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Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: jimg1au on July 28, 2012, 06:56:53 am
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spoke to firkos mun yesteday and she told me this
jim
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Shit that ain't good, hopefully he can get out of there real quick.
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Farrrk.
They are probably just being cautious in reality
I and many others enjoyed catching up with him at CRC. Quite frankly it was a great to see him, Bill and Porky helping out on the podium and all geed up about the ongoing solid support of Bruce MacFarlands concept.
Firko was still struggling hard with his ankle, but has lost a hell of a lot of weight and is hell keen to keep at it. Porky was smiling before he drove in the gate, smilled all weekend, raced in evo 250 and was still smiling as he left ;D
His enthusiasm was infectious and it left Firko chafing at the bit for a ride. I am producing a set of roller starters for him, so he can do exactly that.
So you better get your ass better Firko and get back with the program >:(
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Which hospital?
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He's having a bad trot but hopefully there is light at the end of the tunnel . get better soon Mark . Iain
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Mark resting and doing well
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Get well soon big fella....the bannana benders are thinking of you.....go the Rabito's
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A big get well for a larger than life vmxer.
Rosco86
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Up and at it big fella! Cheers Tim754
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All the very best to you Mark, Get well and take it easy, cheers Dave.
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Yep, what they said. Take it easy and hope to see you back to good health real soon! All the best.
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Shit,hang in there Uncle Firko.
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Talked to Firko this morning, he is out of ICU and in the normal ward, everything is going to doctors orders. Should be out in a few days ;)
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I would like to think that they have fixed all his problems this time and not just a half of them like before. Get well Firko. I hope your well enough for for MR VMX Ill save you a bed regardless.
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Wishing you a speedy recovery Mr Firko. Cheers
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All the best Firko sorry to hear your back in hospital , get well soon mate Bill and Vale :)
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Get well you Randwick Maico man!
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Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery
Brent
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Get well soon Mark!
Regards
David
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Can somebody PM me Marks number? I'm in Sydney for a few days and would love to catch up with him.
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Sorry to hear you're back in 'the joint' Mark get well quick mate.
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His beloved Bunny Wabbits are on fire, he'll be feeling pretty good I reckon, considering. ;)
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Get well soon. Hope all went well.
Cheers, Brad.
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Good luck on a fast recovery Mr Firko
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Hoping the food is better this time round..keep smiling as JackieMac would say ;D
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I wondered why there weren't many DT-1 posts lately. Get well soon Firko, you have lots of projects waiting! ;D
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yeah,was thinking the same,bit quite here,get well mate, ;D
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Hope your up and about soon Firko :)
Keep Smiling :)
Jackie Mac
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Get well soon Firko..your are the Face of Australian VMX and the most Respected man on this Forum..
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I sent him a pm last week and he replied back at great length and words of wisdom. So get well asap MR DT1,cause all those DT1 blokes will be struggling at the moment without you I'm sure.
MARTIN.
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Cmon Firko out of hospital the bikes won't build themselves ;) you take care Marc
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spoke to mark today hes travelling well
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How ya gpin" Mark?
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Hope your felling better Mark, keep on keeping on legend ;)
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yes,all of the above,forums not the same without your posts,hope all is well :)
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Jeez the nurses up that way must be pretty good if you keep booking into these places.
There’s no way you would book into them for the food.
Get well soon Mark
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I know how to make him feel better, I need to get up his nose about 10 minute moto's ;D or we could send a get well card from Bindy ;)
Cheers Worms
get well soon Firko as Nathan is starting to sound like he knows what he's talking about.
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Bindy has allready been to see the big boy of love at the hospital
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spoke to mark today hes travelling well
Great news. Any idea of when he will be free of that fantastic hospital food he loves so much??
If you're reading this Mark, get well soon mate ;)
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Well here I am six days after getting out of hospital and I finally find myself in a position where I'm able to give a reply. The day after getting out of hospital my dopey gardner cut through my Telstra/Foxtel cable while trimming bushes at the front of my house. It only took five days for Telstra to get out to fix it so I must be one of the blessed few ::).
Anyway....I'd like to thank all of the great folks who sent me the many Get Well texts, phonecalls, emails and old school Get Well cards. I'd also like to thank those who contributed their good wish messages to this thread, you have no idea how uplifting it is to read that people actually care. Further thanks go to the good mates who visited me in hospital, especially those who saw that my 92 year old mum could get there to visit me. Quite frankly 2012 has been a bastard of a year health wise, no sooner is one thing looking to be getting sorted and another problem arises.
I won't go into the details of why I spent 5+ days in intensive care but will say that it was unexpected and pretty bloody scary. Luckily I came out the other end better than when I went in so I guess it's all good in the end. I now have to settle into some serious recuperation and physiotherapy on my breathing to try and re-inflate the partially collapsed lung I'm currently stuck with. I have to get everything as close to right as I can before I enter into my last two surgeries, the removal of a screw and the clearing of an infection in my ankle and my knee replacement. If all goes well for the rest of the year, 2013 should see a new improved Firko hittin' the traps!
Because I'm still not too well, I've come to the conclusion that all bike construction will have to take a back seat to my getting better. I figure it's a better deal to get my old body restored over a couple of old motorbikes, the bikes will still be there when I'm ready for them. I was planning on debuting my revamped Hindall RT2MX and Cheney RT1 at CD9 but, as close as they are to being ready, they'll have to wait. Instead I'll bring along my faithful old 350 square barrel Maico and Maico trials bike to display in the Maico zone and a couple of DT1's. It'd take a miracle for me to do any riding (or much walking for that matter ::)) but I'm really looking forward to catching up with many of you over a beer or a Margarita during the weekend. It'll be great to finally get out and about again! ;D
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Welcome back Firko. Glad to hear you are on the road to recovery 8)
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Welcome Back Firko! Good to see you back here where you belong! ;D
Wasn't the same with out you... :'(
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Heal up DT-dude. :)
Take your time and do what the doctor tell you to do. Those Yamahas have survived for 40 years, they can wait one more. ;)
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Hey hey, welcome back Firko. The forum isn't the same without you, you know. Glad to hear you are on the road to recovery, and importantly, can get to CD9!
I've done the deflated lung thing after surgery a while back and it's a bloody annoying exercise, so I can sympathise. Hope everything else recovers to better than new!
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Hey Firko good to hear your on the mend :) its good that you are going to take the time out to recover properly . You have had a bastard of a year health wise mate and lets hope that your now on the right side of it :)
The Projects will be there when your firing on all 8 again and just think of the extra time you can spend trawling the bay for more exotica for the current projects .
Get well soon , its great to see you back on here :)
Cheers Bill
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when your firing on all 8 again
Firing on all 8?? Firko being a Jag man, I would have thought it was all 12!!!
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Pleased to hear you are on the mend Uncle Firko.
Cheers Nephew Craig
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Firing on all 8?? Firko being a Jag man, I would have thought it was all 12!!!
Speaking of which....It's been months since I've driven the big Jag so the day after I got out of hospital I decided I'd treat myself by taking her for a run out to Nepean Raceway to watch the 25 lappers on Saturday arvo. I kicked her over and was about to take off when I remembered my sunglasses were in the Jeep. While I went to get them the Jag stalled but No problema....I kicked her over again but instead of firing up, was scared shitless by a god almighty backfire which sounded like a hidden terrorist bomb which blew the stainless steel mufflers clear off the headers. She now sounds like John Goss's Bathurst TWR Jag so in wisdom I decided to put her back in the shed.
After my exciting week in hospital, the idiot gardner cutting my Telsta/Foxtel cable and now my squillion dollar Walkinshaw exhaust system being reduced to staino scrap metal I figured my luck hadn't quite returned yet. I lost my mobile phone yesterday so nothing's changed! ;D
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After my exciting week in hospital, the idiot gardner cutting my Telsta/Foxtel cable and now my squillion dollar Walkinshaw exhaust system being reduced to staino scrap metal I figured my luck hadn't quite returned yet. I lost my mobile phone yesterday so nothing's changed! ;D
But you're still here mate so you have probably used up a bit of your good luck quota .. these other small insignificant things are just balancing up the books ;D
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Don't forget the 50 you found in your pocket, it's not all bad.
I was surprised to see you out there on Sat, glad to hear things are on the improve.
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Welcome back Mark its been a bit quiet on the DT/RT front while you have had your holiday in ICU . Good to hear your on the mend . Iain
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So................ Apart from all that stuff, it sounds like you're doing a bit better...... ;D
Good to see you back here, Uncle.
Hopefully you can mix me a couple of Margaritas at CD9. ;)
PS Have you got the Hindall?
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Did you get hit with a hefty bill for the cable repair? If you didn't just let me know and I'll make sure it gets through...........in less time than it took to get fixed. ;D
Nice to have you back.
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After my exciting week in hospital, the idiot gardner cutting my Telsta/Foxtel cable and now my squillion dollar Walkinshaw exhaust system being reduced to staino scrap metal I figured my luck hadn't quite returned yet. I lost my mobile phone yesterday so nothing's changed!
The crap luck continues.....while digging through the Jeep looking for the missing mobile phone (still missing), I noticed that the front passenger floor well carpet was soaked with fluro green radiator anti freeze. A quick squiz of the internet Jeep Grand Cherokee forums and a quick trip to my trusty mechanic verified suspicions that I've blown a heater core, calling for a complete dash removal and at least $1000 in labour alone, nor counting parts. Yep....it's sure been a great year. :'(
Did you get hit with a hefty bill for the cable repair?
One good thing Lozza is that Telstra didn't charge me. The Telstra and Foxtel repair guys both told me that as my cable goes across my neighbours yard, that isn't allowed any more and would usually have to be re-routed, a $600 + fix up. Instead he gave me a free quicky splice repair and told me that as I live in the heart of the working class Western Suburbs, a labour stronghold, we'd be getting priority on the installation of the new National Broadband Network before the next election to garner brownie points for the Gillard Government* so it wouldn't have been worth doing a major repair that would have to be replaced within 18 months anyway.
*Apologies for political content.
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we'd be getting priority on the installation of the new National Broadband Network before the next election
*Apologies for political content.
:D Thats what they all say and our neighbours cattle still keep chewing the cables ..Royalties for Region..yer right ;D
You can only go up from here Firko ~ yep Glory Days 8)
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Well Cheers mate and it is really a pleasure to have you back.
PS The Thunderbird has now grown new twin exhausts, Fella that did the deed commented he has never before had to use 37Ft of exhaust tubing to a sedan before ....not counting the mufflers.....and the two cat converters are still fitted!*
* might just be hollow though... ;)
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I hope he is doing well . Havent heard or seen him for a while .
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Really? He sent me a photo and some info on a TS250 Suzuki about 10 minutes ago.
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the old 6 year old post trick ;D
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was in contact with him yesterday and today
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After my exciting week in hospital, the idiot gardner cutting my Telsta/Foxtel cable and now my squillion dollar Walkinshaw exhaust system being reduced to staino scrap metal I figured my luck hadn't quite returned yet. I lost my mobile phone yesterday so nothing's changed!
The crap luck continues.....while digging through the Jeep looking for the missing mobile phone (still missing), I noticed that the front passenger floor well carpet was soaked with fluro green radiator anti freeze. A quick squiz of the internet Jeep Grand Cherokee forums and a quick trip to my trusty mechanic verified suspicions that I've blown a heater core, calling for a complete dash removal and at least $1000 in labour alone, nor counting parts. Yep....it's sure been a great year. :'(
Did you get hit with a hefty bill for the cable repair?
One good thing Lozza is that Telstra didn't charge me. The Telstra and Foxtel repair guys both told me that as my cable goes across my neighbours yard, that isn't allowed any more and would usually have to be re-routed, a $600 + fix up. Instead he gave me a free quicky splice repair and told me that as I live in the heart of the working class Western Suburbs, a labour stronghold, we'd be getting priority on the installation of the new National Broadband Network before the next election to garner brownie points for the Gillard Government* so it wouldn't have been worth doing a major repair that would have to be replaced within 18 months anyway.
*Apologies for political content.
Take note of the date 2012
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thank f for that,still owe firko $200