d'ranger 4,311 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 4 hours ago, Cruisin Loser said: That's because you worked in Cali, not here in west Texas where it's over 100 for days on end, and 115-118 is not uncommon. SHC is so commonplace here it no longer makes the news. People just go "Poof" on the sidewalk and there's a small pile of ash, and that's it. Usually newcomers who haven't acclimated yet.... I remember when it would be on the news - usually accompanied by someone seeing if it was hot enough to fry an egg. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ishmael 10,544 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 6 hours ago, Cruisin Loser said: That's because you worked in Cali, not here in west Texas where it's over 100 for days on end, and 115-118 is not uncommon. SHC is so commonplace here it no longer makes the news. People just go "Poof" on the sidewalk and there's a small pile of ash, and that's it. Usually newcomers who haven't acclimated yet.... So you could cook a rare steak while it just sat there on a plate next to you? It might take a while, but that's just not right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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LakeBoy 111 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 7 hours ago, Marcjsmith said: Guess who is going to get a free seat on the next Virgin Galactic flight 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Grande Mastere Dreade 4,126 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 16 hours ago, F395 said: a i guess people forget 2000 and the $4-$5 a gallon under Bushy... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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DarthSailor 236 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 10 hours ago, Grande Mastere Dreade said: a i guess people forget 2000 and the $4-$5 a gallon under Bushy... pretty sure billy was president in 2000 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ruminator 156 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/15/2021 at 2:57 PM, LakeBoy said: On 10/15/2021 at 7:32 AM, Marcjsmith said: Expand Guess who is going to get a free seat on the next Virgin Galactic flight Apparently not anyone relevant; such as Prince Williams (The Duke of Cambridge). In fact I'm struggling with any recent & apropos British aerospace contributions... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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SloopJonB 12,556 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 5 hours ago, Grande Mastere Dreade said: Not true. Just last night my wife was watching one of those ER reality shows. The patient had been on the roof with a shovel (don't know why). He dropped the shovel then fell off, landing butt first on the handle which pegged him all the way to his armpit. He lived and was actually not badly damaged. I suppose you could say he was lucky but... I'll bet he uses a D handle shovel next time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Ishmael 10,544 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 14 hours ago, SloopJonB said: Not true. Just last night my wife was watching one of those ER reality shows. The patient had been on the roof with a shovel (don't know why). He dropped the shovel then fell off, landing butt first on the handle which pegged him all the way to his armpit. He lived and was actually not badly damaged. I suppose you could say he was lucky but... I'll bet he uses a D handle shovel next time. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/suspected-thief-impaled-on-fence-spike-343642 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Point Break 4,380 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 24 minutes ago, Ishmael said: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/suspected-thief-impaled-on-fence-spike-343642 Had a couple of those fence impaled folks. Nobody up the poop chute though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Point Break 4,380 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Ishmael said: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/suspected-thief-impaled-on-fence-spike-343642 So early morning on the beach a woman is jogging in the sand in the dawn near light. Foggy morning as well. Unbeknownst to her there is construction underway for a building and the fence footings have been dug (pretty darn deep) and the concrete is poured and the vertical steel set. So here is a pit with rebar set in concrete at the bottom. You guessed it............into the pit she falls headfirst impaling herself on one of the upright rebar. It enters around her clavicle passes through her chest, through her abdomen, through her pelvic girdle and out her buttocks (right cheek as I remember). Her legs are bent over pretty much at the waist and she is kinda suspended a foot to 18 inches above the concrete. I don't remember who called 911 but we arrive and there she is....hanging from the rebar....and conscious...sotra. One of the engine company guys hops in the hole and pushing his shoulder under hers, takes the weight of her hanging. Now what......you talk about a head scratcher. How the hell are we gonna get her off this thing. After some time we decide the only way is to cut the rebar and take her to the hospital with the rebar sticking out both "ends". We're really worried about any cutting causing vibrations that make some internal disruption worse or loosen a clotted area and she bleeds out. Can't use a torch obviously and the hydraulic shears will cause a huge snap and jerk in the rebar when it cuts through. So we decide on a circular saw with the metal blade......however where we are going to cut is literally next to her head and inches from the shoulder/back of the firefighter taking her weight from underneath and the trench is barely wide enough to get the saw in sideways. No room for error.....at all. But...........no other way so the saw it is. While the crew is setting up, an asbestos blanket between her head and the cut spot, the firefighter is already in his turnout coat so we don't do anything there although its getting blood soaked and things are a bit slippery when you try to grab & hold. I start two Lactated Ringers IV's with large bore needles, one in each arm, for fluid replacement but I have absolutely no idea if they will even run with her upside down and her whole body above the arms, I'm thinking not.....so we wrapped a blood pressure cuff around each bag and inflated them just a bit hoping it would overcome any back pressure without blowing the vein. Long story short.........we cut the bar. Lifted her out of the hole (which was no easy feat, all floppy and slippery) got her onto the gurney with the rebar sticking out both ends and off to the hospital we go. They didn't even stop in the ER and we wheeled her straight into the OR where the surgical team was already assembled and scrubbed. She lived............the trauma surgeon later told us it was the most amazing thing he had ever seen. His assessment was as she fell and hit the rebar it took a big flap of scalp which "padded" the end of the rebar as it passed through (and bleed like shit!!) which "moved" all the organs etc aside. He concluded this because during the initial surgery there were scalp remnants and hair in her chest cavity. We never saw her again as she was transferred to a big regional hospital for more surgeries and treatment and was hospitalized for quite a while, but we kinda followed her progress from reports from the trauma team and trauma nurse coordinator. She got several REALLY big infections and it was not an easy road. Pretty amazing stuff. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
warbird 937 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Point Break said: Had a couple of those fence impaled folks. Nobody up the poop chute though. Vlad absent? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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