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Post by alleyoop on Mar 21, 2013 23:06:23 GMT -5
I do not usually ask for help but this one has me stumped, hoping someone can come up with a suggestion. Alleyoop |
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Post by justbuggin2 on Mar 21, 2013 23:15:53 GMT -5
well you will need the help of a friend to do this first tie the leg down to a heavy wooden block the you will need a kantania with your friend holding it over his head line up just right and swing it downard until it hits the wooden block then your leg will not bother you any more
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Post by spandi on Mar 21, 2013 23:35:21 GMT -5
I remember how Robert Klein used to do this skit on the Mike Douglas show.
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Post by DaveC on Mar 22, 2013 0:44:19 GMT -5
I think I missed the humor in that one
Just call me Stumpy
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Post by alleyoop on Mar 22, 2013 13:43:07 GMT -5
Sorry Davec,
Did not mean to upset you due to your accident and the loss of part of your leg. But you have to not take things personal take me for example. Besides the Wound in my head in Nam that I already mentioned and made fun of I did not finish the whole story.
In Dec of 1966 7 days before being pulled out of the field, I was supposed to be home for xmas. Well the hit the fan as they say we found the NVA we were looking for. A battalion 1500 dug in trenchs and bunkers against 500 of us. I was hit with 3 rounds on my left side one above the knee, one in my left hip and one in the arm. Needless to say all the bones in my left hip were shattered, no ball and cup and part of the thigh bone below the ball gone. I have a fused left hip the leg is 3" short and I have to walk with a cane. Been walking with a cane since 1968 cannot even get on a bicycle because I cannot open up the right enough for much of anything. Cannot run or cross my left or right leg If I am on the ground hard to get back up I have to use the small of my back to walk which has narrowed the bones in the small of my back and pinches the nerves.
When that happens and I am walking my left just collapses when the pain shots down the leg and I have to be ready otherwise I am down.
But you learn to live with it and ONLY if someone makes a comment that is NOT IN FUN about my condition will I respond in kind. They call me gimp and they call my built up shoes and gym shoes with 3" added to the soles and heel THE TRUCK TIRE(HAHA), but it is all in fun and I take that way.
So I am sorry if you took it the wrong way, that is a funny skit and I have put that skit up and others to get some humor going on the FORUMS I belong to. Don't worry it takes some time, latter on you yourself will make fun to others about your condition and they will respect you more for it trust me, I have lived with this since it happened back in 1966.
Because of my condition is why I got a Trike, to get on it I sit on it sideways and slide my right leg over the hump and pick up my left leg onto the footboard stretched out. Cannot sit with a bent knee like you would in a chair because the small of your back does not bend that much. I have to buy shoes and gym shoes that are slip on's because I cannot bend far enough to tie them. Many other things are difficult but you do the best you can.
Alleyoop
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Post by DaveC on Mar 22, 2013 14:09:52 GMT -5
Sorry Davec, Did not mean to upset you due to your accident and the loss of part of your leg. But you have to not take things personal take me for example. Besides the Wound in my head in Nam that I already mentioned and made fun of I did not finish the whole story. In Dec of 1966 7 days before being pulled out of the field, I was supposed to be home for xmas. Well the hit the fan as they say we found the NVA we were looking for. A battalion 1500 dug in trenchs and bunkers against 500 of us. I was hit with 3 rounds on my left side one above the knee, one in my left hip and one in the arm. Needless to say all the bones in my left hip were shattered, no ball and cup and part of the thigh bone below the ball gone. I have a fused left hip the leg is 3" short and I have to walk with a cane. Been walking with a cane since 1968 cannot even get on a bicycle because I cannot open up the right enough for much of anything. Cannot run or cross my left or right leg If I am on the ground hard to get back up I have to use the small of my back to walk which has narrowed the bones in the small of my back and pinches the nerves. When that happens and I am walking my left just collapses when the pain shots down the leg and I have to be ready otherwise I am down. But you learn to live with it and ONLY if someone makes a comment that is NOT IN FUN about my condition will I respond in kind. They call me gimp and they call my built up shoes and gym shoes with 3" added to the soles and heel THE TRUCK TIRE(HAHA), but it is all in fun and I take that way. So I am sorry if you took it the wrong way, that is a funny skit and I have put that skit up and others to get some humor going on the FORUMS I belong to. Don't worry it takes some time, latter on you yourself will make fun to others about your condition and they will respect you more for it trust me, I have lived with this since it happened back in 1966. Because of my condition is why I got a Trike, to get on it I sit on it sideways and slide my right leg over the hump and pick up my left leg onto the footboard stretched out. Cannot sit with a bent knee like you would in a chair because the small of your back does not bend that much. I have to buy shoes and gym shoes that are slip on's because I cannot bend far enough to tie them. Many other things are difficult but you do the best you can. Alleyoop Oh DAMN!! There I go again, forgetting to put in that LOL at the end. Alley I totally apologize for my own sick sense of humor You did not offend me in any way, which is why I added the 'call me stumpy' line. I'm probably the biggest clown around and make more fun of myself that anyone else ever could of me. I've, so far, learned to live with my missing leg. When I wear my prosthetic leg, and go to Walmart, I sometimes ride a cart and leave my leg hanging over the side. I most often wear shorts to show off my POW/MIA decals on my socket. No, you didn't offend me in any way. I screwed up by not ensuring I was just messin' with YOU!! So, I'm all for living with our challenges, and talk more about trikes and riding. Alley I really am sorry and I do humbly apologize for my lack of sincerity. Monoped Dave |
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Post by alleyoop on Mar 22, 2013 14:35:47 GMT -5
That is great to hear, you are like me then, I make fun of myself all the time and make people laugh about it. Many know me as the joker I like to have fun tell jokes and make people laugh. The ones that do not know very well sometimes they do not know what to do Laugh with me or not but when I see they do not want to offend me I have to explain and they then come around and get to know my humor (HAHA). I will sometimes come into a doing and say okey the GIMP is here and I can outrun anybody here because I have three legs(meaning the cane)...LOL.
To some I have to explain that or someone already there that knows me explains for me(HAHA). Great world isn't it.
Alleyoop
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Post by justbuggin2 on Mar 23, 2013 0:46:34 GMT -5
sorry if what i wrote earlier bother anybody i am in not as bad of shape as the two of you guys but i have a steal plate and a bunch of pins in my left hip from a car wreck and the condition of my hip is getting worst each year i will be needing to have a replacement in the near future
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Post by DaveC on Mar 23, 2013 0:54:01 GMT -5
sorry if what i wrote earlier bother anybody i am in not as bad of shape as the two of you guys but i have a steal plate and a bunch of pins in my left hip from a car wreck and the condition of my hip is getting worst each year i will be needing to have a replacement in the near future NP If we can't laugh at ourselves, what can we laugh at Sorry to hear of your bad hip. Hopefully they can replace it and it'll be like new, like they did with my leg and Alleys head (LOL) (there-I remembered) |
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Post by fflintstone on Mar 26, 2013 17:56:26 GMT -5
I do not usually ask for help but this one has me stumped, hoping someone can come up with a suggestion. Alleyoop Well,ya made me look ,Alley,and glad I did now,that is a funny bit about the restless leg--and our thanks to all you vets that served and our best wishes to all the wounded warriors out there--fflintstone |
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Post by crawdad on Mar 29, 2013 23:52:30 GMT -5
Hey guys I sure like your attitude . We need more people like you in this country ! Live long and keep on scooting !!
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Post by richardthescooter1 on Apr 1, 2013 11:25:18 GMT -5
Sometimes the only thing you can do is laugh at yourself, I don't have anything missing, but I do have diabetes and with it I have neuropathy, I usually have trouble walking, like I'm crippled up, once I get going its not so bad (I feel like an old man, well I am 60 lol.
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Post by shalomrider on Apr 1, 2013 22:57:32 GMT -5
howdy, yup i know the good humor is all you can do sometimes. was totally disabled in  and sold the gold wing then 20 some years later discovered the scooter thing which i can get on without having to swing the leg over. now i'm all over but it probably is funny to see some guy come sliding into the restaurant parking lot then take a half hour to get from there to the coffee chair. just glad to be able to go at all. really all the best to all of us as we keep on keepin' on. the green side of the lawn looks much better than the other. lotsa miles and smiles to ya ken |
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Post by DaveC on Apr 2, 2013 9:32:59 GMT -5
howdy, yup i know the good humor is all you can do sometimes. was totally disabled in and sold the gold wing then 20 some years later discovered the scooter thing which i can get on without having to swing the leg over. now i'm all over but it probably is funny to see some guy come sliding into the restaurant parking lot then take a half hour to get from there to the coffee chair. just glad to be able to go at all. really all the best to all of us as we keep on keepin' on. the green side of the lawn looks much better than the other. lotsa miles and smiles to ya ken My GF worked at Wendys. and every day this old man, I mean really old, shakey old, trembling old, came in for his morning bkfst and cup a joe, wearing his leather jacket and carrying his helmet. One day my GF asked what he rode, and he told her a Fat Boy. Yes, this shakey ole man rode a HD Fatboy, every day, rain or shine. He loved riding. And the shakes/trembling went away when he rode. Now, if he ever dropped it, he'd be in big trouble. But as long as he had the right side down (or up) he was fine. Yea, the grass looks better from above ground, than under. Live Life for the best Carry on |
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Post by carasdad on Apr 2, 2013 10:03:00 GMT -5
Sorry Davec, Did not mean to upset you due to your accident and the loss of part of your leg. But you have to not take things personal take me for example. Besides the Wound in my head in Nam that I already mentioned and made fun of I did not finish the whole story. In Dec of 1966 7 days before being pulled out of the field, I was supposed to be home for xmas. Well the hit the fan as they say we found the NVA we were looking for. A battalion 1500 dug in trenchs and bunkers against 500 of us. I was hit with 3 rounds on my left side one above the knee, one in my left hip and one in the arm. Needless to say all the bones in my left hip were shattered, no ball and cup and part of the thigh bone below the ball gone. I have a fused left hip the leg is 3" short and I have to walk with a cane. Been walking with a cane since 1968 cannot even get on a bicycle because I cannot open up the right enough for much of anything. Cannot run or cross my left or right leg If I am on the ground hard to get back up I have to use the small of my back to walk which has narrowed the bones in the small of my back and pinches the nerves. When that happens and I am walking my left just collapses when the pain shots down the leg and I have to be ready otherwise I am down. But you learn to live with it and ONLY if someone makes a comment that is NOT IN FUN about my condition will I respond in kind. They call me gimp and they call my built up shoes and gym shoes with 3" added to the soles and heel THE TRUCK TIRE(HAHA), but it is all in fun and I take that way. So I am sorry if you took it the wrong way, that is a funny skit and I have put that skit up and others to get some humor going on the FORUMS I belong to. Don't worry it takes some time, latter on you yourself will make fun to others about your condition and they will respect you more for it trust me, I have lived with this since it happened back in 1966. Because of my condition is why I got a Trike, to get on it I sit on it sideways and slide my right leg over the hump and pick up my left leg onto the footboard stretched out. Cannot sit with a bent knee like you would in a chair because the small of your back does not bend that much. I have to buy shoes and gym shoes that are slip on's because I cannot bend far enough to tie them. Many other things are difficult but you do the best you can. Alleyoop Sorry to hear about both your tragedy's.. I myself was shot in the back through my right upper kidney by a civilian lady with an AK47 in Kandahar...we were passing out Skittles and bottled water to the children. She told their police we were trying to poison the kids and that is why she did it. Hurt like ..and embarrassing as a Combat Medic(Corpsman) my Marines had to take care of me instead. Anyway about your leg twitch problem..I suggest laying off the caffeine and for gawd sake man....when ya gotta piss..go do it...don't just hold it and dance like that.. ;D |
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and sold the gold wing then 20 some years later discovered the scooter thing which i can get on without having to swing the leg over. now i'm all over but it probably is funny to see some guy come sliding into the restaurant parking lot then take a half hour to get from there to the coffee chair. just glad to be able to go at all. really all the best to all of us as we keep on keepin' on. the green side of the lawn looks much better than the other.