dirtydog
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Earlier this week, one of my friends was tragically killed on his bike just 50 meters or so from his home. It was also his wife's birthday!
He had just left home at 7am on his way to the gym. He was hit by a car pulling out from a junction. As yet, nobody appears to know exactly what happened. I know the area well, I can't imagine him doing any more than 25mph at the point where he was taken down!
Police are still appealing for witnesses.
Paul had only passed his test about 2 months ago and bought himself a Honda 650 SM. His dream was to own a GS.
Just a few months ago he qualified as a fitness instructor and managed to land his dream job as a personal trainer, he was 'chuffed'!
We had some fun together, riding our mountain bikes in the forest until it got dark and scaring ourselves stupid, dodging the deer and whatever other critters were as mad!
We also took up a guitar course at the college a few years ago, we played up so much I ended up having to leave before I got thrown off the course. We just used to sit at the back 'picking', 'house of the rising sun' over and over again...
I'll miss our periodic meetings at lunchtime when stood gossipping at our friend's baked potato stand in town, catching up on what new, weird and wonderful hobbies we had embarked upon. The 'piss taking' was second to none, I'll miss that!
Paul was 33, a new and exciting chapter of his life had just begun, it finished as quick. But that was paul....Mr 'flash in the pan'
My thoughts are with his wife, 3 children, parents, sister and his good friend and uncle.
"Have a good journey my friend!"...
He had just left home at 7am on his way to the gym. He was hit by a car pulling out from a junction. As yet, nobody appears to know exactly what happened. I know the area well, I can't imagine him doing any more than 25mph at the point where he was taken down!
Police are still appealing for witnesses.
Paul had only passed his test about 2 months ago and bought himself a Honda 650 SM. His dream was to own a GS.
Just a few months ago he qualified as a fitness instructor and managed to land his dream job as a personal trainer, he was 'chuffed'!
We had some fun together, riding our mountain bikes in the forest until it got dark and scaring ourselves stupid, dodging the deer and whatever other critters were as mad!
We also took up a guitar course at the college a few years ago, we played up so much I ended up having to leave before I got thrown off the course. We just used to sit at the back 'picking', 'house of the rising sun' over and over again...
I'll miss our periodic meetings at lunchtime when stood gossipping at our friend's baked potato stand in town, catching up on what new, weird and wonderful hobbies we had embarked upon. The 'piss taking' was second to none, I'll miss that!
Paul was 33, a new and exciting chapter of his life had just begun, it finished as quick. But that was paul....Mr 'flash in the pan'
My thoughts are with his wife, 3 children, parents, sister and his good friend and uncle.
"Have a good journey my friend!"...
