Thoughts and prayers

I guessed right. Josh was lofted with a Vapor and it took him up 10-15 feet. He thought he could stick the landing but got spun around while in the air. He said he had some warnings to come in but didn't listen to any of the little voices. :smug: It still makes me a little sick to think of him being hurt.

Josh...I haven't met you yet, but from mougl's comment....Keep up the great attitude...it only makes for a speedy recovery. All the best to you, your surgery and to get back in the saddle again soon.

had to walk away from this last night when I saw it, made me sick to my stomach.
Glad you are still around to hear the well wishes of all of us, heal well and quickly my friend.
CeCe, you have lots of time to yell at Josh, give him a bit of time to heal, just kidding. If you are anything like my wife, I'm sure you started yelling as soon as it happened.

Anything you need, just ask.

take care Josh

Been keeping in contact with Josh via text. Keeping spirits high as before, sense of humor still good. I asked him if he's been getting any rest and he responded "Unicorns..." so I assumed his pain had been eased...that was later confirmed The OBE was indeed a nasty one. Ill let him elaborate on that when he peeks in on PKF.

Josh I feel your pain. I was so lucky to not be hurt worse myself a couple of years ago. I am glad they got you flown out. I hope the surgeries go well and you heal quickly. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

BB thanks for the info on how it happened. It is so important to pay attention and learn from others so that we can all remain safe. If any other good info comes out of this please share. I personally bought some hillbilly pants after my crash to hopefully save my a$$ next time.

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Originally posted by BeamerBob I guessed right. Josh was lofted with a Vapor and it took him up 10-15 feet. He thought he could stick the landing but got spun around while in the air. He said he had some warnings to come in but didn't listen to any of the little voices. :smug: It still makes me a little sick to think of him being hurt.

Aw dude, ouch - that sucks best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery :karate:

Sorry to hear about your accident, sounds like a hell of a hit. Take care and best wishes toward a fast recovery.

Many, many thanks to all of you for the concern and well wishes. I'm pretty sore just about now, still no surgery scheduled, but thanks to my family and friends, and to my PKF family as well my spirits are high. I've taken a turn or 2 at lot of other sports, and I must say that kiters are some of the most genuine people I have ever met. Your concerns are much appreciated, and don't worry- y'all aren't getting rid of me that easy! Besides, I have a score to settle with that vapor now.

Wish you all the best Josh :sniff:
Get well fast and back on the horse (..with the wheels )

I can't freaken believe it! he is no doubt laying in a hospital bed while promoting Alvord! love this! one tough customer it is a huge relief to hear from you Josh! thanks for posting. I bet everyone has the same questions that Bladerunner asked and would be very interested in the details when you are feeling up to it I do know that there is very good cell service on the playa with Sprint, T-moble, and Verizon. during our first camping adventure there we had lightning strike and cause a fire on the mountainside, we called 911 and someone was there to check it out within 35 min. I think there are EMS trained volunteers within 35 min. but lets wait to hear how things went for Josh.

Glad things worked out all the way to the hospital. I laugh now thinking how it went for my trip to the hospital. You at least had morphine for the drive, I can still remember every rock, bump, crack, turn, hill, and each grain of sand that shouldn't be in that spot or on the road. They scooped up 3 cups of sand out of my hospital bed on my first trip to X-ray.

Enjoy the morphine, but hate the side effects. Have they gave CeCe anything to help her pain yet? Hang in there girl, he will get better.

Wow Josh,

Thanks for sharing that. Almost exactly as I imagined accept I thought CeCe would have to drive to cell coverage. Wondered if you would be baking or freezing but knew the desert is rarely just right.

So glad you made it through and that Gretta did her thing to help with the rest of the wait.

Glad you are down but not out!

Brings back to many memories for me, with that I welcome Josh into the club as a new recruit. When, and if you end up with a bit of titanium, you will become a full member. Hoping you dont need to have surgery but if its needed.....and yes weather does affect that area.

As for the cell coverage, on my last trip I had 3 phones with 3 different carriers and the only one that worked 95% of the time was with AT&T, with a bit of movement it was 100%.
The use of walky talky's is a good idea also for simple communication on the playa, only you need to keep it with you and not leave it in the middle of the lakebed, right MDK? (most any will do as long as you are all on the same channel)

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Originally posted by stetson05 Something I use when I am out in the middle of no where is one of those spot devices. If you are injured like you were you just push 911 and the gps coordinates get sent to EMS via satellite. I have often wondered if they would send a chopper or ambulance. Probably depends on where you are. I am not surprised they sent a ground unit. If they had a better indication that you were as injured as you are they would have probably sent a chopper. They probably couldn't tell until they took some images. All of our pelvis fractures get shipped to a level 1 trauma center. You can loose 1500ml of blood in your pelvis and it is no small injury. Pelvis fractures themselves qualify to upgrade from a moderate trauma to a full trauma but we often don't know at first. Jeff, you would have been a full too. Both of you are VERY LUCKY. Pad up and ride on.

so what you're saying is Ce Ce should have given him some visible injuries and they would have sent the chopper? kidding aside, thanks for that info, something to look into!

Ha ha ! Jeff yes, I did find it the next day though, amazingly, since I had no idea where I lost it.

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Originally posted by MDK Ha ha ! Jeff yes, I did find it the next day though, amazingly, since I had no idea where I lost it.

the fact it was camo colored didnt help.
On the new walkie talkies, they have an emergency button which is monitored for this specific reason. It give out the GPR concordances and they can also talk back to you on that emergency channel.(I accidentally pushed it to see if it really worked, had a nice chat with the guy on the other end):saint:
This is kinda like the ones I have.

Josh's, Jeff's, and Donnie's injuries have got me thinking more about some sort of short term disability insurance.
Not just for kiting, but general piece of mind. Like many others, I'm more prone to get hurt outside of work goofing and playing. Then what do we do? :dunno:

My problem is the older I get, the younger I think I am. Tried the skimboard thing last year btw. Oh what a bad idea that was.... :embarrased:

Glad to see you are up in spirits Josh!! Heal up soon bro!

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Originally posted by 3shot Josh's, Jeff's, and Donnie's injuries have got me thinking more about some sort of short term disability insurance. Not just for kiting, but general piece of mind. Like many others, I'm more prone to get hurt outside of work goofing and playing. Then what do we do? :dunno: My problem is the older I get, the younger I think I am. Tried the skimboard thing last year btw. Oh what a bad idea that was.... :embarrased: Glad to see you are up in spirits Josh!! Heal up soon bro!

Whats that duck say? AAAAFLAC I thinkMy wife has this for me and herself now, would have been better to have it before.