Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Daredevil in the Family

Can you believe that I have a brother-in-law who is a real daredevil! This 80 + year old man loves to ride his ATV, specifically in the mountains and deserts. Right now, he is located out West somewhere riding with a friend of his. It seems that he was riding a pretty rugged trail when his top-heavy ATV got too close to the edge of the trail which happened to be a fairly sizeable drop. There, he lost control; the 700-pound ATV plummeted carrying him part of the way down before rolling over him. Then it continued to roll over 5 times before landing right side up at the bottom of the incline. He was so fortunate, however; bruised ribs, banged knee, and probably a headache. He mounted the machine and drove back to his camper, rested a day or two and is now riding 15 miles a day. He is having a ball! Now, I know that we have at least 2 daredevils in our family because Hubby doesn't mind climbing on top of our RV to wash/wax it, even with a bum shoulder! What nerve!! AT least, they don't give up or give in, a lesson for all of us (maybe not in such daring ways, however)

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