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You may or may not have noticed but I have been absent from the forum this week.
On Monday January 3, I was in a fairly major road traffic accident while returning home in my old faithful Mercedes.
The accident occurred while travelling south on the single carriageway section of the A3 just North of Hindhead (Info for the Brits). For no apparent reason a chap who was travelling North suddenly veered into my path (about 10 metres ahead of me). I was travelling at around 50mph before this and not much less as we impacted.
God was looking after me that day and with a modicum of help from the structure of the Mercedes I survived, the other poor chap did not.
Amazingly, I am OK.
I am hobbling round with a stick as my left foot ain’t taking the weight – but it is not broken. I fractured my sternum and have loads of internal bruising (so they tell me). I was released from hospital after 24 hours. I really do not like hospitals at all - full of sick people - and then there are all those patients too!
So, I have been at home all week resting up. Feel like I have gone 10 rounds with a pro heavyweight and I have been sleeping lots – which is kind of unusual for me. I have looked in on the forum but only briefly and did not feel up to contributing or cracking any funnies (it hurts when I laugh!).
There are no emoticons that can adequately convey how good and how grateful I am to be HERE!
On Monday January 3, I was in a fairly major road traffic accident while returning home in my old faithful Mercedes.
The accident occurred while travelling south on the single carriageway section of the A3 just North of Hindhead (Info for the Brits). For no apparent reason a chap who was travelling North suddenly veered into my path (about 10 metres ahead of me). I was travelling at around 50mph before this and not much less as we impacted.
God was looking after me that day and with a modicum of help from the structure of the Mercedes I survived, the other poor chap did not.
Amazingly, I am OK.
I am hobbling round with a stick as my left foot ain’t taking the weight – but it is not broken. I fractured my sternum and have loads of internal bruising (so they tell me). I was released from hospital after 24 hours. I really do not like hospitals at all - full of sick people - and then there are all those patients too!
So, I have been at home all week resting up. Feel like I have gone 10 rounds with a pro heavyweight and I have been sleeping lots – which is kind of unusual for me. I have looked in on the forum but only briefly and did not feel up to contributing or cracking any funnies (it hurts when I laugh!).
There are no emoticons that can adequately convey how good and how grateful I am to be HERE!