Uncle Ron Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 A picture's worth a thousand...Arggghhhhh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLundy Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Must be a Snowbird's Grandson?!!! LuckyLundy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnysnewlife Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Oh My, I feel for that guy! But I am glad I am not feeling what that guy is! :opps: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringer Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Oh My, I feel for that guy! But I am glad I am not feeling what that guy is! :opps: I did that ten years ago north of Cleator on a deer hunt. I was lucky and had bibs, boots and a heavy coat on. Slipped on a hill and rather than drop my rifle I fell backwards and landed in a cholla. Stripped down and started picking the needles out with my knife. Came out pretty good but kind of hurt and ruined my coat since it was full of broke off needles. Brings back bad memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Dude ! Thats friking nuts man....You can almost feel the pain looking at that pick. Is that a Guy or a girl ?? Them jeans look kinda girly :innocent0009: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardgirl Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Oh! That is HORRIBLE! I had one stuck to my boot and that took a lot of pulling.... That guy go to the hospital?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott W. Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Just grab then whit pliers pull them out one at a time. Oh give him a bottle of jim beam! :innocent0009: Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 Here's a second photo...I do think the victim is a girl..flipped an ATV right into a cholla thicket....Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regmaglitch Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Hi Ron, Nasty lesson for some poor soul. A lot of us carry tweezers in our packs but, I want to encourage people to also carry a cheap plastic comb. When you get a "clump" on your leg or whatever, just slip the comb between yourself and the clump, and pull away. Removes all or most of the spines RIGHT AWAY. Anything left is tweezer material. Works like a charm. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Hi Ron, Nasty lesson for some poor soul. A lot of us carry tweezers in our packs but, I want to encourage people to also carry a cheap plastic comb. When you get a "clump" on your leg or whatever, just slip the comb between yourself and the clump, and pull away. Removes all or most of the spines RIGHT AWAY. Anything left is tweezer material. Works like a charm. Ben Yep the Comb is your Friend!!! I spent 13 years in the Tucson area as a kid. One time while out in the boonies, I got the Urge! Went out behind the hill and did my thing. Didn't take long to figure out I had a problem! I had a peace of Cholla stuck between my ankle and my hiney! Not Good! I had a freind driving a dirt bike that came out looking like that kid one time. It took us a hour getting out the most of it!. God was upset when he came up with that stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 OMG ....I feel so bad for that chick ...Dayum That sucks! I couldnt imagine :Huh_anim]: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 OMG ....I feel so bad for that chick ...Dayum That sucks! I couldnt imagine :Huh_anim]: Kinda like Porky Pine! They Go In A Whole Lot Easier then they come out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfinger Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Hi Guys- I had a bad encounter with cholla too on my first visit to Dome Rock. I backed up into a bunch of cholla while detecting and still have scars on my posterior from that. Needless to say- it's never happened again. Can't imagine what the people in the photos had to go through as those are pretty extreme cases. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hoser Oates Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 :Huh_anim]: these pics prove that there are things worse than death--darn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!John :twocents: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamikaze Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 OUCH! Must be a gal...no guy would go riding around an ATV with PINK gloves... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jet521 Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 I Feel their Pain by just looking at the Picts...Thank you for sharing Unk Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilander Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 I to feel her pain. I fell into a patch and had to have my arm frozen to get out the quils. It took a good 2 years for some of them to come to the surface. Bad stuff. I wish her my best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 OWOOOCH! The memory of that will last a lifetime for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron l. Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 that looks very, very bad.how do they get each piece off of her? after that, then have to deal with the pokies, wow the pain she must be in. ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micro Nugget Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 A swimming buddy of mine once got a belly full of sea urchin spines and I thought that was the worst thing that could happen to a human being. NOT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron l. Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 sea urchins are really bad but it sure looks like those things are alot worse. when i used to dive i would sometime get stuck with a urchin and they are no fun. question, how do they remove the big round pieces that give off the needles? that is got to be painfull and something that will be remembered for the rest of someones life, wow. thanks for e-mailing me. :cool04: ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno Chris Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Sure glad that all we have in Nevada is sagebrush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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