Sparky-Watts
Banned
Hoo, boy. Here we go again.....I was digging down to a 6" water main this morning in a big cemetary on the west side of Wichita, and had gotten down to about 4 feet deep when I finally found it. It had been leaking for quite some time, so the gumbo clay was really sticky and slimy. My foot slipped off the shovel, and all my body weight fell against the handle of the shovel on my ribs. I heard and felt a definite "snap" when it hit. Knocked the wind outta me for a while, too. So, I kept digging for another two hours until the pain became unbearable. Went to the work comp doc and found out I broke a rib in two places. No surprise there, I've broken ribs before and know what they feel like, plus the "snap" I felt and heard was pretty much a dead giveaway. So, rather than taking the week off that the doc originally suggested, I'm going back tomorrow on light duty. About all that I can do after the list of restrictions he put me on is walk, stand, and sit. No bending, squatting, crawling (?), pushing, pulling, jumping, climbing, or using power tools of any kind, including any vibrating tools (no comment here that can be posted on a family friendly board). This really sucks....and will for the next several months until they heal.
However, it made my day when I came out of the office at work to the parking lot and found this:
A CJ, and two YJ's all lined up. 8) The guy in the blue YJ rarely ever gets his dirty, but the guy in the CJ usually has mud caked all over the outside and inside (he likes to wheel without the doors on).
However, it made my day when I came out of the office at work to the parking lot and found this:
A CJ, and two YJ's all lined up. 8) The guy in the blue YJ rarely ever gets his dirty, but the guy in the CJ usually has mud caked all over the outside and inside (he likes to wheel without the doors on).
