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  • gimp
    Posts: 202
    February 25, 2010 at 11:22 pm #1266305

    how often we take for granted our lives! fell off a roof Sat morning. As I refelect back I think how lucky I was I could have killed myself rather than just breaking an arm and my leg.It will keep me from the rest of ice fishing but will be back.
    gimp

    walleyejoe
    Litchfield, MN
    Posts: 463
    February 25, 2010 at 11:27 pm #846380

    Could have been worse… you could have landed on your face and came out looking like BK
    Sorry BK I had to since everyone else does it.

    trumar
    Rochester, Mn
    Posts: 5967
    February 25, 2010 at 11:31 pm #846381

    Welcome to IDO

    Sorry to hear of your misfortune ,hope you heal fast.

    On the side note,now you have time to look through this great site,read and catch up some realy nice info IDO has to offer.

    splitshot
    Rosemount, MN
    Posts: 544
    February 25, 2010 at 11:32 pm #846382

    In my life of construction, I personally know of three people that fell off the roof while working on homes. Two are now quads, and one (which I witnessed) fell off the backside of a 2-story walkout, then jumped right back up and got back on the roof again. Not a scratch!
    Consider yourself a very lucky man!

    mikkar
    South Saint Paul, MN
    Posts: 223
    February 25, 2010 at 11:47 pm #846387

    Hope you heal up soon softwater season is comin… welcome to IDO enjoy the posts and tons of great info….

    mikkar
    South Saint Paul, MN
    Posts: 223
    February 25, 2010 at 11:48 pm #846389

    Quote:

    Could have been worse… you could have landed on your face and came out looking like BK
    Sorry BK I had to since everyone else does it.


    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    February 26, 2010 at 12:25 am #846412

    I didn’t think it was THAT funny Army.

    Welcome to the posting side of Ido Gimp. Have you been here before?

    weldon
    Rochester, Mn
    Posts: 304
    February 26, 2010 at 5:20 am #846527

    Gimp, Hope you a full and quick recovery!

    Story time… When I was ~14, my dad had my brother and I putting tar and fiberglass tape on the ribs of an old quanset building to seal the joints. We used ropes tied off on the opposite side of the building to suspend ourselves down the sides of the roof. My rope was 1″ jute, but had a rotten spot somewhere within that gave way. Fortunately, I fell backwards through tree branches that slowed me down. I landed on a chisel plow just above the spade where it was mounted to the frame. These have a large spring with a bolt running through it to provide stress relief, were the spade to hit a rock.

    Fortunately, all I got was a sore rear from the experience and a few bone chips in my tail bone. To this day, if I do sit-ups, the chips pinch me in the [censored] and remind me of that incident… I count myself as being very lucky.

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