Hows this, 21st of January 2004. One of the coldest days of this Canadian winter. I'm working on an addition project on a Hospital of all places when all of a sudden smack! 2000lbs of solid Douglas Fir beams 14"x14"x45' come crashing down from the crane myself and youngest brother are using to unload a tractor trailer.
We each take a hit on the head,he buckles in half nose touching his toes fracturing 2 ribs,pulling out his back and just plain sore with the wind knocked out of him.
Me not so lucky. I didn't buckle and wound up with a broken neck at the 6th cervical vertebra.
So after 2 hours in traction 2 surgeries and a whole lot of hardware I face life as a C6 Quadriplegic.
At this point I go to rehab for 7 months, come home move into mom&dads house until the house my family and friends were building for us is complete.
A year later get married to my then girlfriend of 12 years,
get a couple dogs and 7 months ago become father to twins,my son Ethan and daughter Chloe.


Did I win for Biggest BooBoo!
HeHe!

damn paralysis

Ya its a bitch eh!

You must have a story to go with that username,lets hear itl.

Dirtbike accident, right Harold? For some reason I remember that... Might be wrong, has happened before!

We have a couple of guys on here that are paralyzed and you guys always shock me with you upbeat outlook on life. I doubt I am that much of a man... Big props to you guys!

I was in a very serious accident when I was 8, got hit by a car traveling 45mph+ while I was crossing a road on a bicycle. No obvious damage, but I have 6 or so messed up discs in my back, neck, mid and lower back. Plus I lost all "picture" memories from that point back, so no childhood for me!!! No idea what it was like, so I guess I do not miss it. I could still read and write, and did remember people that I came in contact with shortly after the accident, but forgot people that I did not see for a while. Now my memory is very weird, and I dream in red scale... Plus you all know how strange I am in other ways!

I got lucky, all I lost was memories, crazy granny could have killed me. I still think how lucky I am, and it does help.

it was a clear bright sunny day and I just headed out of town up the big hill to my parents farm. I was zipping along at about 90 in my 'lil crx when *BLAMMO* I hit the back of a semi hauling corn that could only get to 10mph up the hill. That day is gone from my memory and I don't know why it happened. C5 incomplete.

[QUOTE=lincpimp;301278]Dirtbike accident, right Harold? For some reason I remember that... Might be wrong, has happened before!

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nah, those I never crashed:neutral:

I think Jerry down here near me had a dirtbike accident... Maybe that is what I remember.

yep jerryf504??? was that his screen name?

Yeah incomplete here as well, no triceps no real usable hand function. Somehow I still manage to get most of my RC stuff done though, just takes me forever.

dude, sometimes one screw will take me 50 tries and a half hour! the right tools are key.

I will say this- it might take a while and a different way but everyting I have tried to do from a chair I've accomplished. Yay me!

I hear ya
For a driver i use this guy

http://www.hexcrews.com/racingratche...d50mmbits.aspx
worth every penny.
Also use vise grips all the time.
I've built heli's, cars and worked on my boats. Back in the day I could have built an 1/8 buggy in 1 night now it's a 2 week project,one thing I've definitely gain since being in the chair is patience.

E-clips are my nemesis!

Well wifes gone to bed,gotta go spend a few hours tightening a couple nuts on the new boat. LOL

Patience is a virtue that I have yet to discover... I have plenty with my customers, but I think that bleeds me dry for everything else that I may need patience for.

Have fun with the boat!