Another e30 bites the dust
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Scotty asked after Keiti in the dreaded harness thread (I got bored with that thread days ago).
She's doing OK physically, but the doctors suspect she suffered a Mild Brain Trauma Injury (MBTI). She gets nose bleeds every couple of days, has a really poor short-term memory, and cannot concentrate on a task for more than a few minutes.
This has meant she cannot work as she was not being very productive when there. She is basically spending her time between home (we live together), doctors, physio and running around in the mr2 doing errands for me.
She is on accident compo so getting paid about 80% of her pre-accident income from the government, and I'm covering the shortfall.
Accident compo over here have some good programmes to get people back to work. Next week she is going back to work on limited duties part time, and ACC foot the bill (ie her boss gets free labour). This is to encourage her boss the let her work with no risk to the company of lost profits/lost time.
If over time she is unable to return to normal work ACC will attempt to find her alternative work in another field where she can work. The only downside is that she was on a relatively low-paid job, so its not really a permanent solution.
So my fingers are tightly crossed for a full recovery.
She's loving the mr2 (except the leaky targa top as its winter right now and very wet). i'm loving it also - less power than the e30, but more throttle response from the DOHC, lighter and much stiffer chassis makes for a fun drive, and very similar acceleration times. Lacks the torque though so you have to use the gears more.
She's doing OK physically, but the doctors suspect she suffered a Mild Brain Trauma Injury (MBTI). She gets nose bleeds every couple of days, has a really poor short-term memory, and cannot concentrate on a task for more than a few minutes.
This has meant she cannot work as she was not being very productive when there. She is basically spending her time between home (we live together), doctors, physio and running around in the mr2 doing errands for me.
She is on accident compo so getting paid about 80% of her pre-accident income from the government, and I'm covering the shortfall.
Accident compo over here have some good programmes to get people back to work. Next week she is going back to work on limited duties part time, and ACC foot the bill (ie her boss gets free labour). This is to encourage her boss the let her work with no risk to the company of lost profits/lost time.
If over time she is unable to return to normal work ACC will attempt to find her alternative work in another field where she can work. The only downside is that she was on a relatively low-paid job, so its not really a permanent solution.
So my fingers are tightly crossed for a full recovery.
She's loving the mr2 (except the leaky targa top as its winter right now and very wet). i'm loving it also - less power than the e30, but more throttle response from the DOHC, lighter and much stiffer chassis makes for a fun drive, and very similar acceleration times. Lacks the torque though so you have to use the gears more.
Worse than I though, Graham. I hope things get a bit better for her day to day. As much as I love these cars and hate to see one smashed up like that, I guess it doesn't matter that much when someone gets hurt. I'm sure you'll take good care of her, and make sure she follow the doctors orders!
I too got sick of the harness thread, but I had a few beers after my ball game the other night, and thought I'd throw in my two cents worth (again).
Your discription of the MR2 is basically the same as an E30 with the M42 in it. No torque, so you've gotta use the gears all the time, and the trottle response puts the M20 to shame.
I too got sick of the harness thread, but I had a few beers after my ball game the other night, and thought I'd throw in my two cents worth (again).
Your discription of the MR2 is basically the same as an E30 with the M42 in it. No torque, so you've gotta use the gears all the time, and the trottle response puts the M20 to shame.
Well I wasn't in the car so in that regard I'm OK. She rang me from the side of the road absolutley hysterical because no-one stopped and she was trapped in the car. I could barely understand her but got her location, and that she said she was OK.
Jumped in my truck and high-tailed it. I beat the emergency services there but some passsers-by had managed to get her door open and her calmed down but still in the car (well-done them on the off-chance of a spinal injury).
So I helped calm her down a bit. Told a few jokes, told her the car was fine (actually said the words - that'll buff right out - I've always wanted to say that).
Ambulance arrived, checked her over, strapped her in a stretcher and took her away. I then arranged the car to be towed and headed to the hospital.
We live in a rural community so I knew one of the paramedics, the fire chief and three of the firemen who attended.
I was running on adrenaline so didn't really hit me until later at the hospital. Outside of my day job I work with Coastguard Search and Rescue as a Senior Crew member training for my Skippers ticket, and it was much the same as a Mayday callout - I just went onto autopilot, and reacted.
Her memory is back pretty much now, but still finds it hard to concentrate and has headaches/nosebleeds. She is arranging to see a specialist for brain injuries to see if she can get a scan for some piece of mind. So she's still at home not working.
Jumped in my truck and high-tailed it. I beat the emergency services there but some passsers-by had managed to get her door open and her calmed down but still in the car (well-done them on the off-chance of a spinal injury).
So I helped calm her down a bit. Told a few jokes, told her the car was fine (actually said the words - that'll buff right out - I've always wanted to say that).
Ambulance arrived, checked her over, strapped her in a stretcher and took her away. I then arranged the car to be towed and headed to the hospital.
We live in a rural community so I knew one of the paramedics, the fire chief and three of the firemen who attended.
I was running on adrenaline so didn't really hit me until later at the hospital. Outside of my day job I work with Coastguard Search and Rescue as a Senior Crew member training for my Skippers ticket, and it was much the same as a Mayday callout - I just went onto autopilot, and reacted.
Her memory is back pretty much now, but still finds it hard to concentrate and has headaches/nosebleeds. She is arranging to see a specialist for brain injuries to see if she can get a scan for some piece of mind. So she's still at home not working.
Cheers big fulla! I really enjoy my work with Coastguard. in New Zealand we are alot different in that our Coastguard is not a law-enforcement agency. Police and Customs police our waters. Coastguard is solely a Search and Rescue organisation run in the majority by volunteers like me, and funded mostly from charitable donations.
They also provide additional services like maritime radio, weather reports, education services, and so on, but the core are the rescue units like the one I am involved in. My father has been involved with NZ coastguard since he was my age, and was the inaugral president of our unit. Made sense to me to follow in his footsteps as I do alot of boating, and have been "training" simply by spending time with him since I first stepped foot on a boat. If I obtain my masters ticket next year as planned I will be the youngest ever rescue boat master in our unit. I must find out how old the youngest master in the country is...
They also provide additional services like maritime radio, weather reports, education services, and so on, but the core are the rescue units like the one I am involved in. My father has been involved with NZ coastguard since he was my age, and was the inaugral president of our unit. Made sense to me to follow in his footsteps as I do alot of boating, and have been "training" simply by spending time with him since I first stepped foot on a boat. If I obtain my masters ticket next year as planned I will be the youngest ever rescue boat master in our unit. I must find out how old the youngest master in the country is...