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a-c-a-b posted...

I'm actually lucky that I've never had a serious injury from drinking. I've fallen down so many times. I've even fallen off my bike a few times trying to ride home from a friend's place. But I've always walked away with just scrapes and bruises.

my closest calls were

jumping down a short flight of stairs (like 3/4 of a normal flight of stairs roughly) and landed with one foot completely sideways. Like, I felt the ankle bone hit the floor. Pain shot up my whole leg and I saw a bright white flash for a split second. Nothing. Completely fine. Could still put full weight on it. Slight soreness and swelling the next day but not even enough to cause a limp

jumped out of my buddy's jeep when he pulled up in my parking lot like 30 feet early. I just went to jump out because he had mostly stopped, but as I was doing so, he hit the gas to pull up closer to my door which I didn't expect. I was already mid jump so I would guess he was going maybe 15 mph so not fast but I was off balance and startled. I remember seeing the pavement below me and time slowed down. I thought "don't try to land. Just immediately tumble forward, take the forward momentum and hope for the best." I did exactly that, forward rolled over my shoulder. Ended up on hands and knees. Only scraped hands slightly, banged one knee and scraped it up good, but enough to rip pants. Had some minor bruising and the scrapes took a while to heal, but otherwise it was fine. I assume it was my right knee.

Shut my thumb in a car door (as in door was fully shut and thumb was stuck in it. It was on the top side of it though so the rubbery part just kinda compressed around it. Scared the shit outta me but nothing else beyond that.

My worst injuries were all fluke sober ones somehow.