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So...there is a rope sucking club but what about....

Bouncing my head of the canopy coming into boat from swim platform.
 
See I thought being short I would forego half of these painful experiences.... forgot about those stupid snaps on the floor. Yeah ... no hiding from those!! I lost count of the times stepped on those damn things.

Tube of 4200 is at home waiting on me to get home and remove those little bastards!!!
 
I gave myself some serious mental pain and anguish last night. When I got home from the lake, I unhitched without putting any chocks behind the wheels. When the tongue popped off of the hitch, it caused the jack to bounce off of the block it was on. The trailer started rolling down the back yard in to the hay field with me holding on to the tongue, running with it, trying to stop it, in the dark. I knew there was no fence or trees very close, but the short time that it took to roll 30-40 yards to an uneventful stop seemed like eternity as it was happening.
 
I gave myself some serious mental pain and anguish last night. When I got home from the lake, I unhitched without putting any chocks behind the wheels. When the tongue popped off of the hitch, it caused the jack to bounce off of the block it was on. The trailer started rolling down the back yard in to the hay field with me holding on to the tongue, running with it, trying to stop it, in the dark. I knew there was no fence or trees very close, but the short time that it took to roll 30-40 yards to an uneventful stop seemed like eternity as it was happening.

THIRTY TO FORTY YARDS !!!!! holy crap !!!

my safety chains are the last things that get detached.....
 
I drew blood twice wacking my head on my flag holders...and not a little bit of blood. I have however never lost a boat down the driveway as posted above, can't imagine that anguish!

Amen to the safety chains being the last items removed.
 
I gave myself some serious mental pain and anguish last night. When I got home from the lake, I unhitched without putting any chocks behind the wheels. When the tongue popped off of the hitch, it caused the jack to bounce off of the block it was on. The trailer started rolling down the back yard in to the hay field with me holding on to the tongue, running with it, trying to stop it, in the dark. I knew there was no fence or trees very close, but the short time that it took to roll 30-40 yards to an uneventful stop seemed like eternity as it was happening.

I kept looking for a "Holy Crap" or "Heart Attack" emoticon. My blood pressure went up just reading your account... HOLY COW!! (wiping my brow)
 
I've popped a rib by leaning over the side and pulling up my anchor. It seems that the starboard top edge of my boat fits neatly in between two of my ribs. I know this for a fact because I did it two years in a row :(

I did the exact same thing three weeks ago pulling and cleaning the box anchor stretched over the bow.
 
Got tired of taking off the cushion to get to the cooler stored under the seat behind the helm last month. Decided to leave it out and announced it to everyone to watch out when entering the boat from the lounge area. My wife didn't hear. She stepped over the rear seat and her foot went down all the way to the floor inside the storage area as she fell forward. I thought she'd broken her leg for sure. Luckily it was just a bad bruise.
 
Got tired of taking off the cushion to get to the cooler stored under the seat behind the helm last month. Decided to leave it out and announced it to everyone to watch out when entering the boat from the lounge area. My wife didn't hear. She stepped over the rear seat and her foot went down all the way to the floor inside the storage area as she fell forward. I thought she'd broken her leg for sure. Luckily it was just a bad bruise.

Lucky YOU didn't get a bad bruise!! LMAO .... MY wife would've come up with red flames from her eyes and I would've been swimming to shore.
 
Got tired of taking off the cushion to get to the cooler stored under the seat behind the helm last month. Decided to leave it out and announced it to everyone to watch out when entering the boat from the lounge area. My wife didn't hear. She stepped over the rear seat and her foot went down all the way to the floor inside the storage area as she fell forward. I thought she'd broken her leg for sure. Luckily it was just a bad bruise.

My father did the same thing when he came by the house to check out the boat. I had the rear cushion out after removing the tower stop washers and I thought for sure he would notice there was no cushion but nope. Nearly snapped his leg!

Yesterday while out at the sandbar I was checking out the engine area for any water and when I turned around I almost fell into that deep ski locker my wife had left opened up (that's where we store our cooler as it's less wear and tear than using underseat storage). Needless to say I told my wife to never leave that locker open!
 
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that's where we store our cooler as it's less wear and tear than using underwear storage

That brings a whole new meaning to "piss warm beer" :winkingthumbsup"
 
That brings a whole new meaning to "piss warm beer" :winkingthumbsup"

Bwhahaha stupid iPad autocorrect. Always putting words in my mouth....err fingers!
 
Years ago our old Jack Russell Terrier kept bringing the tennis ball to me wanting me to throw it while hooking up the boat, I was not in the mood any longer to throw the ball when he dropped it in front of me, out of frustration I kicked the ball, my shin went right into the tongue of the trailer at great speed - pain was so bad, worse than getting kicked in the nuts!!!
 
OUCH!!
 
I took off a nice chunk of skin on my ankle while standing over the ski locker grabbing life jackets. My son was too impatient wanting to get from the bow to the swim platform and thinking I was done, pushed the hatch down. Needless to say my lower right leg and ankle was not clear of the falling hatch. Those edges are a little sharp!
 
I took off a nice chunk of skin on my ankle while standing over the ski locker grabbing life jackets. My son was too impatient wanting to get from the bow to the swim platform and thinking I was done, pushed the hatch down. Needless to say my lower right leg and ankle was not clear of the falling hatch. Those edges are a little sharp!

"That does it!!! For that you're going to Community College!!"
 
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