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02/12/09, 02:37 PM
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"Wagonteamster" in terrible accident -
I don't know if anybody here was following this man's journey, he was traveling around the USA in a home-made wagon/camper pulled by 4 draft horses. He was in a horrible accident this week, he was struck by a tractor trailer and 2 of his horses were killed, he is hospitalized in bad shape, his other horses and dog are with vets. It seems like he was a good man on an interesting journey, what a tragedy.
http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=228
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02/12/09, 03:14 PM
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Oh, that's horrible!
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02/12/09, 03:19 PM
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It is so, so sad.  I have an office in Deerfield so we were always following his story.
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02/12/09, 03:32 PM
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Ha....made you look.
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That's terrible.
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02/12/09, 04:08 PM
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We used to follow his progress on HT. What a tragedy. ldc
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02/12/09, 04:10 PM
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We used to follow his progress on HT. What a tragedy. ldc
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OMG!! Is that "Horselogger"?????
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02/12/09, 04:28 PM
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No, it's not Lee the Horselogger. But, I still feel sorry for the other guy.
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02/12/09, 04:33 PM
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No, it's not Lee the Horselogger. But, I still feel sorry for the other guy.
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I feel bad for him, too. It's horrible.
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02/12/09, 04:57 PM
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So very very sad.
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02/12/09, 05:13 PM
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I have been very saddened by this news.
Bob stayed next door to my parents in December, and got to meet him. Mom and dad have followed his progess thru his web site.
wagonteamster.com
Earlier today, I saw a picture of the accident scene. It was bad.
Just a few months ago, here in Indiana, Bob was an active, affiable person living out his dream of beating the daily grind and living without bills. It makes me sick to know that he is laying in a hospital somewhere in "serious condition".
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02/12/09, 07:10 PM
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What a terrible accident. I'm praying for him and the animals, too.
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02/12/09, 07:27 PM
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Their has been an account set up in his name for him and his horses. The address is on the web site listed in the first post. I'm sure any donations would be appreciated.
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02/12/09, 10:26 PM
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Wow, how sad. I know his grandfather, Jake and have bought horses from Jake.
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02/12/09, 11:01 PM
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That's awful.
And slightly insane, pulling a wagon on the same road that 18 wheelers share. Right or wrong, an 18wheeler pulling 40 tons is always in the right, and everyone and thing else is in the wrong, when the two meet... the truck takes a certain distance to stop, get inside that distance and your toast.
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That's a tragedy.
As a fellow truck driver I can only imagine how the driver feels. I've had many close calls with slow moving vehicles on highways, specially coming over a hill or around a bend in the road. Many times I have driven away from a close call with my heart hammering and my stomach sick but thankful nothing happened. I'm probably not aware of all the facts here but I wonder why he didn't have an escort or at least a blinking light like the Amish need to have on their buggies around here.
I hope the wagonteamster and his remaining horses recover and continue on his journey.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Truckinguy
That's a tragedy.
As a fellow truck driver I can only imagine how the driver feels. I've had many close calls with slow moving vehicles on highways, specially coming over a hill or around a bend in the road. Many times I have driven away from a close call with my heart hammering and my stomach sick but thankful nothing happened. I'm probably not aware of all the facts here but I wonder why he didn't have an escort or at least a blinking light like the Amish need to have on their buggies around here.
I hope the wagonteamster and his remaining horses recover and continue on his journey.
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Humm sounds like you drive too fast but are a lucky man. You might want to concider driving within your safe preformance capabilities.
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02/13/09, 05:35 AM
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He came through a nearby town last fall. Interesting to watch him. I'm so sorry this happened.
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02/13/09, 06:14 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by texican
That's awful.
And slightly insane, pulling a wagon on the same road that 18 wheelers share. Right or wrong, an 18wheeler pulling 40 tons is always in the right, and everyone and thing else is in the wrong, when the two meet... the truck takes a certain distance to stop, get inside that distance and your toast.
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I agree with you comments Texican and have attempted to post, but was afraid my comments would have seemed harsh.
If the trucks were actually travelling SIDE by SIDE then it was a 4-lane highway. Not a good place for any SMV, horse drawn or not.
I hope he reals quickly.
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Quote:
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That's awful.
And slightly insane, pulling a wagon on the same road that 18 wheelers share. .
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Texican just exactly WHERE is a road that trucks cant travel that wagons can?Ive traveled roads in 18(and 38) wheelers that were just 2 tracks in the dirt.
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If the trucks were actually travelling SIDE by SIDE then it was a 4-lane highway. Jim
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Why would you think that? In nearly 30 years of trucking belive me Ive seen some stupid stuff!
Truth be told some of the non interstate 4 lanes WOULD be a good road for wagon travel. lots of sight distance and space for trafic to go around.
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Humm sounds like you drive too fast but are a lucky man. You might want to concider driving within your safe preformance capabilities.
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I am a lucky man and if you talk to any truck driver who has been driving for a while you'll find out they have counted their lucky stars from time to time. I have accumulated more then 1.1 million kilometers in 22 years of driving in and around Toronto and Southern Ontario with no tickets, fines or accidents in that time. I qualified for a long term safe driving award at the last company I was at, one of two drivers in Canada at that company who was qualified. I realize that long distance drivers will have driven more distance in that time than I did but a lot of my driving was downtown in the core of the city. Try that for fun! 
No matter how safe you drive there is always a situation that comes up now and again that you have no control over.
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