A moments madness...

[JustOne]

Seems to me your are getting rather accident prone in your older age James.

Yes but they're not quite the same as your 'little accidents'

 

[ADB]

Actually, it is not painful. The hot end of the paper clip goes through the nail like a hot knife through butter and the relief when the haematoma reduces is usually very welcome. Every Casualty doctor in the country does this little procedure quite often.

Been there, done than, blood gushes up like a geezer due to the pressure but the relief from the pain is almost immediate. Lost my nail after about two weeks though, that was a strange feeling....

 

[mouth]

When playing inline hockey about two years back I got hip checked and went arse-over. My whole body weight (plus the weight of my kit) came crashing down directly onto my left shoulder. After much insistence from the walk-in centre and the hospital that there was no problem, I asked my GP to explain the new lump where my collar bone and sternum meet. Silence.

 

[SwingSlow]

Most recent is a golfing injury - feeling over-confident having very neatly got the ball out of the bunker and 2 feet from the pin, I thought I'd clear the sand from my shoes and wedge by doing the pro-thing of swinging the the club against the side of my shoe to knock off the sand. Swung a bit too hard, missed and hit my ankle right on the point of the bone. Much writhing ensued and hobbled round the rest of the round; limping for 3 days afterwards.

 

[Region3]

Not me, but a weird accident I remember reading about a while ago regarding an American Football punter.

After an 0-3 start last season, coach Jack Del Rio decided to place a huge tree stump and an ax in the middle of the locker room to illustrate his new mantra, "Keep chopping wood."Each day, players would take little hunks out of the tree, leaving wood splinters scattered about the locker room. In Week 5, the Jaguars finally won their first game, but the log and ax remained. The next Thursday, after Hanson and kicker Seth Marler had finished their workout but the rest of the team was still on the practice field, Hanson took a whack at the log.
He lost control and hacked a deep, nasty gash in his right, non-kicking, leg. Blood poured out and a rush ensued to get Hanson to the hospital, where he had emergency surgery.

Ouch!

 

[wull]

don't think so,other than me trying to cut my foot off the other week but that wasn't a last minute thing.....i was trying to do my job haha!!!

 

[TED]

Playing the par 5' 3rd at my course 2 months ago. Couple of practice swings and then stepped in and unleashed a hooky monster into the O.B. Took the embarrassing walk back to the bag for the provo, lined it up and smacked it down the middle. Bent over to pick my tee up and "twang", the back went. I could'nt get up. It was really muddy and cold and resorted to staying on all fours until brave enough to attempt straightening up. After what seemed like an eternity to get back on my feet, i decided to go after my ball but the pain was just too uncomfortable. I was on my own and there was hardly anyone out and the weather was a bit miserable, so rather than try and tough it out i made for my mobile and asked the pro shop could someone come and pick me up in a buggy. I've never suffered with any kind of back pain before and i'm not sure whether it was the pain or the sheer shock that worried me most. Especially as we take for granted picking up a tee or picking up from out the hole. It took a week or so to ease off with the help of a few hot baths and some ibuprofen, but its in the back of my mind now everytime i make a swing or bend down.

 

[JustOne]

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Mine did similar getting out of the car once, I think it was a trapped nerve but it's never been the same. I literally went down like a sack of spuds 50yds from my house, rang the missus to come outside and drag me in

Eventually switched to a swing that is easier on the lower back (none of that hips resisting/twisting crap)