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Post by lindenchase on Dec 23, 2010 8:47:30 GMT
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Post by hypatia on Dec 23, 2010 9:31:04 GMT
Seeing this scared me a bit.  Okay, a lot. Now I think that he is tougher and braver than ever. I'm still going to worry about him, though. A lot. |
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Post by brycegold on Dec 23, 2010 9:35:29 GMT
Even though we know he was alright after this accident I know I'm going to sit there and cringe with fear when that bit gets televised. OUCH, poor James.
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Post by pie on Dec 23, 2010 9:39:27 GMT
Ouch! Glad that James got out of it relatively unscathed. I fell on my head earlier this year (basically) and got concussed...it was bloody awful.   |
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Post by lindenchase on Dec 23, 2010 9:49:46 GMT
The thing to have worried me was how clean those needles were they used for the drip, but on the pic it looks pretty professional. I travelled around Syria about ten years ago and back then was strongly advised to take a clean set of needles with me for cases like this. Looks like things have inmproved. Lucky for the Syrian population (incredibly nice people btw) and for James.  Meanwhile, the journali... eh... people working at the Sun newsp... eh the Sun must have been mightly glad they had another excuse to post the picture of Richard's crah car. |
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Post by lew on Dec 23, 2010 10:01:31 GMT
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Post by Hops on Dec 23, 2010 10:02:12 GMT
Oh James. With these bits of news it's always good to know that they've come back safely. * :-*on the head for James* |
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Post by dit on Dec 23, 2010 10:24:15 GMT
I have an ongoing concern about the physical damage these guys do to themselves at the best of times but this shows that Richard's accident was no one-off (though obviously on a different level). I hope James has no repercussions and I, too, will watch that bit of the programme and wince on James' behalf.
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Post by jacqui on Dec 23, 2010 10:46:12 GMT
 Poor james, so pleased he wasn't seriously hurt. The lengths some people will go to to compare scars in the pub  ;D I have a headache thinking about it.... i'll be watching behind a cushion Glad you're okay james  when will they stop dragging up Richards accident - i'm sure he and his family can do without it
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Post by Mayfayre on Dec 23, 2010 10:51:17 GMT
Maybe that's when his hair got chopped off ;D
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Post by jacqui on Dec 23, 2010 10:55:59 GMT
Maybe that's when his hair got chopped off ;D He definitely had all his hair when i saw him ;D |
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Post by jacqui on Dec 23, 2010 11:13:50 GMT
So this wasn't bandana then -  Sorry... nice bandage ;D |
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Post by lindenchase on Dec 23, 2010 11:32:07 GMT
Boys with their toys. Although, I've got to admit to having a similar picture of me and a mate, playing with our iPhones. ;D
Shows the concussion wasn't very serious as I can't imagine he would have been allowed to continue his journey otherwise. :-)
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Post by xjsarah on Dec 23, 2010 12:34:46 GMT
So this wasn't bandana then - Sorry... nice bandage ;D I remembered that pic when I first read the story. So it really was a bandage after all! |
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Post by jacqui on Dec 23, 2010 12:53:30 GMT
So it would appear XJ - feel really bad now  |
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Post by brycegold on Dec 23, 2010 13:16:04 GMT
Looking back, I'm glad we didn't know the truth at the time. I'm not sure how thier OH's cope when they go on these trips. I know I'd be paralysed with fear the whole time.
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Post by dit on Dec 23, 2010 13:52:34 GMT
Agree with you on that one, Brycegold. I would be torn between wanting to know the details beforehand and wanting to know nothing.
When my late husband was learning to fly I made him promise to never tell me when he was going for a lesson till after he'd been. That way I couldn't get in a panic at the time, imagining all sorts of things going wrong.
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Post by aeromanda on Dec 23, 2010 14:10:27 GMT
Poor James. Even though he seems to be ok, I say we check him into the James May hospital so that we can all look after him and make sure that there are no lasting effects from the accident.
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Post by jacqui on Dec 23, 2010 15:15:48 GMT
Good plan Aeromanda ;D I with you Dit I'd rather not know, just don't forget the duty free perfume on the way back home ;D  |
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Post by devil-may-care on Dec 23, 2010 18:40:12 GMT
Poor James! But with the way he tried to downplay it you have to wonder was it really not that big of a deal at the time or was he trying to cover the severity. I'm just glad he's okay. I'm with Dit and Jacqui, I wouldn't want to know until after the fact. Watching the Christmas special and seeing some of the NASCAR shots made me remember the wives and girlfriends of the drivers. Some of them would watch every minute of the race and others would hide out in the motorhomes. I'd be terribly torn. I'd want to see the race, but I'm not sure I could stand watching MOH race. Some of their crashes are, for lack of a better word, spectacular [in a bad way]. Aeromanda, you are so right! To the James May Hospital with you, James! We'll take shifts keeping him warm and safe! ;D |
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Post by dit on Dec 23, 2010 20:21:30 GMT
For anyone who couldn't download the pic (the Sun website was being snooty)  |
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Post by crumbs on Dec 23, 2010 21:07:00 GMT
I saw a headline saying 'James May hurt in Top Gear accident' and my heart fair leapt out of my chest cavity! Then I read on.....phew.
I'd like to kiss him better - as most of us would. Except he is better now......... weeeeellllll except for the barbarous hair cut (I promise I'll shut up about that v soon)
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Post by inky on Dec 23, 2010 21:07:40 GMT
Just two questions - 'Did the brain scan spot his brain' and 'Is the rock OK?' Sorry, couldn't resist. Hope the head is better now James |
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Post by jacqui on Dec 23, 2010 21:59:06 GMT
LOL Inky ;D ;D I think he just like collecting photos of his brain ;D |
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Post by katherine on Dec 23, 2010 22:50:06 GMT
Personally having a catheter inserted is the most painful thing on this earth Hmm... what about a kinked catheter? That sensation is hell on earth! |
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Post by Jacksgirl on Dec 24, 2010 0:29:16 GMT
I'm still going to worry about him, though. A lot. That's like me, when i think about it is that a bad thing considering i don't know the guy |
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Post by Jacksgirl on Dec 24, 2010 0:36:26 GMT
Call me what you will when i saw/see this i almost get chocked up,i actually had to fight the tears back . I think it's seeing the drip&all..................very scaring indeed |
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Post by Doofey on Dec 24, 2010 0:50:34 GMT
Wonder what the hospitals are like in that part of the world. So glad we got this news after we know he is ok.
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Post by katherine on Dec 24, 2010 0:58:45 GMT
Call me what you will when i saw/see this i almost get chocked up,i actually had to fight the tears back . I think it's seeing the drip&all..................very scaring indeed He looks in fine fettle - I've seen people in this state very frequently in the seven years I've worked in hospital radio recover and be discharged.... |
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Post by dit on Dec 24, 2010 1:00:23 GMT
I suspect we've been given this information now for two reasons, firstly for publicity (let's not be naive) but also so that genuine fans know beforehand what to expect. I'm glad that I'll watch the episode knowing that he is OK rather than wondering whether he is.
(Oh dear, that sounds a bit saddo, doesn't it?)
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Okay, a lot.
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