Hi Snipe!
Maybe it's just my age (5 and, wanting to continue this fly fishing thing for several more years. Your neighbor sounds like the kind of guy they nominate for the "Darwin Awards". And your right, having good sense is not, unfortunately, a prerequesite for being a teacher. Again, maybe it's just my age, but my priority would be in healing up before I placed myself in the river with crutches and an arm in a cast. I,ve dodged enough bullets in my life to know that eventually your going to get hit if you continue to be a target.
Bob