Benwin
08-15-2009, 01:52 AM
I'm bass-ackwards...
I've posted a handful of times, and have yet to post a 'hello world' message. So, here goes...
I'll start with a quote from a thread I posted in a couple of weeks ago, edited to include information that I neglected to add the first time.
I was involved in an accident on 3/30/09 and... hell, I'll just copy/paste from an earlier post... http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/4576/img0047d.jpg
I was the driver of that car. What hit it? A 71,000lb semi @ 40mph.
The injuries I suffered were numerous:
Collapsed lung (Had to have a chest tube put in to re-inflate it)
Concussion resulting in loss of consciousness
Ruptured spleen (Had to be removed, it was bleeding out)
Lacerated liver
T12 and L1-5 Vertebrae in spine fractured
Sacrum fractured vertically - top to nearly bottom
Pelvis fractured in 3 places
Nerve damage in both thighs (No hot/cold/tickle sensation, only pressure)
Nerve damage in left butt-cheek (No feeling)
Muscle damage in left thigh
First 3 fingers on right hand tingle
Area below left thumb (palm) always tingles
And I've got a filter permanently in my "Inferior Vena Cava" to catch blood clots (I wasn't able to walk for almost 3 months, so the doctors were concerned) (More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_vena_cava_filter)
This was 3/30/2009 - I am now walking. In nearly constant pain (lower back, and sacral area hurt when I sit for any length of time, lower back hurts when I stand still. Walking and laying down are pain-free, go figure). I still can't balance on just my left leg, so I have to sit to get dressed.Well, by the grace of whatever 'higher power' there is, if you believe in one (I'm still not sure... my life has been rough lately), a family friend offered to buy for me a 1995 Grand Marquis LS - It has 162k miles, $950... I don't think it's the one with the slightly more powerful engine, but IT'S A CAR! And, I miss my 92 Grand Marquis.
This car will be my daily driver until I get my settlement (the semi driver was at-fault). And at that time, the Grand Marquis will be given to my best friend (assuming he hasn't gotten a car yet), and I will purchase a Marauder, get it S/C, new rear end... etc... Buy a house, pay my debt off, go to school, and live COMFORTABLY for the rest of my life!
I thank the powers-that-be every day that I was in such a well-built TANK of a car... I'll *NEVER* own an econobox... To hell with the environmental hippies...
I've posted a handful of times, and have yet to post a 'hello world' message. So, here goes...
I'll start with a quote from a thread I posted in a couple of weeks ago, edited to include information that I neglected to add the first time.
I was involved in an accident on 3/30/09 and... hell, I'll just copy/paste from an earlier post... http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/4576/img0047d.jpg
I was the driver of that car. What hit it? A 71,000lb semi @ 40mph.
The injuries I suffered were numerous:
Collapsed lung (Had to have a chest tube put in to re-inflate it)
Concussion resulting in loss of consciousness
Ruptured spleen (Had to be removed, it was bleeding out)
Lacerated liver
T12 and L1-5 Vertebrae in spine fractured
Sacrum fractured vertically - top to nearly bottom
Pelvis fractured in 3 places
Nerve damage in both thighs (No hot/cold/tickle sensation, only pressure)
Nerve damage in left butt-cheek (No feeling)
Muscle damage in left thigh
First 3 fingers on right hand tingle
Area below left thumb (palm) always tingles
And I've got a filter permanently in my "Inferior Vena Cava" to catch blood clots (I wasn't able to walk for almost 3 months, so the doctors were concerned) (More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_vena_cava_filter)
This was 3/30/2009 - I am now walking. In nearly constant pain (lower back, and sacral area hurt when I sit for any length of time, lower back hurts when I stand still. Walking and laying down are pain-free, go figure). I still can't balance on just my left leg, so I have to sit to get dressed.Well, by the grace of whatever 'higher power' there is, if you believe in one (I'm still not sure... my life has been rough lately), a family friend offered to buy for me a 1995 Grand Marquis LS - It has 162k miles, $950... I don't think it's the one with the slightly more powerful engine, but IT'S A CAR! And, I miss my 92 Grand Marquis.
This car will be my daily driver until I get my settlement (the semi driver was at-fault). And at that time, the Grand Marquis will be given to my best friend (assuming he hasn't gotten a car yet), and I will purchase a Marauder, get it S/C, new rear end... etc... Buy a house, pay my debt off, go to school, and live COMFORTABLY for the rest of my life!
I thank the powers-that-be every day that I was in such a well-built TANK of a car... I'll *NEVER* own an econobox... To hell with the environmental hippies...