My brush with death.

[Dudley]

Well, back to work tomorrow. Most of the aches and pains are gone. A vacation I will not soon forget

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Glad you've recovered. For those who, like me, wondered what this is about here's the original story.

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...to-be-careful-out-there&p=1312556#post1312556

 

[Peter Aawen]

What on earth happened! :yikes:

So glad that you appear safe & (relatively) un-damaged, what were the injuries causing those aches & pains? Have you had them all checked to make sure there's no likelihood of lasting issues?? (Says someone who is nowsuffereing from the delayed impact of injuries recieved decades back!) :sour:

Edit: posts crossed, but the rest still applies, so.... :dontknow:

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

What has your insurance company decided, totaled or repair?

 

[wyliec]

Glad you're on the mend.

 

[Chupaca]

Great news

That was a :yikes: ryde. Glad we got the rest of the story and you have recouped and are headed back to your routine...:clap::bowdown:for letting us know

 

[Bob Denman]

:yikes: Glad to see that you're relatively okay; but what happened?? :dontknow:

 

[jaherbst]

:yikes: Glad to see that you're relatively okay; but what happened?? :dontknow:

Pig wreck! (javelina) JFYI they have extremely bad eyesight and will never see you coming. They navigate mostly on smell and hearing. They can be dangerous and have been known to kill a human if startled especially if it has young nearby. Give them a wide birth and they really don't cause much Havoc.

Glad the OP survived. RT looks to be totaled.

Jack

 

[Bob Denman]

:yikes: That little B@$t@rd did a lot more damage than I would have expected.
They must be so tough, that even their crap has muscles!

 

[Sarge707]

Happy your OK and Buying Another!

 

[PrairieSpyder]

Glad you're getting back to normal. ray:

 

[blacklightning]

Pig wreck! (javelina) JFYI they have extremely bad eyesight and will never see you coming. They navigate mostly on smell and hearing.

I read the original post when it happened, and even saw the pictures. We have wild hogs here and especially in eastern NC, but I never heard them refered to as javelina. I wondered what they were, but didn't know for sure.
On a related note, here is a photo that I took at the "Tree of Shame" in June of 2015 at deals gap. As you see, they can be anywhere.
Glad to see that you are on the mend.

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[Bob Denman]

:shocked: If the one killed on the Tail of The Dragon was 350 pounds: it was the real deal, and not a Javalina... :yikes:

 

[wyliec]

:yikes: Glad to see that you're relatively okay; but what happened?? :dontknow:

Click on link in post #2 for details.

 

[MercerLake]

Very Close Shave

Wow! You are lucky in capitals. Javelinas are solid little critters, about like a 40-60 pound rock with legs.:yikes: The problem with wildlife and other things in the road is that they don't always go where you think they might:yikes:. Glad that you are safe and sound!!!

 

[bronzeflex42]

Ah man

:yikes:ray:ray: Glad you're ok, that's one of the reasons, i like the Spyder. I think you are much safer and likely to walk away from something like this. It probably would have been a whole different outcome had you been on a two wheeler. JMO

 

[ARtraveler]

Get well quick. :yes:

 

[Deanna777]

Glad you are ok.


Get well soon!

Deanna

 

[Yazz]

Dudley, glad you were able to walk away from the javelina killing and missed hugging the big mesquite. Take your time healing up. With what you went through, there will be aches and pains coming and going for a bit.

Happy to hear you're getting back in the saddle again!:doorag:

 

[Lamonster]

Haven't heard from you in a long time Bro. Sorry to hear this for sure but glad you're still here to talk about it. You're in our prayers. I'll try and look you up when I get back to San Diego. Take care