How the one-legged miner came to be

In lieu of mine content today due to a storm, let’s talk prosthetics.
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[@kathy_ee5671]

Thank you for you service 💙 and sharing your story I enjoy all the mining videos there so interesting and lots of great information

[@malheuroutpost970]

Tonight I clicked on this video. I first learned about Ross several months ago through Sarah's videos. The world is full of good, honest, decent people with good intentions and real life stories. How can anyone not like and admire this man and his message? I am now a subscriber. Thank you so much for the empathetic awakening.

[@casedoumasr656]

Ross thank you for your service and you are so active .Like the part with the Judge. Thank you for telling your life story on what happened 🇺🇸

[@maevebrain]

Hello Ross, have been watching for about a month. Thank you for sharing everything leg related. Your content is always interesting & informative. I pray for your safety in all your endeavors and adventures.

[@tecopamines]

I appreciate that!

[@susanmorris6882]

Thanks for sharing, Ross!. You are an inspiration! So glad you met Wonderhussy & that she introduced you to us! You’re a great guy & I love storytelling with a bit of cheekiness & sarcasm!

[@davidflamee]

"Click, click, click. Where did that sound come from, who is making that sound in court". Ross you had me in hysterics right there, so funny. You're more than a friend, to your true friends, robust, and sound. You've had my respect from day one, that was the Wonderhussy collaboration video. And from there it has grown and grown. You're an inspiration. Hoping that the incoming storm gives you a wide berth because you are truly a force to be reckoned with. Much love and thoughts from the UK.

[@charliepc56]

Hey Ross. I have been a paraplegic for 41 years, having got my back broke in a roof fall in a coal mine. I have been active over the years, working on cars, making furniture, doing electronics work and rolling many, many miles for exercise, so I have gone through several wheelchairs. In some ways your accident put you in the mines, and my accident took me out of the mines. I greatly admire you working down in the Mine and climbing those ladders. Be safe and keep up the good work. Charlie.

[@tecopamines]

Thanks Charlie. Take care and keep active!

[@SuperCody1124]

Ross .Seriously Thanks for sharing that, you just made it known the man you are. As a Biker I always respected Motor Cops What happened to you is any Bikers worst nightmare God Bless You. I will watch your life as I do mine .Thanks for sharing I really like you now. For I love a person of integrity. Now loosen up, you can shine, bring back who you were as a good, as you say, MotorCop. You still show your broken inside .I hope you telling your story helps you recover from your lose of stature I know I have and struggle to this day with mine. Great Share.

[@jkyontz]

Thanks for sharing your story. I laughed out loud at the click click click.

[@tecopamines]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@nickb3816]

The story bout the judge gettin pissed off is hilarious 😂

[@bubby650]

HI Ross, I'm a retired cop too. 25 years with a northern California Sheriff's Office. I've had my share of on-the-job injuries, but nothing compared to what you sustained. I looked up Thurman Morrison. What a piece of work. It's very interesting what a penchant he had for sexual predator cases. He was very lenient in sentencing, if he even provided a sentence at all. It upset me just reading about some of his cases. Makes a person wonder what kind of a deviant he may have been. Thanks, for your service and MAY GOD SPEED. PS. I'd really like to come and visit you and your mine. I now live in Bakersfield, Ca. About a 4-hour dr. I'm 78 and still pretty active.

[@tecopamines]

Come on out! Love to have you.

[@milesandhikes]

"It's very interesting what a penchant he had for sexual predator cases" Judges are as dirty as they come! Didn't he even have to step down over sexual assault allegations?

[@carolynnunes3922]

I join the swelling ranks of grateful folks that appreciate you choosing to share how you became the one-legged miner… God bless you abundantly always dearly beloved brother

[@mannybravo237]

You were a cop?!? That's nice to know! Thanks for your bravery and service! I'm born n raised in a law enforcement (civil and military) family🤘🏼. Your story got me thinking. Way back in 1986, a Sacramento County Deputy Sheriff was fighting w a dude, after breaking up the fight between that dude and another guy. The fight spilled out into the road and it was that time of year when the yule fog is super thick. A car came by striking the deputy and severed his leg and part of his hip. He actually survived that. I remember years later as well, the tv news interviewing him about his story and his post-injury struggles and ptsd. And he was actually on a pysche medication I had been on that causes dry mouth. Well I looked his story up(thnx google) and he passed on from related causes, from having his limb torn off, 22 years later. Terribly sad R I P Sac'to County Deputy Sheriff Paul W. DeRouen All the best, stay safe, be well n healthy🤘🏼

[@sharimc72]

"Hard workers are the ones who take it in the nutz." ~Ross the one-legged miner

[@Britcarjunkie]

So, to paraphrase Dante from Clerks - you weren't even supposed to be there that day. That really sucks, but I'm glad you made a complete recovery.

[@brendtoconnell6119]

Your an awesome man Ross. That's a difficult story to tell to the public. Thank you for sharing. I've done my fare share of off-road on motorcycles. My best friend in my home town of Missouri is a police officer, and I keep telling him to wear his helmet when he rides his Harley off duty. Well, keep riding the tropical storm out at Tecopa Mines. Several inches of rain is no good in the desert.

[@seanyancy1809]

Ross thank you for sharing. 35 years ago I shattered my ankle and received a internal replacement of 13 screws, 4 plates and 6 inch's of cadaver bone. As i age it has put me in the hospital several times the last time it was suggested that i should look into a prosthetic lower leg such as the ones you use. Keep on being my favorite one-legged miner.

[@tecopamines]

I’ll try. And not to influence you but these legs are not the end of the world by any means.

[@wooddog52]

Thu is one of your best vids so far Bro!!!!!!! though I'm not a amputee...you told this with heart and knowledge ....it is a inspiration!!!!!!! thank you!!!!!!

[@tecopamines]

I appreciate that

[@youruptownlowdown7745]

Thanks for 'Shoring US up! My wife had a BKA. 10 yrs now! Very expensive to maintain! But nothing holds us back! Thank you for your service!💙

[@jerrykeenan1848]

So RIGHT! VA does lots to advance technology for soldiers. ALSO, pro sports, football, baseball creates surgeries that doctors use on us!! Thanks again!

[@lindzee924]

Thank you for sharing this. I loved this part, "Hey Judge Morrison , it was me, ya fat ass ." 🤣

[@tecopamines]

He could never figure cut out. He could see my hands the whole time and he had no idea I had a prosthetic leg. Heh.

[@AShroudOfTruth]

God bless you, Ross.

[@tecopamines]

He does. Every day.

[@milesandhikes]

Thanks to Wonderhussy, I am here. She's lucky to have you as a neighbor! You are so inspiring Ross! And so true: Never ever work on a day off! I agree 100%!

[@Deborah_Barnes]

Hi Ross! I’m a new subscriber and have been binge watching your videos. I had no idea you were retired LE. Thank you for your 30 years of service.

[@tecopamines]

Thanks for subbing!

[@rhondaz356]

I love your attitude, Ross.🤠 Thank you for this background info.👏🙏🏻

[@tecopamines]

My pleasure!

[@evankibbe590]

Thank you for serving with law informant 😊👍👍👍👍

[@tecopamines]

My pleasure

[@FlamingRobzilla]

I hope you had fun in Mexico. Glad you're back home making videos. I never asked about the leg because you never told the story before, and I figured it had to be a bad memory. But I was curious, so thanks for telling us. I had imagined all kinds of things, mostly heroic stuff like gunfights and bizarre accidents. (And here endith the lesson.) BTW I love desert storms, and the smell of wet sage and ozone after. It's a heady mix. Too bad Sarah is out of town. I'm pretty sure she'd enjoy it too. I rather envy your living setup, and wonder what it would be like. Thanks for making your videos and sharing so much, and looking forward to "meeting" Leo on your KZbin channel. He sounds like a great guy.

[@tecopamines]

I did!

[@jerrykeenan1848]

WOW, vacuum seal is a real game changer!! That's great!! Thank you for sharing with us. Thanks so much

[@tecopamines]

It really is!

[@davekreitzer4358]

Good to hear the whole story , sure glad you have a great attitude and enjoy the exploring , thanks for sharing Ross ! ✔️😎👍

[@tecopamines]

My pleasure

[@jamesriggsdds2337]

Ross! Best video yet! We were up your way last October and camped over night down on the edge of the road. Motor home and red Jeep! Hope to see you and the watch dogs soon!

[@ursuladubrick4434]

Thank you so much Ross for sharing your story. ❤ I enjoy all your videos.

[@tecopamines]

You are so welcome

[@jenniferblooms8283]

There are good cops, and some not good judges. I would say that you are a pretty good judge of character, and someone I would enjoy having as a friend. Judge fat ass will no doubt reap his finale reward in the pits of hell. Thank you for sharing your story. ❤

[@jastapler3574]

Thank you for sharing your story. ❤

[@wiredwebmaster]

Great personal story, thank you for sharing.

[@stephenesler1125]

My mother's father, my granddad. Was a motorcycle cop in Boston He had some good stories.

[@z50king29]

Looks like a very aggressive stance for the shower!

[@mida2202]

Thank you for your share. I appreciate learning more about prosthetics and your experience. I also enjoyed learning about your career history. - Just another Oregonian recluse, surrounded by forests, appreciating your experience too.

[@tecopamines]

You are so welcome!

[@garyhuffman133]

Vietnam Veteran here with 2 Purple Hearts but not near what you went through. thanks for your service.

[@tecopamines]

Thank YOU for yours.

[@olecanole8596]

Hi Ross, I am very fortunate to have both of my legs. In 1981, I was riding my motorcycle and a fellow turned left in front of me. I pretty much hit him head on as he was in his turn. I had a nasty fracture of my left femur, concussion and broken ribs. I was hospitalized for 4 months that year after infection set into the fracture. Anyway, God bless you and keep you safe and healthy.

[@tecopamines]

God’s definitely got my back. Glad you came out of that.

[@davec9244]

Thank you for ALL! A little humor I know a guy like you he is minus his left leg. His best friend is minus his right leg. they met each other at a shoe store buying A shoe. worked out good for both. smile or cry but stay safe

[@maverick4080]

And thank you Ross for bringing us another fantastic video from Tecopa Mines.. 👍💯🇺🇸

[@TheDesertWaywithJaylynandJohn]

Thanks for another interesting and raw video! Mad respect for you, Ross.

[@tecopamines]

Much appreciated!

[@vernlapoint1528]

Thanks for sharing Ross I love that story about irritating that judge 😂😂

[@tecopamines]

I did it to him off and on for weeks. It felt good.

[@maverick4080]

Thanks for your service Ross thank you very much sir. My son was MP over at Fort Polk Louisiana from 2017 to 2019 then onto Fort Rucker flight school and now he's on another mission for the DOD his MOS 153a CW3. We owe it all to our servicemen and women thank you so much sir. 🇺🇸.

[@tecopamines]

Thank him for his service for me please.

[@rogergray4471]

My father lost both his legs to diebetes, He just lost the wil to live and past a few months later, God bless you Ross

[@tecopamines]

I’m sorry to hear that. But for me, my relationship with God made the difference.

[@karn_evil3353]

So cool Ross... Thanks for sharing!

[@xfirehurican]

BRAVO ZULU, Ross!!! No more bitchin' and complaining about my ankle plate & seven screws! (An-2 crash in Ukraine) Post-op infection almost resulted in an amputation, but my hemo doc saved it. Carry on my wayward amigo!

[@Skyhawk945]

Thank you for your service sir, your story is very inspirational. We never know what challenges life will present. Thankfully you've made the best of your situation and are enjoying a new adventure. Thanks for another great video! ❤

[@rjonline5018]

Thank you for your service. Your experience will certainly do good.

[@janemenebroeker1672]

Ross you are surely an inspiration. Hope to visit you, and your cute dogs and your mines some day hugs to you❣️

[@tecopamines]

You are so kind

[@richardrichard9953]

Happy for you

[@mannybravo237]

Batten down the hatches!

[@Gabmil138]

Great video ! Stay safe and dry

[@LoriLaventure-ug7bv]

Ross thanx for the details ur a great guy !!!! Love ur videos u have a great sense of humor Very dry sense of humor!!!! Love it!!! Keep up the good work!

[@tecopamines]

Glad you like them!

[@sharimc72]

Nov 2019, I woke up from a surgery a very unexpected L-4 incomplete paraplegic, & was wheelchair bound for about a year, until my spinal cord SORT OF healed. I'm still a gimp with a leg brace, but it fits with my natural born clumsy. My motorcycle is collecting dust in the garage.😢 Thanks for sharing! You, and your wicked sense of humor are very much appreciated!!!!!!! Shari

[@jteddy11]

Thanks for the video I bet you could play great golf with your prosthetic leg.

[@tecopamines]

I couldn’t even play a good one before. Lol.

[@jteddy11]

@@tecopamines I doubt that, but I saw a video a few years back of a guy in the UK that lost his leg in Iraq. He started playing golf and got below scratch and became a golf pro. I have a place in Pahrump with 5 acres and hit balls out into the desert, my own private driving range, and walk out with a shag bag to pick up the balls when I have hit them all. The Ravens are the ones that are the biggest threat to the balls, they pick them up and drop them farther out in the desert. You could hit balls out at your place if you get bored, the morning or evening when the sun is not blazing is the best time. I could help you with your swing thru video anytime (no charge of course) if you wanted. I Love your passion and I love your animals.

[@SteveTheFordGuy985]

Great video, Ross. You are an inspiration to anybody who knows someone who living life with a disability or can relate to having a life changing event happen to themselves. Thanks for sharing yours with us, brother. ❤

[@davelester5839]

Amazed about the Huron dive after only one year! Any cool shipwrecks? Any peg leg for Pirate Day?

[@MrJfrederici]

Like your channel and like to watch your work progress over the weeks. I wonder just how many people you 'shored up' with this video in one or two ways and made a huge difference in their lives. Your positive attitude is unsurpassable. Thanks! And, on top of all that, you're a heck of a jail-breaker-outer, too. Wonderhussy can add ex-con to her resume, but we'd better keep that quiet. God bless you.

[@Wonderhussy]

Really interesting, Ross! Youve lived like 10 lives... I feel boring compared to you😆

[@tecopamines]

Life is meant to be lived! And you’re an important part of this chapter. 😎

[@mrsjulie11]

I laughed out loud at the judge story😆

[@TOM-C.]

Thank you for your service Ross, and I mean that! Police these days get very little respect. Even back in the 70's I saw it first hand, but nowhere near today's woke, get rid of the police rant. Luckily, for me, I learned respect at the young age of 13! We were partying down a dark deserted street near my best friends farm with adults, and other youngsters like myself. The Police show up, and a few of the adults were giving them a hard time. Even at that young age, I didn't get it, why are you arguing with the police when there's no reason? Two of them were arrested, and it taught me to respect authority, not to mention my father was assistant warden at Ventura School, and head of education at Chino Prison before that. I learned from others mistakes, and my father's knowledge. I needed that education because I was always in trouble, curfew, dui, public drunkenness, and at least 10 pullovers for traffic offense some minor, some not. By being cordial, and not causing problems, I was let loose on several tickets that were in the bag, but the officer respected my respect for authority, and let it go. Some people do not like any kind of authority, and they are the bane of an officers existence! Anyway, I'm happy you made a life for yourself outside the penal system, one that's a lot less stressful. Some of your stories as an officer would make for an interesting vlog. Those you gave a break to, those you didn't! 😁😎👍✌🗽

[@theadventuresofwizardtom2436]

Thanks.

[@barrymccockiner6641]

I crushed my Talus a few years ago, and dealt with the fear of Avascular Necrosis, total ankle fusion, or preemptive amputation/prosthetic. I "lucked out", 11mo non- weight bearing, still have both. Please scratch the pups for me.

[@tecopamines]

Consider them scratched.

[@barrymccockiner6641]

​@@tecopaminesAnd I looked up the judge, I don't think I'd like him either.

[@thatkajunguy8029]

It's great that you have a system that works for you. Now how/why did you end up where you did and why mines ??? You're a long way from NOLA now....

[@tecopamines]

Stay tuned!

[@erickyouvan5582]

✌😎👍

[@LesMorrisracing]

This went by my house in California

[@Cojiii1959]

Interesting stuff Ross. Thanks for sharing. Also, thanks for your service culling city scum. I’ve always lived not far from major cities, Philly and now I’m on Marylands eastern shore where it’s nice and quiet on the Chesapeake. Best of luck with your mines and glad your enjoying life!

[@mikepelz7004]

👍👍👋

[@Gabmil138]

Aggressive position in the shower 😂

[@waynegnarlie1]

Very interesting, Ross. Does a change in your muscle mass require a new prosthetic shell?

[@tecopamines]

It does, but after a while things stop changing that drastically.

[@waynegnarlie1]

@@tecopamines I see. Thanks.

[@gardenmama1393]

Hi Ross it's me, oh wait we don't know each other.......lol I keep telling myself self that I need to take a drive out to see your mines. I am not far from you but I think 127 is still closed. Maybe this Fall season.

[@tecopamines]

127 is still closed between Baker and Tecopa. Will be for a while yet. But love to have you out here!

[@mikewhitcomb6558]

Hey there, been following since WonderHussy brought you to my attention. Still have all my appendages, though not for lack of trying. Raced off road motorcycles for years, but after riding on the street for a few, decided that wasn't for me, kinda like what happened to you. Too many close calls with inatentive nitwits. So there was a guy, and I wish I could remember his name, who was a professional moto hillclimber, like widowmaker stuff. And he was one legged. They would somehow, usually unsuccesfully, strap his prosthetic to the footpeg, and before his run was over the leg would be flailing around and pointing in the wrong direction, nearly kicking himself in the back of the head. It was both horrifying and comical at the same time. Anyway, you're a badass, I'd like to come visit the mine in the near future.

[@highway9974]

My ex father in law lost his leg in the army. I guess a sore on his foot went untreated then gang green set in. They took his leg. He was a great guy. But unfortunately his wife and his daughter my ex-wife total bitch. Not that im bitter.

[@kevinharrison1997]

🦿😉

[@scottontheboat2340]

Inspirational 🫀

[@westrails]

Thanks for posting this, I sent you a private message on Facebook

[@charliesmith8656]

Yo yo Ross how about sum stories from yur law enforcement dayz bee good YT continent 🖐🤣🤪😜😎🪑's