tinytawnykitten Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Oh Stella if you were so keen to check out that stream couldn't you have just found a pathway? I am just sitting in the car with a friend and he showed me the paper and said 'geez look at this woman fell down a cliff' and I looked and said 'hang on, that's Stella! So glad you're ok. X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Maybe you can get some sponsorship from the car manufacturer ... tough enough to roll down 100s of metres with only a few scratches! ( even with no roll bars ) The report in today's Dominion Post was a bit scarier .. it said your head had to be supported to prevent you from drowning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 I would hate to do the paper work on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karina Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Damn Stella you are one lucky girl! Someone was looking out for you that day Hope you feel better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Unreal, glad you are ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Maybe you can get some sponsorship from the car manufacturer ... tough enough to roll down 100s of metres with only a few scratches! ( even with no roll bars ) I just can't get over that my camera survived!! It was in my shoulder bag bouncing around in the back seat. First thing I did when I became lucid again was to get someone to take photos. SO freaking typical of me! The report in today's Dominion Post was a bit scarier .. it said your head had to be supported to prevent you from drowning! The newspaper reports are getting weirder and weirder. Do NOT read the cover of the Wanganui Chronicle today! What part of 'I felt calm when we were rolling' and 'the crumpled ute looked hilarious in the beautiful stream' translates into "MY CRASH HORROR"?! I am so embarrassed. Had a rough night emotionally. The aches and exhaustion and banged up brain finally broke me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Forget about buying lotto, I think you used a lot of good luck to survive that. Get some good underwater shots? Glad you didn't break any bones.... they are so hard to mend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinox Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 wow that is crazy! soo lucky to be alive ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Now, usually it is about here that I deal with a difficult situation by making light of it... and in that spirit... Bloody woman drivers... :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :digH: Wish you all the best for your recovery, Stella... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted March 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Bloody woman drivers... :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :digH: a recent headline suggestion on facebook: "Woman driver destroys perfectly good ute". :rotf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtiskaw Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Typical media reaction - "I felt calm when we were rolling" doesn't sell papers or generate clicks. I had an acquaintance who's ex was murdered a few years ago. After knowing the inside story, then seeing how the media distorted and sensationalised the facts, I don't trust anything I see in the media any more :-? It's only gotten worse with the transition to web based news. They are so desperate to generate site visits for ad revenue that they sensationalise everything now. RadioNZ is one of the few impartial web news sites, IMHO. Having said all that, you were fortunate not to be badly injured, or worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 you made our local paper stella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinefish4life Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 you made our local paper stella did she? ill check... im a paper boy and i didnt see it :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 here's the herald article http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10793475 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird73 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 just amazing photos Lucky lucky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Gee Stella, You look different some how in these photos. Not sure if it cause you dont have your glasses on or if you have changed your hair. oh thats it you have lighted your hair...loooking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Actually the hair colour threw me as I did not recognise her. I thought it was a pic of the other woman :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Actually the hair colour threw me as I did not recognise her. I thought it was a pic of the other woman :facepalm: I've never seen a pic of her. Thought she was 50ish. :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 I've never seen a pic of her. Thought she was 50ish. :slfg: what a compliment :sml1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Ira, I think you have just made yourself a candidate for Stella to park her oil leaking mobile home on your new concrete when she is down your way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 what a compliment :sml1: I've been told several times that people thought I was a grumpy, bitter 50+ year old man. I am NOT 50+! :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 I've been told several times that people thought I was a grumpy, bitter 50+ year old man. I am NOT 50+! :slfg: 49 then, sheesh.... :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :digH: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplecatfish Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Hi Stella, Hope the recovery is going well. What fish did you find? Get Well Soon Purplecatfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ymir Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Hi stella. I was talking to Mike Joy this week and he told me about what happened. Glad to see everything worked out. I also was your native fish setup at the trout center in Turangi. Very cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Oh my gosh Stella I'm so sorry to read all this but SUPER glad that you and your friend didn't suffer more than you did. I sure hope you feel better real soon. I'd have to agree with Ira ( did I just type that). I thought you were older only because when I was on here a few years ago. You spoke (you were still writing your book) like someone who had years and years of experience. You must have started when you were a toddler. Because you're still a very, very young lady! You are a beautiful young lady (bruises and all) Now, I do recall how dedicated you were...but really...even I agree there must be easier ways to get to a stream Take care! Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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