jonty Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 been crazy busy at work, andat midday started drilling some holes in the workshop floor to fit a car lift.... then the clutch on the drill stopped- drill spun round and havea broken wrist and broken bones in my hand and a cast! no driving for a month or so!!!! cant even type properly with my left hand!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Ouch, that sounds painful. I assume we will be seeing you on here a fair bit for a few weeks. Best of luck with the recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon Coops Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Ouch !!!! Sorry to hear that mate Get Well Soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 fook, sounds bad mate. Sorry to hear that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Get well soon. If the pain get too much I recomend 'Stella' never had a problem drinking that left handed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccaman Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Ow, that sounds painful. Good luck with the recovery. On the up side at least the weather will be better for driving when you are fit again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich5259 Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 ouch, hope the painkillers are working At least you'll be able to get your post count up a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narcotix Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 unlucky mate ... Hope you feel better soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 On the up side at least the weather will be better for driving when you are fit again Oh really Keith If its crap i know who to blame Get well soon mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexZ Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Thats poo mate, please tell me someone else is going to fit the ramp and you dont have to do it when you get back to work lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 thats got to ting a bit hope it heals quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNABASHED Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 ouch hope it heels soon for you mate! Are you sure it was an accident while installing a car lift or were you trying to beat the record? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Ouchy. On the upside, you'll learn to be ambidextrous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Ouchy. On the upside, you'll learn to be ambidextrous. Ooooooo I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 ouch hope it heels soon for you mate! Are you sure it was an accident while installing a car lift or were you trying to beat the record? seriously though - that is sh*t! Hope it heals well and they gave you some 'quality' painkillers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian.lewkowicz Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Sorry to hear about that, hope it heals well and quickly. I know what it's like, I broke a bone in my foot playing football and couldn't drive for 2 weeks then broke the same bone again not long after being cleared to play football again I've seen contractors at work (and been close myself while working with my company) cracking themself in the face with a drill as they've been too close and the drill has caught and spun round and smacked their cheek. One of the lads who did it knows someone who has broken their jaw doing this, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff-r Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Ouch, I know first hand how bad drills are, I absolutely smashed my thumb last year, managed to break it and lose a nail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonty Posted April 3, 2010 Author Share Posted April 3, 2010 ohh that sounds nasty! thanks for all the kind words guys! so annoying not being able to take the car for a spin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350 Russ Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 ouch, sorry to hear that! ive done a similar thing but luckily i only sprained mine, are you employed or are you a sub contractor? if your a subbie then you might want to look into claims direct if your loosing money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonty Posted April 3, 2010 Author Share Posted April 3, 2010 nope, im starting up my own buisness! so even worse! doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Feel for you mate, totally ruptured my right bicep ligament a few weeks ago requiring a big op and several weeks without driving (wrist to shoulder plaster cast), thankfully back behind the wheel now, just!! but still two months away from any sort of resistance training with the damaged arm. Still training on my left side which is thankfully keeping my upper body in surprisingly relatively good shape but going to get massive muscle wastage on my right arm. You'll soon be fit mate, time will fly trust me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonty Posted April 3, 2010 Author Share Posted April 3, 2010 ohh that sounds terrible!!! ihope you get back to normal asap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austin Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Very sorry to hear - Ive had my right wrist broken once, years ago, while rollerblading. Think i was 15 at the time so it resulted in even more inconvenience - im a righty Can't you sue someone like the drill maker? I'd think a powertool like that would have some sort of fail-safe mechanism to prevent these kind of things from happening. Pretty sure Yanks would make the company go bankrupt by now. Hope you'll have very quick recovery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R35LEE Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Get well soon pal I bet it was the last hole you were drilling too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 oh no sounds nasty. You don't appreciate just how hard that makes life. My mate broke her wrist a few months ago and me and some other girls had to take turns to go and wash her hair every day! Hope it gets better soon, not being able to drive is a real annoyance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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