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Location: Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Total Likes: 1005 likes
| | | Re: Freefallin'... Hellholes are Real < Reply # 7 on 5/9/2016 9:34 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | I'm one of the lucky ones. I lived, but this is me now.... After six months of physio, my arm is 100% again as of about 3 weeks ago. Thankfully, I had full coverage. Otherwise, I'd be out 57 visits x $55 each = $3,135. And that's in Canada, where I had free health care for the initial treatment and surgery. All this because I chanced a floor that I already knew was weak. But after visiting hundreds of locations, my overconfidence caused a momentary lapse of reason... and that's all it took. Dislocation, fracture and shoulder pins aside, if there had been a nail or wire inside the floor that I went through that tore my femoral artery, I would have died for sure.
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| | | | Re: Freefallin'... Hellholes are Real < Reply # 10 on 5/9/2016 10:32 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by EsseXploreR First time this happened was in one of the Fairview Ave buildings at Overbrook. Took one step off the concrete staircase onto the wooden floor and my foot went right through. That was a minor thing.
Second time was at a get together on the roof of a power plant. I was standing on the metal grate style flooring, when I started to feel like I was sinking. I realized what was happening and jumped off. The pieces of the floor found the floor about 70 feet below. That was a buzzkill, and we left shortly afterwards.
The most recent time was on North Brother Island. I was taking the stairs up in the main infirmary building, when the step I was on completely gave out under me. I moved up the remaining stairs quickly and yelled at my girlfriend to meet me at the other set. Ever since the last one I've been watching every step.
| That was a death ride for sure. Fast reflexes aren't enough; you need to do the right thing too, fast! You did both. Kudos on your quickness Posted by Ground State I'm one of the lucky ones. I lived, but this is me now....
After six months of physio, my arm is 100% again as of about 3 weeks ago. Thankfully, I had full coverage. Otherwise, I'd be out 57 visits x $55 each = $3,135. And that's in Canada, where I had free health care for the initial treatment and surgery. All this because I chanced a floor that I already knew was weak. But after visiting hundreds of locations, my overconfidence caused a momentary lapse of reason... and that's all it took. Dislocation, fracture and shoulder pins aside, if there had been a nail or wire inside the floor that I went through that tore my femoral artery, I would have died for sure.
| Damn, I hate to see you be unlucky Good story and unfortunately it can happen all too easily. Collapsing floors is one of the most terrifying primal fears of exploring. Until you experience it, you don't known. Unfortunately fast reflexes aren't always enough. I've barely escaped twice from small floor collapses. Add another couple that didn't but were ready to go... my bad. Posted by Granuaile I cross nothing without a quick test of course. I'm getting more cautious as time goes on and reading these kinds of stories help remind me to think about where I'm walking. I've just been lucky. Be safe out there everyone!
| Unfortunately many times quick tests don't work. Failures can be instant with no warning (see below). Quick reflexes can sometimes save you, never freeze up or close your eyes if things go to hell... keep plugging for a way out. Posted by 2Xplorations I worked construction when I was younger saw two co-workers fall one died instantly the other got snagged by a piece of re-bar under the left pectoral muscle, fall would've killed him, a little more puncture depth wouldve killed him, but he recovered, went on to become a fire fighter and broke his damn leg in several places first day of rappelling class! Some guys. My fallin phobia is most recently driven by an old iron staircase in a grain elevator head house that began to sway and lean about a foot away from the wall when I was like two stories up, shit man I can still feel the pucker!
| Anchor bolt failures are a big problem. I've nearly been crushed and many like yourself have come way too close to a ride from hell because of them. Just because it's concrete don't make it safe. Worse, most times the anchor bolt or... rebar corrosion isn't visible. A structural engineer was killed at Byberry 8 years ago or so when set of concrete stairs collapsed from his weight. Fuck me silly with an Easter lily... be wary.
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