I don't use a parachute like Koogie !!

[Spudmurphy]

Just got home today after THE most frightening experience of my life!!
Driving along at 60 and I get swiped at 45 degrees.
The car takes off and goes over a grass embankment and takes off through some trees!! Rolls over and end up on its side smoking.

Firemen on the scene commented that I flew about 12 feet high!

I scrambled out through the windscreen and get airlifted to hospital in a helicopter.

Just got home tonight after some concerns over neck. Very sore and still kinda shakey after seeing my car!!

Will post photos of it when they get developed. Seems like other driver fell asleep at the wheel. She survived.

As I was driving to work away (I usually fly [in a plane]) I was tempted to take my AL with me - so glad I didn't.

Life seems so good tonight!!! All in one piece - 10 fingers and 10 toes.

So Koogie - parachutes are for whimps ha !!!

 

[SharonG]

Spud , man, you are lucky! I just finished reading 12 hours of X-rays of folks in similar situations. Thank goodness you made it OK!!

 

[Big Poppa]

WOw thats crazy! Glad you made it!

 

[Musicman Nut]

Just got home today after THE most frightening experience of my life!!
Driving along at 60 and I get swiped at 45 degrees.
The car takes off and goes over a grass embankment and takes off through some trees!! Rolls over and end up on its side smoking.

Firemen on the scene commented that I flew about 12 feet high!

I scrambled out through the windscreen and get airlifted to hospital in a helicopter.

Just got home tonight after some concerns over neck. Very sore and still kinda shakey after seeing my car!!

Will post photos of it when they get developed. Seems like other driver fell asleep at the wheel. She survived.

As I was driving to work away (I usually fly [in a plane]) I was tempted to take my AL with me - so glad I didn't.

Life seems so good tonight!!! All in one piece - 10 fingers and 10 toes.

So Koogie - parachutes are for whimps ha !!!

Man that's crazy. Glad your safe. DJ

 

[heavymetaljames]

Hey Spud - glad to hear you're OK!

 

[Spudmurphy]

Thanks everyone - I'm sorry if I posted this to the wrong part of the forum!
Edit:
It all sounds melodramatic but adrenaline/shock made me phone close friends, I needed to post to the forum too because I realise and appreciate the friendship here.

I have decided not to publish photos of the car as they are too shocking to show and is not the right content for "this house".

I'm doing ok but it's a life changing experience.

The big guy (not BP !!) had an eye on me that day I can tell ya!

Spud

 

[DaveB]

Dont die you idiot - we havent met yet!

Dave

(who is really glad you're OK)

 

[koogie2k]

Jeez Spud, that is horrible. I am soooo glad you are alright. That is the most important thing.

Of all the crazy stuff that has happened to me, I have not been in any kind of serioius car accident. I have had a total of 2 fender benders, just enough for the insurance to give me a new bumper. It's the rest of the things I have had some bad luck with....LOL

Again, great to hear you are fine Spud. Parachutes are over rated anyhow!

 

[jaxadam]

Parachutes are nuts. I've got a crazy story about my dad:

My dad was a Sergeant 1st class in the 5th Special Forces. Green Beret. He was in charge of blowing up bridges the Vietcong were using for transportation. Hence the nature of the business that he and I am in today.

His training consisted of him being woken up in the middle of a night and given a map, and then planning a route. Mental things. Anyway...

He did two tours in Vietnam, and on his last one, they dropped him out of a plane on a night jump, and he landed in a tree.

He separated his shoulder, but didn't cut himself down because he didn't know how far away from the ground he was. By the time it started to get light, he realized he was only a few feet from the ground, and he had been hanging there in the tree for a few hours.

Needless to say, after some surgery and an afterthough, he hasn't done much more parachuting since.

 

[PugNinjas]

Spud,

I am glad you are ok after such a crazy accident. I can only imagine what was going through your mind while flying through the air in your vehicle.


Anyways, glad to see your not too hurtin' and glad to hear that your beloved AL stayed at home


Vegas Pug

 

[Spudmurphy]

Jeez Spud, that is horrible. I am soooo glad you are alright. That is the most important thing.

Of all the crazy stuff that has happened to me, I have not been in any kind of serioius car accident. I have had a total of 2 fender benders, just enough for the insurance to give me a new bumper. It's the rest of the things I have had some bad luck with....LOL

Again, great to hear you are fine Spud. Parachutes are over rated anyhow!

Yeah thank goodness it wasn't a Hummer that hit my little ol' Fiat!!

 

[Spudmurphy]

Dont die you idiot - we havent met yet!

Dave

(who is really glad you're OK)

Cheers Dave
Out of 9 lives I've only used up 3 of them so you've plenty of time!!!

 

[Beth]

Of all the crazy stuff that has happened to me, I have not been in any kind of serioius car accident.

Out of all the crazy stuff that Koogs has been through you'd think he'd know when to KNOCK ON WOOD.

Spud!! We're SO glad you're ok and haven't been turned into spud fritters from the accident. All the best in your recovery, take it easy on yourself for a few days.

 

[dwass5656]

good luck recovering dude!! glad you're okay! be sure & post those pics when ya get a chance! i wanna see!
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[koogie2k]

Out of all the crazy stuff that Koogs has been through you'd think he'd know when to KNOCK ON WOOD.

Spud!! We're SO glad you're ok and haven't been turned into spud fritters from the accident. All the best in your recovery, take it easy on yourself for a few days.

Yeah Beth, I have had some really bad things happen to me...but more importantly, Spud is okay. I chalk my "incidents" up to hazardous duty as it was voluntary. Spud had no choice and I feel bad for peeps that are involved in that kind of thing. I really feel for him, even though we have never met face to face, but we are family here. Speedy recovery my friend.

<koogs knocks on many trees and wooden tables>.

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

Dang Spud, glad you are OK!

 

[Norrin Radd]

Holy Schnikes!

And to think what might have happened. So glad you left your AL at home.




Seriously though, glad you are okay. It's funny (in an odd, not humorous way) to hear about people like you who have these bad car accidents and are basically okay. My wife defends against people suing on fender benders (accidents at 10 mph and less) all the time and it's amazing, after an attorney gets a hold of them how "injured" they realize they were.

Now - with you - an accident like that - whew - I'm just glad you're walking and talking! Good luck on the recoop! I always find playing my guitar makes me feel better - give it a shot.

 

[Spudmurphy]

Holy Schnikes!

And to think what might have happened. So glad you left your AL at home.




Seriously though, glad you are okay. It's funny (in an odd, not humorous way) to hear about people like you who have these bad car accidents and are basically okay. My wife defends against people suing on fender benders (accidents at 10 mph and less) all the time and it's amazing, after an attorney gets a hold of them how "injured" they realize they were.

Now - with you - an accident like that - whew - I'm just glad you're walking and talking! Good luck on the recoop! I always find playing my guitar makes me feel better - give it a shot.

I got Albert out if the case today. Gave it a go for a while and then curled up on the sofa for a snooze - that diazapam kinda "calms you down"!

I've been doing a lot of road miles and this trip was gonna be the final one for a while.
I only left Albert home because I had 4 flip chart easles, suitcase and (large) briefcase. I thought "Hell I'm not gonna have that much time to play it".

Thanks for the heads up.
Spud

 

[fsmith]

Spud,
Glad to hear you're alright, take care bud.

fred

 

[SteveB]

Spud,

Sorry I hadn't caught this thread earlier...

Wow! Glad you made it through. I can't imagine how everything changed in that one instant.