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Re: how big - Jumping In - and the LBC Olympics

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Subject: Re: how big - Jumping In - and the LBC Olympics
From: "James Carruthers" <j.carruthers@rave.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 12:28:49 +0000
> I have! It was at Triumphest in Ventura-we were doing the Le Mans
> start and they had one guy timing and another guy hold the door
> open for the competitor. I had said that I didn'treally need
> anyone to hold the door for me-but they insisted. So we watched
> the clock come around and I ran out to the car and when I
> arrived-Izzy closed the door! So I jumped!-and took off-it was one
> of my better times that I made in that event!
>

Having only "known" you for 6 months now - I wasn't surprised by this
Laura!


>
> When my drivers side door was stuck, a couple of winters ago, I
> used to jump out with quite a flourish-usually dressed in aviator
> jacket and boots! Until, one morning-one bright, cold, cold
> morning I was at the car wash and I jumped out -and EVERYONE was
> there-but my foot caught on the seat belt and my shins made
> contact with the top of the door and I landed on my knee and
> hands. OUCH!!! My knee didn't even bruise-but it SWELLED! Quite
> large and quite painful. I went limping into Dave's (afer the car
> was all clean and shiny). Dave took a look at me and said,"I think
> it's time to fix that door." Actually, the guy who owned the car
> wash had called and told him.

Anything to do with hurting knees scares me - as I dislocated mine a
couple of years back - and it hurt (not surprising that!) - it's never
been the same since - and you want to talk about swelled knees? - that's
fine, but when you're on a bed and the surgeon comes in and decides it
would be a good idea to "unswell" them - carrying a very large syringe
and a scalpel - then you know you're in trouble.





James


1977 Pimento Red Spit

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