Well, lessee, the last couple of weeks I’ve been busier than a one legged man in an ass-kickin’ contest! The bad news, pt. 1, came on Monday July 10: Dave fell into a deep hole and broke the shit out of his leg, courtesy of his new and untrained dumb ass guide dog. His leg was severely broken and he had surgery late Monday night. I was hella busy with the Moon but fortunately his mother drove up from St Simons to be at the hospital with him. I talked to him Tuesday and he was doing ok. Friday rolls around to bad news, pt. 2: his mother calls to tell me that he’d had a heart attack and they had to do angioplasty and a couple of stents to fix that, but he was still doing ok. She implied that his leg was the real issue and they are worried he may lose his foot. (I’ve since learned that this info was not accurate, his leg is doing great.) On top of this, I had plans to be in Knoxville for the weekend to attend the festivities at our friends’ house, so there was much stress.
So, the good news is that the trip to Knoxville was very good. I got to participate in a wiccaning for little Christopher Dante Samhain Cantley! It’s been years since I’ve been in circle and it was an honour to call the West Quarter for the ritual. The Going Away/Pirate party was fun and we met some really cool peeps that we plan to hang with at DragonCon! Yay! We’ve got Wiccaning and Pirate Party pix that’ll be up soon!
On Sunday, our family was congenial and ::gasp:: even HAPPY. We wondered where the pod people put my real family and decided that they were probably in the basement tied up! LOL
On the trip back, there was a HUGE accident on 75 SB just before the Cassville-White exit which is about an hour north of Atlanta. An 18 wheeler on 75 NB jackknifed and went across the median into the SB lanes, blocking all of them. We sat for 2+ hours while they tried to get one lane opened up. We were approximately 5 miles from the accident when we stopped and the traffic went back as far as the eye could see behind us by the time we got moving. I don’t have any specifics on the actual size of the backup since that stuff NEVER makes the papers. We have lots of pix of this – even the overturned truck. It was carrying a load of plate glass, which was being scraped up by a Bobcat as we filed past. It was the second time I’ve been caught in a complete stop of an interstate. The other was on 40 near Needles, CA at the CA/AZ border, which was also about 2 hours, but in 100+ degree heat – GAH! At least this was early evening and we had our iPod for tunes! I’ve been in a bunch of 30 min or an hour jams – living in Atlanta and all – but nothing this severe. It’s odd to me that you never hear about it the next day.
We finally got home at 10pm last night and collapsed into bed. We’ve got a Traffic Jam post coming soon with the funny stories from it and all the pix. It’ll probably be at Nick’s Site.
I did talk to Dave during the traffic jam and he’s doing well. Now there’s just the logistics of getting him rehabbed and making sure his dogs and house are cared for in the interim. Should be interesting.
On that note, I’ve got to get off this Mac and start the rounds: hospital, Dave’s house, Kroger, etc. You guys give Dave a call on his cell if ya wanna wish him well.
I was wondering if you could tell me more about the 18 wheeler accident you saw on sunday. Was it on sunday July, 16, 2006? And do you know what city you were in when it happened. The reason I am asking because I have reason to belive that it was the accident my brother had and I can not find anything in the papaers about it. I live about 10 hours away from Atlanta, georgia. Any details you can give will be helpful.
Thanks
Bobbie Corley
did you see this accident? I think this is the accident my brother had on sunday july 16, 2006. he drives an 18 wheeler. I have tried to find out something about his wreck but I can not find it anywhere in the papers. he is now in the hospital and will never walk again. he has a broken neck ( in 3 places) spinal cord injuries, crushed hands with rods in them. and he has to wear a halo that screws into his head. he has alot wrong with him. his girlfriend was also with him and she died. if you have any more pictures or information or know what newspaper it was in can you please contact me. my e-mail address is michaelbobbie@bellsouth.net.