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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / September 2004Purrs for Vernon please - hit & run
Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for me. I am very pleased that I am not in the position of collecting the insurance monies. Vernon & I went for a cycle over the Castle Acre this morning. On the final hill up into the village (Newton Road), there is always a line of parked cars on the right-hand side, so cycling up the hill we had right of way. Vernon was at the top of the hill & I was at the bottom, so didn't see the actual impact. The driver can thank his lucky stars for that, because if I had, by now I'd be in jail for wrecking his car and for assaulting the driver. Basically Vernon was cycling up the hill. He had right of way. He was almost to the top when twat in a Mondeo comes down the hill and rather than wait for Vernon to finish the short distance, tw*t in a Mondeo crosses to the side of the road Vernon is on, without slowing, and side-swipes Vernon with his wing mirror. Vernon fell off. The frightening this is, to me, Vernon said he'd made eye-contact with the driver - who was smiling as he came on to hit Vernon. Sadly Vernon didn't get the registration number - neither did I as I was oblivious to this happening as I was at the bottom of the hill at the time. Vernon's helmet is dented - his glasses grazed (Thanks Simon Mason - the safety glasses scratched but didn't shatter, so Vernon's eyes are okay) - he has a cut on his cheekbone which is bruising. He has a bruised & cut left knee; his right hand his cut and he is sort of aching and bruised. Walking wounded - it could have been a lot worse. The driver did not stop. Tw*t. B*st*rd. Sh*t. I hope he rots in hell. Anyhow. Guy whose house it happened outside of came out to see if Vernon was okay - alas he didn't get the reg of the car either. Which was when I got to the scene. The sight of one's husband picking himself up from the kerb and *knowing* all is not well is not one I wish to see again. Called the police. As Vernon was injured, plod attended. It took plod nearly an hour to attend though. I'm not impressed by that. One thing plod said that I find quite horrific, and it was a throwaway line of plod's, "Oh I get several of these a week now." *What???* Several hit & runs a week?!?!?!?!!! I find that appalling. If I hear one more pathetic rant from uk.tosspot about hard-done by drivers, I shall not be responsible for my actions. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Oh Helen. How scary. Purrs for Vernon's injuries and for your poor nerves to settle down. I hope they catch the scumbag. It sounds like one of those #@%% who thinks they own the road, and expect everyone else to get out of their way. That makes me so angry just to read it. And so grateful that it wasn't worse. >Oh Helen. How scary. Purrs for Vernon's injuries and for your poor nerves to >settle down. Thanks Sherry. I am gradually calming down. Vernon's bruises are gradually becoming more colourful ;-) >I hope they catch the scumbag. It sounds like one of those #@%% who thinks >they >own the road, and expect everyone else to get out of their way. That makes me >so angry just to read it. And so grateful that it wasn't worse. I seriously doubt the b*st*rd will be caught. We reported as failure to stop is a criminal offence and I really don't like crinimals, especially ones who smile at my husband before they knock him off his bike with their tonne of motor vehicle. I suppose there is a miniscule chance the sh*t may get caught, but it is only a miniscule chance. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >>Oh Helen. How scary. Purrs for Vernon's injuries and for your poor >>nerves to settle down. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >miniscule chance the sh*t may get caught, but it is only a miniscule >chance. - From the sound of it, the car driver was not only guilty of failure to stop, but deliberately sideswiped Vernon, making it not carelessness but deliberate assault and battery. I hope that he is caught soon before someone is seriously hurt or killed. I have had drivers deliberately force my bicycle off the road a couple of times in the past, but fortunately wasn't injured either time. In my worst bike wreck, back in my undergraduate days, I was standing up on the pedals (on a single-speed bike) in order to climb a hill. The chain jumped off the sprocket, and I hit the ground hard enough that my glasses earpiece broke and slashed my left eyebrow to the bone. I ended up having to have four stitches to close that cut. A man who had been about to get onto a city bus took me back to his house, about a block away, so that I could put bandages on the cuts and call my father to come drive me to the doctor. I was reminded of the Biblical parable of the Good Samaritan. Between bending the handlebars, spraining my left knee, scraping the left side of my face, and the facial cut, it was close to a month before I was in condition to ride the bicycle again. At that point, I invested in a bike helmet.  SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria >- From the sound of it, the car driver was not only guilty of failure >to stop, but deliberately sideswiped Vernon, making it not >carelessness but deliberate assault and battery. I hope that he is >caught soon before someone is seriously hurt or killed. Quite. >I have had drivers deliberately force my bicycle off the road a >couple of times in the past, but fortunately wasn't injured either >time. Yes, I think most cyclists have had that happen :-( >In my worst bike wreck, back in my undergraduate days, I was standing >up on the pedals (on a single-speed bike) in order to climb a hill. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >and call my father to come drive me to the doctor. I was reminded of >the Biblical parable of the Good Samaritan. Glad the Samaritan was there when needed. This is why I *love* 27-speed gears ;-) >Between bending the handlebars, spraining my left knee, scraping the >left side of my face, and the facial cut, it was close to a month >before I was in condition to ride the bicycle again. At that point, >I invested in a bike helmet. We've worn those for the last 15 years. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are > minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for > me. Oh, Helen, how terrible for you both! Lots of purrs are coming your way to help heal Vernon's bruising and your frazzled nerves. Litterbox offerings and sggy regurgitated grass to the scum-of-the-earth who did it. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >Oh, Helen, how terrible for you both! Lots of purrs are coming your way >to help heal Vernon's bruising and your frazzled nerves. Litterbox >offerings and sggy regurgitated grass to the scum-of-the-earth who did it. Thanks guys :-) Vernon has just stripped off to go in the bath, which has uncovered a nasty graze & bruise on his ribs at the back left-hand side. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Marina <frankiennikki@yahoo.co.uk> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Purrs for Vernon please - hit & run: >> Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are >> minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for >> me. >Oh, Helen, how terrible for you both! Lots of purrs are coming your way >to help heal Vernon's bruising and your frazzled nerves. Litterbox >offerings and sggy regurgitated grass to the scum-of-the-earth who did it. Felix will chime in with that, along with some nice juicy hairballs. Ava would like to contribute dove bombs. Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL >Felix will chime in with that, along with some nice juicy hairballs. >Ava would like to contribute dove bombs. Thanks - appreciated :-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > Felix will chime in with that, along with some nice juicy hairballs. > Ava would like to contribute dove bombs. LOL -- we have a lot of little sparrows and starlings that roost in the trees near my house (and in our awnings when the leaves fall and the trees are bare). I'm sure we can volunteer their services to leave lots of birdy offerings all over his car, and on HIM when he gets out of the car. It's the least they can do in return for our keeping the bird feeder well-stocked, right? ;o) Donna (who forgot to sign my previous post) and Harmony > > Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are > > minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > to help heal Vernon's bruising and your frazzled nerves. Litterbox > offerings and sggy regurgitated grass to the scum-of-the-earth who did it. Amen to what Marina said. Harmony adds her best chirpy-purrs to the chorus for you and Vernon to feel better. She can also add some hurked-up hairballs and stinky semi-digested canned cat food, and the frostiest cat-glare in all of felinity to the offerings to that idiot driver, too. > Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are > minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for > me. I am very pleased that I am not in the position of collecting the insurance > monies. Bloody idiot. The driver should get an automatic driving ban for that, he's clearly not competent to be in charge of a car. Ade and I are both very aware of cyclists and motorcyclists when we drive. I did once hit a guy on a moped, but he signalled one way, then changed his mind at the last minuteand drove in another, straight into me.. Fortunately I was going very very slowly, and was almost stopped when I did hit him, because he LOOKED like he wasn't in control of his moped, and I was keeping a close eye on him. Jeanette Lots of purrs. I'm glad it wasn't serious. SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >Lots of purrs. I'm glad it wasn't serious. Thanks Victor - much appreciated. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are >minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for >me. I am very pleased that I am not in the position of collecting the insurance >monies. Purrs for Vernon and for your nerves. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >Purrs for Vernon and for your nerves. Thanks Theresa - appreciated. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are > minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for > me. I am very pleased that I am not in the position of collecting the insurance > monies. OHmygawd!!! Thank the powers-that-be that he was not more seriously injured. Be aware, though, that some injuries are not at first apparent because of shock. Make sure he gets checked out thoroughly (knees, especially, are tricky injuries - I once ended up having to have surgery 9 months after a minor fall because the knee never did heal correctly). > Vernon & I went for a cycle over the Castle Acre this morning. On the final > hill up into the village (Newton Road), there is always a line of parked cars > on the right-hand side, so cycling up the hill we had right of way. Vernon was > at the top of the hill & I was at the bottom, so didn't see the actual impact. > The driver can thank his lucky stars for that, because if I had, by now I'd be > in jail for wrecking his car and for assaulting the driver. Really! I can't believe that someone would just drive away after having hit someone - have they no concience!!??? I would rather take the consequences of my actions, even jail time, than have to wonder for the rest of my life what happened to the person I hit! > Basically Vernon was cycling up the hill. He had right of way. He was almost to > the top when twat in a Mondeo comes down the hill and rather than wait for [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Sadly Vernon didn't get the registration number - neither did I as I was > oblivious to this happening as I was at the bottom of the hill at the time. It might be best that you didn't see it. You might have had nightmares about it for some time (unless, like me, your imagination is too vivid in which case you might still have even worse nightmares! Purrs that you will get through the trauma of this OK. > Vernon's helmet is dented - his glasses grazed (Thanks Simon Mason - the safety > glasses scratched but didn't shatter, so Vernon's eyes are okay) - he has a cut > on his cheekbone which is bruising. He has a bruised & cut left knee; his right > hand his cut and he is sort of aching and bruised. Walking wounded - it could > have been a lot worse. Thank all that's good that he was wearing that protection - smart guy - it could have been *SO* much worse had he not. > The driver did not stop. Tw*t. B*st*rd. Sh*t. I hope he rots in hell. Bad thoughts seconded by me!!! > Anyhow. Guy whose house it happened outside of came out to see if Vernon was > okay - alas he didn't get the reg of the car either. Which was when I got to [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > appalling. If I hear one more pathetic rant from uk.tosspot about hard-done by > drivers, I shall not be responsible for my actions. Can't/won't the police search for that model and make of car and try to find one with scratches/dents in the appropriate places? They're not going to just let this go uninvestigated, will they???!! > Cheers, helen s > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- We're sending purrs that Vernon will get well quickly and completely, and that the trauma for both of you will be mild and quickly forgotten. Hugs, CatNipped >Can't/won't the police search for that model and make of car and try >to find one with scratches/dents in the appropriate places? They're >not going to just let this go uninvestigated, will they???!! The amount of time that they can spend on it may depend on their caseload. The fact that Vernon was injured should give it somewhat higher priority. About 15 years ago, my car was damaged in a hit-and-run accident, and I was only able to give the police a limited description of the other vehicle and a partial license plate number, since the accident happened after dark. It turned out that, at that time at least, there were only two police officers assigned to handle all of the hit-and-run cases in Nashville, TN, a city of over half a million people. They explained to me that, due to their caseload, they only had time to investigate cases involving death or serious injury, so it would be up to me to notify the police if I ever again saw the pickup truck that had struck me. I never saw one that I could conclusively say had been that truck, and my insurance had to pay for my car repairs, and therefore my premiums went up. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria >OHmygawd!!! Thank the powers-that-be that he was not more seriously >injured. Be aware, though, that some injuries are not at first apparent >because of shock. Make sure he gets checked out thoroughly (knees, >especially, are tricky injuries - I once ended up having to have surgery 9 >months after a minor fall because the knee never did heal correctly). I've checked him over thoroughly this morning. Nothing new, but bruising developing nicely. >Really! I can't believe that someone would just drive away after having hit >someone - have they no concience!!??? I would rather take the consequences >of my actions, even jail time, than have to wonder for the rest of my life >what happened to the person I hit! It's getting more and more common. Motorists hitting other motorists, cyclists, pedestrians, it's all too common that they run :-( >Can't/won't the police search for that model and make of car and try to find >one with scratches/dents in the appropriate places? They're not going to >just let this go uninvestigated, will they???!! Alas they will. It comes low down on list of police priorities... which probably is a contributing factor to someone running... Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- On 19 Sep, Helen S wrote: >Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are >minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for >me. Ouch! This really hits home for me, as I used to commute ten miles each way on my twelve-speed when I was still healthy. I saw enough careless driving and downright callousness on the part of auto drivers to last the rest of my life. My deepest sympathies to Vernon and purrs from the rest of the household for his speedy recovery. Aarrrggg, O J >Ouch! This really hits home for me, as I used to commute ten miles >each way on my twelve-speed when I was still healthy. I saw enough [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Aarrrggg, >O J Thanks OJ. Much appreicated. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his > injuries are minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable > experience for him & for me. I am very pleased that I am not in the > position of collecting the insurance monies. Sending purrs that Vernon soon feels better, and litterbox offerings to the driver. Thank Bast it wasn't worse than it was. A similar thing hapened to me when I was 10, I ended up in a ditch, the driver was never caught. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. >Sending purrs that Vernon soon feels better, and litterbox offerings to >the driver. Thank Bast it wasn't worse than it was. A similar thing >hapened to me when I was 10, I ended up in a ditch, the driver was never >caught. Thanks Adrian. Glad you are still here too! Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- {{{Helen and Vernon}}}! Purrs coming your way for quick and thorough healing for you both! We're sooo glad he was not hurt worse! PURRR! Christine, Omar, Oreo, Midnight, Robin & Tucker > Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are > minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >{{{Helen and Vernon}}}! Purrs coming your way for quick and thorough >healing for you both! We're sooo glad he was not hurt worse! PURRR! >Christine, Omar, Oreo, Midnight, Robin & Tucker Thanks guys. Much appreciated. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are > minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for > me. I am very pleased that I am not in the position of collecting the insurance > monies. Oh no! I'm glad his injuries weren't worse. We'll definitely be purring for his quick recovery. >Oh no! I'm glad his injuries weren't worse. We'll definitely be purring >for his quick recovery. Thanks. appreciated. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- oh dear. Thank the heavens Vernon wasn't injured seriously. Still, not a good experience. Wish you could trace cars by the imprint of his side mirror on Vernon. Damn! Some people can be so evil. We will purr and pray that Vernon has no after-effects of the accident. Jazz & his mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries > are [quoted text clipped - 69 lines] > --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched > off-- >oh dear. Thank the heavens Vernon wasn't injured seriously. Still, not a >good experience. Wish you could trace cars by the imprint of his side mirror >on Vernon. Damn! Some people can be so evil. >We will purr and pray that Vernon has no after-effects of the accident. >Jazz & his mama Thanks Irulan. I appreciate it. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Oh. My. God. So glad Vernon is ok. I sure hope somehow, someway you can find out who said tw*t was. Maybe they come that way often. Maybe you can go there that time of day and get Vernon to identify it again. Purrs for all. >Oh. My. God. So glad Vernon is ok. I sure hope somehow, someway you can find >out who said tw*t was. Maybe they come that way often. Maybe you can go >there that time of day and get Vernon to identify it again. Purrs for all. I think I'll be having a few car checks of my own in the area, to see if I can spot the vehicle. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Some people just shouldn't be allowed to drive!! The only thing in the driver's defence that comes to mind, is that it may have been a new/borrowed/other-than-his-usual car and he wasn't able to judge the proper size/width of it, thus hitting Vernon... But if I was behind the wheel of a strange car (which is any car, as we don't have one of our own), I'd tend to veer outward from any cyclist, just in case. And it really is appalling that the police get so many of these and don't seem to do much about it!! Purrs for Vernons sores to heal and for cycling to be safer everywhere. SignatureChristine in Vantaa, Finland christal63 (at) yahoo (dot) com photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 >Vernon said he'd made >eye-contact with the driver - who was smiling as he came on to hit Vernon. I have a motorcycle. Many, many times I'm looking straight into the eyes of a driver and they still turn right in front of me, move into my lane... Drivers can't always see motorcyclists and bicyclists. They are not looking at you but straight through you a motorcyclist trainer told me once. I also have a feeling that she didn't know she hit him. I've had cars tap me and they said they had no idea they had. If they hit a car they might feel it but not a bicyclist or motorcyclist. Just giving the woman the benefit of the doubt. If she did see and feel the hit, I would have loved to have joined you in beating the #$%* out of her. >Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are >minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > >--Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Helen, that is awful. Purrs for Vernon and you, and invoking instant karma that the #$$%^ that hit him gets his "reward". Ginger-lyn >Helen, that is awful. Purrs for Vernon and you, and invoking instant >karma that the #$$%^ that hit him gets his "reward". > >Ginger-lyn Thanks Ginger-Lyn - appreciated Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are >minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > >--Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Thank God he's not seriously injured. Purrs and hugs are on the way. -- Nan and the furkids A wise man talks because he has something to say; a fool talks because he has to say something. >Thank God he's not seriously injured. Purrs and hugs are on the way. > >-- > >Nan and the furkids Thanks Nan - appreciated. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are > minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for > me. I am very pleased that I am not in the position of collecting the insurance > monies. OMG I'm glad it wasn't more serious, and that the guy was smiling and seems to have deliberately gone after Vernon is terrifying. Purrs and healing purrs for you and Vernon, and seven cats' output of dirty litterbox leavings for the driver. May he learn compassion and humanity. Pam, Rob, and the Fayetteville Seven >OMG I'm glad it wasn't more serious, and that the guy was smiling and >seems to have deliberately gone after Vernon is terrifying. Purrs and >healing purrs for you and Vernon, and seven cats' output of dirty >litterbox leavings for the driver. May he learn compassion and humanity. > >Pam, Rob, and the Fayetteville Seven Thanks Pam - I do appreciate it. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Purrs on the way for Vernon. Ann > > Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are > > minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Pam, Rob, and the Fayetteville Seven >Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are >minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for >me. I am very pleased that I am not in the position of collecting the insurance >monies. <snip> Glad to hear he wasn't seriously injured. Purrs for the bruising and cuts to heal quickly. As a teenager I grew up riding motorcycles, in fact didn't have a vehicle with four wheels until in my twenties. I quickly learned that a lot of so-called drivers are blind to bikes (pedal or motor). I'd say it's likely that your hit and run driver never even realized there had been a collision, and not much better than even money that he knew Vernon had gone down. I had several close calls, never went down and only made contact with a car twice. Both times contact was made I chased after the car, and the driver seemed genuinely shocked that there had been an accident. One of those times the driver, a little old lady, said she never saw me at all until I caught up with her and flagged her down. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html >As a teenager I grew up riding motorcycles, in fact didn't have a >vehicle with four wheels until in my twenties. I quickly learned that >a lot of so-called drivers are blind to bikes (pedal or motor). I'd >say it's likely that your hit and run driver never even realized there >had been a collision, and not much better than even money that he knew >Vernon had gone down. That's sort of scary. So any of us could be running over motorcycles and bicycles every day without even knowing about it! I try to give bicycles and motorcycles a lot of space. I stay about twice as far behind a motorcycle as I do a car. I hope I've never been blind to one! > I try to give bicycles and motorcycles a lot of space. I stay about > twice as far behind a motorcycle as I do a car. That's because you use your common sense. I wish more people did. I'm always more careful around motorcycles and bikes, because they can react much faster than I can. I wish more riders were more careful. I see them weaving in and out of traffic all the time. They just seem to assume everyone can see them without problems and will re-act accordingly. Pam S. Purrs for Vernon, and for you, and hisspits and litter box leavings to the driver who hit him. -- Joy "You can never do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late." - Ralph Waldo Emerson > Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are > minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >Purrs for Vernon, and for you, and hisspits and litter box leavings to >the driver who hit him. Thanks Joy - appreciated. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are > minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for > me. I am very pleased that I am not in the position of collecting the insurance > monies. <snipped> My Ghod, Helen! So sorry to hear it happened at all, but very happy to hear it wasn't worse. Healing purrs on the way for the aches and pains that ensue such an event. Sam >My Ghod, Helen! So sorry to hear it happened at all, but very happy to hear >it wasn't worse. Healing purrs on the way for the aches and pains that >ensue such an event. >Sam Thanks Sam. He's sporting a rather dashing cut on his left cheek which, if it leaves a scar, I've told him he can tell people he got it from a duelling match ;-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Dear Helen Shocked & appalled, but sadly - in view of current standards of behaviour from the very top down in all sorts of areas - not at all surprised. Tw*t's defence were he ever to be apprehended "the impact must've been so tiny that I never noticed it". Purrs for Vernon's swift recovery and piles of catbox offerings to tw*t & his ilk Best wishes Gordon & the TT PS With our narrow Cornish lanes we get a lot of similar occurrences around these parts: when out on a walk I'm constantly having to dive into hedgerows to avoid being mown down: the milk tankers are the worst! SignatureFeline family viewable at: http://community.webshots.com/user/exocat > Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. How scary!!!! Calming, healing, anti-brusing purrs heading out for you and Vernon and the OTHER sort of offerings for the b*s$a!d in the Mondeo!!! --Kim and Lucy > Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are > minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are >minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for >me. I am very pleased that I am not in the position of collecting the insurance >monies. Purrs for Vernon to heal quickly and for both of you to recover from the traumatic experience. -- CATherine >Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are >minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for >me. I am very pleased that I am not in the position of collecting the insurance >monies. Purrs for Vernon. The driver sounds like a psycho! > Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are > minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for > me. I am very pleased that I am not in the position of collecting the insurance > monies. OMG! Purrs!!! If you *do* find who did this, please let me know; Tallulah's and Hubert's litterbox deposits are prodigious, and I'd love to see them go for such a worthy cause. ------ Krista Oh, I'm so very sorry to hear this. Lots of purrs and best wishes for Vernon to heal really soon and to not be in any pain, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are > minor<snip > Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries > are minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience > for him & for me. I am very pleased that I am not in the position of > collecting the insurance monies. (snip) How scary Helen - relieved to hear Vernon was not more seriously injured, and litterbox curses on the evil b*stard who was driving!! Deb. Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield >How scary Helen - relieved to hear Vernon was not more seriously >injured, and litterbox curses on the evil b*stard who was driving!! > >Deb. Thanks Deb. He's a bit stiff & aching today, but he's on the mend Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Healing hugs to Vernon, with many thanks that he was not more seriously injured. As for the jackass that did it, I hope he gets his, the cowardly mutha to run away from his own doing. Blessed be, Baha > Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are > minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >Healing hugs to Vernon, with many thanks that he was not more seriously >injured. As [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Blessed be, >Baha Thanks Baha. Much appreciated. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >of these a week now." *What???* Several hit & runs a week?!?!?!?!!! I find >that [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Cheers, helen s I'm so relieved that Vernon is ok. Purrs for healing of ouchies and dirty litterbox offerings for the driver. Hopefully karma will catch up with him. Suz Macmoosette Thank Heavens There's Only One =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= Waiting for inspiration. Please hold while I contemplate my navel. |\__/| (=':'=) (")_(") Oh no! Purrs and healing thoughts for Vernon. I'm glad he wasn't seriously injured. Bad enough that horrible person hit him, but not to even stop is unforgivable. Debbie dberry@mitre.org > Vernon was a victim of a hit & run this morning. Thankfully his injuries are > minor, but nevertheless, it was a far from enjoyable experience for him & for [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- |
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