DANGER Will Robins!

My arms are flailing wildly!
Okay, got this stinking brace on my arm. Makes it difficult to do
simple things. Went into a restaurant last night and as I opened the
door, my protruding thumb got caught in the door handle and about
ripped it off.
Even better, the wiff sent me to the local garden supply to pick up
some compost and perlite. Had to reach into the back of the station
wagon to move my PA DeLorme and push things aside to fill the back of
the car. Used my right fore arm to support me as I reached with my
left. The velcro running the length of the back of the brace stuck to
the carpeting in the station wagon. My left arm is still not 100%
after the shoulder injury and wouldn't support me. I ended up stuck,
half in/half out of the car, trying to flip my legs like a sea lion
moving on the beach. flat on my back. To top it off, I got some
pimply-faced youth (PFY) from the garden store standing there with a 4
cu ft bag of perlite asking "sir, are you all right?" NO, I'M NOT
FRIGGEN ALL RIGHT. UNHOOK MY GOD DAMN ARM!
OBROFF:
Anyone ever fished with an arm brace? I've got a couple of trips
coming up and wondered if its possible or should I just give up the
trips?
Frank Reid

On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 05:07:07 -0700 (PDT), Frank Reid
wrote:

My arms are flailing wildly!
Okay, got this stinking brace on my arm. Makes it difficult to do
simple things. Went into a restaurant last night and as I opened the
door, my protruding thumb got caught in the door handle and about
ripped it off.
Even better, the wiff sent me to the local garden supply to pick up
some compost and perlite. Had to reach into the back of the station
wagon to move my PA DeLorme and push things aside to fill the back of
the car. Used my right fore arm to support me as I reached with my
left. The velcro running the length of the back of the brace stuck to
the carpeting in the station wagon. My left arm is still not 100%
after the shoulder injury and wouldn't support me. I ended up stuck,
half in/half out of the car, trying to flip my legs like a sea lion
moving on the beach. flat on my back. To top it off, I got some
pimply-faced youth (PFY) from the garden store standing there with a 4
cu ft bag of perlite asking "sir, are you all right?" NO, I'M NOT
FRIGGEN ALL RIGHT. UNHOOK MY GOD DAMN ARM!
OBROFF:
Anyone ever fished with an arm brace? I've got a couple of trips
coming up and wondered if its possible or should I just give up the
trips?
Frank Reid

The question you have to ask is: "Do you feel lucky?"

If you can't swim with that brace, your penchant for sudden plunges might
prematurely take you out of this world and into the next...

/daytripper (that would be bad. don't do it)

"Frank Reid" wrote in message
...
My arms are flailing wildly!
Okay, got this stinking brace on my arm. Makes it difficult to do
simple things. Went into a restaurant last night and as I opened the
door, my protruding thumb got caught in the door handle and about
ripped it off.
Even better, the wiff sent me to the local garden supply to pick up
some compost and perlite. Had to reach into the back of the station
wagon to move my PA DeLorme and push things aside to fill the back of
the car. Used my right fore arm to support me as I reached with my
left. The velcro running the length of the back of the brace stuck to
the carpeting in the station wagon. My left arm is still not 100%
after the shoulder injury and wouldn't support me. I ended up stuck,
half in/half out of the car, trying to flip my legs like a sea lion
moving on the beach. flat on my back. To top it off, I got some
pimply-faced youth (PFY) from the garden store standing there with a 4
cu ft bag of perlite asking "sir, are you all right?" NO, I'M NOT
FRIGGEN ALL RIGHT. UNHOOK MY GOD DAMN ARM!
OBROFF:
Anyone ever fished with an arm brace? I've got a couple of trips
coming up and wondered if its possible or should I just give up the
trips?
Frank Reid

Go to http://www.sheltonproducts.com/ and look at the Strikefighter stuff.
He designed them for handicapped fisherpeople.

On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 11:07:36 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


"Frank Reid" wrote in message
...
My arms are flailing wildly!
Okay, got this stinking brace on my arm. Makes it difficult to do
simple things. Went into a restaurant last night and as I opened the
door, my protruding thumb got caught in the door handle and about
ripped it off.
Even better, the wiff sent me to the local garden supply to pick up
some compost and perlite. Had to reach into the back of the station
wagon to move my PA DeLorme and push things aside to fill the back of
the car. Used my right fore arm to support me as I reached with my
left. The velcro running the length of the back of the brace stuck to
the carpeting in the station wagon. My left arm is still not 100%
after the shoulder injury and wouldn't support me. I ended up stuck,
half in/half out of the car, trying to flip my legs like a sea lion
moving on the beach. flat on my back. To top it off, I got some
pimply-faced youth (PFY) from the garden store standing there with a 4
cu ft bag of perlite asking "sir, are you all right?" NO, I'M NOT
FRIGGEN ALL RIGHT. UNHOOK MY GOD DAMN ARM!
OBROFF:
Anyone ever fished with an arm brace? I've got a couple of trips
coming up and wondered if its possible or should I just give up the
trips?
Frank Reid

Go to http://www.sheltonproducts.com/ and look at the Strikefighter stuff.
He designed them for handicapped fisherpeople.

I'm sure it's good stuff, but nobody can "design" stuff to keep Frank
truly safe...it'll be just like when the Germans bombed Pearl
Harbor...take 'tripper's advice - you can trust him, he's pre-med...

....IOW, I'd suggest either fishing from the bank or rescheduling the
trip until you can at least stand a fighting chance...well, so not so
much "stand," but at least flail about with both arms...

TC,
R
And seriously, IMO, no one should try to "fish hurt" when the injury is
of the type you describe.