corker
this is a corker. This may or may not have happened. It might have even only happened in casualty. Either way, a friend told me he did/witnessed this.

Out swimming at the local leisure centre with another friend, my pal Mark got out to get changed. His friend - lets call him Steve, followed him out. As he was pulling himself up the little stairs that hang over the edge of pools, Mark thought it would be funny - don't we all - to push Steve back in. Steve didn't think this funny at all. Mainly because, as Mark pushed him, Steve saw it coming and flinched. His right foot slipped and firmly lodged itself between the metal steps and the wall of the pool.

Mark had given him quite a good shove and there was no way Steve could stop the inevitable. He fell backwards, and his foot stayed where it was. He passed out before he hit the water and luckily, before the bones in his ankles snapped. The pain had been excruciating for a few milliseconds prior to unconsciousness.

Mark watched in horror as Steve dangled backwards, arched under the water, contorted into a position no human should have to witness or take. One of the bones (or maybe several) broke through the skin and the pool rapidly darkened.

Mark, not being the total cunt he was obviously feeling, shit himself and dived in. As it was the deep end he had to hold Steve out of the water, holding on to the steps with his other hand screaming for help. Even for a few minutes this must have been exhausting. I cant imagine those few moments that he'll never forget, treading blood, the regret, the terrifying thought that you've just crippled your best mate.

I've never used one of those steps since, its been 15 years since I heard that and I'll only ever exit a pool via the proper mans method of going under water and then shooting upwards, casually hauling myself out with maximum muscle and minimal effort, with the water pouring off me in slow motion as shake the excess from my golden hair. Imagine it. Its quite beautiful, my tanned, rippl... hang on sorry where am I Oh yeah, blood. Yeah kids, don't push your friends off pool steps and stuff.
( I have run out of coke is a little sweaty, Mon 11 Aug 2008, 20:48, 4 replies)

This story has haunted me
When I saw it on Casualty I think it was robbers or something in the swimming pool because they were fully clad when the guys shin snapped :/

Still I can't rule out this hasn't happened in real life so your mates getting the benefit of the doubt from me ;)
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Mon 11 Aug 2008, 20:52, closed)

yeah
i dont know if its true or not, but like you, the idea haunts me. Its so fucking plausible. I'm never using those steps just in case. I know its unlikely. But its not impossible!
( I have run out of coke is a little sweaty, Mon 11 Aug 2008, 20:59, closed)

When I was about 5
I got my foot stuck behind the railing at the edge of the kiddie pool. Don't ask me how, but it was wedged. They called the fire brigade out to saw the bar off the wall and everything. That was cool, though. Totally worth it in order to get to see a real life fire truck.
(jabboy, Tue 12 Aug 2008, 0:19, closed)

My exboyfriends dad
was a foreman on a building site and he fell off a ladder.
With the exception of the swimming pool this is what happened to him.
It happen a fair few years ago and he now has to wear a built up shoe.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 12 Aug 2008, 0:27, closed)