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For those of you who may be wondering why the generally generously garrulous Jocko is suddenly so QUIET:
Just before my arrival in Cambridgeshire (for our traditional thrice-yearly feast of photographic outings) ten days ago , he stumbled in his stairwell and broke his foot in two nasty places. Said foot is now heavy with screws and plates, and encased in weighty plaster, and he has been instructed to keep it raised 23 hours out of 24, and for the next ten weeks. He will be a while out of the running.
He has no Internet access right now, and he may not till he's castless, but he was very concerned about how his not responding to PM's and e-mails would seem...
It will be almost 2008 before he's up & about. Wish him well.
Monz Ahmed
10-22-2007, 11:18
Thanks for the information Lynn. I was missing Ian's posts. All the best to him. I hope he gets back on his feet soon.
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Monz
oftheherd
10-22-2007, 11:25
Please wish him well for me. I have crushed the toes on my right foot once and broken the right ankle twice. It isn't fun, but we do get through it.
pesphoto
10-22-2007, 11:28
Sorry for the news, hope he is up and about soon. Tell him to post photos of his cast when he feels better.
Thanks for the post, Lynn. Please wish Ian well from me.
Roland.
Please wish Ian a very speedy recovery.
He has my sympathy. Poor guy - such an injury must make him hopping mad . . . .
CameraQuest
10-22-2007, 11:59
Sad news.
Please give Ian RFF's regards and best wishes,
Stephen
Ian is an excellent bloke and I love his posts, he's easily one of the wittiest people here. Pity he's a clumsy sod. ;) Please wish him a speedy recovery and tell him we miss him!
back alley
10-22-2007, 12:05
ouch! that had to hurt!
all the best to ian/jocko and best wishes for a speedy recovery.
joe
jan normandale
10-22-2007, 12:09
Lynn, tell Ian I said "hello", "listen to the doctor" and get well!
PS.. no internet access ... that will make the days a little longer for him. The flip side is he can use his day for other things!
greyhoundman
10-22-2007, 12:13
Give my best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Can he still do his writing? He'll go mad without that.
Spider67
10-22-2007, 12:16
Best wishes from Vienna!
Enjoyed his posts and PM's!
Gute Besserung!
Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear that. Please Lynn, give Ian my best wishes for a speedy recocery. Hope to see him around very soon.
Oh no! I'm very sorry for Ian. I was waiting for a reply from him and I was wondering why I had not already received a mail (usually I'm the one to be late in replying)! I'll miss his great contributions.
Please, Lynn bring him my best wishes for a super speedy recovery and tell him I'll patiently wait for a reply when he'll be ok.
Ciao
Just don't let him watch "Rear Window" too many times!
Wish him a speedy recovery for me, please!
Rob
Someone should give him a camera and lots of film, too! I can't recall who it was...Harvey?...that had polio as a child and credits the iron lung's little porthole with giving him a close, rectangular view on the world that made a camera so natural. Maybe the same will happen with Ian's window! (I hope he has a window!) Please wish him the best for me, Lynn. And cheers to you, too.
laptoprob
10-22-2007, 13:23
Anyone with a spare laptop? Doing not a lot with a leg like that sucks!
All the best...
Kim Coxon
10-22-2007, 13:27
Get well soon Ian. Look forward to wecoming you back and reading the posts.
Kim
Thanks, guys. He will appreciate these well-wishes.
I'll pass them on when I speak to him tomorrow.
Lynn - thank you so much for the update and it's a relief to know he is OK if somewhat battered. I had been worrying about him as he is a highly valued friend. Do pass on my very best when you speak and I will find a means of communicating with him.
I was going to make a bad joke about hopping but it seems I have been beaten to it!
Best wishes
photogdave
10-22-2007, 14:01
Please give Ian my regards as well. I had a similar injury when I dumped a quad bike in Mexico and it wasn't a fun recovery! All the best to him.
xayraa33
10-22-2007, 14:31
Sorry to hear about the stumble Ian, get well soon.
thanks for the posting lynn.
Oh man. Get well soon Ian. That sucks quite a lot. Before you know it you'll be back though. Time always flies. :)
zuikologist
10-22-2007, 15:02
Ian is an excellent bloke and I love his posts, he's easily one of the wittiest people here. Pity he's a clumsy sod. ;) Please wish him a speedy recovery and tell him we miss him!
Couldn't agree more. Hope he's well soon.
Vagabond
10-22-2007, 17:20
Lynn,
Thank you for the information. I certainly hope that he is on the mend and will be up and about in good time. Ian's kind comments were always very inspiring to me. It's people like him that make this site such a valuable resource. Please give him my best wishes and tell him to listen to "Fish Heads" whenever he is feeling down.
All the best,
Bill
leica M2 fan
10-22-2007, 17:52
Hope you are comfortable and pain free. You'll bounce back soon and rejoin us here at the RFF. Take care, stay well, we miss you.
Again: thanks, all.
These thoughtful messages will cheer him up immensely when he hears them, I'm sure!
Ouch... I also wish Ian quick recovery.
Murray Kelly
10-23-2007, 04:51
Sitting here with my foot up after surgery, I can sympathise. Wish him well - now he has time to read the pdf's of the BJP Crawley articles from 61-2 I sent him! :-) Well, something good has to come from it.
Cheers,
Murray, Brisbane, OZ
smiling gecko
10-23-2007, 07:17
gheeesk!! as my wife would say.
wishing you mend well and quickly. maybe a good time to sort/file/futz about with negatives and/or prints?
a few decades ago after i thrashed myself, one onery/fickle/dangerous/really fun kawasaki h2 (two stroke 750cc) and a too-curvey exit a friend lent me his camera while i was laid up. the beginnings of it all...
breathe, relax, and enjoy.
kenneth
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Poor fellow!! The man needs a laptop! Seriously, get well Jocko. Hope to see you back here soon. :D
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Get well soon Jocko. Being a humerous sort you will probably enjoy setting off alarms in airports once you are well thanks to the hardware in your leg. You will be up and about before you know it. I look forward to reading many more of your posts.
Kurt M.
Lynn,
Please pass on my best regards as well. Hope he heals quickly and is up and around soon.
Bob
Gabriel M.A.
11-20-2007, 15:47
Oh my. My best to Ian, too, Lynn.
ClaremontPhoto
11-20-2007, 15:58
Someone should give him a camera and lots of film, too!
Yes. I was hospitalized last year and had about five minutes to grab a few bits with the help of the ambulance technicians. A few days later I saw what great photo opps there were around my room - but no camera... Maybe another time!
See you back soon mate.
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