Popular Post cuthound Posted October 16, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) About half past six this evening, my dog started barking madly, and my wife thought she had heard someone shouting loudly. I went into the garden and saw that a man was in the canal, directly under the bridge. I ran through the house and over the bridge and arrived under the bridge just as my neighbour from across the canal got there. We pulled the man from the canal, who was obviously suffering from shock. It turmed out he was a cyclist and had collided with the bridge and bounced into the canal. We checked him put and he had cut his head and nose, my first aid training from years ago came in handy! He was worrying about his bike, so I returned home to get the boat hook and successfully retrieved his bike from the canal. He then took a turn for the worse and slumped to the ground, occasionally drifting into unconsciousness. We called an ambulance, got blankets to make him as comfortable as possible. Tried to get details from him, he gave his name and date of birth but when asked were he lived he said "Bedworth" but couldnt remeber the rest of his address. When the ambulance arrived they checked him out and took him off to hospital. Just goes to show how easy it is to have an accident. If he had knocked himself out he would have drowned and in the evening very few people walk that stretch of canal. Edited October 16, 2020 by cuthound Phat phingers 13 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) Could you send this to CRT, Cycling World, Sustrans and Halfords...... Well done sir, good actions and beyond the call of duty to save his bike, although it could have been caught on someones prop tommorow. Hope the biker is Ok. You will never get your stove cleaned if you keep hearing voices. Edited October 16, 2020 by matty40s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 Well done and pleased the guy was 'OK' and is now in the best place. Presumably he was cycling without lights ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momac Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 Well done . I don't like to imagine what the outcome would have been without involvement from you and your neighbour. Sounds like you did save his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted October 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said: Well done and pleased the guy was 'OK' and is now in the best place. Presumably he was cycling without lights ? No, when i fished his bike out of the canal both front and rear lights were working, if somewhat dimly. From the cuts to his head and nose I would guess he misjudged how low the arch of the bridge is on the bridge side of the towpath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post matty40s Posted October 16, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 11 minutes ago, cuthound said: No, when i fished his bike out of the canal both front and rear lights were working, if somewhat dimly. From the cuts to his head and nose I would guess he misjudged how low the arch of the bridge is on the bridge side of the towpath. Health and Safety risk..... Notices and stoppages Cuthound Bridge Detail Tamworth. Coventry Canal, between Alvecote Marina and Cuthounds Bridge From Date: now To Date: 20/10/2020 17:00 inclusive Type: Navigation and Towpath Restriction Reason: Inspection and rebuild Is the towpath closed to bikes? Bloody well should be Teams will be onsite in orange Hi-Vis to inspect damage to brickwork, potential alterations to cycle paths and closure of Midlands region until arched bridges built 200 years ago are all rebuilt square to accommodate today's CRT customers in their natural quest for personal best times on towpaths, even in fading light conditions. Sustrans may be involved to improve towpath LED floodlighting across the network. TDteams eriptionRepair works will be carried out at Long Sandall Lock to repair a broken sluice. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) I have a similar story to tell, but I was on the towpath with the boathook when the cyclist came past ... More seriously, good job. I'm only being facetious above. The only cyclist I nearly knocked in the cut was with a windlass not a boathook! Edited October 16, 2020 by TheBiscuits spellink 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 Well done, dog deserves a treat as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted October 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said: I have a similar story to tell, but I was on the towpath with the boathook when the cyclist came past ... Morse seriously, good job. I'm only being facetious above. The only cyclist I nearly knocked in the cut was with a windlass not a boathook! Ssh, you'll give the game away! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanA Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 Well done cuthound very lucky you and your neighbour were on hand. A couple of weeks ago was on the back of the boat at our mooring and I heard a splash and assumed a dog had jumped in the canal soon became evident that someone was in the water turned out a cyclist had cycled off the towpath... Fortunately he was ok and retrieved his bike but not his phone... I did offer help but he was ok and eventually cycled off with his friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggis Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 Well done! Great that your dog barked and alerted you and that you and your neighbour managed to rescue the cyclist and his bike. I assume the bike don't go with him in the ambulance ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard T Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 Well done Cuthound. We waved at you when we went by your house about 10 days ago but you wern't at home. Love the collection of gnomes in your garden. A few years a go we were boating through Rugeley one evening when I was suddenly aware of an arm being waved from the water in a bridge hole. I managed to stop Tyto before I hit him. He was acyclist who had hit a projecting brick on the towpath and had gone A over T into the cut followed by his bike. We and a passerby pulled him out unharmed except for his pride!! It was a good job his bike was steel framed so my magnet was able to pull it out. From where the bike was in the cut he must have been going quite fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 11 minutes ago, jonathanA said: Well done cuthound very lucky you and your neighbour were on hand. A couple of weeks ago was on the back of the boat at our mooring and I heard a splash and assumed a dog had jumped in the canal soon became evident that someone was in the water turned out a cyclist had cycled off the towpath... Fortunately he was ok and retrieved his bike but not his phone... I did offer help but he was ok and eventually cycled off with his friends Which probably means he was on his phone when he went in!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy D'arth Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 If I had saved a cyclist from the canal I don't I would dare to admit it on here..........................................or certainly not on Tunder-boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 2 hours ago, cuthound said: Just goes to show how easy it is to have an accident. If he had knocked himself out he would have drowned and in the evening very few people walk that stretch of canal. I often wonder why they dont wear lifejackets instead of helmets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHS Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 Well done, always worth having a trusty GSD nearby to raise the alarm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boaty Jo Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 Well done! Was it shock or shock? In other words surprise / distress or clinical shock. The latter can be a killer. Your situation is a reminder that we should all learn some basic first aid. But well done for helping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted October 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 10 hours ago, MHS said: Well done, always worth having a trusty GSD nearby to raise the alarm. Yes Zeus is an excellent guard dog. Raises the alarm to people falling in the cut, passing boats, dogs, ducks, moorhens, swans, Autumn leaves falling on the garden etc. In short he is very gobby! ?? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxmike Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 13 hours ago, matty40s said: Health and Safety risk..... Notices and stoppages Cuthound Bridge Detail Tamworth. Coventry Canal, between Alvecote Marina and Cuthounds Bridge From Date: now To Date: 20/10/2020 17:00 inclusive Type: Navigation and Towpath Restriction Reason: Inspection and rebuild Is the towpath closed to bikes? Bloody well should be Teams will be onsite in orange Hi-Vis to inspect damage to brickwork, potential alterations to cycle paths and closure of Midlands region until arched bridges built 200 years ago are all rebuilt square to accommodate today's CRT customers in their natural quest for personal best times on towpaths, even in fading light conditions. Sustrans may be involved to improve towpath LED floodlighting across the network. I would imagine they're going to fill in all the canals soon anyway because most of the people involved in building them were also involved in the slave trade, or didn't ensure their work force was multi ethnic. We can't possibly use something that is that racist - can we? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen-in-Wellies Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) 48 minutes ago, manxmike said: I would imagine they're going to fill in all the canals soon anyway because most of the people involved in building them were also involved in the slave trade, or didn't ensure their work force was multi ethnic. We can't possibly use something that is that racist - can we? Can't convert them in to cycle tracks though. The metal and rubber in bikes comes from mines and rubber plantations on land robbed from indigenous people. The resin in carbon fibre is made from fossil fuels. As is lycra. Leave the canals in water and ban boats. Canals are just for water voles. Edited October 17, 2020 by Jen-in-Wellies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 58 minutes ago, manxmike said: I would imagine they're going to fill in all the canals soon anyway because most of the people involved in building them were also involved in the slave trade, or didn't ensure their work force was multi ethnic. We can't possibly use something that is that racist - can we? It seems like the whole countryside is now racist. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/10/15/british-countryside-racist-says-countryfile-presenter/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 Blackberries, blackcurrant, .....Black Fruit Matters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 13 hours ago, ditchcrawler said: I often wonder why they dont wear lifejackets instead of helmets I think it's because no-one (yet) makes a lycra lifejacket... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, Sea Dog said: I think it's because no-one (yet) makes a lycra lifejacket... Horse riders wear life-jackets Almost all the leading riders now use them and they are widely credited with saving rider Oliver Townend's life after he suffered a horrific ' rotational' fall in April last year, when his horse hit a big timber jump, somersaulted, and then came down on top of his head and chest. 'I would not be here now without the air jacket,' says Townend, 28, of his fall. 'It is a massive step forward in the safety of our sport.' The jackets are the invention of Lee Middleton, 32, a former equine dentist and showjumper, who modified inflatable motorcycle jackets to the demands of horse-riding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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