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09-23-2006, 10:56 AM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
Posts: 7,521
     |  Where's Matt?
Hey 3reefers... sadly this is the 2nd annual 'where's matt?' thread. Yep I did it again.  Last year at this time I wiped out on my Vespa and broke a bunch of bones. I was driving to fast and thought I deserved it. Well this year I just had a plain old accident and hit a pothole in the dark and met the pavement again. 
I thought I just sprained both my wrists and bruised my ribs, but after a few weeks one of wrists still had some pain. So I saw my doctor and the next thing you know I am in surgery. Yesterday they screwed a bone together that was fractured and displaced. Opps.
So the point here isn't sympathy.. although I like it too  .. the real point is i feel bad for not being around as i love this site and hanging out with all of you and I wanted to let you know this one handed typer won't be around much in the next couple weeks and I ask that you please make this site yours in my absense... help others, post an article, do a fish of the month or even start a photo contest. You can do it all here because this site is for you!
Take care and I'll be back asap. And, yes, I sold the Vespa.  | 
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09-23-2006, 11:32 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Berlin, WI Age: 29
Posts: 500
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DUDE! That sucks!
I've mised a few trees on my 600r ninja back in the day, not fun.
karma | 
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09-23-2006, 11:50 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
Posts: 3,973
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Nice picture Matt!!!! I need you to smile though(hahah) I tell ya though, i'd rather have a broken wrist than to go through my break down of two fish tanks and set up of the 125 gallon.
What a pain in the %$^(*#@! that is!!!!
Take care of yourself Matt, get well soon and hopefully you aren't in much pain!!!! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
"IF THE PHONE DOESN'T RING...IT'S ME"  jb  | |
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09-23-2006, 11:58 AM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Age: 25
Posts: 177
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Matt your wrist is bigger than your head!
Sorry to hear about the spill.
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30 Gallon Oceanic Hexagon- 70 lbs Sand -60 lbs LR
Aqua C Remora w/ MJ1200.
Inverts:1 Tonga Fighting Conch (Strombus gibberulus) 3 Mexican Turbos (Turbo fluctuosa) 5 Astrea Snails (Astraea tecta) 3 Red Foot Algea Snail (Norrisia norrisi) 1 Lavender BTA (Entacmaea quadricolor) 2 Olive snails Olivella sp. 15 Nassarius vibex 1 Pistol shrimp....polyps...zoas...shrooms
Fish: 1 Coral Beauty (Centropyge bispinosus) 1 Two spotted goby (Gobiusculus flavescens) | |
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09-23-2006, 12:20 PM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
Posts: 1,200
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Looks like your not putting your hand in your tanks for awhile. Time for some tongs!
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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09-23-2006, 12:38 PM
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| | Tassled File Fish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St. Louis
Posts: 1,953
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Wow!!!
That was quite some time ago that you had your accident. I'm glad they are fixing you up though.
When they finally took my wrist out of my cast, it turned out that the orthopedist didn't set it correctly. My left wrist is cock-eyed facing in. As a result, my pinky finger, the next one over, and sometimes my middle finger want to go one row up on the computer keypad. They offered to rebreak my wrist and re-set it. I decided that relearning typing was the better option. _________ Curt  | |
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09-23-2006, 12:40 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: chesterfield, VA,Virginia
Posts: 295
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get better soon matt,,,,dis place ain't da same wit out cha _________ 125 reef, 6 vho,double spinner wet dri,turbo twist 18w uv,custom sea life 1/5 horse chiller,octopus 150 needlewheel skimmer,2 scwds,midwest aquatics sulfur nitrate reactor,jalli 500w titaninum heater,island aquatics calcium reactor,main pump:quiet one 5000,skimmer pump  r 2700 needlewheel,chiller/uv pump:ca 3000.21 moon lights in banks of 3.automatic sump-fill.4 hydor 360 degree flos.1 maxijet modded,1 vortech 3100gph flow pump | |
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09-23-2006, 12:44 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
Posts: 3,447
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thats sucks man...but hey, now you have time to spend with your fish  _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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09-23-2006, 12:46 PM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
Posts: 1,294
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I googled key word "VESPA" And a picture of your wrist showed up as an image.....j/k.....Dude, you are not eighteen anymore
I give you all the sympathy I can. And I hope your recovery is speedy and painless. As long as you can click the mouse with your other hand it shouldn't stop you from reading.
Jim
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | |
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09-23-2006, 04:45 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 1,887
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Wow Matt That sucks, I'm Sorry to here about your incident, Did you hit a pot hole or did you really just hit a lot of pot. Just kidding.
I sold my bike a long time ago, I had the front tire blow out on a turn, Luckily I was only going about 30 when it happened, But it still did hurt like hell (road rash big-time ). Karma to you for selling the bike............. John | |
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