Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]whats a four wheeler ? simon - ----- Original Message ----- From: "(SonC) Sonny Carter" <sonc@sonc.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 6:13 AM Subject: [Leica] four wheeler > Tonight, we were making soup, and I got a call from a woman who said, "Your > son Eric has been in an accident, but it doesn't look like he is seriously > injured." Eric is 13 and was visiting a friend just out of town. He and > Ragan are close friends, and have known each other as long as they can > remember. > > They were supposed to be easing along in the pasture on a four-wheeler > (hunting/recreational vehicle,) instead, they had gotten onto the country > road, and lost control in the gravel and were thrown off at a pretty good > speed. The woman and her husband happened upon them and called 911, then > Ragan's parents, then us. > > She gave me directions, and we jumped into the car and rushed out Fish > Hatchery Road. I could see the two ambulances as we rounded the bend, along > with two deputies' cars, and several other vehicles. I really got nervous > at that, but when we got there, I could tell that while they were pretty > skinned up, they were not in deep trauma. > > They were taken to the ER, CT Scanned, x-rayed, and examined (It just so > happened that the boys' Physician was at the hospital making rounds, so they > got personal care by "Dr. Jim.") > > The good news is that neither sustained serious injury, but both will be > mighty sore. Eric didn't have my permission to go on a four-wheeler, but > then it never had been an issue before. If you have a kid, show them these > pictures. These boys were lucky, though they would have been luckier if > they had not ridden at all. > > http://sonc.com/four_wheel.htm > > Regards, > > SonC (Sonny Carter) > http://www.sonc.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html