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  1. 04-15-2006, 09:14 AM #1
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    out for another 6-8 weeks

    Friday morning a dump truck tailgate got me. I was taking it off the truck(the truck i had at TF last year) and it somehow fell off before i had a hold of it.It crushed my fingers between the gate and the end of the truckbed on its way down to the ground. The bone in the tip of my middle finger is crushed(3-4 pieces) and I got a few stitches to hold it all together. Most likely the fingernail is history too. Right now I dont even feel a finger there anymore.
    Anyways,,,all have fun at Trikefest and tear up some trails for me. I need to be locked up in a rubber room so I cant harm myself anymore
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  2. 04-15-2006, 09:16 AM #2
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    Sorry to hear that Jim, I want ya to be at TF!
    But you gotta do what ya gotta do, good luck with your hand. And for petes sake, you need a rubber room, every time I look its I hurt this lol I hurt that!

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  3. 04-15-2006, 09:28 AM #3
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    Hey Jim, bring it on to trikefest anyway. I am sure I will have a utility trike for you to putt around on. Heck you can hang with willie and putt around and get drunk HAHAHA.
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  4. 04-15-2006, 05:13 PM #4
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    Ouch!!!!!!!!!!!. Cripes.
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  5. 04-15-2006, 08:08 PM #5
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    That sucks Jim... I hope you get better soon!

    You can ride like that....A week after I fractured my skull and got 120 stitches, I was out riding like nothing happened
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  6. 04-15-2006, 09:53 PM #6
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    atleast you didn't break both legs and other stuff like I did when I got hit by a car. I am still recovering am will be back riding in probably 1-2 months.
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  7. 04-16-2006, 09:27 AM #7
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    Jim... you won't need a finger to ride my Scat Tracker. The P3 is yours if you want an auto, or just take the Prairie. TF would miss you if you are not there.

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  8. 04-16-2006, 09:58 AM #8
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    Ouch! I hope it heals quick for you.
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    ouch, a buddy of mine just did something real similar. He pulled all the skin/meat off of his throttle thumb on the end. Nothing but bone. Hate to see it man but you should still make it to haspin, I'll set around and drink beer with ya all day lol...
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  10. 04-17-2006, 10:39 AM #10
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    ouch.. that sucks man... i bet it hurt.. but only for a few seconds !! lol....

    I hate crushing fingers..... my worst was years ago trying to clamp a bolt with vice grips and the sucker slipped and clamped on my thumb.. and LOCKED ON !!!... lost a nail.. but it grew back ! hehe..
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  11. 04-17-2006, 02:43 PM #11
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    Good Lord Jim, talk about accident prone lately! Do you think you'll ever have feeling in the tip of the finger again? My uncle had his pink finger slammed in a metal door jam a few years ago and the end of it flattened out like a gasket scraper. The doctors kinda stitched and formed it back into a half assed normal shape but he doesnt have hardley any movement and no feeling in it.
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    damn, no more middle finger in traffic
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  13. 04-17-2006, 04:44 PM #13
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    I still have some feeling around the tip but nothing around the stitches.I cant feel hot or cold on the tip.The parts in the finger that sense pain are working good.It still looks pretty bad,,I know the stitches will come out and the bone will heal,,I'm worried about losing my fingernail permanently.Right now it looks like it is being held on with dried blood.
    This accident did not cancel my Trikefest plans.I made the decision to stay home awhile back. I've pretty much lost the spark that kept me riding/racing/wrenching so I'm taking a break from it,maybe for good,maybe not.????
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  14. 04-17-2006, 06:22 PM #14
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    Gonna miss the TV crews this year Jim MX competition will be hot I'm sure.
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    Quote Originally Posted by YAMAHA_Jim
    I've pretty much lost the spark that kept me riding/racing/wrenching so I'm taking a break from it,maybe for good,maybe not.????
    Dang Jim I have never heard of anyone being burnt out on having fun. I hope you get the urge to ride again.

    That finger looks terrible. I bet everytime you reach in your pocket for the next 6 weeks you'll be very gentle.
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