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Nullus Anxietas |
And he's still not out of the woods  He was up north, snowmobiling with family. He apparently suddenly became dizzy, lost control and ran into a tree. Broken collarbone, broken ribs, collapsed lung. I'm guessing probably at least a mild concussion, as well. On-site they thought he was a goner. His eyes were rolled back and he was gurgling. Luckily one of his nephews, a big, strapping man who, among other things, logs for a living, was with them. They were able to get one of the trucks in there, get him into it, and into emergency at a nearby hospital. They couldn't do anything for him there, so he was stabilized and transported to a larger facility here in S.E. Michigan. He's still in the ICU. I won't be able to go visit until tomorrow. "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | ||
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I'm sorry to hear of your friends' accident. I hope he heals up soon. I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. -Ecclesiastes 9:11 ...But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by Him shall glory, but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. - Psalm 63:11 [excerpted] | |||
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A Grateful American |
A lot to be said for those who can think clearly, improvise and execute a plan. Best wishes for your friend's recovery. "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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Prayers that your friend will heal/mend and be able to resume the activities of life he's been doing. Bob | |||
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Sending good thoughts your friends way. That was close. He was lucky the guys he was with had their act together. | |||
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Hope your friend will be okay. He was with the right people for sure. Rod "Do not approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction." John Deacon, Author I asked myself if I was crazy, and we all said no. | |||
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A sad occurrence. Very good that help was available and knowledgable. Prayers he will be OK. I have some idea how you feel. One of my Best Friends was shot some years ago (he's a cop). I nearly went crazy trying to find out how he was. He came out OK, though. flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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| A day late, and a dollar short  |
Sorry to hear, hope he makes a full and complete recovery. ____________________________ NRA Life Member, Annual Member GOA, MGO Annual Member | |||
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Political Cynic |
Sending good thoughts for a speedy recovery. [B] Against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC | |||
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Washing machine whisperer |
My nephew is an ER doc in northern MI. One of the big issues there is med evac. Here in rural southern MI, we can get a chopper from several services to take a patient from the scene or the initial hospital directly to a Level I trauma center. Where he practices, that is not really an option due to the lack of helicopters. Hope he has a good outcome. __________________________ Writing the next chapter that I've been looking forward to. | |||
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Thats difficult losing any good friends, lost just about all my closest friends to date. It never gets easier. I wish your friend well and will add a prayer for pulling through. Regards, Will G. | |||
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| Nullus Anxietas |
That would have done them no good, in this case, anyway. They had no cellular service. That's how far out in the sticks they were.
Thanks. I haven't had a chance to talk to him, yet, but another close friend it turns out was right behind him when it happened and has talked to him, since. He says he'll be all right. Thanks to everybody for the well wishes! "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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| Crusty old curmudgeon  |
It sounds like he has a positive attitude. I wish him well. I almost lost a friend in a similar accident, only it was on an ATV and a tree. It's a wake up call for sure. Jim ________________________ "If you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning" -Catherine Aird | |||
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| Nullus Anxietas |
Update Just got off the phone with my friend. He sounds in good spirits. Expects to recover completely and be in fine shape for deer season this year  Turns out the sled isn't even that badly damaged. Mainly the bumper on the front and the handlebars. I asked him if he wanted me to go up there and cut down the offending tree so it wouldn't get in his way again. "We may have to go on an expedition for that," was his reply He doesn't want any visitors. Says it's hectic enough around there as it is. "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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Shall Not Be Infringed |
Certainly a VERY Good justification for a satellite phone or some other remote/backcountry area communication method. There was some good discussion in the following thread about multiple options, including 'Garmin Inreach', which is a non satellite phone solution. https://sigforum.com/eve/forums...410085564#4410085564 ____________________________________________________________ If Some is Good, and More is Better.....then Too Much, is Just Enough !! Trump 2024....Make America Great Again! "May Almighty God bless the United States of America" - parabellum 7/26/20 Live Free or Die! | |||
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| As Extraordinary as Everyone Else  |
I’m glad things are improving as well. Just a point of correction, the InReach IS a satellite communication device and it is not a phone. I have used one all over the world and highly recommend them. ------------------ Eddie Our Founding Fathers were men who understood that the right thing is not necessarily the written thing. -kkina | |||
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