What a welcoming committee!!!
So yeah, left the apartment at 11.30AM and walked to the busstop. (btw, my keyboard at home sucks, so don't blame the messenger for the spelling errors... :S) Bus was on time and brought me to the airport. Checked in, only had 23 kgs of luggage to check in, how cool is that?! So yeah, obviously I did not have to pay and then went through the passport control.
Had to take my laptop out of my suitcase and out of the laptop bag, so all in all, after the passport control I had my hands full with an open suitcase, laptop + bag and 2 coats, wonderful...Packed again and sat down at the gate to listen to some music, read a book and take pics of planes. All at the same time, but I am a chick, I can do that ;)
Plane was there well on time and we could get in. Found myself a nice window seat and then heard the estimated flight time was 2h and 5 min. That's pretty quick. In the end we landed 15 mins ahead of schedule and then I had to wait for my suitcase. Already saw my dad standing and without having my mom in sight, I'd figured she'd be armed with a camera :S Heard my dad shout and so my expectations were confirmed :S
Sat down to have a drink and then drove back home.
At home the whole garde was full with stuff and a welcome home sign bla bla bla. Just glad I didn't get the whole entourage at the airport. I'd be deadly humiliated :S
And then my cat, he was scared of me! He ran away faster than light :'( But now he likes me again :D And he's biiiig! He's like a proper cat now :D
So yeah, well today my 'welcoming committee' arrived. You should know that I live in a pretty quiet street, only cars passing are form visitors and such, but all of a sudden there were a lot of cars and then more and more and more. We've had more in 15 mins than normally in 1 year! Dad went to have a look and then it struck me that an accident must have happend. So went out as well and indeed, quite a big accident had happend. A car and a motorbike were involved. The female driver of the car was in shock, but okay. The female passenger of the bike was brought to a nearby hospital but the ambulance crew was still working on the guy. You heard him moan in pain and well, I am not going to stand there all up close as a noisy person, but I couldn't see any blood, so from that point of view, his suit had protected him extremely good. Then the police asked us if a helicopter could land somewhere here and we told him that was possible. So waited for the helicopter to arrive and well, the guys were actually taking their time. The pilot stood next to us, talking about all sorts of stuff. He also wanted to know who the 'welcome home' sign was for and such, while the others in the chopper went to the street where the accident had happend. Walked back there again after some time and the guy was quiet now, guess they gave him something for the pain or so. He was brought to the helicopter and then it left to the hospital as well.
As it was said, at first his condition was critical, but they had managed to stabilize him before he'd went to the helicopter.
So yeah, that was my 'welcoming committee'. Normally small accidents happen on that street, that's ever so often, but I've never seen anything as big as this. I have never in my life seen a helicopter from that close, let alone a traumaheli (sp?). It was quite windy though when it arrived and left ;)
So went back and the investigation had started as of how it happend and then I heard the bike was not insured. Marvellous, you are nearly dead and your bike is not insured. How wonderful...
A few pics, nothing shocking as I didn't want to do that, we had a paparazzi already nearby :S are underneath the cut.
But well yeah, I am home again ;)
Not so long after the accident had happend. Apparantly the car wanted to turn, or go to the store on the right and she had not seen (or didn't pay attention) to other traffic
Helicopter arriving
Ambulance crew with guy coming into the street. Of course the street was closed by then for any other traffic
Guy into helicopter
leaving
Looking at how it happend
Had to take my laptop out of my suitcase and out of the laptop bag, so all in all, after the passport control I had my hands full with an open suitcase, laptop + bag and 2 coats, wonderful...Packed again and sat down at the gate to listen to some music, read a book and take pics of planes. All at the same time, but I am a chick, I can do that ;)
Plane was there well on time and we could get in. Found myself a nice window seat and then heard the estimated flight time was 2h and 5 min. That's pretty quick. In the end we landed 15 mins ahead of schedule and then I had to wait for my suitcase. Already saw my dad standing and without having my mom in sight, I'd figured she'd be armed with a camera :S Heard my dad shout and so my expectations were confirmed :S
Sat down to have a drink and then drove back home.
At home the whole garde was full with stuff and a welcome home sign bla bla bla. Just glad I didn't get the whole entourage at the airport. I'd be deadly humiliated :S
And then my cat, he was scared of me! He ran away faster than light :'( But now he likes me again :D And he's biiiig! He's like a proper cat now :D
So yeah, well today my 'welcoming committee' arrived. You should know that I live in a pretty quiet street, only cars passing are form visitors and such, but all of a sudden there were a lot of cars and then more and more and more. We've had more in 15 mins than normally in 1 year! Dad went to have a look and then it struck me that an accident must have happend. So went out as well and indeed, quite a big accident had happend. A car and a motorbike were involved. The female driver of the car was in shock, but okay. The female passenger of the bike was brought to a nearby hospital but the ambulance crew was still working on the guy. You heard him moan in pain and well, I am not going to stand there all up close as a noisy person, but I couldn't see any blood, so from that point of view, his suit had protected him extremely good. Then the police asked us if a helicopter could land somewhere here and we told him that was possible. So waited for the helicopter to arrive and well, the guys were actually taking their time. The pilot stood next to us, talking about all sorts of stuff. He also wanted to know who the 'welcome home' sign was for and such, while the others in the chopper went to the street where the accident had happend. Walked back there again after some time and the guy was quiet now, guess they gave him something for the pain or so. He was brought to the helicopter and then it left to the hospital as well.
As it was said, at first his condition was critical, but they had managed to stabilize him before he'd went to the helicopter.
So yeah, that was my 'welcoming committee'. Normally small accidents happen on that street, that's ever so often, but I've never seen anything as big as this. I have never in my life seen a helicopter from that close, let alone a traumaheli (sp?). It was quite windy though when it arrived and left ;)
So went back and the investigation had started as of how it happend and then I heard the bike was not insured. Marvellous, you are nearly dead and your bike is not insured. How wonderful...
A few pics, nothing shocking as I didn't want to do that, we had a paparazzi already nearby :S are underneath the cut.
But well yeah, I am home again ;)
Not so long after the accident had happend. Apparantly the car wanted to turn, or go to the store on the right and she had not seen (or didn't pay attention) to other traffic
Helicopter arriving
Ambulance crew with guy coming into the street. Of course the street was closed by then for any other traffic
Guy into helicopter
leaving
Looking at how it happend