Yes it is. And it saved his life. I pray every night that I’m glad I made that investment. His friends have $60 helmets and no chest protector. If they were put in my son’s wreck they would have not survived.
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Then @mcameron can lick my nut sack you fucking troll. I’m talking about riding gear quality. Helmet, chest protector, stuff like that. You have no idea the lengths I’ve gone to make sure my son has never been on any type of steroids. It’s not my fault my son is genetically superior to your son and he has to take antibiotics. @mcameron you’re a fucking failure as a parent.
Glad to hear he is healing well!
Keep him fit and active and away from the dirt bike for a bit.
Im a fan of living life and would never want to discourage one from getting back on the “horse” per say. Just as teens, a little more time off to heal and let ourselves process is good.
I spent a lot of time doing sports most consider super dangerous for quite some time.
Then fatherhood slowed me down.
My $0.02 and worth what ya paid.
Easy on the counter attacks.
Makes you look like quite a turd too….
Yeah I get it. I may have overreacted. Anyhow. The moment he got out of the hospital he asked me if the bike can be fixed. After looking over it, yes it can. I also told him that that’s a discussion for another day. Well, that discussion happened this morning. My son wants us to get the bike fixed asap. I want him to heal fully before he throws a leg over it. My wife wants the bike to be sold and keep him in a protective bubble. Obviously the latter is off the table. I think my reasoning will prevail. He knows he’s not invincible now. He knows he has to have respect for the machine. He also knows he can’t ride over his head. I think he’ll be fine in about 3 months. @powdahound76, what do you think?
Is he going to pay for the bike repairs with his money that he earned? That's another painful lesson that must be learned.
Honestly no. He’s received enough gift cards and checks from friends and relatives that will more than take care of the cost of repairs. What I will say though is the work on the bike will not be done without him. I demand that he helps on the maintenance and care of the bike. That ensures that we are in the garage, wrenching together and he’s learning how to work on the bike. It’s always been like that. From oil changes to top end rebuilds I’ve always worked on his bike with him so he learns and understands the how and why of things. If that makes sense.
I'm of the opinion that many teenagers need to learn the hard way, my son certainly did. He quit being quite as reckless once he realized that I wasn't going to pay for his mistakes. Broken fishing poles, crashed bicycles, fender benders ect. He payed his own way through hard work as a teenager, bought his own pickup and unnecessarily expensive clothes ect.
I'm in no position to tell you how to raise your family, just providing an opinion.
We all eventually learn that we are not invincible and that risks that can go bad have severe consequences. Some of us pay more than others to learn this and some learn earlier than others. Some never live to learn and some never learn.
I hope that your son heals up well and that he learned a valuable lesson.
Written by a slow learner.
Hard to tell depending on all factors, and most likely for mellower stuff. No full speed tree riding. No huge tables. Etc.
Conditioning will be off, so he will likely be a bit before he is ready to charge hard.
He is likely still seeing a trauma surgeon and ortho in clinic? I would ask them for their opinion.
The solid organ injury is as much concern as anything. What grade was his lac?
Usually those docs are used to that and not in the same boat as your wife.
They should give a good answer and not be emotionally cautious.
I got the opportunity to learn the hard way - 50 yrs ago.
I still limp.
Years after "recovery" I'd be on a bike going WFO through the woops in high gear.... then remember that whole "risk vs reward" thing. All of a sudden I'm not at full throttle anymore. That's what it takes though. Healing vs learning. There is a balance.
Mine fused up really well. Per CAT scan noylthing broke loose, but my discomfort level is higher and range of motion less. Neuro found C7 is now compressed about a year ago. I waited ten years after diag to have 5/6 done.
Yeah, still the pit.
I talked with a number of guys who had the same surgery and they all said avoid as long as I could deal with it. Apparently, it doesn't last forever. Once I couldn't sleep more than a few hours each night, I gave in. Since the crash, I'm averaging about three per night.
Sounds as if yours was a "sudden" injury. Mine was a crash, suffered whiplash, but the 5/6 issue didn't surface for several years.
Exact same. I simply waited until it had nearly paralyzed me. I have an extremely high pain tolerance.
If I tell you I'm dying with pain, then I am probably way past, "shoulda gone to the hospital".
They had a hard time diagnosing me cause "I shouldn't be walking around". Anyway neurosurgeon took one look at MRI and said, "you need surgery, NOW!"
Don't get me wrong, I am way better shape than before surgery.
From crash to surgery was 22 years. Told me I needed it at 10 years, but it was just a nuisance then. Better post surgery, but lost a lot of range of motion. Pain is, well was, much better.
A mother-daughter talk with some gentle reminders thrown in on how to act like a lady:
That was sickening to watch.
Now imagine the public outrage if the father would have turned the daughter over his knee and spanked her.
I know right? That was a lot of screaming and histrionics from ‘momma’ but the girl was pretty calm for being in bottom position. After a decent take down, momma exerted a lot of energy for little gain. She needs to work on breaking open that turtle position so she can do some actual damage. Sickening.
Can't imagine why to daughter turned out that way.
Any of you plane spotters recognize this? Looked distinctly military… but looks like a civ-style fuselage number. Small plane took off from commercial airport where I am waiting for inbound. Seems an odd configuration for a civilian sport plane.
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If it has an N Number you can look up who owns it here: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberInquiry
Just caught the sunset looking like a monster descending… or, the way things are… maybe it’s a monster descending!
12 inches of side armor don't dent easy.... ;-)
Hey brother, we pick on each other here some so the first assumption always has to be that no real insult was intended. If somebody goes beyond good natured ribbing, all of the rest will pile on….don’t worry. Giving the benefit of the doubt will go a long way in this thread.
And while us folks who have been here a while beat on each other relentlessly... for outsiders, screwing with one is screwing with all. And it never ends well for the outsider...
Apparently the ship only had 1" of armor plate. Some similar vessels had an additional 4.5 of belt armor, but not this one according to the description.
"This same account goes on to detail the damage to the warship — an eight-foot split in the side plating located around 8 feet above the waterline, and some minor distortion to panels on the hull."
This Kamikaze Impact Mark On A British Cruiser Is A Testament To The Brutality Of The Pacific War
The British cruiser HMS Sussex had a lucky escape on this day in 1945, but others were far less fortunate.
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