I met Dr Nick (Hi Everybody)
Sorry this is my first post so please bare with me



I had a fantastic holiday when I was about 12 years old. The family & I went to Spain for a typical package holiday (This was a new thing back then so we where all very excited)

I managed to ruin this Holiday on the very first morning we arrived! I insisted that we went swimming in the hotel pool straight away, me being a daring 12 year old I went to the deep end climbed down a rung of the ladder in the swimming pool & preceded to jump off.

As I entered the water, I immediately knew something was not right I noticed the water turning red around me, Being a 12 year old I had not seen the film jaws yet, so I was a bit puzzled as to what was going on.

I could see my Mum looking a bit worried & my Dad grabbed me out of the pool, only then did I realise that the back of my heel had been cut off (Cue lots of crying)

Apparently the Spanish health & safety was not up to scratch in this hotel. I found out later that the ladder in the swimming pool had been made by folding over a sheet of metal to make the steps, one of these had become bent & razor sharp! So as I jumped in the pool it had taken my heel off!

I was rushed to the nearest hospital where they tried to sew my heel back on (I am sure this is where Dr Nick from the Simpson’s trained as a professional!)
After lots of injections (In this hospital they where still using metal syringes) & 15 stitches later I was aloud to go back to the hotel.

I had to spend the rest of the holiday in my little sisters buggy being pushed around everywhere because I could not walk. Needless to say we had a great holiday after that!

I still have the scar today!
(AdmiralPellaeon, Fri 3 Aug 2007, 10:38, Reply)