TK Jr injured?

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m1al said:
Grass/dirt didn't show me much mercy. That said, I do realize it would have been worse if it were pavement..
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I used to do contract work. Sometimes the jobs were in the air, as we said. Word in the industry was that a forty foot fall was usually fatal. I always took that to mean on concrete or steel, because that's what was under us. Don't know how much difference it makes. Some.
 
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Vol Main said:
I used to do contract work. Sometimes the jobs were in the air, as we said. Word in the industry was that a forty foot fall was usually fatal. I always took that to mean on concrete or steel, because that's what was under us. Don't know how much difference it makes. Some.
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No argument here. I would definitely rather hit grass/dirt than pavement. It gives some. 'Hard pan' doesn't..
 
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So long story short. He got hammered, got in a fight with D4H, D4H knocked him out for saying Dobbs will forever be a nobody in the NFL??
 
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WoodsmanVol said:
Normally, you'd be correct. But due to whatever you want to call it, quirks of physics, a miracle, or guardian angel help, you can go unscathed. I fell 25 feet from a big oak tree when about 6 years old and hit a wooden fence on the way down. Was playing Tarzan and the usual sturdy limb broke. Lived to tell the tale. As a college student, I was riding a bicycle on the wrong side of the road. I got hit head-on by a car. I went over the car, the bike went under it, the driver didn't stop. despite wearing a t-shirt, shorts, and no helmet and sliding about 15 - 20 feet after hitting the pavement, I was unharmed. The bike having gone under the car was semi-folded. Last summer, I stupidly, stupidly, stupidly was cutting an overhanging tree limb in my backyard while using a ladder to reach the cutting point. But see, I was using an electric chainsaw. I was at least ten feet off the ground. I lost my balance. I had the presence of mind to throw the chainsaw opposite of where I was coming down. It bounced back toward my landing place, mere inches from me. I hit the ground hard and just knew I had broken something. Nope, I was fine but the winding down of that chainsaw was unnerving to see just inches from my shoulder and neck. TK likely had one of those fortunate falls where he got darn lucky he didn't break his neck. Such things do happen.
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Using a chainsaw while on a ladder. Darwinism at its finest.
 
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m1al said:
I did one of those stupid, stupid, stupid things while working on my sisters house ten years ago. I was on a small ladder that was on a scaffold (stupid part), feet a little over ten foot off the ground. The scaffold tipped away from the house. I managed to get away from the ladder, but did an inward half and landed on the left side of my back.

I was not fortunate, but I was 45 when it happened. Total damage was four broken ribs, five fractured spinus processes, grade 1 compression fracture of T11 and a collapsed lung.

I have to look on the bright side though. I have three cervical vertebrae (C5-7) fused four years prior and if I would have rotated just a bit less it would have surely killed me..

Moral of the story, don't do stupid sh!t, but if you do, it's best to do it when you're younger, more flexible and in better shape.
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Some of yall need to stay far, far away from ladders. Regardless of age, you can easily break your neck falling from a ladder, even the short ones. Youd think this was public knowledge by now...
 
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Orange Maniac said:
Then you witnessed a near miracle. A 50 to 60 foot drop is almost always fatal. 30 feet usually causes major damage like broken ribs, collapsed lungs and broken bones at the minimum.
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Yes but the more drunk you are, the more likely you are to survive. So long as the body is relaxed and not rigid during the fall, with some luck you can walk away practically unscathed.
 
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I'm guessing he was hammered. The I'm gonna kill myself was alcohol doing the talking. That same alcohol helped relax the body and lessen the impact. Same reason a lot of drunk drivers don't get seriously injured
 
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hexnut said:
OH heck get real. It was printed in the Tennessean today.
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Sorry Jimmy but if you’re gonna take a holy platform in your reporting and dismiss any caller that wants to trash Butch Jones as being disrespectful you need to stay on that high horse or put that sucker in the barn. The players private lives should be protected by the local media. Twitter is great source for sleaze reporting we don’t another.
 
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endzone79 said:
Sorry Jimmy but if you’re gonna take a holy platform in your reporting and dismiss any caller that wants to trash Butch Jones as being disrespectful you need to stay on that high horse or put that sucker in the barn. The players private lives should be protected by the local media. Twitter is great source for sleaze reporting we don’t another.
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Public record
 
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WoodsmanVol said:
Normally, you'd be correct. But due to whatever you want to call it, quirks of physics, a miracle, or guardian angel help, you can go unscathed. I fell 25 feet from a big oak tree when about 6 years old and hit a wooden fence on the way down. Was playing Tarzan and the usual sturdy limb broke. Lived to tell the tale. As a college student, I was riding a bicycle on the wrong side of the road. I got hit head-on by a car. I went over the car, the bike went under it, the driver didn't stop. despite wearing a t-shirt, shorts, and no helmet and sliding about 15 - 20 feet after hitting the pavement, I was unharmed. The bike having gone under the car was semi-folded. Last summer, I stupidly, stupidly, stupidly was cutting an overhanging tree limb in my backyard while using a ladder to reach the cutting point. But see, I was using an electric chainsaw. I was at least ten feet off the ground. I lost my balance. I had the presence of mind to throw the chainsaw opposite of where I was coming down. It bounced back toward my landing place, mere inches from me. I hit the ground hard and just knew I had broken something. Nope, I was fine but the winding down of that chainsaw was unnerving to see just inches from my shoulder and neck. TK likely had one of those fortunate falls where he got darn lucky he didn't break his neck. Such things do happen.
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Apparently we are related.
 
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VolsnRavens said:
I know what you're saying. Last year at 50, I was out with my X-game team nailing some rad 1440's when I got all big headed and tried the ol 2880. Well, long story short, I blacked out from the G's coming out of the bowl. which was a good thing cause I went over the edge, free fell 100ft into a rock jutting out which threw me into the pine trees. I fell 50ft through the trees onto a box of rusty nails. Thankfully, I walked away with some scratches and a bruise. Now, had I not blacked out. Who knows. b/f?
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Granted the seriousness of the story on TK, but everyone glossed right over this gem.
 
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Titan05 said:
Public record
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The names of suicide attempts and suicide victims are often not reported by reputable news outlets due to the sensitivity of the subject material. After all, the person's mental health going forward is the most important factor.
 
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Kristy* said:
The names of suicide attempts and suicide victims are often not reported by reputable news outlets due to the sensitivity of the subject material. After all, the person's mental health going forward is the most important factor.
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Most local reputable news outlets reported this story.
 
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Titan05 said:
Most local reputable news outlets reported this story.
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Most? With the suicide part? You must look at different news sites than I do. His injury was a "need to know" as it pertains to the football team. The speculation as to why was not, IMO. It's not fair to him, true or not.
 
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Kristy* said:
The names of suicide attempts and suicide victims are often not reported by reputable news outlets due to the sensitivity of the subject material. After all, the person's mental health going forward is the most important factor.
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There’s always exceptions to that rule. Usually, if it (the suicide or attempt) involves a public figure, if it happened in a public place, or if the cause of death was unknown initially and is later found to be suicide, it’ll wind up in the paper/on the news.
 
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Kristy* said:
Most? With the suicide part? You must look at different news sites than I do. His injury was a "need to know" as it pertains to the football team. The speculation as to why was not, IMO. It's not fair to him, true or not.
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This.. They could've just as easily done the right thing and left the suicide speculation out.
 
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