davetscfc
Steaming Bovril
......and it's Salisbury City......
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Post by davetscfc on Nov 25, 2009 16:30:04 GMT
Suffered an odd injury on the way to our game at Crawley last night. Got in taxi to take us to the ground, climbed in one side and went to slide across the back seat, whereupon the whole of my bodyweight landed on my thumb. Felt and heard a huge click, touched thumb and it pinged back into place. Guess I must have dislocated it.  Not even alcohol induced, wish it had have been, might not have hurt so much! Evening went downhill from there really....  |
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Post by ambersalamander on Nov 26, 2009 12:29:54 GMT
OUCH I was stung/bitten by a very strange-looking arachnid that had somehow found its way into my jeans last night. Still stings like hell, but the swelling's gone down so I can't be bothered to see doctor about it  |
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Post by J Esaj PRA on Nov 26, 2009 12:44:58 GMT
What colour was it - orange? There are several UK species that will bite you with no ill effect, but you do have to watch out for some dodgy imported ones that can cause you long term issues.
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Post by medibot on Nov 26, 2009 15:13:27 GMT
I pulled my calf sitting still in a car on Sunday and tweaked my hamstring playing Wii Bowling on Monday although both injuries were probably more to do with the two korfball games i'd played and the two hours sitting in the cold between them.
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Post by amberaleman on Nov 26, 2009 15:41:20 GMT
My friend Geoff injured himself bell-ringing a couple of weekends ago.  He neglected to let go of a bell rope and soared seven feet into the air before dropping back to earth. He broke his heel but was actually quite lucky - as the heel took the impact he avoided worse injury. He's now on crutches, but that didn't stop him taking part in a massive pub crawl of Bristol last Friday. ;D |
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Post by ambersalamander on Nov 27, 2009 13:22:54 GMT
What colour was it - orange? There are several UK species that will bite you with no ill effect, but you do have to watch out for some dodgy imported ones that can cause you long term issues. It was black and shiny. I think it was a scorpion It might have turned up in a bunch of bananas, or something. Still stings a bit, but it getting much better |
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Post by J Esaj PRA on Nov 27, 2009 14:04:49 GMT
The London area does have its own scorpion populations, but they're usually remote and well away from people. European Scorpions are small (~3cm) black things, although the legs and sting can be pale/brown-ish. They're lazy and won't go far if disturbed. Chances are it'll still be in the same room, hiding out of the way. You can find them at night with a UV light as it makes them glow in the dark. The sting is similar to that of a bee/wasp, so you'd know about it but it's unlikely to do you serious harm.
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davetscfc
Steaming Bovril
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Post by davetscfc on Nov 27, 2009 23:37:20 GMT
My friend Geoff injured himself bell-ringing a couple of weekends ago. He neglected to let go of a bell rope and soared seven feet into the air before dropping back to earth. He broke his heel but was actually quite lucky - as the heel took the impact he avoided worse injury. He's now on crutches, but that didn't stop him taking part in a massive pub crawl of Bristol last Friday. ;D Sounds like the sort of thing that would only happen in a dodgy sitcom! Can imagine it being part of a Some Mothers Do Ave em plotline |
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Post by ambersalamander on Nov 30, 2009 13:30:46 GMT
I had a great one this morning- stepped onto the train, misjudged how slippery the floor was; one leg shot across the carriage while the other made a break for the tracks. I ended up somewhere between the train and the platform, but fortunately was hauled out in time! Unfortunately, I then had to go to a job interview with rats' tails hair (soaked at that moment as I'd put my umbrella down), ripped tights and a bruised and bloody shin. Pity I was wearing a skirt; I should've put trousers on! ;D
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Post by ambersalamander on Nov 30, 2009 13:33:02 GMT
The London area does have its own scorpion populations, but they're usually remote and well away from people. European Scorpions are small (~3cm) black things, although the legs and sting can be pale/brown-ish. They're lazy and won't go far if disturbed. Chances are it'll still be in the same room, hiding out of the way. You can find them at night with a UV light as it makes them glow in the dark. The sting is similar to that of a bee/wasp, so you'd know about it but it's unlikely to do you serious harm. It was about 2cm long and don't worry, it was dead by the time I found it (and I don't sleep in that room any more, anyway). I wanted to know at the time whether the sting was more like a bee's or a wasp's, because then I'd have known what to neutralise it with! |
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Post by bh on Nov 30, 2009 15:47:52 GMT
You're a very lucky girl Amber. Do you remember the school girl who lost a leg down at Stoneleigh a couple of months ago, virtually the same type of accident as yours! Thank God someone got you out. |
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Post by ambersalamander on Dec 1, 2009 13:28:25 GMT
I still don't think slipping and hurting myself is particularly lucky, especially on the morning of a job interview |
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