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I’ve never dislocated a shoulder but I have separated both, which is arguably worse and takes months to heal. And even after healing and rehab they suck. Susceptible to frozen shoulder and rotator injuries. We (humans) have a joint where your clavicle, scapula and a small bone process are tied together - on top of the shoulder. A separation is when you tear that joint apart - degree of separation is how badly torn.
Usually from impact on top of shoulder.
I got one from a mountain biking accident where a tree jumped out and got me. The other from a golf cart non-accident.
 
beeinak said:
Well your words of reliable tools rang true today for me. We have had crazy weather lately with rain last week over the snow. This morning was 5 degrees and I was going down a very hard ice trail and swerved my snowmachine to avoid a low hanging branch. Much to my dismay, the berm I hoped was snow was solid ice causing me to overturn and send me into another ice berm with my right shoulder- dislocating it. Laying on the ice in pain and remembering why it is unwise to ride alone (which I do 95%), I thought well hell- How am I going to get my utility snowmachine upright with one arm. Thankfully my trusty come-along with 150’ rope was accessible and I was able to connect to a tree and my bumper at an angle yo pull it upright. No place to easily turn around so I slowly rode (elbow at side) to my cabin where I was happy to have premade feathersticks and pine shavings along with dry wood next to the wood stove. I am very right handed, so it was a humbling day but could have been much worse. I know a come-along isn’t cool, but I would not have been able to use my portable electric Warn winch with the sled positioned like that. Trust your tools!
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Hope it heals quick and well.
 
Cap’n Smudge said:
I’ve never dislocated a shoulder but I have separated both, which is arguably worse and takes months to heal. And even after healing and rehab they suck. Susceptible to frozen shoulder and rotator injuries. We (humans) have a joint where your clavicle, scapula and a small bone process are tied together - on top of the shoulder. A separation is when you tear that joint apart - degree of separation is how badly torn.
Usually from impact on top of shoulder.
I got one from a mountain biking accident where a tree jumped out and got me. The other from a golf cart non-accident.
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That's how it happened to me on Lizard Head. I was doing a standing glissade on a glacier with ice ax as a rudder when a piece of the ice/snow broke off and I ended up going downhill very rapidly head first. Before I could self arrest I ran shoulder first into a boulder or some sort of ice mound, I can't recall exactly now, but it was what saved me from going over a precipice for a couple thousand feet.

So, the injury was not as bad as what might have happened.

(My belt buckle pin was smashed in and actually stabbed me, and the leather of the belt was shredded. I kept it for years as a reminder not to do stupid shit.)

Funny part was I saw one of my climbing buddies, a guy I really cared about, running to try to intercept my fall line and thinking I was about to die I yelled out "Don't do it!". And he stopped. Well not funny, but in retrospect...I was convinced I was going to carry him over the cliff with me.

I've never gone to a doctor...being too stubborn and feeling like I could fix it myself. (If you saw one of my fingers I "fixed", you'd not want me fixing yours.)
 
I just "blocked" Elon Musk on Twitter. :)

What a "twit!" 🤡

It will be interesting to see if there will even be a Twitter after Musk is done firing everybody and running the company into the ground.

Heck of a way to blow $44 BILLION!!! LOL! ;)

Started using Mastadon but it has a long way to go before it can replace the news feed I get on Twitter. :(
 
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A martial arts buddy of mine was climbing in the Talkeetna’s (not too far from my cabin) about 15 yrs ago training for guiding season. He had a ‘bad feeling’ and stepped back as the snow pack broke and took his best friend to his death. Winter conditions are so brutal! I respect all the critters who manage to survive through winters.

Blues- being stubborn is good most of the time! Being a retired NP I tend to look after my injuries as much as possible, but sometimes you just need some help.
 
sgt1372 said:
I just "blocked" Elon Musk on Twitter. :)

What a "twit!" 🤡

I will be interesting to see if there will even be a Twitter after Musk is done firing everybody and running the company into the ground.

Heck of a way to blow $44 BILLION!!! LOL! ;)

Started using Mastadon but it has a long way to go before it can replace the news feed I get on Twitter. :(
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Musk is a pretty (very) intelligent guy. From my perspective, he’s exactly what Twitter needed.
 
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Musk is a pretty (very) intelligent guy. From my perspective, he’s exactly what Twitter needed.
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Not from what I've seen so far on either count. :thumbsdown:

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Update:

I will concede that Musk was a "visionary" in terms of Tesla and SpaceX where he HIRED "pretty (very) intelligent" people to build the cars and spacecraft but he didn't do any of those things himself. He's an "idea" guy and those ideas were pretty good.

His "vision" for Twitter are unclear at this time but his PLAN apparently is to tear it all down to its bare bones and then to rebuild it based on that "vision."
The fear is that his "vision" for Twitter will endanger our democracy in the guise of protecting "free speech."

Only time will tell . . .
 
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I have no interest in Twitter and think it should be worthless. Years ago at universities, every academic department decided that they should be on Twitter, but no one knew how or wanted to do it, so various secretaries were tasked with posting stuff.
I find it embarrassing when government agencies make announcements via Twitter. Too often things need correcting, walking back, putting in context. What happened to a carefully written and reviewed official statement?
FFS!!
 
At least Musk is having fun.

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Alone said:
Please...PLEASE...someone buy that Behemother Chopper RIGHT NOW!

Please.



EDIT- Thank you, DrBC DrBC ...and CONGRATS!!!
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Thank you!

Yea, there's a solid chance I overpaid for that by at least a few hundred😅

I get rather emotional when I see old CPKs pop up that I've been lusting after. And I take that emotion out on my wallet, lol.

I've been pretty actively watching for either of the behemoth or the behemother choppers for about six months now, and this was the first one that I saw get listed. Where I still had a chance to buy it.

And I figured all the other behemoth or the behemother choppers out there are in people's collections and won't be leaving anytime soon.

This is definitely a buy once cry once deal for me😂
 
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