I don't come to this part of TV much, but I couldn't help noticing maizefarmer was back.

Good to see you back on board and I assume all is going well on the road to recovery!

cheers

TV Mod team.

Indeed, Welcome back !

totster

Thirded It's good to have you back, hope you make a full recovery soon.

RC

Thanks RC/Totser - only thing I miss about ICU is the nurse who was in charge of "Bed 9" - a Thai girl from Chang Mai who used to work at Bangkok Nursing Home!! She's been replaced - my physio is a Thai girl as well (2nd generation American stteled).

Should be "back on the ranch" late March. Long term outcome - messed up arm but other wise all should be fine.

I was a smart arse - and paid for it - no excuses, was my fault: don;t take chances with farm machinary - thats my message to everyone. Even simple things like climbing off a tractor to ajust a plough - switch the tractor off - and as for trying to drag something out of the front of a forage harvester while the engine is on - pure stupidity!!

Hear you guys had some rough rainfall late last year whcih done a lot damage to a ot of farms.

Tim

Fourthed........ good to see you back Tim.

Hope you are fully fit soon

best wishes to you maizefarmer..although our paths didnt cross before the unfortunate incident since then a thread wishing you well was started, and looking at the posts and comments in that thread I realised that you are a much loved member of the forum...and Im sure there is a good reason for that

so its definitely good to see you recovering, and joining us back on this forum again. who knows...maybe I will now get a chance to read more of your posts

regards and hope you recover well

Joyous news to see you back Tim,

Can only hope most everything works as before.

After my serious accident in'78 all I can remember thinking in hospital was 'I hope my brain is OK' anything else one can cope with.

Indeed WELCOME BACK

Good to see you back Tim.

Never had much call to post in any of the farming threads (being an engineer, things that grow are a black-art) but I've always enjoyed your informed posts.

Hurry back to LOS, we all make errors, thank Buddah / God / Allah you survived yours

Welcome back Tim!.

I am very happy to see your notes again on this forum!

Hope you will recover totally!

When are you coming back to Thailand?

Good luck and strenght with everything for the coming months!

best regards,

Ruud Kim and Frank.

Ps. We followed your advice as you told us during our conversation in Amsterdam last summer 2006.

On this moment we are building a stable 6mtr. (in the middle 8mtr. high ) .

The land we bought is next to a river.

We want to irrigate 25 rai with Lucy grass for about 50 cows ( the first years).

I am very hopefull to start in april with our brahman farm.

Maizefarmer, no need to reply, I just want you to know that I am glad your recovery is going well and that you are back posting on your own. I always look forward to your informed posts. Issangeorge.

Let me add my congratulations on a seemingly decent recovery, to the chorus here.

Also a thank you to your friend Pallasaides for keeping you in touch. Must be a great

friend to finish a shift with "CHIPS" and spend the time with you in ICU.

Return to your 'ranch' with Godspeed.

Bt

Glad all is relatively well. Look at the bright side, worse places to be in hospital thats for sure.

Tim - I can only second everything that has been said above. Welcome back bud and check out the PMI sent to you and DV a few days ago.

PS - more makua problem pics tomorrow :-(

rgds

Ruud - you are top of my list of people to catch up with when I get home.

What you are doing sounds exciting - it pleases me to know that our meeting as motivated you to make the committement you have.

As said when we met last year - water is THE big thing, and if you have got 25 rai with a river longside then you have the long term security you need to make crop committements on that land to support livestock.

As well, you have livestock productions' biggest single expense under control: forage costs.

Denifneatly need to see this when I get back

Tim

Welcome back Tim!.

I am very happy to see your notes again on this forum!

Hope you will recover totally!

When are you coming back to Thailand?

Good luck and strenght with everything for the coming months!

best regards,

Ruud Kim and Frank.

Ps. We followed your advice as you told us during our conversation in Amsterdam last summer 2006.

On this moment we are building a stable 6mtr. (in the middle 8mtr. high ) .

The land we bought is next to a river.

We want to irrigate 25 rai with Lucy grass for about 50 cows ( the first years).

I am very hopefull to start in april with our brahman farm.

Hi Tim,

I'm glad to see you back online too. I know you only through your posts but was shocked by your accident nonetheless.

All the best for your recovery.

Thanks Peter r - much appreciated.

Tim

Hi Tim,

I'm glad to see you back online too. I know you only through your posts but was shocked by your accident nonetheless.

All the best for your recovery.

Good to see you back mate - had us all worried. Anyways good to know you are on the mend and back in TV fold.

Good to have you back Maizefarmer! The Makua-thread is great!

Let me add my voice to the others- welcome back, MF!!! I'm so happy to hear that you're mending.

Great to have you back. Your informative and friendly posts are one of the things that brings me to this forum.

Good luck getting "back on the horse"

Eric and Pan

Thanks guys

Tim

I love your posts, great insight and advice...

Stay away from danger ..

Glad to see you back

Thank you - I learned my lesson well and truely - won't be doing that again.

On my feet swimming (it s called "hydrotherapy" - lots of bubbles!!), bouncing around everyday on a big rubber ball, walking to the local corner shop and generally getting back into the right frame of mind.

Can't wait to get back to LOS (and see my favourit cow!).

MF

Thank you - I learned my lesson well and truely - won't be doing that again.

On my feet swimming (it s called "hydrotherapy" - lots of bubbles!!), bouncing around everyday on a big rubber ball, walking to the local corner shop and generally getting back into the right frame of mind.

Can't wait to get back to LOS (and see my favourit cow!).

MF

Glad to hear you are on the mend, both physically and emotionally. I am sure your cow misses you too

Apparently they did miss me - milk yields dropped (all-be-it just measurable) in my absence for about a month.

Sounds daft - nope, cows do sense changes and do react to who and how they are handled - change anything in a cows routine and they feel it.

MF