And then the call....

Last Saturday, early afternoon...ring ring

Pete?
Yup
You know, Frank went out with this BM-Adventure group...
Yup, he mailed me...
he just called
yeah....?
Bad connection, call was breaking up...and he sounded funny
<quiet>
he said, he'd come off, but not too bad
<still quiet, thinking: Oh shit>
Call you again when I know more.
Righto


20 mins later....ring ring

Pete?
Yup
Is there much wrong when the chopper comes in for the pickup?
<Oh, fuggen hell, not THAT> Naw, pretty isolated up there.
So...you reckon he'll be ok?
Well...he did call after the prang, so he's kicking...<Christ, what to tell
her?>
Whadda they gonna do with him?
Get him to Moe or Traralgon <where's the nearest hospital, think!!)
<Major confusion on the other end>
Kath, don't worry, pack a bag with o/n stuff for him and yourself, just in
case.
<quiet>
then: You reckon he's that bad? OMG ((
Naw, just in case I said! They'll just check him out. More news?

pete?
yeaaah...
he said his helmet broke and his teeth are busted and the knee hurts like
hell,
there's blood everywhere and the mobile in his jacket-pocket is now only 1/4
inch thick
<Oh man, nooo, not the head!! I think I'm gonna faint in a minute>
Pete? You there?

Yeah, bad line for a bit there...just pack some stuff, grab some cash and
wait for the next
call, then let me know.
<her: ok, bye>

A few days later:
He's back home again, stitches all around the face, nose, lips (inside and
out) the dentist is looking at a gold-seam once the swelling is down and the
stitches out, ruptured cruciate ligament, busted patella and medial
meniscus, various other smaller chips and cracks all around the knee area.
.....and I'm not taking calls at the moment.

cheers
pete

 

Crap...

 

Bugga...
and the bike ?.

 

Oh bugger that sucks :-(, but in a positive light at least it wasn't as bad as it could be .
good luck and may the tooth fairy treat him well.

Mike.S

 

....jeeze..
Here's to a speedy recovery...

TB
'03 CBR600F4i
'99 GSXR600
'88 CBR250R

"glitch1"

 

ditto

--
i might just as well bend over now while the rich, dole bludgers and single
mothers take
turns fist fucking me up the arse!

Corks on a rant

 

Someone had to ask ...

bugga!

Cheers
Goaty

 

A landscape of scratches all over the right hand side, broken mirror.
This time the bike got off better than the rider.
cheers
pete

 

A landscape of scratches all over the right hand side, broken mirror.
This time the bike got off better than the rider.
cheers
pete