A few years ago
I was on a course that involved navigating a group of people around Ullswater. Probably the most unpleasant three days of my life due to the relentless rain, cold, wind and fog, but anyway… I had my map in a little clear plastic map holder around my neck and was trying to read it in the rapidly diminishing daylight (this being January). Unfortunately the wind whipped it from my hands and the corner of the plastic sleeve hit me in the eye.

Got a nice little ulcer under my eyelid as a result of that, and couldn’t see properly for about three hours immediately afterwards. Got me out of driving duties, at least.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 7 Oct 2009, 15:44, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Ouch!
I had a similar experience in the lake district when I was doing some wanky orienteering thing with my school. It was pissing it down and I had a laminated map around my neck, we went around a corner and the wind whipped the map up and it slapped me across the face – they’re friggin’ evil those things! :(
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 7 Oct 2009, 15:57, Reply)

Tell me about it.
And because it caught me by complete surprise, I hit the deck like a sack of spuds.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 7 Oct 2009, 16:02, Reply)

I don't blame you!
Did you at least get to wear an eye patch and pretend you were a pirate?
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 7 Oct 2009, 16:05, Reply)

Nope.
No eye patch action for me. Just lots of salty eye baths.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 7 Oct 2009, 16:08, Reply)

Eww
that's not so fun! :(
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 7 Oct 2009, 16:10, Reply)

Dammit.
I can't think of a strikethrough that would improve this.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 7 Oct 2009, 16:19, Reply)

well, there was this time when he really did flick jizz in his eye...
Go on Wookiee, you can do it :)
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Wed 7 Oct 2009, 16:35, Reply)

I'm sure Wookie has flicked Jizz in his eye
more times than you've had hot dinners.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 7 Oct 2009, 16:37, Reply)

That wouldn't happen if he kept his specs on, surely?

( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Wed 7 Oct 2009, 16:39, Reply)

Not MY eye,
DG's eye.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 7 Oct 2009, 17:02, Reply)

It stings like fuck
I can tell you that much.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 7 Oct 2009, 17:22, Reply)

damn those ambiguous pronouns!

( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Wed 7 Oct 2009, 17:24, Reply)

spunk, piss
or both?
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Wed 7 Oct 2009, 16:20, Reply)