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6 years ago today I put a 45ACP hollow-point through my chest. Bullet hit my liver, pancreas, spine, blew out my transverse colon and missed my abdominal aorta by 1cm. Luckily, I lived pretty close to UF Shands, the premier trauma center for North & Central Florida & South Georgia. I underwent a weekend full of surgeries, then spent a week in the ICU and another month in the hospital. Depression ain't no joke.

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Posted by TygerTyger

Houston

Member since Oct 2010

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Posted on 11/30/23 at 4:57 pm to Tom288

Damn man.

Glad you made it through that.

I hope you've got a good support team now to help you never get to that point again.

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Posted by GRTiger

On a roof eating alligator pie

Member since Dec 2008

63177 posts

Posted on 11/30/23 at 4:59 pm to Bison

I tell someone any time I do anything remotely cool, so no.

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Posted by Tom288

Jacksonville

Member since Apr 2009

21001 posts

Posted on 11/30/23 at 5:00 pm to TygerTyger

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TygerTyger

Thanks man, I'm doing much better these days.

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Posted by willeaux

Member since Jan 2006

2926 posts

Posted on 11/30/23 at 5:47 pm to No Colors

That’s badass.

Reminded me of a freak shot I made once. On the farm I was about 17. Had a kid that worked for us with me he was about 12. An egret was flying about 75 yards away and I told him watch this. Threw up my .22 and dropped the damn thing lol.

I couldn’t even play it off like I was cool. I hooted and hollered like crazy.

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Posted by Mr. Misanthrope

Cloud 8

Member since Nov 2012

5513 posts

Posted on 12/1/23 at 9:41 am to EZE Tiger Fan

Quite the feat. Quick thinking and decisive action saved the children from imminent danger.

And there’s this added bit of color that every married man understands.

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I called out to the ex to bring me a shovel because I didn't want to take my eyes off of it. Of course, asking her for anything required a lengthy explanation