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Old 04-17-2005 | 12:15 PM
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Sorry Team 7, my season starts tomorrow, but ended for me before it started. See, on Thursday, my family and I were on our way to work/daycare at 6:20AM when some young punk who was high on several drugs decided he wanted to play chicken with his car and on coming traffic. He narrowly missed several cars, but when we popped over a hill, he was 4 tires in our lane. My wife was driving and swerved to miss him, but the punk swerved to hit us. He hit us not quite head-on. My wife suffered a lacerated spleen and a messed up neck, my 3 year old daughter suffered a head injury and had to be medivac'd 80 miles north to a childrens hospital, I suffered a chipped spine and bruised ribs. My other two children made it out ok physically, but are struggling mentally. See, they saw thir mommy hurt, their baby sister suffer convulsions, and their daddy on a backboard/neckbrace. Not an easy thing for a kid to get over. We've all been released from the hospital, but our lives will never be the same, and despite all the scouting I did, all the shooting I did with my bow, I'll be home tomorrow on the opener. I hate to say it, but I'm very bitter right now because it was so avoidable. One young punk could have killed us all.

The good news is I've shown what little bit I know to Lefty26 and RickC, so instead of losing a hunter, the turkey nation has picked up two new ones. The fire is strong in these two, and I have alot of faith in them.

Good luck to everyone, and a word to those with kids and a wife...hug them and kiss them and tell them you love them because it only takes a second and you may never have another chance to do so.

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Old 04-17-2005 | 12:23 PM
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hey sorry to hear that slice dont worry about the team we will be fine. best wishes to your family! hope yall get better
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Old 04-17-2005 | 01:15 PM
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what an idiot no commom sence
sorry to hear that and hope your family gets better
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Old 04-17-2005 | 08:00 PM
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I hope the punk gets what he deserves. Sorry to hear about your ordeal, and bummer about the season. Hope you and your family are all okay. there are more seasons to come....
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Old 04-17-2005 | 10:57 PM
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My families prayers for a speedy recovery for you and your family. Show strength of mind and body to your children. Get on your feet as fast as possible and quickly resume being a father and husband. Your children will quickly forget the whole incident when they see their dad being strong. Accept what happened, heal, move forward and get ready for the fall season. All the best.
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Old 04-18-2005 | 06:13 AM
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Sorry to hear about all that's happened. Our prayers are with you. We all just don't know how lucky we are every day. Get better soon!
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Old 04-18-2005 | 08:03 AM
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wow, Sorry to hear that slice, That just shows how you live can change in a matter of seconds , i'm glad to hear your all right
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Old 04-18-2005 | 09:27 AM
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That sucks. Some people are just dumb. Hope you all recover completely and dont feel to bad, you'll be back next spring i'm sure. Spending time with your family is more important right now.
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Old 04-18-2005 | 09:39 AM
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sorry to hear man;hope all gets better real soon.
I was out of it last season because of an accident.it will be better soon,trust me.the kids will bounce back if they see mom and dad bouncing back. best of luck to you and yours.
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Old 04-18-2005 | 09:47 AM
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Sorry to hear about that.

If you need a replacement I'm not on a team and my season doesn't start till May 1.
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