Damn the leaves!

[alke46]

are you getting close to trying some medicinal marijuana? might be beneficial, IDK.

 

[earlfor]

are you getting close to trying some medicinal marijuana? might be beneficial, IDK.

All Mary Jane does for me is to give me a headache and make my clothes smell bad. LOL If I'm going to go that route, I'll sip a bit of Bushmills neat with a couple of ice cubes. At least that has a nice flavor. heh eh Might not be a good idea to combine Naproxin and Irish whiskey though.

 

[Dogma]

That sounds like it totally sucks. Sorry to hear it.

I sometimes wonder about taking judo lessons to learn how to fall down better, but experience tells me there isn't time to take any action. Maybe I could volunteer to just let students try to throw me. That might be kinda funny anyway.

So, it sounds like broken ribs are worse than not being able to ride. Good to know. thanks for finding that out for us. Way to take one for the team.

 

[Baatfam]

All Mary Jane does for me is to give me a headache and make my clothes smell bad. LOL If I'm going to go that route, I'll sip a bit of Bushmills neat with a couple of ice cubes. At least that has a nice flavor. heh eh Might not be a good idea to combine Naproxin and scotch though.

When is the last time you tried any?

Things have changed. And although I don't know how it goes with Bushmils, it goes great with any Bourbon.

 

[earlfor]

That sounds like it totally sucks. Sorry to hear it.

I sometimes wonder about taking judo lessons to learn how to fall down better, but experience tells me there isn't time to take any action. Maybe I could volunteer to just let students try to throw me. That might be kinda funny anyway.

So, it sounds like broken ribs are worse than not being able to ride. Good to know. thanks for finding that out for us. Way to take one for the team.

Not riding is probably the less painful of the two. heh

 

[earlfor]

When is the last time you tried any?

Things have changed. And although I don't know how it goes with Bushmils, it goes great with any Bourbon.

It's been a long time. I have enough habits, so I don't figure I need any more. heh

 

[bccap]

Smoking a joint with broken ribs ? .... Trust me on this..... The last thing you want to do is cough with broken ribs.......

 

[earlfor]

Smoking a joint with broken ribs ? .... Trust me on this..... The last thing you want to do is cough with broken ribs.......

OH, it hurts to laugh! No wacky weed for me. I'm crazy enough with a cup of coffee. eh eh

 

[cowboyup3371]

My first experience with busted ribs came when I wrecked on OH-555 in 2011. I was in an Air Force training class at Wright-Patterson and the day I returned to class I swallowed a sip of soda wrong. The effort of trying not to cough turned into a half-choking session that caused the entire class to panic. Fortunately after what seemed an eternity I was able to breathe again but was something I never wanted to go through again. Like I mentioned earlier, I’ve had one other busted rib incident since but paid more attention to slowing down on what I did

 

[bonanzadave]

Damn Earl ! First I heard of this. Hope this finds u on the mend.

Had that !Osh!t! moment rounding a corner and went over a wet manholecover. Somehow I recovered. That one would have hurt.....

 

[Gorminrider]

oh,man! That's a good "heads-up!" I don't think of it much this time of year but on southern Vancouver island, it's the Arbutus leaves. They fall off in summer and are very strong and slippery when dry.

 

[earlfor]

oh,man! That's a good "heads-up!" I don't think of it much this time of year but on southern Vancouver island, it's the Arbutus leaves. They fall off in summer and are very strong and slippery when dry.

You know things aren't what they used to be when a big bad leaf jumps off the ground and kicks your ass. I guess my big bad biker image is gone now. LOL Coming up on 4 weeks since the "hit" and breathing is still not fun.

 

[KEITH KRAUSE]

Just read this. Damn. Just from a little patch of leaves?
I hate leaves. I spent $15,000 and re-landscaped my yard to a "no maintenance" desert landscaping. Moved 48 tons of rock, gravel and plants and moved two discs in my back. Finishing the job became life and death (think Chevy Chase movie). So proud of myself when done. No more mowing, raking, edging.....just some LIGHT leaf removal from time to time because of nearby "drought resistant" trees the HOA forced on the neighborhood when new. Turns out the trees have a disease (leaf drop) that makes them shed leaves like I'm losing my hair and sanity. Putting in the yard nearly broke my back and now the constant leaf pickup is trying to finish the job. I know this may be funny to read but I'm all out of laughs. I hate leaves.
Just felt I should share this with you Earl. Maybe give you a laugh, subtle laugh that is. Watch the ribs.

 

[earlfor]

Just read this. Damn. Just from a little patch of leaves?
I hate leaves.

I understand your leaf viewpoint. LOL I'm guessing I have about 100+ oak trees on my lot and when the pollen is raining down, the ground is gold from it. Cleaning up the leaves isn't possible. heh

 

[Guest]

Just read this. Damn. Just from a little patch of leaves?
I hate leaves. I spent $15,000 and re-landscaped my yard to a "no maintenance" desert landscaping. Moved 48 tons of rock, gravel and plants and moved two discs in my back. Finishing the job became life and death (think Chevy Chase movie). So proud of myself when done. No more mowing, raking, edging.....just some LIGHT leaf removal from time to time because of nearby "drought resistant" trees the HOA forced on the neighborhood when new. Turns out the trees have a disease (leaf drop) that makes them shed leaves like I'm losing my hair and sanity. Putting in the yard nearly broke my back and now the constant leaf pickup is trying to finish the job. I know this may be funny to read but I'm all out of laughs. I hate leaves.
Just felt I should share this with you Earl. Maybe give you a laugh, subtle laugh that is. Watch the ribs.

Leaf blower?

 

[KEITH KRAUSE]

Leaf blower?

Wish it was that easy.
I bought two different leaf blowers with vacuum. One is battery powered and very light weight, so it's convenient to use but cannot get ALL the leaves out of the rocks/gravel. The other blower/vac is more powerful and will start tossing the gravel if I set it too high. It's vacuum is stronger but I still cannot get all the leaves out because the wind kind of jams them into the rocks and gravel so you have to remove many of them by hand. Believe me, I've tried everything and there's no perfect solution.
I hate leaves.

 

[earlfor]

Leaf blower?

I think that would create pollen-a-geddon. LOL

 

[limeex2]

Sorry to hear of incident. I had among other items, 4 broken ribs and a collar bone when I hit a deer. When I found the pain from not being able to go to the bathroom worse than what it was curing due to taking Oxy for the pain, I resorted to acupuncture which I had used for years due to back issues. Worked very well, no side effects. Still had to take ancetometafin/codine, but i got rid of the oxy and by 2 weeks I was off all prescription meds. Meditation worked well also. Problem was when buddies came over to see me and made me laugh with funny stories.

 

[earlfor]

Sorry to hear of incident. I had among other items, 4 broken ribs and a collar bone when I hit a deer. When I found the pain from not being able to go to the bathroom worse than what it was curing due to taking Oxy for the pain, I resorted to acupuncture which I had used for years due to back issues. Worked very well, no side effects. Still had to take ancetometafin/codine, but i got rid of the oxy and by 2 weeks I was off all prescription meds. Meditation worked well also. Problem was when buddies came over to see me and made me laugh with funny stories.

Four ribs AND a broken collarbone, I am certain I never want to find out what that is like. LOL

 

[Guest]

Wish it was that easy.
I bought two different leaf blowers with vacuum. One is battery powered and very light weight, so it's convenient to use but cannot get ALL the leaves out of the rocks/gravel. The other blower/vac is more powerful and will start tossing the gravel if I set it too high. It's vacuum is stronger but I still cannot get all the leaves out because the wind kind of jams them into the rocks and gravel so you have to remove many of them by hand. Believe me, I've tried everything and there's no perfect solution.
I hate leaves.

I gotcha covered. An XM42-M personal flame thrower, sadly you'll have to get off the porch to use it. California requires them to have a limiter nozzle installed keeping down the distance to only ten feet.