Man Calls Helicopter for Injured Thumb

[dug]

http://theunionleader.com/article.a...rticleId=eb0d7912-ba05-4d08-b64e-429f26b4a560

Have fun with this one, boys and girls!

 

[averagejoe]

Really?...

 

[dentonfabrics]

One of the U-L reader comments for this story had the right idea - "SOme people just shouldn't go into the woods, others, perhaps, should be left there."

 

[BobC]

They should have just asked him if he was willing to pay the costs for the helicopter. That would have ended the call real fast. What a dope.

 

[DrJJFate]

Any chance he's still up there waiting for a litter crew to arrive?

 

[Little Rickie]

That's a good definition of a wimp. Unbelievable.

 

[roadtripper]

I ran out of Gatorade a few weeks ago on the Caps Ridge Trail. I thought about callling for a helicopter to restock me, but decided that maybe I could make it back down without it.

It was a close one, for sure.

 

[Paradox]

The Union Leader reader comments are getting too juicy for this board, but they sure are fun to read.

 

[griffin]

The Union Leader reader comments are getting too juicy for this board, but they sure are fun to read.

Imagine if Mr. Thumb had been from Massachusetts...

 

[ALGonquin Bob]

OMG... I lost a hankie once, but toughed it out and managed to hike back to the car...

 

[Jay H]

Wheeee, what a ride!

 

[Stash]

The Union Leader reader comments are getting too juicy for this board, but they sure are fun to read.

You mean these aren't the Union Leader comments???

 

[dentonfabrics]

Y'know, the funny thing is that if you read the FTFC rules, you'll see that if you gain the summit of a 4000'er and need a helicopter evacuation on the way down, the summit still counts against the list. Check out the rules here

 

[skiguy]

Ah come on give this guy some credit.Think about it...if one of your thumbs is so injured you can't hike it's gotta be pretty tough to hold and dial a cell phone.

 

[grouseking]

I thought everything/anyone from Texas was tougher...

 

[WinterWarlock]

I ran out of Gatorade a few weeks ago on the Caps Ridge Trail. I thought about calling for a helicopter to restock me, but decided that maybe I could make it back down without it.

It was a close one, for sure.

Whoa - sooo glad to hear you're OK - must have been an emotional ride home after that.

 

[Lou Hale]

They should have just asked him if he was willing to pay the costs for the helicopter. That would have ended the call real fast. What a dope.

This seems like the most appropriate response. They could probably even make a little money from it to off set their budget shortfall

 

[wardsgirl]

So, I guess I wasn't out of line when told my BF I wanted a helicopter rescue when I broke a nail on Clay this morning...

 

[ROCKYSUMMIT]

I remember a few years back when this guy fell, broke his ankle on Sawteeth, hiked down the Scenic Trail and all the way out... On a BROKEN ANKLE!... His girlfriend called him a weenie-boy.

 

[smitty77]

I thought everything/anyone from Texas was tougher...

No. Everything is bigger[/i] in Texas, including the idiots!

And to think these people are loose in everyday society. Stupid warning labels are for guys like him......