June 9, 2008 by Moomette's Magnificents (Admin)
Filed under Veranda Chit Chat, baby boomer, health, leisure, tourism, travel

Bermuda Tetanus Shot

I was Entrecard dropping the other day and came across a great little blog ~ Mature Not Senile, which caught my eye – primarily because I thought it was something I could identify with.

The post was captioned “Get A Scooter And Save Money On Gas.” What a great topic thought I, given the astronomical cost of gas rising on a daily basis. I left a polite comment suggesting that they be careful when out & about.

Here’s why.

The Hubster and I won a 7-day trip to Bermuda through a raffle sponsored by my oldest daughter’s college Lacrosse team about 4 years ago. To make a long story short, we honeymooned there over 30 years ago. So I was really looking forward to going back. We were originally scheduled to go in September, but the night before we were to leave, Bermuda got hit by Hurricane Fabian. It was an omen of things to come.

We re-booked for April and arrived on a Saturday.

This is me on the scooter we rented on a Sunday morning out for a jaunt about the island. Pretty cool for a Grandma, huh? On our honeymoon, we rented mopeds (like bicycles with motors.) I could handle those, barely.

This is me about 10 minutes later, after I fell off the scooter. Standing in front of the Sonesta Beach Hotel, where we stayed on our honeymoon. (Partially destroyed by the Hurricane.) Notice the ice pack on my left wrist.

And this

is the Emergency Room entrance to The King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Bermuda’s finest. They were really nice to me there ~ especially since I got put under General Anethesia to repair (temporarily) my broken, shattered wrist. They wanted to keep me overnight. Hell no. I’m staying in the really nice resort we booked for a week.

It’s nice to know the hospital takes American Express!

This

and this

is what my wrist and arm looked like for the rest of the week. I had an external fixator put in when I got home, and 5 months of physical therapy afterwards! I got to take home a Souvenir Tetanus Shot Certificate for my scrapbook!

Here’s what an external fixator looks like:

and this is the surgery I had when I got home after the doc put me back together again.

and finally,

Here I am with my arm in a cast (but a nice tropical, Jimmy Buffett type sling) – now reduced to touring the island ~ by taxi & bus ~ just like the Baby Boomer I should have realized I am. So much for thinking I was still the new Bride, tooting around on a moped with the breeze blowing in my hair, or swimming at Horseshoe Bay on this trip. No rum swizzles, just meds. (OK, maybe one rum swizzle.)

Had to put the bikini away.

BTW, if you’re wondering what the sign around my neck says, it’s “I’m a gossip & a nag.” We were at ‘ye old town dunking’ in St. George’s.

So when I hear people talking about getting scooters to save gas ~ well, yes, it could be a good idea. But not for me!

These Boomer bones don’t heal like they used to!

If you get a scooter – drive safely!

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31 Comments on "Gas Crunch: Bermuda + Boomers + Scooters = A Souvenir Tetanus Shot"

My Vision on Tue, 10th Jun 2008 8:10 am

Yikes! That sounds terrible! You poor thing, having to go through that, especiallly while on vacation. At least you got to stay in the nice resort though. The memories will last a lifetime.

Tammy on Tue, 10th Jun 2008 9:18 am

OUCHHHH!!! Man what a horrible thing to happen on vacation!

Shinade on Tue, 10th Jun 2008 9:50 pm

Oh my,
That sounds like my kind of luck!! We are headed to Maine right now to visit our newest grandson just born May20th.

I saw that you are from New England and just had to stop by and say hello!!:-)

That Crazy Mom on Tue, 10th Jun 2008 11:30 pm

Oh wow. Ouch, ouch, ouch!!

Tina on Wed, 11th Jun 2008 11:02 am

i was laughing when you said you fell off till i saw your arm!

ouch ouch and double ouch. how horrible that must have been for you. especially that fixture!

The Daily Blonde on Wed, 18th Feb 2009 10:20 pm

ouch!!!! ouch!!! ouch!!! You look marvelous though!

4th of July Summer Pleasures: Cape Cod - Camping - Tornadoes - Oh My! | Moomette's Magnificents on Tue, 30th Jun 2009 12:36 am

[...] It’s hard to believe that the 4th of July is just a few days away. I don’t need to the TV or radio on to check the weather – I can feel it in these Baby Boomer bones of mine – especially the formerly broken wrist that I crushed in Bermuda. [...]

glenna williams on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 10:26 am

Oh my gosh! That would so happen to me! I would have been the first to say ” Let’s rent a scooter” and throw caution to the wind. I’d end up injured too!

Happy Sharefest! Stopping by from SITS
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Moomette's Magnificents on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 12:47 pm

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Hi Glenna!

Thanks for stopping by from SITS! Go figure it would happen – but I had fun in Bermuda anyway!

cat@juggling act on Tue, 12th Jan 2010 5:18 am

What a fun post! I steer very clear of motorcycles, but had a bad horse riding fall on Saturday.
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Karen, author of "My Funny Dad, Harry" on Tue, 12th Jan 2010 6:35 am

Wow, what a way to wreck a vacation! Five months of physical therapy doesn’t sound like any fun either. You poor thing. You really did a job on your wrist there!
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Elizabeth a.k.a. Type A Mommy on Tue, 12th Jan 2010 7:25 am

I’m not a baby boomer, but I have a feeling that would totally happen to me if I tried to ride a scooter! Glad you’re all healed now! Happy SITS Day and Happy Birthday Week!
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Hear Mum Roar on Tue, 12th Jan 2010 7:34 am

All I can say is, ouch!
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mom2kmjx2 on Tue, 12th Jan 2010 7:51 am

What an adventure for vacation. But it rules out swimming that stinks. At least your ok. I’m not a baby broomer and I would not step on one on those things lol. I can barely walk without hurting myself lol.
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Moomette's Magnificents on Tue, 12th Jan 2010 8:16 am

[...] Another favorite was my fateful vacation trip to Bermuda. We don’t get to travel too much and won a trip to Bermuda through a raffle when my oldest daughter played Lacrosse in college. You can find out why I ended up with a souvenir Tetanus Shot Certificate for my scrapbook at Gas Crunch: Bermuda + Boomers + Scooters = A Souvenir Tetanus Shot. [...]

Jenn on Tue, 12th Jan 2010 9:18 am

Wow! I am glad you got to enjoy the rest of your week, even if you weren’t able to don that bikini. That hurricane really was a bad omen!
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Mel on Tue, 12th Jan 2010 10:49 am

Oh my goodness! What a souvenir! And what a memory!:)
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Kerri on Tue, 12th Jan 2010 11:38 am

Oh.My.Goodness. I would FREAK if I had to havce that metal thing on my arm! You are ONE BRAVE WOMAN!!! Happy SITS day!!

Sandy on Tue, 12th Jan 2010 11:50 am

Oh no! That would be just my luck though! Note:I will be staying away from scooters if I am ever lucky enough to actually get a vacation!
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The Local Cook on Tue, 12th Jan 2010 12:40 pm

I’d love one of those but DH says they’re too dangerous. I guess he’s right
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Shana on Tue, 12th Jan 2010 2:08 pm

I’m a big klutz, so I would have been there right next to you in the emergency room. At least you were gutsy enough to try it!
Shana´s last blog ..Finally some progress…

JDaniel4's Mom on Tue, 12th Jan 2010 3:08 pm

Happy SITS day! It couldn’t have been fun to get hurt on vacation.
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Fallon on Tue, 12th Jan 2010 3:29 pm

Ouch! Sorry about your bad luck, but at least you’re still surprisingly chipper about it
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Natalie at Mommy on Fire on Tue, 12th Jan 2010 3:33 pm

EEEK! What a bummer but I love that you kept your sense of humor! Say no to scooters, for sure!
Natalie at Mommy on Fire´s last blog ..“Pay It Forward” at Target

Kearsie on Tue, 12th Jan 2010 5:45 pm

Wow. Thanks to this PSA, I shall never try to ride a moped or scooter.
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Julie on Tue, 12th Jan 2010 11:45 pm

Oh my heck! A warning would have been nice on the photo with the fixator. Eww. You should try a Segway, much safer and more fun!
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The Mom @ Babes in Hairland on Wed, 13th Jan 2010 12:22 am

Oh that is so sad! But hey, you made some great memories, right!? Hope your SITS day was wonderful!
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Christine on Wed, 13th Jan 2010 9:24 am

OMG…that looks freakin’ awful! You are such a trooper…posing for a pic w/an icepack…an Icepack when you needed surgery! on.
Funny, I always thought scooters were harmless and thought I might have one, someday. NOT. We’ll stick to stuff w/4 wheels…golf carts and cars and stuff.
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Michelle on Wed, 13th Jan 2010 11:12 am

Yikes! That does not sound like fun!
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Marie Cole on Wed, 13th Jan 2010 2:09 pm

Well I don’t think it has anything to do with age…When I was 20 something I did the same thing in Aruba, now mind you I had a Harley at the time so it was quite embarrassing to bite it on a scooter and on our first day of our trip too. My right wrist will never be the same but the cute Doctor who made house calls to the hotel wasn’t bad to look at, hee hee!
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Amber on Wed, 13th Jan 2010 6:56 pm

Oh yucK! I’m sorry your hurt yourself! But, on the positive side, it made for a VERY good blog post .
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