Thought that would catch your attention. May I offer a "Safety" note to my fly fishing friends.
"If" you park on even the "Slightest incline", turn the vehicle off and put it in park or in gear. I hate to say this for fear of being a runner up for the "Darwin Awards", but I made a serious mistake Wednesday afternoon. I had to go to town and as usual stopped at the gate to lock it. The local county road department had graded the ditches and cut off part of my culvert hump. I usually pulled up just over the "Hump" and left the truck running, ( the starter on my Datsun is acting up), and just got out to lock the gate. Well... since they cut off part of the hump I had to park on top of it, left the truck running in neutral as usual. Just as I had locked the gate I heard gravel rustling and turned my head just in time to see the camper of my truck. Yep, it rolled down the hump, hit me and pushed on through the locked gate with me in the middle and proceeded to run over me. Sprained wrist, dislocated shoulder, bruised ribs and a very sore left calf where the wheel actually ran over it along with my back killing me. Before you ask, "Yes", it busted the master lock that secures the gate. I have been a bit out of sorts for a couple of days but "Theresa and Amanda" are determined to do 2 things. One, get me out of here someplace to go fishing, ( when I am healed up enough), and 2, chain me to the house so I cant get outside and hurt myself, ( fat chance). So folks, please, don't compete with me for the "Darwin Awards" and be safe out there, ( Yes I do learn from my mistakes), and I do plan on fly fishing "Someplace" as soon as I can afford it and am better. Tying flies is out of the question right now with my shoulder and ribs, ( again). Jimi, ( with what it seams to be 9 lives).
