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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Beard came off the morning of or the morning before the accident, if I recall correctly... 
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I am so sorry to here this. Give Freedom all of our best wishes.
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Good Friar, would you please tell that tall lanky son of a gun that he needs to make a quick recovery. I'm getting to old to try and find another reliable source for parts when I'm broken down 50 miles outside of Nelson in 100 degree heat on a Saturday afternoon 500 miles from home. If it wasn't for his ability to make a clutch cable magically appear out of those big saddle bags and offer me it's use I would have had a very unpleasant ride home. Give him my Best.
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When I was packing up his stuff, guess what I found in one of those saddlebags? A spare clutch cable.
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Who in this day and age of the modern motorcyle carries a spare clutch cable for a cruiser bike. Only one that I know of.
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Hi John
Sorry to hear about this misfortune, please pass on to John the thoughts of his fellow riders from "downunda".
We wish him a speedy recovery.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Only one of your friends...
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Speedy recovery....
later, Tom.
But, what do I know?
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You are so right, and thank God a very generous friend.
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Wow, really sorry to hear this and hope he is OK in the end. From what I read above seems he will be fine and am thankful for that. Too bad about his bike, now I understand the "only bike you will get for $500 is Freedoms" joke in the other thread. I have been so busy lately I haven't had a chance to read many of the threads lately. Wish him my best please.
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I googled the hospital with the address that Tom provided and found a link on their site for sending an email to a patient. Hopefully it works, here's the link.
John
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Email
Your friends and family
can email you at
sacredheartpr@providence.org.
Messages are delivered one
to two times a day, Monday
through Friday.
I was just suggesting to Zmilin in a PM that one of us should print this thread off and take it to him next time we visit.
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We've never met Freedom....but rest assured that my thoughts and prayers go out to you.
"You're a long time underground!"
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Terrible news..our thoughts and prayers are with him.
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Quote:
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Email
Your friends and family
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[Email]sacredheartpr@providence.org.[/Email]
Messages are delivered one
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I was just suggesting to Zmilin in a PM that one of us should print this thread off and take it to him next time we visit.
Maybe a brochure for the new Tiger as well?
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That's just cruel. Or maybe it's just what he needs to heal up.
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Hey Freedom, Sorry to here about your accident. Sending prayers your way! Get Well soon! Sounds like John took good care of you while waiting for EMS.
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Heal up quick!  You have a good friend in FJ!
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It was so depressing to hear of this. My best thoughts go out to Freedom.
Seems so many are falling victim lately. You thank God when you realize how lucky you are to be alive. The cards rolled in freedom's favor.
Best healing fortune to Freedom and kudos to FJ and all the folks who were on scene to help.
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John,
That SU(KS!!
Sorry (and glad) you had to witness it...
Freedom and I spent breakfasts together in GA...Send him my best when you see him...and as has been said already Kudos to you for you actions!
I know when you go down, there is a great deal of comfort in seeing your friends close by...glad John had that with you guys!
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Bad news indeed. Freedom, I wish you the best of luck and a speedy recovery. Hopefully you'll be back on two wheels before you know it.
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I googled the hospital with the address that Tom provided and found a link on their site for sending an email to a patient.
Hopefully it works, here's the link.
Thanks for that link John. Tried it out and it seems to work.
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I was just suggesting to Zmilin in a PM that one of us should print this thread off and take it to him next time we visit.
That is a super idea!
Hi John!! How ya doing man?
To everything, turn, turn, turn
There is a season, turn, turn, turn
And a time for every purpose under heaven.
A time to ride, a time to heal!
Get well soon!!!
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Ah, not good. I wish you well. Truly pleased you will be fine.
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Sounds horriffic!
Freedom hope you mends well and quickly!
Thanks for the posts John
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Get well soon Freedom. Friar, Thanks for lookin out for our brother.
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Wow... horrible news! Let's hope for a fast recovery...
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Wojo thanks for the e-mail link. I sent a e-mail to John, and will be sending a card.
Freedom and I meet each other during the 2005 GA Rally. Later that year, about a week after my wife passed away I received a really nice sympathy card from him. You just don't realize how important something like a card is until something tragic happens to you.
Freedom, hang in there, and get well soon.
Tom
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Man! I'm sorry to read about this; best wishes for a speedy recovery to John. Thanks to you guys for helping and supporting him during this time too.
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It's not been a good year for a lot of us....
Best wishes coming from Iowa. I'd like to give the medical proffesinals props for jumping in and helping. The first car on scene when I hit the school bus this spring was a ER nurse and she was on my head in seconds, which could well have saved me from being a cripple, because I'm pretty sure sure when that driver said "I didn't see you" I would have tried to get up and kick his ******.
They usually don't get the spotlight like they should, so give 'em a nice thought now.
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John.
I just got back to CO. was a bit unnerving to read this post. I had just met you, Freedom and Z in Nelson.I am relived to hear he will pull through with no long term problems.
It sounds like you did a good job on this. Would be hard to watch that unfold in front of you.
Thoughts and prayers to all of you.
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such bad news to read, heres hoping for a fast recovery never met freedom dont know if i ever will but he has obviously touched those who have had the pleasure.
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Very bad news. Get well soon.
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Best wishes and a speedy recovery to Freedom from Derek in Ireland
May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows your dead
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Okay it looks like I'm going to make a run over to Spokane on Sunday, and swing by Thompson Falls to check on his house (and get my chaps back  ). The boxes of his stuff are just getting shipped today from the hotel in Nelson so I'll take those up to T-Falls in a few weeks. I'm getting my spare laptop back from my mother and I'll let Freedom use it as long as he's convalescing/languishing in the hospital. But I'll check with him first, hopefully tonight. I know from recent experience, and as many of you do, how painfully boring a long hospital stay can be with nothing but daytime TV to keep you occupied. 
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What are your buttless chaps doing at his house anyway?  Just how close are you guys.... 
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Second, all chaps are "buttless." If they're not, they're called PANTS.  
So you are saying freedom wears the pants in your relationsship? 
You really need to get that computer to freedom so he can defend himself...
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Or just have Phil delete your account. 
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Just because Freedom's favorite movie is Brokeback Mountain... 
