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  1. 23rd August 2010, 06:58 AM #1
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    Default 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

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  3. 23rd August 2010, 07:04 AM #2
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    Sheeeeit! Glad to hear you're doing okay.
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  4. 23rd August 2010, 07:10 AM #3
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    life is good
    Your not tooting there Undie! Glad to hear you are still here,
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  5. 23rd August 2010, 07:31 AM #4
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    Ouch! Best wishes for a speedy recovery!
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  6. 23rd August 2010, 08:12 AM #5
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    Bugga Undie, Glad you're OK.
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  7. 23rd August 2010, 08:17 AM #6
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    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.
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    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.

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  8. 23rd August 2010, 09:46 AM #7
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    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.

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  9. 23rd August 2010, 10:02 AM #8
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    Phew! Congratulations on your survival relatively unscathed.
    We have a lot to thank seatbelts for. D1 did some high-speed upside down parking and survived unscathed except for a bruise from the belt.
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  10. 23rd August 2010, 10:33 AM #9
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    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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  11. 23rd August 2010, 10:42 AM #10
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    Very nasty.

    At least your wife could have found a nice looking recliner.
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    Hey Undies,

    Happy to hear that you are mending, (Relatively OK) take your time you can't rush these things,

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  13. 23rd August 2010, 11:12 AM #12
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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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tianakaesha View Post

    And I too am a claustrophobe and I cannot stand MRI machines. panic attacks all the way.

    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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    Shyte Undie!! lucky escape in one way.

    Mend quickly old son!!!
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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.
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