Just read what happened Belly, I'll say some prayers for your nephews and the other kids tonight when saying them for mine. Dreading when my son gets his licence soon; the population is not what it was when you and I first sat our licence tests in country towns. For a year toyed with the idea of catching buses only and not buying another vehicle after mine is sold this week. Force me to become fit and healthy again AND take time out to smell the roses on my mountain bike occasionally

Sorry to hear of your family's tragedy Belly.
I don't know what I can say that would help.
I'm shocked and saddened that you have to bear this grief and worry.
Hope they recover in better shape than seemed possible when it first occurred.

pynch

Belly

I can only echo previous sentiments. People make remarkable recoveries. My thoughts are with you.

Thanks all.
I never knew the direction the thread was to take.
But I do know thousands more will go through what I have and that hurts.
My work life on the main roads left memory's and scares.
I saw great people a police man and more than one workmate leave, because of the blood bath on the Pacific highway in the 80, and 90,s.
Then shift workers in Newcastle came to my new workplace to tell of the hell they found on the service road young dead and dieing kids.
It is only because this dreadful act must be a warning I conclude this story.
Yesterday I had a 6am meeting two hours drive away, my trip started, planned road stop beak fast, at 3.30 .
My brother had hung up without answering all the day before, my fear was high.
But I knew he would be in intensive care and that he would have forgot to turn his phone of.
7.05 full of fear I rang, his son had come through the night, will live, but nothing else is sure.
One lost his knee cap, one will be cripple one maybe another will return one day to normal life.
We have sad times in front of us.
No one knew they got in the car.
No one knew the driver was disqualified.
We will get stronger because of this, often wish as every damaged worker does if only we could turn back the clock.
What each of us can do, the only thing we can do, is try to see what we can do to stop this happening again some place this weekend.

Not trying to breath life back into the thread.
It was diverted by that sad day.
But without knowing it I miss lead here.
My nephew struggles still, he will live but has a fight in front of him.
My nieces two sons, [call me uncle] are ok the first reports of spinal damage a drama queen lie, both are walking but battered.
Driver? no did not have knee cap torn of walking around too.
Youngest walked away.
5 kids one disqualified driver [no one knew at time]
1 now struggling along with his family cut in half so dad is in another city sitting with him day and night.
message? the same as above always .