BMXing
Seemed like a good or at least, not bad idea at the time. This only happened a year ago and is still a very painful memory. A new skateboard park was opened a few years ago and is quite extreme, so I thought I might as well have a go at the ramps. I got the kit and got into it. Now a word of warning, if you weren't bought up on BMX from an early age, don't do it at a later age. For reasons not entirely understood you will likely have a massive accident. At the time I was having some time off work due to a corrective dental brace (this is relevant) so could spend the odd afternoon there. I had got the hang of entering the main bowl that had sides about 7ft high and all in all was wondering what further marvels awaited. Now a word about the dental correction - the Ortho was having some trouble due to the extent of movement needed and the amount of actual leverage or pull that could be exerted on the rear teeth. Too much and they moved forward, too little and the front ones stayed proud. It didn't look good.
I was about to provide some personal improvisation. I was building up to a vertical entry for the main bowl and had got the lines worked out but I forgot to lower the seat prior to riding around the park. As the bike tipped in the seat whacked my backside and jacked me up, had me way too high out of the seat and instead of landing wheels down I did a face-plant onto flat concrete - from a head height of about 11ft! Cue massive blood from a 2" cut to the forehead, ambulance called but the best was yet to come. The upper jaw, left side had also taken a huge hit and had pushed the front teeth in and together. The brace had bent into an 'S' shape because of the movement. Several teeth were loose and when I saw the Ortho 5 weeks later he was somewhat shocked and resigned. I was of the mind that it had pushed things in the right direction and since he also dealt with sports injuries, whereby the same thing could happen he was used to it and "Just do what you would do in the same circumstance etc". He got on with getting back to some kind of routine and before long they actually looked OK. A year later they look super and the Ortho has been really enthusiastic about the final result of the treatment, which is a great change from when I first called about correction when he was almost cracking jokes about my request.
So when I'm asked about the cost of dental realignment I say £323,000. £3000 paid to the Orthodontist and £320,000 from the Council for building the Skate park (without them it couldn't have happened). As for it being a good or a bad thing, well I wouldn't do it again but I can't complain of the results.
(luckylife , 0 guests and 3 bots are online, Fri 25 Jul 2014, 12:38, 7 replies)

I'm not sure where to start with this really ...
You say you were taking time off 'work' - exactly how old were you when you started visiting the 'extreme' skateboard park? If you were an adult, the only really acceptable explanation is that you are a nonce.

And as for your witty anecdote about the cost of your dental work, this betrays a very worrying problem with either your brain or basic education.
(Baggenfrock get fucked, Fri 25 Jul 2014, 12:59, closed)

Shut up fatty
(luckylife , 0 guests and 3 bots are online, Sat 26 Jul 2014, 16:52, closed)

...says the man who masturbates to pictures of dead children

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Sat 26 Jul 2014, 22:10, closed)

...and 20 other lines to get into a Guys pants.
(luckylife , 0 guests and 3 bots are online, Mon 28 Jul 2014, 21:26, closed)

boring of the week

( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Fri 25 Jul 2014, 21:20, closed)

jeeeesus you're fucking dull

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 25 Jul 2014, 21:23, closed)

So you smashed your mouth in and loosened half your teeth...
And you didn't see your orthodontist until five weeks later?
(Woodlouse say it with flowers. Send her a Triffid, Sat 26 Jul 2014, 19:20, closed)