Dan Smith is in the hospital

Dan,
Donald and I both wish you a speedy recovery. Hope you're feeling better soon.

Bonnie

Get well soon Dan, your still my drawer removal expert and best friend!

JIM :)

Dan: C and I wish you a speedy return to dancing and cavorting.:)


P.S. Was there any damage to the coach?:rolleyes::eek:

I can concur on the adjustment of the pressure to the step air cylinder. I have mine set around 25 PSI even though it is placarded for 50 or 60 psi max. My experience is that the higher pressure is needed as the seals in the air cylinder fail. Additionally the MAC control valve in many coaches is adjustable so you can control the speed at which the step cover moves. So if you can reduce the pressure going to the slide and slow down the movement you can hopefully prevent any accidents. There has been instances of children playing in the coach with the entrance door closed and a child on the steps while someone else or the child activates the step cover to close. This can cause a serious pinching accident.

Dan

So sorry to hear this........

We wish you a very speedy recovery:)

Jamie & Debbie

Dan,

Get well soon, we need more shrimp!:p

Sorry to be late with this update but having problems with internet access at Prevost Nashville today.
As Jo told us: Dan had just had the bus washed on Tuesday and went to put her away that evening. He stepped up on to the 2nd step to cut"?" off and hit the slide button. It hit him in the shins and knocked him out the door on to the ground. He landed flat on his back and was knocked out. How long--I don't know.He tried to call Jo on her cell( her cell was off) and both his son's (no answers). Jo had gone to the store and then went home and realized Dan wasn't home yet and went to the bus and found him. She got him to hospital there in Bay St.Louis and he went in to shock going in to the ER. He had mutiple fractured ribs and a fractured pelvis. Has had to have some transfusions due to low blood count. As of yesterday(Sunday), he was stable. Ed and I talked to him at the hospital on his phone and was in good spirits. Ed tried to make him laugh:( Not good with broken ribs!):eek:
I will try and update tomorrow after I talk to Jo.
Had to get a hotel room tonight due to no power on our bus while they are working on it 24/7.Had to pull all house batteries.(No power-No toilet/water/AC). Busy Place but VERY NICE facility. Saw & spoke to Bill Jenson today at Prevost. I guess he was visiting/working Nashville today.The place is so new that he had to ask ME the code to the gate, so he could get out.:D
All for now...Sandy

Dan,

Sorry about the accident, but glad you didn't join the rest of the celebrities who've made the news this week.

Mike

Dan, Karen and I extend our wishes for a speedy recovery. Have them bring you a laptop in the hospital so we all can communicate with you !

Hi Dan,
Laura and I wish you quick and complete recovery. Although you may have given us an new idea for intruder control tied into our alarm systems by activating the cover when an intruder steps of the first or second step. Maybe we don't need our guns anymore.

Miles & Laura Circo
2004 Country Coach XLII D/S