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23rd August 2010, 06:58 AM #1
No woodwork for a while
I've waited two weeks so I could post some good news.
Driving down the Pacific Hwy on a Saturday morning near home and a bloke (forgetting where he is) shoots out of a driveway and tries to cross all four lanes.
I find him first.. and T-bone him in the drivers side at 100kph ( no time to touch the brakes)
He was a very lucky bloke, he survived with a bunch of broken bits (leg, ankle, ribs, collarbones) it took an hour and a half to cut him out,
My camry wagon crumpled up exactly as the manufacturer intended
and after a day in emergency I was allowed home with a fractured sternum thanks to the seat belt (no really, thank you seat belt) and most of me in various shades of blue and purple.
Two weeks later and most bruises are now a jaundiced yellow, the sternum is knitting nicely, although I still can't laugh, cough or sneeze, and I'm still sleeping (sitting upright) on the ugliest recliner my wife could find at the op shop.
Things I've learned from the experience....
1...life is good.
2...a new respect for Newtons third law
3...MRI machines and six foot seven claustraphobes are natural enemies
4...did I mention life is good
what if the hokey pokey is really what it's all about?
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23rd August 2010, 07:04 AM #2Out of my depth
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Sheeeeit! Glad to hear you're doing okay.
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23rd August 2010, 07:10 AM #3life is good"We must never become callous. When we experience the conflicts ever more deeply we are living in truth. The quiet conscience is an invention of the devil." - Albert Schweizer
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23rd August 2010, 07:31 AM #4
Ouch! Best wishes for a speedy recovery!
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23rd August 2010, 08:12 AM #5
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23rd August 2010, 08:17 AM #6
Good health! (From another 6' 7" bloke who's had litterally dozens of naps in MRI machines while Grieg has been playing on the headphones.)
I'm surprised the Camry held up so well at 100kph..
I know you believe you understand what you think I wrote, but I'm not sure you realize that what you just read is not what I meant.
Regards, Woodwould.
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23rd August 2010, 09:46 AM #7
geez Undy that was a close one. Don't spose it matters much whether you leave home with clean undies when that happens.
happy healing.
Cheers
Michael
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23rd August 2010, 10:02 AM #8
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23rd August 2010, 10:33 AM #9
John is this your way of working in steel sculpture
Good to know you survived and I/we think we heard the ordeal on the news.
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23rd August 2010, 10:42 AM #10
Very nasty.
At least your wife could have found a nice looking recliner.
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23rd August 2010, 10:58 AM #11
Hey Undies,
Happy to hear that you are mending, (Relatively OK) take your time you can't rush these things,
All The Best
HazzaBIt's Hard to Kick Goals, When the Ba^$%##ds Keep moving the Goal Posts.
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23rd August 2010, 11:12 AM #12Intermediate Member
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Wow, what a crash that must have been.
Glad to hear both of you survived!
And I too am a claustrophobe and I cannot stand MRI machines. panic attacks all the way.You can take the girl out of the country.... but you'll still need to give her a shed!
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23rd August 2010, 02:36 PM #13
Oh its not just tall people with MRI machines I have broad shoulders I could not fit in one here in Liverpool hospital. We have a NSW minister bulk purchased when he was health minister who has just resigned to thank for all those undersized MRI machines. However those Asians of Cabramatta fit neatly.
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23rd August 2010, 05:55 PM #14Skwair2rownd
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Shyte Undie!! lucky escape in one way.
Mend quickly old son!!!
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23rd August 2010, 08:17 PM #15Jim
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And they say Toyotas are boring!!
Take it easy (easier said than done) and wear out the keyboard for a while instead of wood.
Cheers,
Jim
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