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Title: Lucky To Be Alive Alive Alive
Post by: TORQUE 'O' THE DEVIL on September 27, 2006, 10:14:25 PM

hey  folks , Al  here ,  many of you know me as scotty ,as i am  from scotland B) . i am a regular here on the airspeed forum :rockon:  and for sure many of you have checked out my swap meet parts over the years at the GCVWS  .  I also own a 66 ragtop resto custom  among others.  
  i wanted to tell you all about how i just became the newest member of the LUCKIEST MAN ALIVE CLUB.  
   i m thinkin i  i founhd myself in a bit of a tight squeeze recently . what do you think?    link to http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/305102.jpg (http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/305102.jpg)
 i lost my brakes on a loaded logging truck a week ago while goin downhill  into the fraser  river canyon  on hiway 20 north of williams lake and run out of road  at about 80 mph.  for those of you that  dont believe that you can jump a loggin truck think again.i  made it across a canyon , however  they dont have the  suspension or roll cage.  
    im ok   i  will be fine  im just real sore  right now, ive broken my kneck ,fractured my skull and ripped off my right ear, its reattached but pretty torn up and ugly,  however i can move my toes and fingers and will have to stay  in bed for a few months until i can properly heal.  i v got 40 odd stitches in my head but can say for sure that hard hats save lifes. i just happened to be wearing mine in the truck as i had just gotten loaded minutes prior.  LIKE I SAID......... \"I AM THE LUCKIEST MAN ALIVE\"   :rockon:    SEE YE ALL SOON . AL

Title: Lucky To Be Alive Alive Alive
Post by: HeliMike on September 27, 2006, 10:22:22 PM

....... HOLY CRAP DUDE! :blink:  Good to hear ya made it out alive man! Wow -that's pretty much all I can say to that  :blink:
Go buy a lottery ticket!  :mullet:  

Title: Lucky To Be Alive Alive Alive
Post by: blarneyman on September 27, 2006, 10:27:37 PM

Congrats for being in the club (and not dead). Sounds like a nasty ride. Glad you're OK.

Title: Lucky To Be Alive Alive Alive
Post by: Bug Maniac on September 27, 2006, 10:27:40 PM

Sorry dont know ya but from an Englishman to a Scotsman thats bloody tight even for a scot,  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Glad you are ok, get well soon.

Title: Lucky To Be Alive Alive Alive
Post by: silas on September 27, 2006, 11:03:57 PM

glad to hear you survived. best of luck for a speedy recovery.

is that your orange hard hat lying beside the truck? if so, you should grab it and place it on your mantle at home. that is shrine material right there.

Title: Lucky To Be Alive Alive Alive
Post by: Mowser on September 27, 2006, 11:23:48 PM

It would seem that Everett has deleted your picture.  Glad to hear you'll be okay.  Take it easy,..... I'm sure you've earned it!!!!

Title: Lucky To Be Alive Alive Alive
Post by: slugbug on September 28, 2006, 02:38:56 PM

Scary stuff, get well soon.

Title: Lucky To Be Alive Alive Alive
Post by: GRK on September 28, 2006, 05:12:29 PM

Hope all healing goes well! I had a cousin samething happened two him in a 6 yard loader it wasn't pretty.

Gary

Title: Lucky To Be Alive Alive Alive
Post by: steiner on September 28, 2006, 05:47:28 PM

Damn man! I hope you feel better soon! I don't know you but I feel for ya!

Title: Lucky To Be Alive Alive Alive
Post by: Shane on September 28, 2006, 08:09:59 PM

Quote

Damn man! I hope you feel better soon! I don't know you but I feel for ya!

You want to feel him]???? Way too much Lava Life brother
 

Title: Lucky To Be Alive Alive Alive
Post by: OUTKAST on September 28, 2006, 08:55:15 PM

:o Take care sorry to hear about that Didn't see pic but sounds brutal  :(  

Title: Lucky To Be Alive Alive Alive
Post by: Hansk on September 29, 2006, 06:03:53 PM

Hey Scotty , did you live down here about 20 years ago? Did you have a black oval at the time?  Anyway , glad your going to be OK!

Title: Lucky To Be Alive Alive Alive
Post by: Bruce on September 29, 2006, 11:23:13 PM

Different Scot, Hans.  You are thinking of Scott McKay.  He went back to the old country.

Title: Lucky To Be Alive Alive Alive
Post by: Hansk on September 29, 2006, 11:27:40 PM

OK thanks Bruce