Billster Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Just a friendly reminder from the safety patrol. My wife was involved in a serious accident a week and a half ago, from which she walked away when others were hospitalized. She was wearing her seatbelt, and had airbags in the car. The insurance company deemed the car a total loss, but we can replace that A LOT easier that we can replace Mrs. Billster. The accident was caused by a driver going the wrong way on a four lane road, and hitting four other vehicles (including my better half). Buckle up. Buy my CD on CD Baby! Bill Hartzell - the website MySpace?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A String Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Glad to hear she is o.k. How is she feeling though? A car accident can be very tramatic and take a long time to get over. My thoughts go out to you and your family. Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Base Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Strange coming in here and reading this after reading the argument over whether it should be compulsory to wear them in the SSS board! Am glad she did tho, hope she recovers quickly...! Fa Fa FA Fa fa fa fa fa FA fa FA FA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Great to hear she's alright. That's right folks, buckle up... no matter how far you may be traveling. And if you ride, be sure to wear that helmet. "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoes Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 This has happened recently near Kingston on the 401 and (without expanding this into areas we need not concern ourselves with here) the driver was rather old. My mom's 76 and she's a great driver, she just doesn't always think about driving while she's doing it. Glad to bear the Mrs. Billster is in good shape and hopefully she had a thorough checkup to confirm all of those little hidden things that can cause us grief later in life are clean and clear. drive on baby.. I still think guitars are like shoes, but louder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak Lander Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 WOW! Everything I just wrote just disappeared. Glad to hear Mrs. Billster had the savvy to wear seatbelts. Some folks aren't bright enough. I really don't care if people wear them or not, that's a choice that they can make and die with, it's my choice to wear them, always when in a vehicle. If, however, they ride with me, they'll stap in or they won't ride. I've been a stauch supporter of wearing them since I was a young idiot, driving way too fast on narrow winding roads. After losing a couple of imprompu road races because I couldn't stay in a good driving position I decided to buckle up. That may not be the right reason to wear them but that's what it is. A person just can't drive a vehicle to it's limits if they're having trouble staying in the seat on hard corners. That's also another reason not to drive under the influence. Our Joint "When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it." The Duke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compact Diss Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Thank G she is ok, hope you are ok too. I wouldn't know what I would do without my wife. Let me know if you need anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Oh geez, I'm sorry to hear that Billster! But thank God she's OK! And thanks for posting the buckle-up reminder - I lost a friend and great guitarist and artist (and our community lost a much loved, generous member) a year ago to a car wreck and he almost undoubtedly would've survived had he been wearing his seat belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauldil Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Thank God she's ok, Billster! That's scary stuff! The same thing happened to my wife about 10 years ago. She was in her Honda Civic and had a jousting match with a Chevy Suburban. Needless to say, the Suburban won, but my wife was wearing her seat belt and came out of it with only minor bruises (the Honda didn't fare so well). I'm with Dak on this - if you want to ride in my car, you will buckle up. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbote Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Billster - Sorry to hear about the accident, but am glad your wife is okay. I always buckle up - and a word to the wise - make sure to buckle up if you are riding in a taxi, too. Here in San Francisco I ride cabs fairly regularly and have seen enough nasty accidents involving taxis to know to put the seat belt on. Again, Billster, glad to hear the wife is doing well. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverse the Curse Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Glad she is OK, and I hope the others in the accident are OK too. I always wear my seatbelt. It an instinct now whenever I get in the car to put it on. The forumite formerly known as Cooper. "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John Lennon "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will finally know peace." Jimi Hendrix "Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." Jimi Hendrix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billster Posted August 23, 2004 Author Share Posted August 23, 2004 Originally posted by A String: Glad to hear she is o.k. How is she feeling though? A car accident can be very tramatic and take a long time to get over. My thoughts go out to you and your family.Yeah, she was pretty rattled that night - and she was ready to drive herself home, deflated airbag hanging in her lap! Talked her out of that one. She's got that same survivor's hard edge as me. She was alone in the car (Thank God no baby on board), so I had to go get her and bring her home. Thanks all for your wishes Buy my CD on CD Baby! Bill Hartzell - the website MySpace?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billster Posted August 23, 2004 Author Share Posted August 23, 2004 Originally posted by jbote: Billster - Sorry to hear about the accident, but am glad your wife is okay. I always buckle up - and a word to the wise - make sure to buckle up if you are riding in a taxi, too. Here in San Francisco I ride cabs fairly regularly and have seen enough nasty accidents involving taxis to know to put the seat belt on. Again, Billster, glad to hear the wife is doing well.Good point about the taxis. I nearly crap my pants every time I get in one of those things. Buy my CD on CD Baby! Bill Hartzell - the website MySpace?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 I raced cars for years, so I know the benefits of buckling in PROPERLY. Very happy to hear she had the good sense to do so and she reaped the benefits. Boggs Check out my Rock Beach Guitars page showing guitars I have built and repaired... http://www.rockbeachguitars.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Glad she's okay...so sorry for the others. Thank God no one was killed... My life has been affected by serious auto wrecks, too. Most here know the story. Man, yeah...I always buckle up...(sighhh)... "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 I, too, always buckle up. If you read the SSS thread then that's no surprise. Glad to hear she's ok. We've been in one violent car wreck (a car began crossing in front of us and couldn't be avoided. Spun us 180 degrees around. Thank goodness there were no injuries.) Give my best to Mrs. Billster. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Red 67 Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 I have three things too add, following distance, following distance, and following distance. The main cause of death from what I understand(not aids, dui, cancer, driving is the most dangerous thing you can do. It is safer to jump off the roof). If you us a 3 to 4 second distance you will see that we don't have enough road space. It saved my life last week when some one stopped in front of us after merging into the right hand lane. Big Red's Ride Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Following distance is VIP!!! I totalled my Ford Ranger back in 98 because I was following too closely. I was driving on I64 W, just outside Charleston, WV on my way to Indiana. I was in a construction zone with those concrete barriers on both sides of me. I looked down to tune my radio, and next thing I see when I lift my head are brake lights! Since I could not swerve out of the way, I slammed into the car in front of me, sending it into another car. One passenger, an elderly lady was a bit shaken up and was transferred to the hospital for her heart. She was alright, though. My poor Ford Ranger... I miss that truck. Lesson learned. "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro_Man Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 I rarely go anywhere in a car now, im not a huge fan and haven't even made the effort to drive, because of the amazing amount of bad drivers on the roads at the moment, im just glad im moving to a remote part of wales very soon. Glad the missus was ok, treat her like a queen for a few days, always works. Nic "i must've wrote 30 songs the first weekend i met my true love ... then she died and i got stuck with this b****" - Father of the Pride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 Originally posted by Guitars are like shoes. But louder.: This has happened recently near Kingston on the 401 and (without expanding this into areas we need not concern ourselves with here) the driver was rather old. My mom's 76 and she's a great driver, she just doesn't always think about driving while she's doing it. Glad to bear the Mrs. Billster is in good shape and hopefully she had a thorough checkup to confirm all of those little hidden things that can cause us grief later in life are clean and clear. drive on baby..shoes, i was born in Kingston Ontario. not that its important. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 Billster glad everything is ok, take care of Mrs. Billster. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolead Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 If, however, they ride with me, they'll stap in or they won't ride. Same here. I guess that's good news for you older guys, since I'm still young and stupid. Shut up and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billster Posted August 24, 2004 Author Share Posted August 24, 2004 Originally posted by Big Red 67: I have three things too add, following distance, following distance, and following distance. The main cause of death from what I understand(not aids, dui, cancer, driving is the most dangerous thing you can do. It is safer to jump off the roof). If you us a 3 to 4 second distance you will see that we don't have enough road space. It saved my life last week when some one stopped in front of us after merging into the right hand lane.You got that right. When we're on the interstate, I often point out that in the next lane over from us, there are three cars lined up nose to tail in the same space between our nose and the next car up in our lane. People are CRAZY!!! As for this accident, I don't know what you can do when somebody is going the wrong way in your lane The story is the drive had a "seizure" behind the wheel. If that's true, and such a thing was unexpected, it's a tragedy. If he had a diagnosed condition, and shouldn't have been driving, I'll be P.O.'d. One of the other drivers Mr. Wrong Way hit turned out to have a suspended license, and got a citation. Talk about adding insult to injury! Damn car was six months from being paid off, and in prime condition. Now I have to look at 3-4 more years of monthly payments. Buy my CD on CD Baby! Bill Hartzell - the website MySpace?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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