%$#**& DEER

[sparky]

Well it seems I will be out of the water a bit longer then I had thought
I was planning to come up in a week or so for a couple days to get cought up on some of the diving I was missing out on

Well thanks to a deer I will not beable to get in the water for a little while
yesterday Saturday the 31st of June after dropping my girl friend at work
I was on my way to the home of one of the Dive Team ( URT ) to work on the new responce van
I was on my motorcycle and a deer ran out infront of me and I laid my bike down
%#$%$%$ thing came out of no where from my right so I moved to my right and then for some dumb reason she went back in the direction she had come from

And in true Sparky fashion I made the Dumber mistake of moveing to my right again
and lost control of my bike and wrecked it
the Deer lived to reek havic on a nother biker some other day and I broke my right anckle
the emergency room doctor told me I was lucky he said most time a brake ocurs that the peices move around
and that mine had not moved

I am in a splint while the swelling goes down and have to go in for my cast in a few days

my Son ( Solomon ) came to the scene of my crash and he and a friend took care of my bike while a nother friend
rushed my to the ER

I am told my bike is not in verry bad shape just broke the wind shield and a turn signal

so it may be a while before I get to dive or ride
but I wil be pestering you guys while I am off work to heal

Sparky

[Solitary]

Take your time healing up. I crashed my bike a few years ago and wasn't able to dive for over a year, but much better to be healthy enough that you're not questioning your body while diving. An ankle, in particular, might need to be substantially healed before you strap a fin to your foot and ask it to kick.

[Zen Diver]

Sorry to hear that Sparky Hope you're feeling better soon.

-Valerie

[AB219]

Well it seems I will be out of the water a bit longer then I had thought
Well thanks to a deer I will not beable to get in the water for a little while
yesterday Saturday the 31st of June after dropping my girl friend at work
I was on my way to the home of one of the Dive Team ( URT ) to work on the new responce van
I was on my motorcycle and a deer ran out infront of me and I laid my bike down
%#$%$%$ thing came out of no where from my right so I moved to my right and then for some dumb reason she went back in
Sparky

Wishing you a speedy recovery..... let's hit the Nehalem or Barview Jetty when your healed up.


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[Ken G]

That sucks! But it could have been worse.


Glad you came away relatively unhurt. Get well soon!

[Maverick]

get better buddy, and you should shot the deer and eat it, that will be justice for the time out of the water

[airsix]

Get well soon, Sparky.
-Ben

[sparky]

thanks guys :

just got back from the shop at work a little bit ago
bike is not as bad as i thought it would be
with a little TLC and a good washing it will be fine it is ridable now thats a good start

I am feeling much better now that I seen my bike
The Girlfriend is doing a grate job at nurseing me
I think I could get used to all this atention

Hey VAL
you may be intrested in this part
from the time I arived at the ER and had my exam and xray to splinted and a bit of something for the pain
was less then a hour

them Er folks sure know there jobs to never once did any one cause more pain
in fact every thing they did made me feel better

I am going to have to send them a card or something huh

Sparky

[pogiguy05]

Hey sparky I hope you get better soon and you should mount some machine guns on the front for those occassions of DEER or someone cutting you off. It has been some time since we last dove together and it would be great to dive with you again. I have gotten alot better since then and I am working on my navigation.Kinda getting a ehad start on AOW class I guess. 27dives and counting.

P.S. my father has had crashes with about 4 deer in his car over the last 40-50 years. seems they like him alot. Good thing is that only the car got hurt OH and the deer.

[BASSMAN]

Sparky,Sparky,Sparky!

A likely story. C'mon fess up! What realy happened?
And Make it good, because you have time to think of a good Story.

Glad to hear the Bike is okay!

I'm sure with a little TLC and a good washing and you'll be back in the water
as soon as the cast comes off. Swimming in circles because
the injured ankle will be sore and weak for the first few dives.

Take care buddy!

Keith

[Pez7378]

CRAP! That sucks sparky! I think everyone should have venison for dinner. If only I had some. I remember watching a deer hit a truck once. Yeah, it jumped right into the side of the truck from the fog line. Needless to say, the deer didn't make it, and the truck was wounded.

Get well soon, and next time just stay the course! Then you'll get a broken ankle and Dinner for the entire year!

[Sounder]

Sprry about the wipeout bud! Glad to hear you're ok.

Funny - on Lopez Island, when someone hits a deer a local will take it, dress it out, and butcher it. People there don't want anything to go to waste... makes for tasty steaks too!

[divernick]

Sorry to hear about your ankle SPparky. When you get mobile again, we'll have hit Netarts or something.

[nwbobber]

sounds like you're going to need to trade that bike in for a SCOOTER! And watch out for the sea lions!
Hope you heal quickly.

[spatman]

sorry to hear about that ankle, sparks. at least it was ONLY your ankle!

hope it heals quick, bro.

[Grateful Diver]

Sorry to hear about your accident and injury Sparky, but ...

... are you SURE that it wasn't a cabezon?



Get well soon, buddy ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

[BASSMAN]

Sorry to hear about your accident and injury Sparky, but ...

... are you SURE that it wasn't a cabezon?



Get well soon, buddy ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

[Aquanautchuck]

Sorry to hear about your accident and injury Sparky, but ...

... are you SURE that it wasn't a cabezon?



Get well soon, buddy ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

NO Probably was a Big LIng on eggs. It feels like a truck hit you when they nail you.

Get well Sparky.