The Sony Reader (http://www.learningcenter.sony.us/assets/itpd/reader/) is something I’d love to have. Take a look at Wired’s review of the product (http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71844-0.html?tw=rss.index). I think it’s a bit out of my price range as of now, but if somebody wants to buy me one for my birthday, it’s coming up! Well, the first one won’t even ship till the end of October but, hey, one can wish! That said, I have a substantial personal update.
I went water skiing on Sunday. It was at a local lake called the Leoner See (See is the word for lake in German) near St. Leon Rot. If you have Google Earth, you can see the lake at these coordinates: 49°16’55.89” N, 8°35’15.45” E. If you look closely, you can see lines and poles holding the lines. There’s a pulley system that drags lines around the roughly rectangular course around the lake. The water skier simply holds on to the line as it drags him around the lake. The problem is that at the corners the dragging power dips for a second or so and you start to fall until it kicks in again, probably due to the power being transferred to another motor. Regardless of the reason, when it kicks in again, it jerks the rope a bit. I had done this before and hadn’t really gotten the hang of it. Sunday the first time I tried it, I got to the first corner and got jerked off my skis again. The second time, I made it almost to the corner where I started, and it jerked me hard again, over my skis, and pulled my left arm out of the socket.
Nobody there was able to help me put my arm back in place, and since I couldn’t drive and Natalya and our friend Aksana also couldn’t drive, they called the ambulance and they came and got me and Natalya. They took me to the American Army hospital. Nobody there wanted to try to put my arm back in, and standard procedure is to call the Orthopedic doctor. It took him awhile to come in, which wasn’t his fault, obviously. They took x-rays and determined it wasn’t broken and the doctor tried to put my arm back in place, but it wouldn’t go. Apparently my arm & shoulder muscles had tensed up while waiting and it was too tough to get it back in. Oh well. They got me anesthesia that also worked to relax my muscles and right after they put it in my IV I don’t remember and I woke up to find my arm back where it should be. Now I have to get an MRI on Saturday and also a follow-up appointment on Monday afternoon.
Right now my shoulder and arm are still a little sore and I was told not to move them much and definitely not do any exercise that might stress them. I hope the pain goes away soon and I don’t have to worry about it coming out again. I’m not too worried about it—it’ll get better. I wouldn’t recommend doing the water skiing at such a place, and I don’t think I’ll ever do it again (unfortunately) because of the possibility of reinjuring my shoulder.
I went water skiing on Sunday. It was at a local lake called the Leoner See (See is the word for lake in German) near St. Leon Rot. If you have Google Earth, you can see the lake at these coordinates: 49°16’55.89” N, 8°35’15.45” E. If you look closely, you can see lines and poles holding the lines. There’s a pulley system that drags lines around the roughly rectangular course around the lake. The water skier simply holds on to the line as it drags him around the lake. The problem is that at the corners the dragging power dips for a second or so and you start to fall until it kicks in again, probably due to the power being transferred to another motor. Regardless of the reason, when it kicks in again, it jerks the rope a bit. I had done this before and hadn’t really gotten the hang of it. Sunday the first time I tried it, I got to the first corner and got jerked off my skis again. The second time, I made it almost to the corner where I started, and it jerked me hard again, over my skis, and pulled my left arm out of the socket.
Nobody there was able to help me put my arm back in place, and since I couldn’t drive and Natalya and our friend Aksana also couldn’t drive, they called the ambulance and they came and got me and Natalya. They took me to the American Army hospital. Nobody there wanted to try to put my arm back in, and standard procedure is to call the Orthopedic doctor. It took him awhile to come in, which wasn’t his fault, obviously. They took x-rays and determined it wasn’t broken and the doctor tried to put my arm back in place, but it wouldn’t go. Apparently my arm & shoulder muscles had tensed up while waiting and it was too tough to get it back in. Oh well. They got me anesthesia that also worked to relax my muscles and right after they put it in my IV I don’t remember and I woke up to find my arm back where it should be. Now I have to get an MRI on Saturday and also a follow-up appointment on Monday afternoon.
Right now my shoulder and arm are still a little sore and I was told not to move them much and definitely not do any exercise that might stress them. I hope the pain goes away soon and I don’t have to worry about it coming out again. I’m not too worried about it—it’ll get better. I wouldn’t recommend doing the water skiing at such a place, and I don’t think I’ll ever do it again (unfortunately) because of the possibility of reinjuring my shoulder.
1 comment:
Holy cow Klep. That really sucks about your shoulder/arm. You would think that at a place like that, they would work on improving the functionality of the gadget to reduce chances of injury. If it pulls you that hard during the transition, I am sure you weren't the first casualty.
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