Casch 0 #1 June 20, 2005 Hi everyone, it's been quite a while since I've been active on the forums. Not sure if anyone remembers me. I have a few friends here though, so I thought it was about time I posted the news. On June 1st I was in a pretty serious car accident. I was in a head on collision with a dump truck on my way to work. It was raining and as I approached a terribly constructed back-road corner my car lost traction and slid into the opposite lane. Upon impact I instantly blacked out. I awoke about 5 minutes before life flight showed up on scene, after they used the jaws of life to pull me from the wreckage. Throughout the whole ordeal I kept a pretty good attitude. I remember telling one of the EMT's to watch themselves when he said "Watch out, careful he's a big guy". My eyes were swollen shut so I couldn't see anything, but I shook as many hands as I could, EMT's and life flight personell, thanking them for their efforts. I was able to open my left eye soon after being admitted into ICU at OHSU in Portland. My nurse was a fox...I let her know As far as my injuries go, they're extremely mild compared to what SHOULD have happened. Everyone involved is totally amazed that I got out of that car alive. I sustained severe facial trama after face planting into the steering wheel. Most of the bones in the center of my face shattered, including my right eye socket. A bone fragment from my eye socket tore open my right eye. The damage was too much and the eye had to be removed. My face has been put back together with 8 titanium plates. My teeth are in tact for the most part. I had a permanent retainer on my lower front teeth that was ripped away after two of my lower front teeth were knocked back a bit. There are small chunks of tooth missing from where that retainer was attached. My rear lower right molar has the back quarter of it shattered off, and my upper jaw is lower on the right side than on the left by a small margin now. All in all I made out pretty good. No loss of limbs, paralyzation, brain damage, burns etc. A side effect of getting my face smashed in is loss of smell, but that's a hell of a small price to pay for a new chance at life. I should be dead, God spared me. He's got some kind of plan for me, that's obvious to me now. My family has been incredible in all of this. Most of my family members have been visiting me on a regular basis, and they are actually starting to donate money to my paypal account so that I can buy the dSLR digital camera I've been talking about. People at my dads work have contributed nearly $1700 toward both the camera, and the bills. It's been incredible. Well, I've got a delicious looking piece of cheesecake sitting on the table here that I'm going to attempt to eat. Much love to you all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #2 June 20, 2005 WOW!!! God sure spared you... Good luck to you and I wish you a speedy recovery! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Kris 0 #3 June 20, 2005 Damn, Josh. I'd figured you were just taking a break from the boards. Glad to hear you're still walking the planet, senor!Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Casch 0 #4 June 20, 2005 Thank you so much :) Ahh, here is the link to the news report http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=77543 And some more pictures of my car taken by my dad. http://home.comcast.net/~viper.ocs/files/joshwreck.zip Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #5 June 20, 2005 DUDE Glad you are pretty much ok... and still with us.. Tangling with large vehicles is not a good thing... GEt well and come on back up to Kapow when you get a chance... its been a while since we have seen you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Casch 0 #6 June 20, 2005 hehe, you're right...it's not smart to fuck with dump trucks. However...I DID total the thing I put a mack truck out of commission with my face, who'd have thought? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #7 June 20, 2005 SOOO are you gonna have kewl facial scars.. some chicks dig scars on guys ya know Shows character Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Casch 0 #8 June 20, 2005 Hell yeah, in order to work on the bones in my face they cut my head open over the top of my head from ear to ear in a snake type fashion. Also, my nose isn't exactly perfect anymore. There isn't a whole lot of scarring directly on my face though, besides my left nostril, it was torn a bit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sistaluv 0 #9 June 20, 2005 wow ....ouch !!!!! Glad your ok and here with us...take your time and <<<<<>>>>> are sent Blue Skies and Terminal Memories 4 Life Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites hooked 0 #10 June 20, 2005 I am so glad you are doing better and you made it out of that car wreck. I have to say, looking at those pictures was very difficult for me, as it looks similar to the damage done to my sons car, when he was in an accident. Heal well, please. I'm so glad you are here to post. J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites moodyskydiver 0 #11 June 20, 2005 Oh wow..um...damn Josh, don't know what to say. Take care of yourself man.We all knew you were a wonderful friend and thats why you're still here. Now DON'T DO THAT AGAIN! "...just an earthbound misfit, I." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Viking 0 #12 June 20, 2005 holy crap man!!! Ofcourse i remember you!!! Glad to hear that your still alive!!! I showed my mom those pics and the first words out of her mouth were "did he live" your a lucky mofo!! So what kind of camera are you drooling over?I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #13 June 20, 2005 DAMN................that sucks. But like you said.......you are geting another chance at life. Appreciate it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Salsa_John 0 #14 June 20, 2005 Glad you are on the mend. good {{{{{{{{{{vibes}}}}}}}}}}}} Salsa "You did what?!?!" MUFF #3722, TDSM #72, Orfun #26, Nachos Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skymama 37 #15 June 20, 2005 I'm so glad you're ok, Josh. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Casch 0 #16 June 20, 2005 It's definately made me take a look at things a bit differently. I'm thinking about actually attending church in the near future, and I don't take anything for granted anymore. I can't help but wonder what it is that is so important for me to do in my life that God spared me. Must be something special :) We will see And the camera I've been drooling over is the Canon EOS 20D. I just started getting into photography this year, but I've only had access to a Sony Cybershot T-1. I was going to get the Canon EOS Rebel XT, but I wanted to get Canons best prosumer camera. Also I didn't like the fact that the XT is made of plastic. I figure I'll get a hell of a lot of mileage out of the 20D, and maybe some day down the road I'll be able to afford a Mark II or something Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chopchop 0 #17 June 20, 2005 Sorry to hear about your accident.. That really sucks. I have some questions, though.. Is the car pre-airbag era? And were you wearing a shoulderbelt? Seems like it would be hard to smash your face in with a properly working shoulderbelt.. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ACMESkydiver 0 #18 June 20, 2005 Damn. -Did you lose your right eye then? Geez, I don't know that I've heard of that extensive of facial damage before... Man that must have been rotten... But yeah, at least you'll get some really cool scars out of it! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites eeneR 3 #19 June 20, 2005 QuoteIs the car pre-airbag era? And were you wearing a shoulderbelt? Seems like it would be hard to smash your face in with a properly working shoulderbelt.. Hey Chopchop...if you look at the pics...looks like the steering wheel came to his face, not the otherway around. Shoulderbelt will not do a damn thing about that...an airbag however would have....She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ladyskydiver 0 #20 June 20, 2005 OUCH!!! Glad that you're still with us. Gentle hugs...heal fast.Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Casch 0 #21 June 20, 2005 Eener is right, the steering column came to my face, I merely met it half way. I was wearing my seatbelt correctly, I had a purdy bruise diagonally across my chest, and across my waist. The force actually tore the seatbelt about 3/4 of an inch too. My car was an '87 grand am, pre-airbag era which is too bad, but at least she had a big front end, I could be dead, or legless otherwise Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chopchop 0 #22 June 20, 2005 That's scary, man.. I guess airbags are a great invention after all.. Glad to hear about all the support you've gotten. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Hipwrddude 0 #23 June 21, 2005 Sorry to hear about your personal tragedy but I'm glad to hear you're getting through it okay (no lasting damage or pain.) A friend of mine lost his eye in a paintball game when he took a break and someone shot him. You're extremely lucky. The actor who played "Columbo" has a glass eye and, during a card game he had to use the can, so he removed his eye, put it on the table and said, "Now don't try anything, I've got my eye on you." Take it light and lead a new life. You're always the starter in your own life! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites peacefuljeffrey 0 #24 June 21, 2005 Wow, man, you tell quite a story! That's a helluva thing to have had to go through, but you amaze me with your total positivity after it. I don't detect a single iota of "woe-is-me-ism" from you, and that alone puts you way ahead of probably most of the population, which would be here griping about the injuries, the costs, the pain, the loss of an eye!... Rock on, man. I'm sure, as you are, that life has some major cool stuff in store for you. Congratulatiosn on being around to see the rest of it. Heal up, friend. P.S. I'm glad you were wearing your seatbelt. I'm a big believer in them and in so many car crashes I read about in the paper, people were doofuses and were hurt because they were not wearing them. In your case, maybe it saved you from a lot worse happening? Anyway, I applaud your decision. Blue skies, -Jeffrey-Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ECVZZ 0 #25 June 21, 2005 Quotepre-airbag era which is too bad On the up-side, you don't have a Pontiac insignia stamped in your forehead from the airbag cover. BTW, I also remember you...I'm sorry to hear of your accident, but glad you're here to tell us about it yourself! <<<<<<>>>>>> for a quick recovery! G. Jones "I've never been quarantined. But the more I look around, the more I think it might not be a bad idea." 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jumpergirl 0 #2 June 20, 2005 WOW!!! God sure spared you... Good luck to you and I wish you a speedy recovery! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Kris 0 #3 June 20, 2005 Damn, Josh. I'd figured you were just taking a break from the boards. Glad to hear you're still walking the planet, senor!Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Casch 0 #4 June 20, 2005 Thank you so much :) Ahh, here is the link to the news report http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=77543 And some more pictures of my car taken by my dad. http://home.comcast.net/~viper.ocs/files/joshwreck.zip Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #5 June 20, 2005 DUDE Glad you are pretty much ok... and still with us.. Tangling with large vehicles is not a good thing... GEt well and come on back up to Kapow when you get a chance... its been a while since we have seen you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Casch 0 #6 June 20, 2005 hehe, you're right...it's not smart to fuck with dump trucks. However...I DID total the thing I put a mack truck out of commission with my face, who'd have thought? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #7 June 20, 2005 SOOO are you gonna have kewl facial scars.. some chicks dig scars on guys ya know Shows character Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Casch 0 #8 June 20, 2005 Hell yeah, in order to work on the bones in my face they cut my head open over the top of my head from ear to ear in a snake type fashion. Also, my nose isn't exactly perfect anymore. There isn't a whole lot of scarring directly on my face though, besides my left nostril, it was torn a bit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sistaluv 0 #9 June 20, 2005 wow ....ouch !!!!! Glad your ok and here with us...take your time and <<<<<>>>>> are sent Blue Skies and Terminal Memories 4 Life Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites hooked 0 #10 June 20, 2005 I am so glad you are doing better and you made it out of that car wreck. I have to say, looking at those pictures was very difficult for me, as it looks similar to the damage done to my sons car, when he was in an accident. Heal well, please. I'm so glad you are here to post. J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites moodyskydiver 0 #11 June 20, 2005 Oh wow..um...damn Josh, don't know what to say. Take care of yourself man.We all knew you were a wonderful friend and thats why you're still here. Now DON'T DO THAT AGAIN! "...just an earthbound misfit, I." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Viking 0 #12 June 20, 2005 holy crap man!!! Ofcourse i remember you!!! Glad to hear that your still alive!!! I showed my mom those pics and the first words out of her mouth were "did he live" your a lucky mofo!! So what kind of camera are you drooling over?I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #13 June 20, 2005 DAMN................that sucks. But like you said.......you are geting another chance at life. Appreciate it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Salsa_John 0 #14 June 20, 2005 Glad you are on the mend. good {{{{{{{{{{vibes}}}}}}}}}}}} Salsa "You did what?!?!" MUFF #3722, TDSM #72, Orfun #26, Nachos Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skymama 37 #15 June 20, 2005 I'm so glad you're ok, Josh. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Casch 0 #16 June 20, 2005 It's definately made me take a look at things a bit differently. I'm thinking about actually attending church in the near future, and I don't take anything for granted anymore. I can't help but wonder what it is that is so important for me to do in my life that God spared me. Must be something special :) We will see And the camera I've been drooling over is the Canon EOS 20D. I just started getting into photography this year, but I've only had access to a Sony Cybershot T-1. I was going to get the Canon EOS Rebel XT, but I wanted to get Canons best prosumer camera. Also I didn't like the fact that the XT is made of plastic. I figure I'll get a hell of a lot of mileage out of the 20D, and maybe some day down the road I'll be able to afford a Mark II or something Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chopchop 0 #17 June 20, 2005 Sorry to hear about your accident.. That really sucks. I have some questions, though.. Is the car pre-airbag era? And were you wearing a shoulderbelt? Seems like it would be hard to smash your face in with a properly working shoulderbelt.. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ACMESkydiver 0 #18 June 20, 2005 Damn. -Did you lose your right eye then? Geez, I don't know that I've heard of that extensive of facial damage before... Man that must have been rotten... But yeah, at least you'll get some really cool scars out of it! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites eeneR 3 #19 June 20, 2005 QuoteIs the car pre-airbag era? And were you wearing a shoulderbelt? Seems like it would be hard to smash your face in with a properly working shoulderbelt.. Hey Chopchop...if you look at the pics...looks like the steering wheel came to his face, not the otherway around. Shoulderbelt will not do a damn thing about that...an airbag however would have....She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ladyskydiver 0 #20 June 20, 2005 OUCH!!! Glad that you're still with us. Gentle hugs...heal fast.Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Casch 0 #21 June 20, 2005 Eener is right, the steering column came to my face, I merely met it half way. I was wearing my seatbelt correctly, I had a purdy bruise diagonally across my chest, and across my waist. The force actually tore the seatbelt about 3/4 of an inch too. My car was an '87 grand am, pre-airbag era which is too bad, but at least she had a big front end, I could be dead, or legless otherwise Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chopchop 0 #22 June 20, 2005 That's scary, man.. I guess airbags are a great invention after all.. Glad to hear about all the support you've gotten. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Hipwrddude 0 #23 June 21, 2005 Sorry to hear about your personal tragedy but I'm glad to hear you're getting through it okay (no lasting damage or pain.) A friend of mine lost his eye in a paintball game when he took a break and someone shot him. You're extremely lucky. The actor who played "Columbo" has a glass eye and, during a card game he had to use the can, so he removed his eye, put it on the table and said, "Now don't try anything, I've got my eye on you." Take it light and lead a new life. You're always the starter in your own life! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites peacefuljeffrey 0 #24 June 21, 2005 Wow, man, you tell quite a story! That's a helluva thing to have had to go through, but you amaze me with your total positivity after it. I don't detect a single iota of "woe-is-me-ism" from you, and that alone puts you way ahead of probably most of the population, which would be here griping about the injuries, the costs, the pain, the loss of an eye!... Rock on, man. I'm sure, as you are, that life has some major cool stuff in store for you. Congratulatiosn on being around to see the rest of it. Heal up, friend. P.S. I'm glad you were wearing your seatbelt. I'm a big believer in them and in so many car crashes I read about in the paper, people were doofuses and were hurt because they were not wearing them. In your case, maybe it saved you from a lot worse happening? Anyway, I applaud your decision. Blue skies, -Jeffrey-Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ECVZZ 0 #25 June 21, 2005 Quotepre-airbag era which is too bad On the up-side, you don't have a Pontiac insignia stamped in your forehead from the airbag cover. BTW, I also remember you...I'm sorry to hear of your accident, but glad you're here to tell us about it yourself! <<<<<<>>>>>> for a quick recovery! G. Jones "I've never been quarantined. But the more I look around, the more I think it might not be a bad idea." 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Kris 0 #3 June 20, 2005 Damn, Josh. I'd figured you were just taking a break from the boards. Glad to hear you're still walking the planet, senor!Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casch 0 #4 June 20, 2005 Thank you so much :) Ahh, here is the link to the news report http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=77543 And some more pictures of my car taken by my dad. http://home.comcast.net/~viper.ocs/files/joshwreck.zip Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #5 June 20, 2005 DUDE Glad you are pretty much ok... and still with us.. Tangling with large vehicles is not a good thing... GEt well and come on back up to Kapow when you get a chance... its been a while since we have seen you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casch 0 #6 June 20, 2005 hehe, you're right...it's not smart to fuck with dump trucks. However...I DID total the thing I put a mack truck out of commission with my face, who'd have thought? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #7 June 20, 2005 SOOO are you gonna have kewl facial scars.. some chicks dig scars on guys ya know Shows character Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casch 0 #8 June 20, 2005 Hell yeah, in order to work on the bones in my face they cut my head open over the top of my head from ear to ear in a snake type fashion. Also, my nose isn't exactly perfect anymore. There isn't a whole lot of scarring directly on my face though, besides my left nostril, it was torn a bit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sistaluv 0 #9 June 20, 2005 wow ....ouch !!!!! Glad your ok and here with us...take your time and <<<<<>>>>> are sent Blue Skies and Terminal Memories 4 Life Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #10 June 20, 2005 I am so glad you are doing better and you made it out of that car wreck. I have to say, looking at those pictures was very difficult for me, as it looks similar to the damage done to my sons car, when he was in an accident. Heal well, please. I'm so glad you are here to post. J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moodyskydiver 0 #11 June 20, 2005 Oh wow..um...damn Josh, don't know what to say. Take care of yourself man.We all knew you were a wonderful friend and thats why you're still here. Now DON'T DO THAT AGAIN! "...just an earthbound misfit, I." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #12 June 20, 2005 holy crap man!!! Ofcourse i remember you!!! Glad to hear that your still alive!!! I showed my mom those pics and the first words out of her mouth were "did he live" your a lucky mofo!! So what kind of camera are you drooling over?I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #13 June 20, 2005 DAMN................that sucks. But like you said.......you are geting another chance at life. Appreciate it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salsa_John 0 #14 June 20, 2005 Glad you are on the mend. good {{{{{{{{{{vibes}}}}}}}}}}}} Salsa "You did what?!?!" MUFF #3722, TDSM #72, Orfun #26, Nachos Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #15 June 20, 2005 I'm so glad you're ok, Josh. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casch 0 #16 June 20, 2005 It's definately made me take a look at things a bit differently. I'm thinking about actually attending church in the near future, and I don't take anything for granted anymore. I can't help but wonder what it is that is so important for me to do in my life that God spared me. Must be something special :) We will see And the camera I've been drooling over is the Canon EOS 20D. I just started getting into photography this year, but I've only had access to a Sony Cybershot T-1. I was going to get the Canon EOS Rebel XT, but I wanted to get Canons best prosumer camera. Also I didn't like the fact that the XT is made of plastic. I figure I'll get a hell of a lot of mileage out of the 20D, and maybe some day down the road I'll be able to afford a Mark II or something Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chopchop 0 #17 June 20, 2005 Sorry to hear about your accident.. That really sucks. I have some questions, though.. Is the car pre-airbag era? And were you wearing a shoulderbelt? Seems like it would be hard to smash your face in with a properly working shoulderbelt.. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #18 June 20, 2005 Damn. -Did you lose your right eye then? Geez, I don't know that I've heard of that extensive of facial damage before... Man that must have been rotten... But yeah, at least you'll get some really cool scars out of it! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #19 June 20, 2005 QuoteIs the car pre-airbag era? And were you wearing a shoulderbelt? Seems like it would be hard to smash your face in with a properly working shoulderbelt.. Hey Chopchop...if you look at the pics...looks like the steering wheel came to his face, not the otherway around. Shoulderbelt will not do a damn thing about that...an airbag however would have....She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #20 June 20, 2005 OUCH!!! Glad that you're still with us. Gentle hugs...heal fast.Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casch 0 #21 June 20, 2005 Eener is right, the steering column came to my face, I merely met it half way. I was wearing my seatbelt correctly, I had a purdy bruise diagonally across my chest, and across my waist. The force actually tore the seatbelt about 3/4 of an inch too. My car was an '87 grand am, pre-airbag era which is too bad, but at least she had a big front end, I could be dead, or legless otherwise Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chopchop 0 #22 June 20, 2005 That's scary, man.. I guess airbags are a great invention after all.. Glad to hear about all the support you've gotten. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hipwrddude 0 #23 June 21, 2005 Sorry to hear about your personal tragedy but I'm glad to hear you're getting through it okay (no lasting damage or pain.) A friend of mine lost his eye in a paintball game when he took a break and someone shot him. You're extremely lucky. The actor who played "Columbo" has a glass eye and, during a card game he had to use the can, so he removed his eye, put it on the table and said, "Now don't try anything, I've got my eye on you." Take it light and lead a new life. You're always the starter in your own life! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #24 June 21, 2005 Wow, man, you tell quite a story! That's a helluva thing to have had to go through, but you amaze me with your total positivity after it. I don't detect a single iota of "woe-is-me-ism" from you, and that alone puts you way ahead of probably most of the population, which would be here griping about the injuries, the costs, the pain, the loss of an eye!... Rock on, man. I'm sure, as you are, that life has some major cool stuff in store for you. Congratulatiosn on being around to see the rest of it. Heal up, friend. P.S. I'm glad you were wearing your seatbelt. I'm a big believer in them and in so many car crashes I read about in the paper, people were doofuses and were hurt because they were not wearing them. In your case, maybe it saved you from a lot worse happening? Anyway, I applaud your decision. Blue skies, -Jeffrey-Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ECVZZ 0 #25 June 21, 2005 Quotepre-airbag era which is too bad On the up-side, you don't have a Pontiac insignia stamped in your forehead from the airbag cover. BTW, I also remember you...I'm sorry to hear of your accident, but glad you're here to tell us about it yourself! <<<<<<>>>>>> for a quick recovery! G. Jones "I've never been quarantined. But the more I look around, the more I think it might not be a bad idea." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
