Ok, Ok, Ok, before y'all jump up my ass, BrianW is not dead. Just an eye catching title.

He did however bust his left leg in two places Saturday in a spelunking accident (I'm not making this up.) I guess a shelf gave way in an underground wet cave (are there above ground caves?) and he slipped, plummeting to his injury. It took the team he was with close to 6 1/2 hrs to get him out. I talked to him yesterday, he seemed fine (if not a bit stoned off his ass on pain meds). I'm sure he'll be posting an update here shortly to fill in my horribly inaccurate account of what happened.

Have a speedy recovery ol' chum, and maybe get a new hobby, like latch hook, there stud boy.

Get well soon, BrianW, if you read this.

I've been to Cumberland Caverns a couple of times and done the overnight "wild" tour. As we were trudging around in the depths of the earth, I would always be thinking what a nightmare it would be to get injured deep in a cave, and to have to try to get back out. I'm glad you survived.

(Edited by jamiecarroll at 10:18 am on Jun. 30, 2003)

Wow, get well soon. Maybe you should keep it safe and do what I do: nothing.

Yeah, I find life is easiest with no physical activity at all. Sorry about your luck, man. Get better!

HOLY CRAP! Oh man, that sucks. I went caving with him a few weeks ago and I must say the guy's a real pro. He must have been doing some really extreme caving to have been hurt that bad. There have got to be very few things that suck more than getting injured and then having to crawl out of a cave.

Get well soon, dude.

Aw... feel better!

Man, that sucks! Get better soon BrianW!

Yeah, sitting in front of the computer and lying on the couch keeps me from harm's way most of the time...

I, too, have done the overnight tour\camping in Cumberland Caverns, and it's more tasking than I thought it would be. He died having fun, I can assure you.

That's just bad news... I hope U get back on your feet soon.. whether it's busting up or a leg or being terribly sick I know how horrible it feels to be in recovery. You just can;t wait until your back to normal. I wish u the best.

i think there's a power struggle to be had...

i hope you recover in rapid fashion

Brian, you rock man. Recover quickly, but wear your scars with pride. You can prove how much of a badass you are.

Will

Thanks guys. I'm hanging in there. Very immobile at the moment. I have surgery scheduled on Monday. Pain killers are great! Except when you take a couple in a narrow amount of time with little food. That's not good.

surgery?!? holy crap! that must have been some hardcore caving! you turned it into an extreme sport. was a skateboard involved in any way? either way, hope you recover quickly.

and you type pretty well for a dead guy.

oooooh it's spooky... he has come back from the dead!!! Now my plot to overthrow the message board is in dire peril.

(Edited by Peace Frog at 8:30 pm on Jul. 1, 2003)

it probably didn't help that he was carrying scissors...

Not hardcore caving, but simply the rock shelf I placed my leg onto collapsed (I was crossing a rather narrow stream cut in the floor and as I put my left leg on the other side of this cut, it collapsed). I fell just three feet, but on my left leg and the weight of my body came down on top of it, twisting it under me. The rescue out was quite tiring and interesting. It took nearly 7 hours to move just 700 feet, but that including waterfall drops and stream filled passages that were in some places deeper than we were tall to get through. It'll make an interesting story one day, maybe.

one day? i'd say that's a damn interesting story now! I'd bet brianw could kick my ass... well, anyone could probably kick my ass, but still, you've solidified your standing as an ass kicker!

3 feet?!!?!?! You told me 300 feet... And what about the part about running to the light and the shadow people?

Ack! Can you imagine what would happen to the message board if BrianW kicked the bucket? Oh yeah, and we'd miss him too. Seriously, that's a scary experience and I'm sure you could turn it into a Reader's Digest feature. They love that stuff.

...or a film...

Once again, you rock Mr. Wilson.

Will

Too bad you didn't cut off one of your appendages with a butter knife to escape--you would've made national news.
Get well soon!