I had a cactus injury from my old Savage 25..... I was running it out in a big open dirt area in New Mexico and just assing around basically having fun. Several other folks came out with their ride too so I decided to do some doughnuts and show off a bit. Well I did then crashed through a few small cactus's for fun, then whipped it around real fast. Well.....there was a big chunk 'ol cacti stuck to the tire and the Savage fast-balled that thing right at me and drilled me in the chest.
Well it stuck....real good. Of course it had to hit somewhere painful right? Oh of course it did! What fun would it be if it just bounced off right?
Well it pierced me twice through the left nipple and about four or five more times around it. This peculator little SH*@head cactus had spines barbed kinda like a fish hook. Once they are in they aint letting loose with out a fight. So I had to take my lexan scissors to cut off the spines to get rest of the chunk off so I could get my shirt off to survey the damage.
Now I have crowd drawn around me checking out my misfortune. Yeah, I have to get those ba@#$%ds out. So I take out my Leatherman Wave (every kit box needs one) and try to pull one out.......it does come out, with a chunk-o-my nipple with it! I damn near fall over.....that didn't feel so good!
So in the crowd is a girl who kinda feels sorry for my stupid ass and wants to help. So I give her the pliers while I hold the skin around it down. I had already lost a piece of me and an even bigger piece of my pride so I was not about to lose some more.
Well we get them all pulled out (insert whimpers as you see fit) and put my blood stopped shirt back on.
Now that is over with back to bashing. Those pictures just brought that memory back and I thought I share.