Age 10 and off to the fair
I jump into a bumper car, after buying a token to start it up. Dropped token into slot on dahsboard, and car careers off, through all the other traffic, thanks to my foot being firmly wedged down on the accelerator, and slams into the side of the rink opposite. I say slam, but bump probably describes it quite well.

Momentum carries me forward, and I nut the steering wheel, and suddenly feel unwell. Look down, and my t-shirt is covered in blood. My mouth hurts a lot too - probably coz I've just shattered my two front teeth.

As if that wasn't bad enough, the emergency dentist I go and visit declares that it's bad form to use anaesthetic on me due to possible nerve damage or somesuch bollocks. So, with nerves protruding through shattered remains of my teeth, he proceeds to cap them, which hurt like ten bastards.

Still, the fairground coughed up nearly two grand in compensation which I got when I was 18. This was supposed to cover cost of having caps and teeth redone every so often, but the costs are nothing like what my dentist originally thought, so I blew the 2 grand on a 3 month long party.
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