Dave update...
You've heard me talk about Dave's car accident and his recovery so I've decided to (remembered is more like it) post the picture that was in the paper.
Basically, I just remembered to steal it from Deb's new blog. As you can see there is not much left of it. This is what happens when you hit a pine tree at 65MPH sliding sideways. It's no wonder it took them an hour to cut him out. Looking at this I can't imagine how he is still alive.
Dave's physical recovery is going rather well. He is able to get himself out of bed and into a wheel chair to get around, so he's not confined to the bed anymore. His psychological recovery is not as good though. Due to the fact that his left leg can't support his weight yet, he was kicked out of the re-hab hospital and put into a nursing home. With old people. Not that there is anything wrong with that... Dave has been getting more and more depressed as time goes by. Especially with the holidays coming and all. And him being the only one in the place that isn't retired, has been wearing on his mind. And I can't say that I blame him. Add to that the stress his wife is going through, not only with the worry that her husband is not home, but also the financial burden of supporting herself and their son on her own. It all makes for a rather shitty situation.
On a lighter note; the old man in my shop is retiring soon. He has already bought a house in Arizona, near his son, and is just waiting for his house here to sell. He is trying to get rid of everything that he doesn't absolutely need to make the move as easy as possible. Well...... I got a new stereo out of it!!!!!!!!!
He gave me a Sony component stereo system. NICE!!!!!! Came with a nice oak cabinet and matching oak floor speakers with 12" woofers. Five disc CD changer, 275x2 watt amplifier, dual cassette, It even has a turn table (what is that, you may be asking....LOL). Nicest home system I've ever had. And the price was the best part, FREEEEEEEEEEE!!! So, now I'm thinking of setting up a computer in the cabinet with it so I can stream XM of the net and play it on the new system. All I need is a wireless NIC, and I will be all set. I have an old 'puter sitting in the office that would work great as a music box. It's just collecting dust right now.
Remember......DRINK MILK!!.
posted by Anonymous @ 4:42 AM
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Dave really is a lucky man - I hope he can just try to remember that part of all this when he's dealing with all the crappy results...
I'm so stoked for you on the free stereo! It sounds pretty kick-ass, and BTW, I have a turn-table, too! :) I just got a really nice 27" RCA console TV with the doors that close over it & all kinds of nice extras delivered to my place FOR FREE off of freecycle...have you heard of it? You sound like me - I always love a good deal (especially free!). If you don't already know about it, just do a yahoo search for yahoo freecycle & register for your state & city. Then they will send you emails when people post offers of free stuff or wanted ads. I set up a folder in my yahoo account so that all the freecycle messages go straight there. I can't begin to tell you all the things I've gotten off of there, including my cat & an awesome DVD player. Check it out! Have a great day!
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