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    Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
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    I do recall vividly that none of my rescuers had any decent suitable footwear on!
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    You're a fascinating individual. I hope that incident wasn't recent. I know falls can be quite painful.

    I wonder what you mean by decent and suitable footwear. The people in your story seem like the types who would be prepared and have better footwear than most. Or are you referring to style rather than fit for purpose?

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    Quote Originally Posted by User View Post
    You're a fascinating individual. I hope that incident wasn't recent. I know falls can be quite painful.

    I wonder what you mean by decent and suitable footwear. The people in your story seem like the types who would be prepared and have better footwear than most. Or are you referring to style rather than fit for purpose?
    Oh it happened two or three years ago.The Fire Brigade arrived on the scene clad in their heavy work boots, the police arrived in shoes and the ambulance team arrived wearing trainers, the two fishermen were clad in chest waders, my wife was clad in her once highly polished riding boots and the locals in wellingtons. Sadly ,and to everyone's credit the direct route, deep boggy ground interspersed with occasional rocky outcrops was no deterrent to the gallant rescue team. Unfortunately the helicopter was lifting some poor soul off Ben Nevis at the time, so the rough, often dangerous, boggy ground was the only option, in and out. Not that I could do much and remembering little, I do have an indelible image of "the team" covered from head to toe in peat bog and assorted vegetation as I was being loaded into the ambulance. As it turned out, I was almost in the same condition as well, as they had to "float" me across the peat bog at times on the horse blanket.

    I had 100% detached (sorry the exact medical term escapes me) Crucian tendons(ligaments?) from my knee. It was re-attached later and whilst the repair is not perfect, I am able to hobble about, without too much pain. I have one heck of a scar going from the top of the knee going upwards along the front of the thigh and wearing the kilt was a tad uncomfortable for quite a while. It now makes a good conversation piece!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
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    I had 100% detached (sorry the exact medical term escapes me) Crucian tendons(ligaments?) from my knee. It was re-attached later and whilst the repair is not perfect, I am able to hobble about, without too much pain. I have one heck of a scar going from the top of the knee going upwards along the front of the thigh and wearing the kilt was a tad uncomfortable for quite a while. It now makes a good conversation piece!
    Oh my goodness, I was not prepared for those details! I'm glad to hear it's in the past, but my knee feels tender just reading about it. And here I was thinking you twisted an ankle.

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