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Anyone heard how Derek is following his accident last Saturday?

Heard he came off his bike answering a call out for the Fire Brigade and went straight through the back wind screen of a stationery car. Resulted in a serious wound and last I heard was they managed to stabalise him.

Best wishes to the big man and hope he has a speedy recovery.

My wife spoke to Derek about two hours ago. It's hard to believe that, only a few days after such a serious incident, Derek is able to walk, unaided, into the Health Centre.

All the best Derek,

Rab

Rabmacd wrote:My wife spoke to Derek about two hours ago. It's hard to believe that, only a few days after such a serious incident, Derek is able to walk, unaided, into the Health Centre.

All the best Derek,

Rab

That is good to hear Rab - as you say quite amazing. Hopefully someone can post a clearer story of the events but heard Gary McMillan is the hero of the day and if it wasn't for Ginty then Derek wouldn't be here today.

All the best Derek!

I knew that boy would be useful for something

Soke to Decca on the phone last night, was in good spirits talking absolute mince as usual. He knows how close he came to meeting the big man but can't quite understand how it happened.

He will be forever thankful that Ginty decided to answer the fire call on foot for once as that is the only reason he is still here.

Duke o' Ralston wrote:Soke to Decca on the phone last night, was in good spirits talking absolute mince as usual. He knows how close he came to meeting the big man but can't quite understand how it happened.

He will be forever thankful that Ginty decided to answer the fire call on foot for once as that is the only reason he is still here.

Rather spooky set of coincidences to this story isn't there? Amazing piece of bad luck in the first place followed up by the most bizarre piece of luck in that Gary answered the call out on foot and came across Derek.

Wasn't it a false alarm too?

luck - absolutely I am told Gary was rushing so much he neglected to actually put on his socks and was carrying them. Said socks probably saved the chaps life ( obviously that and the fact that firemen are well trained ) as they were used to stem the blood flow. Would Gary have had the presence of mind to take his socks off had he been wearing them ? or find anything else? maybe not. Quite amazing luck .....

Absolutely brilliant. I ham glad that he is healing well. No trips to see the Big Fella up the stairs for Derek - no, no, no - not yet!!!!!!!!!!

See it made the papers today - Sun and Record

Here is the story from the Record - click here

It is an honor to know that when emergencies occur in the town that people still have the kindness and thughtfulness needed to help another human being. Thank goodness!

Annie wrote:It is an honor to know that when emergencies occur in the town that people still have the kindness and thughtfulness needed to help another human being. Thank goodness!

Annie - maybe you've been in the States too long, but don't think this at all restricted to "the town". I can't imagine that if this happened anywhere else in Scotland the outcome would have been any different!

Actually would like to think that no matter where you were in the world, if you came across the victim of an accident then you'd be inclined to help.

Unless of course in the States where, at this point:
* The owners of the car would be suing Derek for breaking and entering.
* Ginty would be suing Derek for ruining his best pair of socks
* Derek would have been suing Ginty for tearing his T-shirt
* The ambulance crew would be suing everyone for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
* The council would be suing both Derek and Ginty for negligently splashing blood on a previoulsy clean pavement
* And I'd be suing the lawyers for making money out of the whole thing 'cos it was my idea to start suing people in the first place

Not that I'm saying the States is a litigious society or anything

It isn't the compassion and caring that is so unusual... it is that everyone was in the right place (except derek and the car) at the right time. A healthy adult has about 12-14 pints of blood... he needed 8 on arrival to the hospital and 3 during surgery. It seems that seconds mattered. Even the time it would have taken Gary to put on his socks instead of racing out the door with them in his pocket could have meant the difference between life and death.

As for you, Sheik! I think that is Libel! or Slander! or.. orrr... something! See you in court!

(btw, I've never sued a person or been sued in my life.. this will be the first time I've had the pleasure)

Thanks Bobby - here's hoping for a good clean fight. May the best lawyers win

All amazing pieces of co-incidence / luck / fate / divine intervention (delete in accordance with beliefs) ensured it wasn't Derek's time, thanks goodness.

PS. I'm sure you're 100% aware I was only having a wind-up - altho' the US are the world's leaders at litigation - we're not too far behind oursleves

See you in court

Sheik Yir Erse wrote:Thanks Bobby - here's hoping for a good clean fight. May the best lawyers win

All amazing pieces of co-incidence / luck / fate / divine intervention (delete in accordance with beliefs) ensured it wasn't Derek's time, thanks goodness.

PS. I'm sure you're 100% aware I was only having a wind-up - altho' the US are the world's leaders at litigation - we're not too far behind oursleves

See you in court

If I say I was 100% aware, will that be used against me in court? I'm looking for millions make that pounds, not dollars....

(and your post was funny, although I am only saying that to myself and not publicly....)

Bobbie - you're indeed a diamond in the rough, for having a good sense of humour