Head out on the highway!
I don't think there has been a day within my recent memory when I have received quite so many messagea about one story. My inbox has been bulging, my voicemail overflowing, and people have even been coming up to me in the office and saying, "Monkey! Have you heard about THIS? You've got to blog about THIS!"
I am, of course, talking about the who took a high speed ride along the highway after his chair became tangled up in the front grille of a truck. A TRUCK!
The vehicle went on to reach speeds of 50mph (that's 80km/h, if you prefer). Wow, now that would really be a way to feel the wind in your hair.
The wheelchair user, it seems, survived his white-knuckle ride without a scratch. In fact, cool as a cucumber, his only complaint was that he had spilled his soda.
Ben Carpenter - for services beyond going faster than one really should in a wheeled mobility aid, Crippled Monkey salutes you and awards you the Order of the Ouch Banana. (Not that I have any Ouch Bananas to give away, you understand. But if I did, you would be the very first recipient.)
Oh, and please, readers - whatever you do, don't try this at home. Okay?
Comments
Although I've just about given up on ever getting any kind of response or even attention by OUCH!, I have to say that I love Crippled Monkey and was thrilled to read the comments on the high-speed w/chair ride. I had told some (abled) people about it, but, like OUCH!, their response was less than a mere ho-hum. Keep up the fantastic work, Monkey! And by the way, if you know of any USA disability websites, I would love to hear about them.