Greenwich Blade Out For The Season

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Keen Blade said:
What a frightening experience , so glad you still had your phone + it worked when you landed
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The most sobering thought is where the flip would I have been in the days before mobile phones, Google Maps, Emergency Beacon apps etc. The reality is, probably dead this morning.
 



LenTednTony said:
Greenwich man wtf?!?! Sorry to hear abaht thi knee. It’s a bit...err, Couttsyesque.

I don’t know you from Adam but I really, really wish you a speedy recovery and no pain.
I’d wish you a Merry Christmas but I’ll warrant that the pain killers are so strong there will be no booze and getting merry at all!

GLTTL:oops:
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I don't drink anyway so it will be like every other Christmas - a few days off work, watch United on Boxing Day, wear my Blades Santa hat, and generally stuff myself like food is going out of fashion. All whilst in a mixture of pain and ecstacy.
 
Feo said:
Met you once. You’ve got a few funny stories to tell (yesterday wasn’t one of them).
Get well soon mate.
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I know it shouldn't be funny, but I have relished telling the tale over and over and making people laugh. The comedic bananaskin slip was perhaps the best bit if you happened to see it, but then so was giving the 999 lady a running commentary of vehicles whizzing by me whilst she tried to pinpoint my location. "Eddie Stobart truck. Didn't get the name - sorry. Nissan. VW. VW. Another VW! Bleedin' 'ell!" etc.
 
Bayingblade said:
Sorry Greenwich but I couldn’t help but laugh at your predicament as you described it!! Genuinely wish you a speedy recovery. Been thinking of something for you to listen to to pass the time as you’re laid up. I recommend “Thick As A Brick” ;) :)
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We had a bit of a musical knee-pun session on FB whilst I waited to be found. Kneesy Does It by Supertramp, Ma-knee Too Ma-knee by Genesis. My personal fave was Astonomy Domi-knee by Pink Floyd.
 
Hartley Hare said:
Sorry for your terrible mis-fortune Adrian. I Hope your injury is not too painful and you will soon be on the road to recovery.

One silver lining, springs to mind. If you need a carer/minder for the wheelchair bay at games one lucky forum friend can accompany for free. :D

Maybe something good can come from this sorry affair?

HH
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Don't you go thinking I hadn't already considered that!
 
SW12 to S12 to S18 said:
You daft sod, it is a funny story though. You’ll have a good chapter in your next book out of it, has anyone asked for your season ticket yet?
Seriously, I hope you’re on the mend sooner rather than later and hope you recover enough to get to see The Blades again before too long.
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Within minutes a certain Roadie Blade was on it, and DKC chimed in later. I dunno, is nothing sacred?
 
cahill said:
I used to love hitch hiking. I'm thinking of coming out of retirement. What sort of reception do you normally get ?
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It's harder than it used to be, but providing you give yourself an extra hour or so than usual, there's still enough willing lift-givers.
 
What would Ren make of this?
If this happened in the days of Firth Brown he'd have wheeled you into the workshop and had you fitted with a prosthetic leg, whether you needed one or not.
Said leg made up of whatever bits of machinery and scrap was laying about.
Then you'd be sent on your way with a few choice words
 
Horse / bolted I know Adrian, but, just in case of future mishaps, can I recommend this. It would've helped the emergency services found you sooner.

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Greenwich Blade said:
I don't drink anyway so it will be like every other Christmas - a few days off work, watch United on Boxing Day, wear my Blades Santa hat, and generally stuff myself like food is going out of fashion. All whilst in a mixture of pain and ecstacy.
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The best place to be......pain and ecstasy...oops! Didn’t mean to say that! 😂Good luck with it all Greenwich. You are a Blade and, therefore, close to my heart. As the song says ‘we are familee’
 
Hope you get well soon Greenwich, must have been bloody scary, have a good xmas as best you can with family and friends, all the best.
 



Sorry to hear of your misadventure and resulting serious injury. Amazed you could remain so calm whilst waiting for assistance especially as you were concealed, immobile and obviously in excruciating pain! You are a true Blade Adrian. Hope the operation and your rehabilitation go well. Try to enjoy Christmas and look forward to a better New Year! Ray & Mary (Reading Blades)
 
Forgot to put your long studs in din't ye, and after all this rain anawl. Ne'r mind man of your fortitude like falling off a log!
Seriously GB, too a full recovery, remembering time the best healer.
Your humour in adversity is a lesson to many one I learned long ago, have a Good Crimbo.
 
Raysablade said:
Sorry to hear of your misadventure and resulting serious injury. Amazed you could remain so calm whilst waiting for assistance especially as you were concealed, immobile and obviously in excruciating pain! You are a true Blade Adrian. Hope the operation and your rehabilitation go well. Try to enjoy Christmas and look forward to a better New Year! Ray & Mary (Reading Blades)
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I surprise myself sometimes. The most worried I got was when I heard a helicopter and I thought, "No, please, not the air ambulance. How embarrassing!"
 
XM657 said:
Forgot to put your long studs in din't ye, and after all this rain anawl. Ne'r mind man of your fortitude like falling off a log!
Seriously GB, too a full recovery, remembering time the best healer.
Your humour in adversity is a lesson to many one I learned long ago, have a Good Crimbo.
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Long studs went through my mind several times!
 
benn5712 said:
What would Ren make of this?
If this happened in the days of Firth Brown he'd have wheeled you into the workshop and had you fitted with a prosthetic leg, whether you needed one or not.
Said leg made up of whatever bits of machinery and scrap was laying about.
Then you'd be sent on your way with a few choice words
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He used to say to people, "Have you heard about that barmpot that hitchhikes to see United?" Then whether they had or not, he'd introduce me with a nod in my direction: "Well, it's him!"

If ever I told him a story along the lines of the OP, he would say, "Aye, well, I'm not going be telling your mother about that one."

He did also once famously describe all of us in one fell swoop with the pronouncement, "I've got a family of idiots!"
 
tyke1889 said:
Horse / bolted I know Adrian, but, just in case of future mishaps, can I recommend this. It would've helped the emergency services found you sooner.

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Believe it or not, we used it (Flock Pipes They in this case) and they still couldn't find me. That's how well hidden I was.
 
How many did you have Friday night??....🍺 =🚑🤕.

Good luck with the OP and recovery.

I, and I'm sure a few other Blades, were sat on trains across from Mank that were delayed by nearly 3 hours yesterday. I consoled myself by thinking "don't worry about it, there's bound to folks out there in much worse predicaments than just missing a beer". I think you fit the bill nicely.
 



Greenwich Blade said:
Yep, daft sod that I am my attempt to hitchhike to the game today resulted in me rupturing a quadricep in the process of coming to grief on a Motorway embankment by the M1 sliproad near Watford. I heard it snap as I slipped and went arse over tit. My prone position meant I was hidden from sight in brambles with the ambulance crew taking a whole hour to find me.

Eventually they found a very wet, cold silly twat lying in brambles still wearing his Blades Santa hat, unable to straighten his leg and in excruciating pain. They needed two ambulance crews, a police car, then the Highways Agency who closed the sliproad whilst they carted me into the ambulance, me pumped full of gas making me feel like yer average Hawkwind fan on a very good night.

I spent all afternoon in Watford General and all evening in St Peter's Hospital Chertsey after my wonderful Hull City supporting friend Michael sprung me from Watford. We had something to eat at his before the St Peter's part of the adventure.

And now they're keeping me in overnight, possibly to operate in the morning. So it's a career ending injury possibly, but as I haven't turned out for the Internet Blades in 15 years I don't think anyone will worry too much about that.

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