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Posted by RRRerun on Monday, June 16, 2008 9:57 AM

What would we do without the Toad,  GET WELL SOON

Steve

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Posted by dwbeckett on Monday, June 16, 2008 8:59 AM

OUCH, get better sooner then later.

Dave

The head is gray, hands don't work , back is weak, legs give out, eyes are gone, money go's and my wife still love's Me.

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Posted by MTCarpenter on Monday, June 16, 2008 7:22 AM
Glad you're alive and I hope you start to feel better soon, fellow Texan!
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Posted by vsmith on Sunday, June 15, 2008 10:46 PM

Dude, sorry to hear this, what a bummer!

Glad to hear you sound like it wasnt too terrible on your body. Hopefully the insurance will buy you a nice replacement vehicle or at least the green to buy a better one. More hopefully the bum that hit you gets a nice booking in the greybar hotel.

Take a couple days off if you can, to let your body adjust and recover, hang in there Bro!

Later Vic

   Have fun with your trains

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Posted by Coogler Rail Line on Sunday, June 15, 2008 9:07 PM
I hate to see bad things happen to good people.  Toad, take some Aleve...thats what my doctor has me on now.  It will help with the body aches.   Tell you the truth...beer helped a lot also!  Thank God that you were not more seriously hurt....someone was looking over you!
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Posted by Sweet Santa Fe on Sunday, June 15, 2008 8:17 PM

Wow, you guys are great.  How you come to the rescue of one of your fellows.  I think it's wonderful.  It sure makes you feel good about things. 

I know you guys have really made his day, and mine too.

 

SSF 

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Posted by Capt Bob Johnson on Sunday, June 15, 2008 7:53 PM

I can't figure out how they can say smoking is bad, so we'll make it illegal most everywhere and tax the hell out of it; but they can't put an equal tax on the booze!   Tax the heck out of it and maybe we'd have fewer drunk drivers!

Toad, I'm glad you're still around, don't let it get you down cause that would be letting the ba----ds win!

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Posted by g. gage on Sunday, June 15, 2008 6:51 PM

Toad; although I'm new on here I enjoy your postings feel you're a friend. I wish you a speedy recovery.

Rob

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 15, 2008 5:12 PM

Yeah was in ER, got x-rayed (no kids now), CT Scan to.

But as this night goes on I am hittn bottom! Had to call a Dr. friend of mine to ask her sup and she told me what to do.

Toad

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Posted by Coogler Rail Line on Sunday, June 15, 2008 4:40 PM
One back surgery later and I am still not right.  You will probally much more sore and achy tomorrow after your body gets out of shock.  Take care of yourself!
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 15, 2008 3:21 PM

No modeling yet, still shot but have to keep up with people buyn stuff from my eBay and I am not really want to do it. Just feel crappy.

Toadie

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Posted by GearDrivenSteam on Sunday, June 15, 2008 2:48 PM
Glad you're ok. Sorry you've had such a bad time. Time to do some modelin to get your mind off it all.
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Posted by Beach Bill on Sunday, June 15, 2008 11:49 AM

Glad you're still with us ToadFrog.  Most everyone has some horror story about personal tragedy at the hands of a drunk driver (My Mother-in-law was the picture of a perfect Grandma and was on her way home from church on a Sunday night when a drunk in an Lincoln Towncar ran a stop sign at about 70 mph....).  Although a time-consuming hassle to prosecute, I always felt that arresting a drunk driver was one of the best things I could do as a police officer.... didn't keep track of how many over a 30-year career, but I hope some lives were saved along the way.   The world still seems to be full of folks who think they can beat those odds, though, and they selfishly still try to drive.

Keep the X-acto out of that left hand until you're healed!

Bill

With reasonable men, I will reason; with humane men I will plead; but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost. William Lloyd Garrison
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Posted by Coogler Rail Line on Sunday, June 15, 2008 10:31 AM

Count your blessings my friend.  I am glad you are ok.  Hopefully they will lock up that person for a long time but I doubt it.  Giving you a citation is crap!

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 15, 2008 9:07 AM
 Great Western wrote:

Glad to hear that you came out of the wreck alive Toad.  I hope you have a speedy recovery.

 Drunken drivers, yes, they are the scourge of all countries it seems.

My buddy from across the pond, we could be at a pub drinking but I would call a taxi!

Toad

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 15, 2008 9:05 AM

 SNOWSHOE wrote:
Whenever  I bust one I make sure I hit them with everything.   

Yo man, did the same thing till found out the courts just was not willing to go the distance.

But in another case the DA stroked a guy for killing a dog that WAS after his cats and had alread killed one! Go figure!!!! He got 2 years jail time. Something wrong here man.

Toad

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Posted by Great Western on Sunday, June 15, 2008 9:01 AM

Glad to hear that you came out of the wreck alive Toad.  I hope you have a speedy recovery.

 Drunken drivers, yes, they are the scourge of all countries it seems.

Alan, Oliver & North Fork Railroad

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If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there. Lewis Carroll English author & recreational mathematician (1832 - 1898)

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 15, 2008 8:32 AM

Thanks guys/ladies I was just tryn to get out of the way. He was DWI and I was given a nice citition/ticket by MR STATE TROOPER.

Can still look in law book and find it still is to the descrition of the Police Officer what to do. So this very nice TROOPER (NOT) got him what we call in police turms 2 ducks, 1 DWI and 1 ticket. Jerk! Sadly he knew I was ex-cop. Joy!

I sorry all my brain is still abit fried......need to zip the lip

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Posted by SNOWSHOE on Sunday, June 15, 2008 8:11 AM
Toad, get better.  Glad to hear that you did not have to spend a lot of time in the hospital.  I hope that drunk driver does some jail time plus some, not sure how Texas law  works with drunks.  I hate drunk drivers more than anything in this world.  They are always the ones to escape un-harmed. Whenever  I bust one I make sure I hit them with everything.   Get well soon so you can work on your layout.   
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Posted by Marty Cozad on Sunday, June 15, 2008 8:09 AM
Good to hear you'll be OK, never know when things like this may happen.

Is it REAL? or Just 1:29 scale?

Long live Outdoor Model Railroading.

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Posted by tangerine-jack on Sunday, June 15, 2008 7:50 AM

Get well soon my friend.  I am glad you are still with us in the land of the living.  Drunk drivers have taken five of my friends over the last several years.  Forget the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, there is one on our very streets that takes tens of thousands of lives a year.

So now what to spend the insurance money on, hmmm............

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 15, 2008 5:04 AM

Yes, it was paid off........in hand pink slip! Now I can not wait to look at it.

And yeah I am typen one handed. It was a suprize to see this post....

Thankz Ashamed [*^_^*]

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Posted by EMPIRE II LINE on Sunday, June 15, 2008 1:56 AM

Man this is not a good thing to hear, hope he's doing well for now, will call you and Ma tomorrow Toad....

Byron 

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Posted by kstrong on Sunday, June 15, 2008 1:35 AM
Yikes. Good to hear he's out and resting, and hopefully will be posting here soon again.

Later,

K
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Posted by ttrigg on Saturday, June 14, 2008 11:46 PM

OK Toad: Enough already, wrecking the truck to get the money to make the monthly payment is not the way to go.  (enough of my sick humor)

Get well my friend.

Tom Trigg

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ToadFrog
Posted by Sweet Santa Fe on Saturday, June 14, 2008 11:28 PM

I know this probably isn't the place, however I wasn't sure where to put this.  Toady was hit by a drunk driver today.  He had to be cut out of his truck.  He was taken to the hospital and is home tonight.  They didn't find anything major wrong with him.  He is sore and bruised and with his left hand, can't hold on to anything.  He has re-injured his lower back and His truck is a total loss.  He was trying to sell it too. 

 Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.  This is the last thing that he needed.  It has been such a bad year so far for him.  I know that you all like him and consider him a friend.  Let him know how much you care.  

SSF

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