Grifter hurt in accident

[midnite]

Here is what I know so far, as I have not been able to talk to him. Grifter was in a boating accident. He flew to Cancun and he and a friend were going on a 500 mile sail boat ride to Louisiana. They hit a storm with 15 foot waves. Grifter sustained broken and cracked ribs. He was air lifted to a hospital in Florida. I will keep you posted.

Our prayers are with you, Hoss.

[zebra]

Hang in there Grifter -- you got a lot of folks in your corner pulling for you.

[Mike]

Holy Cow, whatta book this will inspire, huh?

[D]

Thinking of you Grifter. My little one (who has a direct line) prayed for "Mom's blackjack friend" today because she heard me exclaim when I read midnite's message.

[newatthis]

Grif,

Superman is immune to such things. Recover, get home and take care of bidness.

[tuffy88]

Get well Grifter. Said a prayer for you today.

Charles

[Nickels_n_Bullets]

Get well soon grif... and don't take any wooden nickels and wax bullets. ;o)

Thoughts & Prayers

N&B

[Ray]

As you can see, we all miss an occasional smack on the hands....keeping
us straight, etc.

Get well Grif

[jm2552]

Our prayers are with you too, Grif. Hang in there, this is another hand that you will beat!

John

[AlexD30]

http://www.123greetings.com/general/getwell/duck.html

[BuGhOu§eMASTER]

Get well Grifter, Mr. MODERATOR!!! We miss your adjudications and awesome modding, come back soon!

[Anitavalentine]

Thinking of you and hoping for a speedy recovery.

[Larz177]

Hoping to see a good update on your condition here soon and that things are progressing well for you.

Larz.

[Walter Thomason]

It's hard to keep a good man down, so we expect to see you back here quickly!
Best wishes,
Walter
PS: What some guys won't do to get a free hilicopter ride :)

[Sage]

Hand in there Grifter,
I have done some serious Blue Water Sailing & know how big these waves can be. Glad you made it to hospital, Take it easy now and time will heal the damage. Good luck........

[midnite]

Good News. I talked with Grif' today and he is out of ICU. "He" thinks he will get out next week. I don't know what the doctors think.... I know that he ready to leave. Guess you just can't keep a good man down.

[Grifter]

I'M BACK, and more or less in one piece. :wink:

Thanks for all of the kind words, cards, best wishes, prayers, etc. That was really a great surprise when I fired this puter up. You are a GREAT bunch of people.

Quick recap, then "onward and upward". The accident was just "one of those things" that happen. Boat was tossin' and turnin' like a cork in that storm, and I lost my grip going down a ladder; and went flying through the air and hit a bulkhead.......Result was four broken ribs, pneumonia, and a free USGC helicopter ride to the hospital. Was in eght days, five of them in intensive care. Home now and feeling decent, but still hurting.

So much for that. I read all the posts I missed yesterday and was glad to see the board active as usual........But I was disappointed to see the personal, petty stuff going on. Thanks to Ray for his excellent post addressing that issue.

Again, thanks to everyone.

Regards.....Grifter

[Ray]

Grif: I'm glad your back.. Oh by the way, I've had the rib problem from
a car reck. Whatever you do, don't cough or sneeze. As for the post, i'm
not a diplomat, could have been less direct,etc. We do have a great group
of people. You'll get tired very quickly and may not be able to sit at a BJ
table for several wks.

Ray