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THIS IS WHY YOU WEAR SPIKES ON THE ROCKS>>
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That does not look good I hope that guy is alright.
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Was he fishing?
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bird watcher-
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Last Sunday, I went, by myself, to the jetty at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park in New Jersey to photograph the Harlequins and other sea birds. Unfortunately, I slipped and ended up inside the jetty, upside down and trapped between two fifteen foot, granite boulders. My feet were straight above me and I could not move. I tried for fifteen minutes and finally had to give up. It took me another ten minutes to reach the cell phone in my back left hip pocket. When I opened it, it said “No Service!” I won’t tell you what I said. Still, I hit 9-1-1, speaker and raised my left arm as high as I could (my right arm was pinned beneath me!) Thank God, the 9-1-1 service came on and good old Ronnie was able to get the Coast Guard and Long Beach Island Fire Department to come after me. It took them over an hour to find me and I cannot describe how terrifying the wait was. Here was this foolish old man trapped inside a jetty, no one around, upside down and the tide coming in! In any event, all’s well that ends well and when I heard Vince’s voice and saw his yellow-helmeted face smiling at me… oh well, you know how I felt. It took six of them to carefully lift me out of my predicament and get me to the ambulance headed to Southern Ocean County Hospital. Now I am back home with a bunch of stitches in my head, a bump on the side of it the size of an orange; two black eyes; a broken wrist; a sore shoulder and a greatly damaged dignity. I will be ever grateful to 9-1-1, Nextel-Sprint, all the Emergency volunteers who came to help me, and, of course, Dr. John Sullivan and the folks at Southern Ocean County Hospital who took such good care of me. |
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Leave the bird watching to the professionals. Godspeed on your healing.
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Wow, that could have ended in a bad way. I was always told God protects fools and............:wave:
I'm glad he is ok. |
nebe WOW nice headed !!!!!!!!! WOW
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a very timely thread NEBE
typically our focus is else where
on breaking fish.... or bird watching girl watching whatever with quick glances down to where our next step is.... that's painful just to look at that poor guy. wow! and thanks for the warning |
the russian judge gave him a 8.2. i thought it was worth a 9.6. edski
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this will sound weird
but i want to fill up that VOID..... :confused:
i want to bring a loaf of bread sized rock once a day and throw it into that friggan hole either that or have a sign there with that exact picture on it saying: ~ DON'T let this happen to you ~ |
Good grief!
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Scary stuff.
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Man, I saw that at the other site yesterday morning...gave me the chills...:err:
Looks a lot like a few places I frequent - good Spring safety reminder that being on rocks like that ain't a party at times if you're not keeping your eye on the ball...:doh: |
Jeezzzzz, what a friggin nightmare. I am glad all turned out well and you had your cell phone on you. Big rocks and heads don't usually react badly when mixed, it could have been a lot worse if you went unconscious. Glad your back home
Hope you feel well again soon. |
ouch :eek:
i will be sure to wear my korkers on every outing |
Pro Korker poster child.
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Damn. That could be any of us. One slip. I will definetly be more careful with that in mind. Thanks for posting that.
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That hurt just looking at the guy. Glad he's o.k.
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" This is BRUTAL" ... main forum over there .. seems like a nice guy, sharing his mishap .. beautiful bird pics too .. Just messed up ..
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Thats why you always gotta watch you step homie haha. Really sad and im glad that he is ok.
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honestly that could even happen while wearing Korkers. Always watch your step!
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Reminds me of when I was young and dumb...I use to RUN the west wall in East Matunuck in the middle of the night with a tank on my back, a weight belt, Allen Light (filled with 10 D cell batteries) and moste nights a few pounds of bugs as well...and usually solo. Glad everything turned out okay -- could happen to anyone...and in the blink of an eye.
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Imagine the tide coming in and knowing your going to get covered w/water! Glad he was unhurt. The 911 operator prob. thought he was lying when he told them what happened.
Seriously, he took some nice bird pictures though. |
WOW That looks like it hurt. Glad he is ok.
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Wow....I have a hard time even looking at that picture. Never mind thinking about it!
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Yeah, I know....I'm still cringing every time I open this thread....
That looks like the Jetty at the mouth of the merrimac....same big round stiones w/ huge gaps in between....thats why you'll never catch me on it |
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come fish the east wall with me some time... :hihi: |
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