Broke Down

[deerslayer2]

I broke my leg 3 weeks ago just got my gps so im stuck until about 3 or 4 more weeks i just think god everynight im not in a wheelchair permantly

[+spooner55]

glad to hear that you'll beable to get out and hunt the good hunt soon..

just use this time to learn your GPSr and then you'll know where to find those FTF...hang in there...

[deerslayer2]

only thing about it is that there are not many caches in my area oh well guess i can hunt them when i go on a deer hunting trip

[+Criminal]

I broke a heater hose on the way to this cache.

[+2oldfarts (the rockhounders)]

I broke my leg 3 weeks ago just got my gps so im stuck until about 3 or 4 more weeks          i just think god everynight im not in a wheelchair permantly

Howdy deerslayer2 - Sorry to hear about the broken leg. How long are you going to be in the wheelchair? You should be able to get onto crutches soon, I hope. At least that way, getting around would not be so constrained. John (my husband) broke two fingers on the job - they wouldn't let him back on the job till 6 weeks had pasted! But, he was able to get out & do things in that time frame....broken fingers and all.

 

In the meantime, to check out your new GPSr (what kind did you get?)...set a 'waypoint' somewhere outside...go away from that site several hundred feet....now set that waypoint as a 'goto' & see just how close it will take you. By the time that you can go get your first cash, the weather will be getting really nice and the practice with your unit will be to your advantage.

 

We do not have many caches in our area that we have not placed. I guess that we really got this area started, there are now about three other people here who hide caches. Not many though.

 

Criminal, That was a great day you had, frustrations aside. Beautiful pictures! & great story.

 

Shirley of 2oldfarts

[+denali7]

if your new gps is better than mine, i'd be very happy to take it out and break it in. you know, this break-in period is extremely important in order to attain the best mileage possible.

Edited September 10, 2005 by denali7

[+ADKcachers]

I went caching with a lady who broke my heart.

[+denali7]

i hear garmin will send you a replacement with no questions asked!

[+ADKcachers]

Ooooh, a replacement lady?

[+denali7]

they'll replace the broken parts, or send you a factory refurbished model, such as cindy crawford.

[+2oldfarts (the rockhounders)]

Ooooh, a replacement lady?

 

I don't think I could handle training another one at my age, now.

 

John

[+denali7]

does shirley know you hijacked the computer to post that?

 

**runs off to tattle**

[+2oldfarts (the rockhounders)]

 

I do now.....

 

 

Shirley~

[+denali7]

that was quick, good work!!

[+briansnat]

I broke my thumb playing soccer last year. "How do you break your thumb playing SOCCER?" people often ask. I was playing goalkeeper.

[PyroDave]

Our golie shattered his hand makeing a svae he now has more mettal then bone in his hand. Then I got to play golie and brok a kids leg when he was trying to score on me. So its pretty easy to break things in soccer.

[+TeamTurtles]

I threw a timing chain on my old caching van about 60 miles from home. I limped home at 25 miles an hour. Talk about a long day but I did get to do 5 caches before it happened.

[+horsegeeks]

Sorry to hear about your injury. Finally my broken ankle, from geocaching in Nashville, is completely healed. You'll find the cache and dash urban micros will be your saving grace for awhile. Good luck

[+The GeoGadgets Team]

I don't think we've ever broken anything (human or mechanical) while caching, but I did fall twice while looking for the same Geocache (Contact Cache in Hillsboro) and in doing so fell on my (then) brand new Meridian, scratching the bezel.

 

Yep, fell twice in under two minutes. My leg was tangled in some vines and they were so fine (fine vines?) that I didn't see them, even after the first fall. I really thought the old man was tripping me. I think better of him now.

[+CacherMedic]

Haven't broken anything - yet - while geocaching. I locked my key in my car yesterday at a cache. Thought about breaking the window... but decided that calling AAA was a better idea!

[+KKTH3]

I've blown up a radiator, hit a deer at 65 MPH destroying a lot of bodywork (and the deer), and snapped my sunglasses in two - all on geocaching trips. I've also got a split windshield, but I am not sure if the crack was started while geocaching or not.

[+Pyewacket]

I broke my leg 3 weeks ago just got my gps so im stuck until about 3 or 4 more weeks          i just think god everynight im not in a wheelchair permantly

Depending on the terrain, you can cache from a wheelchair. A one-star rating is supposed to be accessible; there's really no need to wait for the cast to come off if you look for smooth, even terrain. Good luck!

 

[bogleman]

Open internal reduction and fixation of left distal femur (figure it out for yourself). Crutches for 3 months, was not allowed any load bearing but could ride the bike. Hop on and don't stop for 10 miles or so. And I had a new GPS for 2 days and smashed it with a big rock while taking a picture - note to self don't put the GPS on the ground. Garmin was really nice and had pitty on me and replaced it for free.

[+oldfriends]

I tripped hunting for a cache and broke my wrist, my GPSR was OK.

It was alittle difficult to write the cache log with my arm in a cast.