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A 3 year old girl in my city fell 100ft in a store, from the top of a store to the bottom... she survived. That sounds like a painful accident though. How did it happen?
by Carmella on October 4th, 2008
It was a rock climbing mishap - I hopped down a ledge, had too much forward momentum, and it carried me right over the next, much taller ledge. Sorry dear, but I have to go to work, I'll tell you all about it later ok?
by MrBLT needs to be contained on October 4th, 2008
I'll look forward to it :)
by Carmella on October 4th, 2008
Ok Ok, so after I fell, my best friend Eric (who was the only other person with me) couldn't see where I had landed, he seriously thought I was dead. He called my name a few times, and finally heard some groaning. He then came down to where I was, and got me in a better position, I ended up near the edge of the Mississippi River. Neither of us had our cell phones that day (the first and only time I think that's happened) - so he had to leave me there, and go back to his apartment. From there he called Ryan, another friend. Ryan raced up to meet Eric, and then the two of them came back to where I was. Meanwhile I was screaming for help from passing barges, but no one could hear me.
by MrBLT needs to be contained on October 5th, 2008
When Ryan and Eric got back, Ryan took my shoes off, and then together, they lifted me on their backs, and carried me up a super steep hill. The day was the 4th of July, and it was about 95F outside. We stopped several times, and finally they got me to the top. They left me again to get the car, and this woman jogger saw me piled on the ground, and stopped to help me, I had sand all over me, and she brushed it off of me. Then the car came, and we drove to the hospital. Ok, now I'm done.
by MrBLT needs to be contained on October 5th, 2008
What a story! And all that time they never thought to call an ambulance?! Ouch.
by Carmella on October 5th, 2008
I'm not sure how they could have rescued me....I was way down by the river bank, they would have needed a helicopter to get at me, or a river rescue. My friends are a little crazy :) Are you a medical student?
by MrBLT needs to be contained on October 5th, 2008
No. I did study mediciney type things for a while, I stopped that a year or two ago though. I would have called mountain rescue to come and retrieve your backside off the hill, being the complete chicken I am ;-)
by Carmella on October 5th, 2008
I think part of my backside it still on that hill :) mediciney is a nice word. What is it that you do now? Or are you a professional answerbagger?
by MrBLT needs to be contained on October 5th, 2008
lmao! @ ''professional Answerbagger''. I wouldn't say I do it professionally, I've heard that job comes with a mincer for troll bits. I don't have the right visary things to work where I live yet, but that's a whole 'nother story. What do you do?
by Carmella on October 5th, 2008
You've sure got some gems today - visary, wow. I deal poker at a casino in Minnesota. But, the economy scares me to no end. I'm actually contemplating moving to Europe. Ten minutes ago I was trying to decide what foreign language I was gonna take up.
by MrBLT needs to be contained on October 5th, 2008
I guess that depends where you're thinking about moving to. One thing that I would definitely say is make sure you visit where you want to move first. If you can't speak any languages except English, you might want to contemplate moving to the UK or Ireland. But don't just go and hope... make sure you can tolerate the country first. Even when I go to the rest of Europe it's a bit of a culture shock, albeit a nice one.
The UK has a new points system out, the more skills you have, the younger you are, the more points you get. So if you have a degree, are in your 20s/30s, and speak English you're off to a good start. They even want people who have skills like ''sheep shearing''. http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/
France is a pretty good language to know in Europe, there are quite a few countries which speak it, but obviously you'd be better learning German if that's where you want to go :)
by Carmella on October 5th, 2008
New Zealand also has good opportunities. Last I knew I could show up and start working there, maybe it's the same for you. I don't have any visa for there or links to the country.
Anyway, if you plan on traveling around a bit and cost is an issue, you could look at these two places to help you save money on accommodation. http://www.homeexchange.com/ and http://www.couchsurfing.com/. I'd love to do an house exchange but my s/o isn't having it.
by Carmella on October 5th, 2008
You are just a wealth of knowledge. Thanks very much for all of those links! Okay, I gonna go swimming in all this information, I'll keep you updated :)
by MrBLT needs to be contained on October 5th, 2008
hehe. I'm quite passionate about traveling :)
by Carmella on October 5th, 2008
Ok, so I just set up my couchsurfing.com account - I am completely lost :( What do I do now?
by MrBLT needs to be contained on October 8th, 2008
Edit your profile and jazz it up a bit if you haven't already (photos and stuff). Then, when (if) you decide to go abroad and don't want to stay in hotels, look up someone in the area you're going to and ask if you can stay with them.
by Carmella on October 9th, 2008
I tried to - I updated and jazzified all I could, but for whatever reason, my photos wouldn't upload. I must have tried it about 5 times/ any ideas?
by MrBLT needs to be contained on October 9th, 2008
Hmm... did you try resizing or changing the image format?
by Carmella on October 9th, 2008