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To: nickcarraway
Hey, that's nothing.

I once drove my Polaris quad over myself. True story. I was riding by myself in a remote but tight slot canyon out in the desert and carefully navigated the left front wheel over a large rock. So as not to tip over, I put my right foot down, and the rear right wheel rode over me and pulled me under. I ended up on the bottom of a sandy wash with an 800-pound quad atop my leg.

I couldn't dig out, so I eventually counted to three (to psych up), reached up for the accelerator, and juiced it with my thumb. The quad goosed forward and rolled over my whole body, just missing my head.

But I was free! But with a sprained ankle. So I put a cold beer (from the ice chest) onto the ankle and drank another two down for the pain.

Note to self: NEVER put your foot down while driving a quad!!!!

8 posted on 05/07/2009 2:36:06 PM PDT by Flycatcher (God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
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To: Flycatcher

So....did you ever say the immortal words of the Texas daredevil “ Hold mah beer an watch this!” ???????


11 posted on 05/07/2009 2:45:40 PM PDT by Gaffer
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