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just home from hartford hospital, just a tab beat up but it appears i will survive. Physicle damage , 4 broken ribs left side, broken collar bone left side, and temporal skull fracture.no i was not wearing a helmet,(that will never happen again) small spots of road rash hear and there.and raccoon eyes. damage to bike, handle bars appear tweeked, left side mirror trashed, left side drving light trashed, headlihgt ring trashed,left side saddle bag torn up.trashed front fender.light bar bent. thats all i could see just now givung it a quick once over, dont think i will be riding until ribs heal any way. ok now what happened.... i have no clue. i road back and forth to work saterday morning as usual,, then out for a bit saterday afternoon, then at about 5 i decided to hit the bank and gas her up for sunday morning. last thing i remember was leaving gas station, then waking up on board life star helicopter enroute to hartford hospital, what happened between gas station and helecopter ride is a complete blank.  today at around 1 pm nurse brought me a stack of about 50 print outs of get well messages from people at ba.com then at about 4 a friut basket was also delivered from BA.com god bless all of you  i was discharged from hospital at 6;00 pm.
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While you're living beyond all your means
And the man in the suit has just bought a new car
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Glad to hear your back jack now get back on the bike soon!!!!
Chris
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Glad you are home Jack!! Forget the bike for now, just heal up.
"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity" - Robert Heinlein
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Last edited by nuthin; 05/30/2007 8:59 PM.
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Jack!! man you are one tough son-of-a-gun. Great news you are back home and on the mend. Eat your greens and behave yourself (yeah right)  
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Welcome back dude. Now don't do it again, scared the crap outta everybody. I know this bunch, if you need anything ask, we'll do our best to make it happen.  Mike
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good to know your home and recovering! Thatll teach all of us not to black out when leaving a gas station 
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welcome back from the Great Beyond Jack!!!
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welcome back jack ,glad to see your typing finger is still in good order  , hope your healed and back on the road soon , good luck bro 
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You MISSED the HELICOPTER RIDE???!!! NOW do ya see why wearing that darn brain bucket(sounds like you do now) is the right thing to do???!!! You missed "enjoying" that friggin' helicopter ride, DUDE!!! (okay...enough of the chop busting) MAN! Am I glad you're alright!!! You had us all worried there, dude! Heal up quickly. The bike's secondary right now, and is fixable/replaceable and is really nothing to worry about. I know. I've been there myself. (but NOT in a cool-a$$ HELICOPTER though!!!) 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Welcome back and get well from the newb.
Doesn't everybody's life revolve around food?
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People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs."
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THE VOICE OF REASON
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Heal up soon Jack. I hope your out there riding soon.
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Quote:
what happened between gas station and helecopter ride is a complete blank.
I had an ambulance ride I can't remember either. I remember the bill  . I wonder if the helicopter will give you the standard "can't remember" discount????
Glad it's working out for you, I like happy endings 
jwh
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Good to have you back ~~
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Glad to hear you're out and at home resting. Don't worry about the bike.
Jim
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It was a worrisome while there Jack. glad you're able to talk about it. Now, heal... mike
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Sweet!! Glad you will be ok. I guess I'll tell my friend Terri you are home now and she can stop lookin for ya
Benny
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Hope your injuries heal soon and have a complete recovery.. my thoughts and prayers are with you, brother.....Gordon
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Maybe it's a good thing you don't remember what happened after the gas station. The main thing is that you will be able to recover basically all in tact and that's a great thing! Really sorry about your accident but really glad you'll be able to ride again.
I also have a rule about never riding without a helmet. I have been tempted to go on a short ride without it. Believe me, I learn from experience, just it this case it happened to be yours. No way am I getting on the bike without it now.
Get well soon and keep in touch with all your forum buddies.
Bob
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Glad you're home already. Get yourself on the road to being healed. You'll have plenty of time to assess the damage to the bike before you're able to ride again. I'll bet you won't have any trouble finding some hands to do some fixing for you either .
Contra todo mal, mezcal; contra todo bien, también
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Great to hear you will be OK. As Bigbill said, you have plenty of time to figure out what to do with the bike and plenty of people to lend a hand. Let your friends here know what you need.
We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.
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Welcome back from the edge of the abyss (You don't really think you're going to Heaven, do you?)
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That was too close. Glad your back and on the mend.
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Very glad to hear you are healing up!
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Welcome back. You dodged a silver bullet. Somebody up there werent ready to see you yet.
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Welcome back-Jack! It's great hearing you're doing as well as possible. Heal up quickly, put together a comprehensive list of what's needed on the bike for us, and jump back on when able.
Regards,
Tom
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"Wise men speak because they have something to say, fools because they have to say something."
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Relifed to here you are ok
Have a speedy recovery
Johann
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I can tell you what you missed in the Helicopter Jack....but then I'd have to shoot ya! Super secret Nurse and Medic stuff, can't be devulged!
Heal fast Bro!
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Glad to see you are out of the hospital and healing up. Also glad it sounds like the bike isn't too bad.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Blimey dude...
Just take it easy. Don't touch the bike until you are fixed... it won't get any worse the longer you leave it, but you will.
Still thinking of you mate.
Gina
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Jack-
I am so glad you are ok!!!!!Heal up, and celebrate being on this side of the grass.
Give your wife my care, please?
"Let your soul shine,
It's better than sunshine,
It's better than moonshine,
****** sure better than rain."
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If you dont believe there's a price for this sweet paradise
Remind me to show you the scars...
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Oh I'm very sorry I know about your crash only now...
I hope you don't loose the desire to ride again a bike.
To be a motorcyclist is way of life...
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Glad your home. Once the headache goes away and the ribs quit hurting enjoy the pain pills.
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Glad to hear you're back home. Heal up, take it easy, and give all the people you love an extra hug.
Will
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Jack, Glad to hear you're home and mending. Doesn't it suck the things you gotta do to get a helicopter ride and some good drugs?
Stewart
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"Poppycock normally is."
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Great news and welcome back! Hope you mend well.
Tom.
But, what do I know?
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