek oberon_at_...
"Show respect for age. Drink good Scotch for a change."- random fortune



On Thu, 22 May 1997, Richard Dewsbery wrote:

> > "Right!" (Scene from Jaws as old sweat reveals his scars)...
> > I've torn my left ACL (knee ligament) during PT which stopped me doing
> > Para selection, my right ACL running on roads, partially deaf from
> > firing .44 Magnum rounds without ear defenders, still have back pain 6
> > months after practicing a 2 man lift of a casualty off an Alp - all
> > from army training, BUT in my historical reenactment hobby I've broken
> > my front tooth, 2 fingers, 3 ribs, been paralysed from the knee down,
> > been stitched around the left eye and rushed to hospital because of a
> > blow to the right eye with a halberd that missed the helmet and skull
> > on the way to hitting the eye hard enough to lift me off my feet WHICH
> > IN ITSELF wasn't a problem compared to the emergency surgery on the
> > eye the previous year when an assault detached the retina, just one of
> > the day to day injuries such as the broken knee I played rugby on or
> > the fingers I broke playing football.
> >
> > Still, it could be worse, at least I don't play volleyball.
> >
> > Sorry, been a bad day this morning, I just needed to let off a little
> > steam. So, how's your day been? 8)
> >
> Brian, I'd suggest you take up knitting, but you'd probably stab
> yourself with the needles. :)
>
> So the challenge is on - can we find a new hobby for Brian where there
> is no possibility for him to injure himself?
>
> Richard
>
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