Just a reminder to not be stupid

[Ventureless]

Wife and I usually throw a Christmas party each year. We did not plan one this year and last minute Friday we decided to throw an impromptu party Saturday. Well things were going good. Everyone enjoying holiday brews, blackberry shine (not the weaker store bought kind) and some Maple whiskey. Well one of our friends always rides his go-cart/dune buggy around and happen to ride it over. Well the more we drank, we decided it would be wise to go for a ride. We did good until we got to the cul-de=sac and started doing donuts. That is when we rolled it. Should we have been doing it to begin with. Nope but to make it worse, were we wearing our seat belts. NOPE. Luckily another good friend lives in the culdesac so we pushed it into his driveway and walked back to my place. We were hurting, but didn't think we needed a hospital visit. So this morning we ended up at the ER at the same time. He walked out with a sling on and a separated AC joint (I think AC is right) and a surgery in the near future. I walked out with a fractured rib and a still swollen knee and 4 fingers on one hand. SO here I sit not being able to move and knowing how miserable Xmas will be. Stupid guys doing stupid things. We learned a lesson and at least we came out much better than it could have been.

[etcswjoe]

Thanks for posting, maybe it will be a lesson for someone to take away with and hopefully y'all learned yours. I will say I do miss being young and stupid at times well I still have the last part sometime. Hope all works out and you have a merry Christmas despite all that happened.

[ragtop69gs]

Ha! Sounds like my stupid moment. Was up at the hunting cabin drinking apple pie one evening after the hunt and decided it would be fun to take the segway out, running up and down through the ditches and all was great till I found a log in the tall grass and face planted into the weeds while the segway ran up the back of my legs I limped around the rest of the week with a bruised leg and ego. The rest of the guys thought it was funny watching me disappear into the weeds HAHAHA.

 

We had a young man die in a dune buggy rollover about 8 years ago and everyone was sober that time. SH*T can and does happen.

 

Glad nobody was hurt worse.

[Yammer Dan]

Hold my Beer and watch this!!

[ragtop69gs]

[uncledj]

I often think of how lucky I've been. When I was young and dumb I (and friends) would go bar-hopping on the bikes. It was hard to keep the front wheel of that KZ1000 on the ground after a few drinks. Nowadays I'll limit myself to 1 beer per stop, and usually prefer a soda. I wait 'till I get to my final destination before doing any real drinking.

Liquid courage and bikes don't mix.

 

Glad ya survived to ride another day.

[Ventureless]

I often think of how lucky I've been. When I was young and dumb I (and friends) would go bar-hopping on the bikes. It was hard to keep the front wheel of that KZ1000 on the ground after a few drinks. Nowadays I'll limit myself to 1 beer per stop, and usually prefer a soda. I wait 'till I get to my final destination before doing any real drinking.

Liquid courage and bikes don't mix.

 

Glad ya survived to ride another day.

 

I will say that as dumb of things I have done I have never drank and rode the bike. I can honestly say that I have never even had a single beer and ridden. Even in the car I have always limited myself to just 1 before driving. Now dirt bike and go cart/dune buggy is different. But never again. And thankfully my 7 year old son wasn't home to witness my antics.

[Bert2006]

Lost a friend last year who was thrown out of his Razor while doing donuts after an afternoon of drinking. Was killed instantly when the machine ran him over. Sad left 2 young girls and his wife behind. Dont be stupid and avoid that kind of sh..t.

[DragonRider]

Wife and I usually throw a Christmas party each year. We did not plan one this year and last minute Friday we decided to throw an impromptu party Saturday. Well things were going good. Everyone enjoying holiday brews, blackberry shine (not the weaker store bought kind) and some Maple whiskey. Well one of our friends always rides his go-cart/dune buggy around and happen to ride it over. Well the more we drank, we decided it would be wise to go for a ride. We did good until we got to the cul-de=sac and started doing donuts. That is when we rolled it. Should we have been doing it to begin with. Nope but to make it worse, were we wearing our seat belts. NOPE. Luckily another good friend lives in the culdesac so we pushed it into his driveway and walked back to my place. We were hurting, but didn't think we needed a hospital visit. So this morning we ended up at the ER at the same time. He walked out with a sling on and a separated AC joint (I think AC is right) and a surgery in the near future. I walked out with a fractured rib and a still swollen knee and 4 fingers on one hand. SO here I sit not being able to move and knowing how miserable Xmas will be. Stupid guys doing stupid things. We learned a lesson and at least we came out much better than it could have been.[/quote

 

 

2 THINGS TO REMEMBER..........

 

1.If it runs on gas, don't get behind the wheel or the handlebars, or in front of them either!

 

2.If your driving don't drink. Let someone else, who isnt drinking do the driving or take a taxi!

 

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas"

[saddlebum]

Wife and I usually throw a Christmas party each year. We did not plan one this year and last minute Friday we decided to throw an impromptu party Saturday. Well things were going good. Everyone enjoying holiday brews, blackberry shine (not the weaker store bought kind) and some Maple whiskey. Well one of our friends always rides his go-cart/dune buggy around and happen to ride it over. Well the more we drank, we decided it would be wise to go for a ride. We did good until we got to the cul-de=sac and started doing donuts. That is when we rolled it. Should we have been doing it to begin with. Nope but to make it worse, were we wearing our seat belts. NOPE. Luckily another good friend lives in the culdesac so we pushed it into his driveway and walked back to my place. We were hurting, but didn't think we needed a hospital visit. So this morning we ended up at the ER at the same time. He walked out with a sling on and a separated AC joint (I think AC is right) and a surgery in the near future. I walked out with a fractured rib and a still swollen knee and 4 fingers on one hand. SO here I sit not being able to move and knowing how miserable Xmas will be. Stupid guys doing stupid things. We learned a lesson and at least we came out much better than it could have been.

Lets get one thing straight here. If you haven't learned these lessons by now at your age, you never will best you invite the local ambulance to your future party's

[CaptainJoe]

Know exactly how you feel:

 

 

I was the "Joe... can do it guy"...

 

 

 

 

In my experience ... it wasn't worth it....

[Dragonslayer]

Wife and I usually throw a Christmas party each year. We did not plan one this year and last minute Friday we decided to throw an impromptu party Saturday. Well things were going good. Everyone enjoying holiday brews, blackberry shine (not the weaker store bought kind) and some Maple whiskey. Well one of our friends always rides his go-cart/dune buggy around and happen to ride it over. Well the more we drank, we decided it would be wise to go for a ride. We did good until we got to the cul-de=sac and started doing donuts. That is when we rolled it. Should we have been doing it to begin with. Nope but to make it worse, were we wearing our seat belts. NOPE. Luckily another good friend lives in the culdesac so we pushed it into his driveway and walked back to my place. We were hurting, but didn't think we needed a hospital visit. So this morning we ended up at the ER at the same time. He walked out with a sling on and a separated AC joint (I think AC is right) and a surgery in the near future. I walked out with a fractured rib and a still swollen knee and 4 fingers on one hand. SO here I sit not being able to move and knowing how miserable Xmas will be. Stupid guys doing stupid things. We learned a lesson and at least we came out much better than it could have been.

This proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the motto, credo, cliche, philosphy or words of wisdom I've been spouting for years is absolutely correct.......... I goes like this...................................................."Sometimes, when your dumb, your body suffers"

[SilvrT]

Some things take longer to learn for some of us. Thankfully drinking and NOT driving is one I finally learned about 15 years ago. Prior to then, I'm still surprised I never killed or injured anyone or even got a DUI. One 24 hr suspension and I shed my stupidity ... (at least for that )