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About a week ago, I kicked off a minor catastrophe in the garage by
doing something incredibly clumsy[1] and knocking over the missus' DR200SE[2], which landed on top of my BSO[3], causing the BSO's front
wheel to be rearranged into a shape not totally unlike a hula hoop
that had been designed by Salvador Dali.
I figured it was going to be a write off and started looking at
replacement wheels, but decided I had nothing to lose by taking the
sorry looking item into a local bicycle shop and asking if they could
massage it into something vaguely circular again.
They indicated they would try their best and I should come back the
next day to collect it. When I turned up the wheel looked about as good
as it ever had. The price for this feat of wizardry was a paltry $15.
The chances of one of us buying our next human powered two-wheeler
from this shop have now gone up considerably.
[1] falling off a ladder
On 24/07/2025 18:23, Mark Olson wrote:
[1] falling off a ladder
Clumsy git, mate did that in December. Banged his head. A&E reckoned no damage. 3 weeks later he had a double detached retina.
YTC#1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:
On 24/07/2025 18:23, Mark Olson wrote:
[1] falling off a ladder
Clumsy git, mate did that in December. Banged his head. A&E reckoned no
damage. 3 weeks later he had a double detached retina.
My fingers are crossed, I fell flat on my back onto a ~15mm thick hard
rubber mat, slightly better than the bare concrete floor. I bumped the
top of my head on something hard enough to raise a good sized lump,
(I think it was the bottom rail of the workbench) but luckily I missed >hitting the workbench vise with the back of my head or I might not
be here now.
Events like this do tend to concentrate one's thinking a bit.
On 26/07/2025 15:37, Mark Olson wrote:
YTC#1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:
On 24/07/2025 18:23, Mark Olson wrote:
[1] falling off a ladder
Clumsy git, mate did that in December. Banged his head. A&E reckoned no >>> damage. 3 weeks later he had a double detached retina.
My fingers are crossed, I fell flat on my back onto a ~15mm thick hard >>rubber mat, slightly better than the bare concrete floor. I bumped the
top of my head on something hard enough to raise a good sized lump,
(I think it was the bottom rail of the workbench) but luckily I missed >>hitting the workbench vise with the back of my head or I might not
be here now.
Events like this do tend to concentrate one's thinking a bit.
Good thing is you seem to recall (almost) exactly what happened. Better than coming to with a pretty young nurse peering into your face and no recollection of what happened. <ponders> OTOH?
YTC#1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:
On 24/07/2025 18:23, Mark Olson wrote:
[1] falling off a ladder
Clumsy git, mate did that in December. Banged his head. A&E reckoned no
damage. 3 weeks later he had a double detached retina.
My fingers are crossed, I fell flat on my back onto a ~15mm thick hard
rubber mat, slightly better than the bare concrete floor. I bumped the
top of my head on something hard enough to raise a good sized lump,
(I think it was the bottom rail of the workbench) but luckily I missed hitting the workbench vise with the back of my head or I might not
be here now.
Events like this do tend to concentrate one's thinking a bit.
On 26/07/2025 14:37, Mark Olson wrote:
YTC#1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:
On 24/07/2025 18:23, Mark Olson wrote:
[1] falling off a ladder
Clumsy git, mate did that in December. Banged his head. A&E reckoned no
damage. 3 weeks later he had a double detached retina.
My fingers are crossed, I fell flat on my back onto a ~15mm thick hard
rubber mat, slightly better than the bare concrete floor. I bumped the
top of my head on something hard enough to raise a good sized lump,
(I think it was the bottom rail of the workbench) but luckily I missed
hitting the workbench vise with the back of my head or I might not
be here now.
Events like this do tend to concentrate one's thinking a bit.
Next time, clear the work area 1st :-)
On 27/07/2025 21:33, YTC#1 wrote:
On 26/07/2025 14:37, Mark Olson wrote:
YTC#1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:
On 24/07/2025 18:23, Mark Olson wrote:
[1] falling off a ladder
Clumsy git, mate did that in December. Banged his head. A&E reckoned no >>>> damage. 3 weeks later he had a double detached retina.
My fingers are crossed, I fell flat on my back onto a ~15mm thick hard
rubber mat, slightly better than the bare concrete floor. I bumped the
top of my head on something hard enough to raise a good sized lump,
(I think it was the bottom rail of the workbench) but luckily I missed
hitting the workbench vise with the back of my head or I might not
be here now.
Events like this do tend to concentrate one's thinking a bit.
Next time, clear the work area 1st :-)
At 64 my balance ain't what it used to be. I still use ladders but nothing higher than about 10ft.
I'm sure it's not unique but here in NL they offer 'Fall Prevention'
courses. Covered by health insurance too. Might look into that.
geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:
On 27/07/2025 21:33, YTC#1 wrote:
On 26/07/2025 14:37, Mark Olson wrote:
YTC#1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:
On 24/07/2025 18:23, Mark Olson wrote:
[1] falling off a ladder
Clumsy git, mate did that in December. Banged his head. A&E reckoned no >>>>> damage. 3 weeks later he had a double detached retina.
My fingers are crossed, I fell flat on my back onto a ~15mm thick hard >>>> rubber mat, slightly better than the bare concrete floor. I bumped the >>>> top of my head on something hard enough to raise a good sized lump,
(I think it was the bottom rail of the workbench) but luckily I missed >>>> hitting the workbench vise with the back of my head or I might not
be here now.
Events like this do tend to concentrate one's thinking a bit.
Next time, clear the work area 1st :-)
At 64 my balance ain't what it used to be. I still use ladders but nothing >> higher than about 10ft.
I'm sure it's not unique but here in NL they offer 'Fall Prevention'
courses. Covered by health insurance too. Might look into that.
I've got a couple (FSVO couple) of years on you and my balance isn't
getting any better, either. But in this case it was mostly a problem
of my own making by not ensuring the ladder was firmly placed on a
level surface.