Dean wants to buy a Max, a 6-wheeled vehicle onto which you can attach a track. Perfect for our drive both winter and summer. One was for sale in Downieville about an hour and a half away. I really didn’t want to go with him and in the end he convinced me we would have an adventure seeing scenery we hadn’t seen before and seeing a nice little town. So off we all three went, Oso being the third.
The man who was selling the Max took Dean on a ride. Dean even drove it some. On the way back the owner was driving and he backed the vehicle up their very steep drive. At the top of the drive as he was putting on the emergency brake, something happened and suddenly he had no control except a little steering. No brakes and a steep drive heading to a road with a plunge down a hill on the other side. Thank goodness, he had sense enough to steer the thing into the wall of the drive instead of letting it cross the road.
Unfortunately because they were just out on a test run neither had on seat belts or helmets. The owner ended up with a badly scratched and swelling arm. Dean landed on the side of his head and in spite of his saying he doesn’t remember passing out and coming to, that’s what happened. When I reached him he was lying very still with blood under his head. Scary!
Here is what I am thankful for tonight:
~ I went with him so could drive us home.
~ they only fell over instead of down a cliff
~ roll bars
~ the kindness of strangers
~ competent doctors in a small town clinic who knew Exactly what to do
~ Oso for sleeping all the way home and being such a good dog all afternoon
~ being able to call Dean’s family from the clinic when I had no cell service
~ the offer to take care of Oso and give me dog food if necessary
~ the assurance that a hotel room would be found and provided if we had had to stay the night in Downieville
~ Daylight Savings time which allowed me to drive us home in the light
~ Dean, whom I love
Dean has a “cauliflower ear” ~ his left ear is Huge and there are about 10 stitches in the back of it and on the back of the ear itself. And his body aches All Over from being tossed around. Otherwise he is “fine” - and we have a couple of days to take it easy and be careful.
So ~ given the state of affairs as they stand right now, there is much for which to be grateful. Amen.
5 comments:
Holy smokes this is scary. Glad for the positive outcome.
Better stick to your mini and forget about Max..
Ralf, I am too. Speaks volumes for the need for seat belts and helmets even on a quick test run.
Phil, he had already decided Not to buy it as it was too old ~ which it proved when something went kablooy.
Scary! Glad for all the things for which you have to be thankful, and that it was no worse than it was (which was bad enough). Sending healing prayers Dean's way.
Thanks, Mike. We seem to be doing well. Will see our dr tomorrow just to be sure.
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