Damn... broke my arm.

Bridgehouse · August 2018

Rubbish. You can still play bass with that.

Jimbro66 · August 2018

That looks nasty. I saw injuries like that in karate - and saw grown men cry

Seriously, consider maybe starting to put a book together. There are no end of guitar setup/maintenance/repair publications available but very little on amps. I still have to refer to my dog-eared well-thumbed copy of the Aspen Pittman book that I've had since college days. You are just the guy to do the job.

earwighoney · August 2018

I'm sure it can be fixed with WD40 and gaffa tape.

Get well soon @ICBM

ICBM · August 2018

earwighoney said:

I'm sure it can be fixed with WD40 and gaffa tape.

Sadly not... and unfortunately it looks like I will need a small bit of surgery too.

I have to say I felt humbled by the knowledge and skill of the staff at the hospital, particularly given that they don't always get such a 'model' patient as they said I was. Everything was explained carefully and clearly with no trace of professional dismissiveness, I let them get on with it, and they did a perfect job.

I can only imagine the sort of things they see on a Friday and Saturday night.

Bridgehouse · August 2018

ICBM said:

earwighoney said:

I'm sure it can be fixed with WD40 and gaffa tape.

Sadly not... and unfortunately it looks like I will need a small bit of surgery too.

I have to say I felt humbled by the knowledge and skill of the staff at the hospital, particularly given that they don't always get such a 'model' patient as they said I was. Everything was explained carefully and clearly with no trace of professional dismissiveness, I let them get on with it, and they did a perfect job.

I can only imagine the sort of things they see on a Friday and Saturday night.

It's so nice to hear about the NHS doing what they do so well.

So often we get stories to the contrary, but the truth of the matter is that there are some exceptionally talented people under extreme stress who just get on with it, put the patient first, and do an incredibly good job. Hats off to them.

Again, GWS and hope the surgery goes well

usedtobe · August 2018

ICBM said:

usedtobe said:

Glad you didn’t get the ticket, at least. All the best!

The annoying thing is that the loss of income over the next few weeks means it would have been far better to take the ticket instead. I won’t be able to do my mail-order packing job either, even if I could get myself there...

Yeah, good point, well made! Still, all the best, man!

Hootsmon · August 2018

Get well soon Bro

John

m_c · August 2018

Clumsy Bastard.

GWS!

Jalapeno · August 2018

Oof ! Get a couple of different strength Gripmasters to stop the tendons getting too atrophied. The uber-light one was hard going for me in the begining after my radial head elbow fracture.

EricTheWeary · August 2018

Nasty!

At least the time off work means you’ll have time to chillax.

NelsonP · August 2018

Ouch. A lot.

Some people will do anything to get out of a parking ticket ;-)

Get better soon!

ICBM · August 2018

EricTheWeary said:

At least the time off work means you’ll have time to chillax.

What's that film where the baddie is a one-armed hitman? Something about this reminds me of it.

thomasross20 · August 2018

I remember sitting in A&E as Sheena was near collapsing some Fri/Sat nights - folk coming in drunk and blood on their person from fights, drug users getting admitted and once when we were 4 hours in and she felt she was going to pass out, we got moved to a private room to wait - I say private, but there was a criminal in handcuffs next to us with two police! Obviously it wasn't all folk like that but there was quite a lot and it really extended waiting times.

Rickyd · August 2018

Time for some one finger typing to put some maintenance/repair type manuals together. Photo copied and stapled I'd gladly pay for some of your knowledge. Get well soon.

EricTheWeary · August 2018

ICBM said:

EricTheWeary said:

At least the time off work means you’ll have time to chillax.

What's that film where the baddie is a one-armed hitman? Something about this reminds me of it.

The Fugitive ( TV series then film)? If I get to be Harrison Ford.

thomasross20 said:

I remember sitting in A&E as Sheena was near collapsing some Fri/Sat nights - folk coming in drunk and blood on their person from fights, drug users getting admitted and once when we were 4 hours in and she felt she was going to pass out, we got moved to a private room to wait - I say private, but there was a criminal in handcuffs next to us with two police! Obviously it wasn't all folk like that but there was quite a lot and it really extended waiting times.

I had to go with my father to A and E a couple of times on Saturday nights. Quite a few police, people obviously drunk and prisoners in cuffs with prison officers. I remember the TV up on the wall in a cage playing silently like something out of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. The staff were brilliant with my dad, I got the impression he provided light relief from the drunks.

ICBM · August 2018

EricTheWeary said:

I had to go with my father to A and E a couple of times on Saturday nights. Quite a few police, people obviously drunk and prisoners in cuffs with prison officers. I remember the TV up on the wall in a cage playing silently like something out of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. The staff were brilliant with my dad, I got the impression he provided light relief from the drunks.

I was lucky enough that it was early Thursday afternoon, so probably about as quiet and civilised as it gets. There were still a couple of policemen guarding a young man though.

I've been to A&E on a Saturday night before, with a girl I had gone out with who fell down some stairs and bashed her head open. It was like a war zone... but I then made the discovery that if you say "I've got a girl with a head injury here" you jump the queue very rapidly!

On Thursday there was an old lady who had clearly bumped her head who got in in front of me while I was waiting too, which didn't bother me in the slightest.