Taken out by F-150

[DAVID THOMPSON]

Hi All,
This is a friend of David. You can't miss them all. Dave was put in the hospital by a teen driving an Ford F-150. The truck was so big that David did not hit the windshield, just the hood. He is doing OK but lost his spleen. He said the bike to most of the impact and held up rather well. He said he would be back posting in a few days and he will have a lot of time to spend as he recovers. Jerry Wharton

[Garf]

Bad news fella. Being hit by an F-150 and still being here to tell the tale must mean he's a pretty gnarly bloke !!

Please pass on my best wishes and I hope he has a speedy recovery.

Cheers
Garf

[FUTURE]

Wow this is not good at all. Get better real soon David.

[phlat65]

WOW.... glad you are doing well David. get back here soon!

[Drew]

Get well Dave.. Hope to see you back here soon

[OLDMTNCARVER]

Wishing you only the best and a fast recovery!
Also, Hey Garf, How are you doing?
Highest Regards
OMC

[RiverDrive]

Hang in there Dave.

[Nozz]

Dave - I am truly sorry to hear about your accident and wish you a speedy and complete recovery.

Regards,

Jim

[RR]

Sorry to hear about the bump, Dave. Hope you're feeling better soon. We miss you.

Regards,
RR

[basser23]

Dave,just saw this,total bummer!! Hope you are feeling better soon!!
Kids and F150's,what could possibly go wrong? Glad you made it!!
We all wish you the best!!
Chip

[DAVID THOMPSON]

I AM BACK AT THE KEYS GUYS AND WILL TRY TO GET CAUGHT UP ON MY MAIL AND NOTES SOON

BUT DAMN IT HURTS JUST TO LOOK AT THE KEYS.....TYPING ON THEM IS PAIN FULL
BUT I ARE HERE

NOW THE HARD PART FIGHTING WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S OVER FIXING THE BIKE
AND SETTELING DAMAGES

AND IF YOU HEAR A MOAN IN THE DIRECTION OF WV USA ITS JUST ME ..
I FEEL LIKE AN ENGLISH FOOTBALL AT THE BIG GAME ....."SPLAT"

BUT GOOD NOTE IS I MADE IT 52 YEARS RIDING BEFORE KISSING MY FIRST AUTO

AR DAVE
PS THEY KISS BAD

[phlat65]

close your eyes and listen for the cheering across the globe in honor of your return!!

glad you are OK Dave. Get well soon, if we can do anything, just ask.

[Nozz]

Yeah and then if you listen real close you may hear old Nozz thinking about calling in AR DAve for advice on the Rotax! By the way Dave, I just pulled the bad motor out to rebuild. Gonna try to get a little more umpph out of it if it's not trashed too bad..

Have a good Christmas and good luck getting back on your feet. Godspeed!

-Jim

[DAVID THOMPSON]

THE DAYS ARE GOING BY AND SOME ARE OK OTHERS ARE PAINFUL
I SLEEP WELL LAST NIGHT BUT TODAY IS PAINFUL

I HAVE BEEN PLAYING WITH MY HAM RADIO STUFF AND TALKING TO FRIENDS ALL OVER WEST VIRGINIA
AS I FEEL LIKE IT
SO AN EXPLANATION OF THE AR BEFORE MY NAME

AR MEANS END OF MESSAGE ON MORSE CODE AT END OF ALL MESSAGES AR SK IS SENT MEANING
END OF TEXT TRANSMITTER OFF

I HAVE USED RADIOTELETYPE SINCE 1975 AND PACKET RADIO SINCE 1983 SO HAVE BEEEN WIRED FOR MANY YEARS
MY FRIEND WHO SIGNED ON THIS THREAD ABOUT ME GETTING HIT IS ALSO A HAM HIS NAME IS JERRY AND WE BUILD
COMPUTERS FOR OUR OWN USE
JERRY ALSO WORKS ON THEM FOR OTHERS
I HAD MY FIRST COMPUTER IN 1977 IT WAS FOR RADIO TELETYPE OR IN HAM RADIO rtty 1 HAVE WORKED OVER 200 COUNTRY'S ON RTTY WITH A 40 WATT TRANSMITTER

SO LET ME SAY IT AGAIN
AR DAVE

[beamisinbtw]

I am glad you are getting better. Hope the recovery is short and the memory, distant. My dad worked with teletype in the U S air force. Mainly stationed in england but alot of other places aswell. Dont hear the lingo often, anyhow i am glad you are on the mend.