you might have to call the paramedics out again and hope she's on duty again Karlkarl wester said:
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8th & 9th Jan laning in Wales
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But will they be able to get to me Jon? 
Lot of other stuff on the floor but no Leatherman, we did have a good look for it. Quite a few late night drive by of that car park and 'other stuff' on the floor lead us to believe it is usually a popular spot for cirtain activities which our presence may have curtailedwarrenpfo said:Bit of a selfish question but no Leatherman I guess?
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Thanks for looking I guess that just gives me the go ahead to get a new one. 
Karl did you manage to get your gps up and running and do you have the gpx file for the journey...or anyone else for that matter as I would like to look at it.
Karl did you manage to get your gps up and running and do you have the gpx file for the journey...or anyone else for that matter as I would like to look at it.
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Sorry buddy, Sarah the paramedic was adamant that she wouldn't give it out to you despite Keith's best efforts on your behalf in his drug enduced euphoria!!!
Okay, here we go... Without the visual effects...
So we'd made it through the day with only some minor damage to Karl's Sunday driver; we met Keith at Mac & Jonnie naffed off home; we drove a couple of the Nant-y-Moch lanes & decided we'd do the hop down to Strata Florida to camp along there rather than upset the local 'doggers' who's carpark we'd hijacked on Friday night...
It was pretty dark by the time we got to the camping spot which is about 3½km along the lane & whilst Jon & Chris surveyed the site to work out the best pitching plan, I stayed in me truck keeping nice & warm
The next thing I see as Karl moves off to get into position is Chris supporting Keith on the floor... I gets out to see whats happening & its turns out that Keith has gone over on his leg & broken it properly, just above the ankle...
We manouevre him gently out of the puddle & Chris takes over as first aider. IIRC its about just after eight o'clock by now.
Jon breaks out the sat phone & gets through to the emergency services & this is when we find out the air ambulance doesn't fly at night. Arrangements are made to meet the paramadics & plod down at the village nearest to the lane; I empty Muxley so we can get a stretcher in him & head off into the dark by which time the wind is howling & the sleet is coming down in spades...
When I get there, Steve & Sarah (paramedics) are already at the village; plod hasn't turned up so they follow me back to the entrance to Strata & load what they need into Muxley & enjoy their first taste of laning - ever!!! They were excellent sports about it all but I did have to tell Sarah off when she asked about my 'Land Rover'...
In the hour or so it took to get back to the campsite, the guys on the hill have done a marvellous job of building a tent around Keith & keeping him warm & in good spirits. Steve & Sarah work on Keith at the scene & get him ready for transporting back out of the lane to the ambulance - Jon plots a route out through the Forestry Commission tracks rather than use the lane but its still at crawling speed to keep Keith comfy.
Once he's in the ambulance, we do a final check with the paramedics & they shoot off to hospital - I got a thumbs up from Keith as they left; Jon & I head back to the camp site relatively fried from it all & ready for a beer or several!!!
Jon & Karl dropped his truck off at his sisters/nephews house on Sunday morning while Chris & me got my CDL switch fitted in Muxley (more on that later ) & then we went off & did a few lanes in the afternoon.
I sent Keith a text when I got home on Sunday night & he replied in good spirit - last we heard, they were going to operate on him tomorrow as an emergency took his Sunday morning slot...
And that as they say, is that...
Ah, more posts...
Yes, stumbling around looking for leathermen, its been ages since I've found porno mags in the woods!!!
Okay, here we go... Without the visual effects...
So we'd made it through the day with only some minor damage to Karl's Sunday driver; we met Keith at Mac & Jonnie naffed off home; we drove a couple of the Nant-y-Moch lanes & decided we'd do the hop down to Strata Florida to camp along there rather than upset the local 'doggers' who's carpark we'd hijacked on Friday night...
It was pretty dark by the time we got to the camping spot which is about 3½km along the lane & whilst Jon & Chris surveyed the site to work out the best pitching plan, I stayed in me truck keeping nice & warm
The next thing I see as Karl moves off to get into position is Chris supporting Keith on the floor... I gets out to see whats happening & its turns out that Keith has gone over on his leg & broken it properly, just above the ankle...
We manouevre him gently out of the puddle & Chris takes over as first aider. IIRC its about just after eight o'clock by now.Jon breaks out the sat phone & gets through to the emergency services & this is when we find out the air ambulance doesn't fly at night. Arrangements are made to meet the paramadics & plod down at the village nearest to the lane; I empty Muxley so we can get a stretcher in him & head off into the dark by which time the wind is howling & the sleet is coming down in spades...
When I get there, Steve & Sarah (paramedics) are already at the village; plod hasn't turned up so they follow me back to the entrance to Strata & load what they need into Muxley & enjoy their first taste of laning - ever!!!
They were excellent sports about it all but I did have to tell Sarah off when she asked about my 'Land Rover'... In the hour or so it took to get back to the campsite, the guys on the hill have done a marvellous job of building a tent around Keith & keeping him warm & in good spirits. Steve & Sarah work on Keith at the scene & get him ready for transporting back out of the lane to the ambulance - Jon plots a route out through the Forestry Commission tracks rather than use the lane but its still at crawling speed to keep Keith comfy.
Once he's in the ambulance, we do a final check with the paramedics & they shoot off to hospital - I got a thumbs up from Keith as they left; Jon & I head back to the camp site relatively fried from it all & ready for a beer or several!!!
Jon & Karl dropped his truck off at his sisters/nephews house on Sunday morning while Chris & me got my CDL switch fitted in Muxley (more on that later
) & then we went off & did a few lanes in the afternoon.I sent Keith a text when I got home on Sunday night & he replied in good spirit - last we heard, they were going to operate on him tomorrow as an emergency took his Sunday morning slot...
And that as they say, is that...
Ah, more posts...
Yes, stumbling around looking for leathermen, its been ages since I've found porno mags in the woods!!!
Ooh ouch
Hope all is well in the end. Well done guys for getting it all sorted safely!
Hope all is well in the end. Well done guys for getting it all sorted safely!
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OUCH!! Poor Keith - hope the op is successful and he recovers quickly!
What with his car troubles, it sounds like it just wasn't his weekend!
What with his car troubles, it sounds like it just wasn't his weekend!
Oh, THAT!!
Bless him, he was more concerned that he'd stuffed our laning up.
Good summary Gav. It was a long night was that. Well done to all the team. The medics were pleased by all accounts. The key thing was contacting the emergency services and getting shelter up. They could have treated him all night in reality and recovered him the next day if needs be. But without that shelter, he'd have been in big trouble. He was getting quite poorly at one point and shock was setting in. One sheltered he was twittering away like a song bird with you guys under there talking about roof tents.
Again the value of the sat phone can't be underplayed, nor the usefulness of a really well set up CB radio.
Chris
Bless him, he was more concerned that he'd stuffed our laning up.
Good summary Gav. It was a long night was that. Well done to all the team. The medics were pleased by all accounts. The key thing was contacting the emergency services and getting shelter up. They could have treated him all night in reality and recovered him the next day if needs be. But without that shelter, he'd have been in big trouble. He was getting quite poorly at one point and shock was setting in. One sheltered he was twittering away like a song bird with you guys under there talking about roof tents.
Again the value of the sat phone can't be underplayed, nor the usefulness of a really well set up CB radio.
Chris
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Too wet for a decent synopsis at this stage Warren...warrenpfo said:Now whats this about porno mags??
I'll do a full report once I have it dried out!!! He was, he bloomin' was!!! I'd never met the guy before Saturday but what a thoroughly nice bloke - hopefully you'll be back up & running in double quicktime Keith & ready for another adventureChris said:
Without doubt!!! Mentioned the phone to Pol when I got home to a slightly stoney reception...Chris said:
There could be trouble ahead...
On the sat phone subject, you need to know that dialing 999 doesn't work, at least not on the service I use, you need to know a proper phone number. At a push you can phone home / someone with a land line or mobile and ask then to call it in but obviously that's going to get a lot more complicated. I had numbers for the local ambulance and police but the ambulance number wasn't for out of hours it turns out but the police were able to handle the call and patch through to the paramedics to get things organised.
It also helped that we knew exactly where we were! Apparently a surprising number of people don't know where they are when they ask for help, just I'm in the woods somewhere come get me please
When you think about where we were, having paramedics in attendance within a little over an hour was good going. The paramedics were extremely good sports about being dragged out to the middle of nowhere in horrid weather for some daft bugger who tripped over a stone
If it was a test I think we passed, well done lads
but the police were able to handle the call and patch through to the paramedics to get things organised.It also helped that we knew exactly where we were! Apparently a surprising number of people don't know where they are when they ask for help, just I'm in the woods somewhere come get me please
When you think about where we were, having paramedics in attendance within a little over an hour was good going. The paramedics were extremely good sports about being dragged out to the middle of nowhere in horrid weather for some daft bugger who tripped over a stone
If it was a test I think we passed, well done lads
OMG You can't believe that in the UK you can get yourself in a situatuion that has you so out of touch from a quick response by the emergency services 
The term 'Golden Hour' springs to mind 
This could have turned out far less tounge in cheek if the injury had been any worse or if there had not been such a qualified first aider on hand! Well done chaps 
Maybe we should consider running some kind of club First Aid training alongside a kit comparison weekend @ Lincomb
Hope you get well soon Keith
You can't believe that in the UK you can get yourself in a situatuion that has you so out of touch from a quick response by the emergency services The term 'Golden Hour' springs to mind This could have turned out far less tounge in cheek if the injury had been any worse or if there had not been such a qualified first aider on hand! Well done chaps Maybe we should consider running some kind of club First Aid training alongside a kit comparison weekend @ Lincomb Hope you get well soon Keith
For the benefit of those that don't know him, Keith is a bit of a joker himself otherwise I'm sure we wouldn't be making making such fun of his misfortune Wait till his nephew tells him what's in his 80 boot, I can hear his reaction from here and it's got something to do with our parentage Where's this pic lads?
Wait till his nephew tells him what's in his 80 boot, I can hear his reaction from here and it's got something to do with our parentage Where's this pic lads?
Well, if that was aimed at me, or in fact any of us then thank you very much Steve, but in truth there was very little First Aid actually involved. If someone had cut themselves badly, trust me I would have done something more physical, but with a fracture like that, then you really start to understand what the limits of First Aid really are. Call for help, prevent deterioration. That's it. Oh and make sure that those caring don't get into trouble themselves.
Chris
Chris
I did a first aid course a couple of years ago but this was the first time I might have used that knowledge properly and because I hadn't used it I wasn't at all sure if I was remembering right what they'd said for broken bones, but I remember the basics like only move them if they're in danger, don't put yourself in danger, seek help! So having some training is good but I don't how well the knowledge can be retained if you haven't put it to use quite a bit like Chris. Another advantage of having on the spot contact with profesionals was being able to get advice and for example they were adamant we should not take him to the paramedics or move him at all in case he went into full blown shock even though that meant waiting twice as long for the paramedics to be able to treat him.
