Will I ever quit banging my head on my 5'er

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Re: Will I ever quit banging my head on my 5'er

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While at the Yellowstone rally I bumped my head so hard I fell backwards and caught my self and tore a ligament in my arm.
Being on blood thinners this was the result the next morning :oops: I now have a safety cone set by the bed slide-out and haven't bumped since :thumbrt:

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OMG! I had not seen that, Dave... Sure glad it has not happened since... STAY HEALTHY! We Ain't DUN with you yet!!!!
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One thing nice with the new trailer 95% of the time the slide is high enough I can walk under it.
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Dave, your arm looks pretty nasty! Be careful. That warfarin is nothing to mess with. Like Mike tells me all the time "focus, focus, focus." :-ss
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Susanna Clay wrote:Dave, your arm looks pretty nasty! Be careful. That warfarin is nothing to mess with. Like Mike tells me all the time "focus, focus, focus." :-ss
I am learning that the hard way :oops: as I get older :wink: Trying to be more aware of my steps :thumbrt:
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dpalmer3 wrote:Trying to be more aware of my steps :thumbrt:
I run into that (pun intended) on occasion myself. Watching my steps instead of where I am going.
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