Can't laugh :(

[Tom]

Well this is a bit shite. I slipped while stepping out if my hotel shower, fell straight onto the toilet and broke a couple of ribs. And being self employed, I have no sick leave or anything like that (accident insurance is a waste of money). So here I am, in sunny France, still working (albeit light duties), willing the searing pain away. The doctor said it'll take a month or so to heal up - ribs can't really be fixed by anything other than mother nature.

And my hand went down the toilet when it happened, the bowl was full of stale piss from the night before.

 

[BloodOmen]

You leave piss in the toilet all night ? l2flush man

 

[caLLous]

Which end of sunny France?

Edit: Was not sure if you meant that we're not allowed to laugh or that you can't laugh because of the pain you're in. So I gave you a funny because of the vagueness.

 

[Tom]

Near rennes

 

[old.Tohtori]

Well surely you're taking the piss, or is that took the piss in this case?

 

[Edmond]

Well at least you're in a nice place, hope you feel better soon

 

[rynnor]

I broke a couple of ribs a few years back - just avoid coughing - more irritating than terrible pain though.

Few months time you'll be fine.

 

[Olgaline]

I really want to laugh at you, but alas you have my sympathies..dammit!!

 

[fettoken]

We've all broken ribs before. It will hurt, but be gone in some time.

 

[Edmond]

I found it was getting up after being sat/lying down for a while was painful, but once you're up it was ok, oh yeah and the coughing too

I fell of a conservatory roof and boke 2

 

[Turamber]

Being poorly when self employed is no laughing matter, and you're right -- the insurance for such eventualities is absolutely crap. Hope you're feeling better soon.

 

[TdC]

I've bruised, cracked and/or broken ribs a couple times now and it's not fun. the immediate pain will go soon, but you'll be left with a really bad sensation whenever you lie back or sit up. When I had my accident earlier this year my ribs hurt so bad I had to slide myself off my bed on my back because I couldn't sit up. Hope you aren't as bad as I was Tom

 

[Bahumat]

Sorry to hear that Tom. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

 

[Chilly]

unlucky !

 

[Tom]

Sleeping is the worst thing. It takes five minutes to lie down, then, two hours later, you wake up because you can't move while sleeping, as you normally do. Shuffling around to find a cold bit of mattress is agony :-(

I have concluded that this is the fault of the French people, who didn't put a mat down.

 

[rynnor]

I have concluded that this is the fault of the French people, who didn't put a mat down.

You could probably sue but in France would take at least a decade.

 

[Scouse]

UL old bean. That sucks the fat one.

 

[Deebs]

Done a rib in the past, hurt for about 6 weeks, heal fast Tom.

 

[Chilly]

develop an addiction to opiates. that'll sort you out. sleep like a fucking log.

 

[DaGaffer]

30 years since I broke a couple of ribs and I still get a massive pain now and then if I twist right suddenly. Annoying thing is I didn't even realise I'd actually broken them at the time; I'd had a bike accident and broken my wrist and didn't know about the ribs until much later.

 

[Ctuchik]

I've been lucky, i've never broken a rib. And considering how fucking stupid i was when i was young (even more then now so go figure) it's borderline sensational.

Not even my adventure at the local skateboard bowl with my bicycle netted me any broken bones, only a concussion.

 

[Roo Stercogburn]

Sorry to read of your rib tickling incident Tom.

But in true FH style...

Mmm ribs. But don't think I fancy Ribs a la Tom dans Piss.

Not even my adventure at the local skateboard bowl with my bicycle netted me any broken bones, only a concussion.

Who did you annoy and what did they throw at you?

 

[Ctuchik]

Who did you annoy and what did they throw at you?

I figured it was a good idea to use a concrete skateboard bowl to see how high i could jump.

It wasn't until i was upside down 15 or so feet up that i suspected it wasn't a smart move. Dad agreed on the hospital later.

 

[Roo Stercogburn]

I figured it was a good idea to use a concrete skateboard bowl to see how high i could jump.

It wasn't until i was upside down 15 or so feet up that i suspected it wasn't a smart move. Dad agreed on the hospital later.

Ok I lol'd but you must have scared the crap out of your parents.

 

[Olgaline]

Do people really still lol ?

 

[Access Denied]

I can't believe none of you have said it yet! You're all slipping.

Now thats...... Piss funny!

 

[soze]

I bruised some ribs playing rugby. Can only imagine how much more broken ones hurt. Ouch.

 

[Ctuchik]

Ok I lol'd but you must have scared the crap out of your parents.

They were kinda used to it, i almost had a summer season pass to the hospital. Dad were more pissed off that he had to leave work.

 

[DaGaffer]

I've been lucky, i've never broken a rib. And considering how fucking stupid i was when i was young (even more then now so go figure) it's borderline sensational.

Not even my adventure at the local skateboard bowl with my bicycle netted me any broken bones, only a concussion.

I'm just one giant lump of scar tissue. Two broken wrists, broken ribs, a bunch of small bones in my hand, stitches 10 times (maybe more, I'm not certain), various random scars that didn't get stitched, especially a beauty that runs across two of my fingers. And its not just a childhood thing; the most recent one was only a couple of years ago. I'm just a giant clutz, and my younger brother was the same.

 

[Wij]

Quick - before they heal, see how far you can bend over now.

Just out of interest like.