An Important Message

[slushpup]

here it is: speed kills. speed fucking kills.
a classmate of mine was killed in a car accident last night. we werent the closest of friends but i know him well and saw him everyday at school since i was in year 8. he was a distant cousin of mine. he was the nicest guy, i couldnt say anything bad about him. he was so full of life and energy. he graduated last november and he had just headed out into the world. he studied hard for TEE and got great marks, and was heading to do something like engeneering. he had his whole life ahead of him.
and then the annonymous statistic or report on the radio becomes real. its no longer some other person, living somewhere else. its no longer some faceless name that you can disregard. the reality is it does happen to people you know.
he was 17...he didnt even make it til his 18th birthday.
i just want everyone to think really fucking hard...is it worth it? is it worth doing the 30 ks above the limit so you wont be late? is it worth dragging your friends on the road for fun?
ill tell you what. its not fucking worth it. it never is, and it never will be.
that being said, im gonna be taking a hiatus from this place. not sure how long for. hey, maybe i wont come back even. it just seems to fucking futile at the moment.

[everlong]

Oh my god...i'm so sorry to hear that Dani.

The same thing happened to a person Enis and I knew last year. We wern't the best of friends, but he was dragging someone, and got wrapped around a telegraph pole. So much potential, and so much left to achieve, all gone because of some stupid desire to speed.

Hope you are coping Dani...I really am sorry to hear that and the effect it is consequently having. You've got my mobile number if you need to talk...

[sarah]

i'm sorry to hear that dani - the loss of such a young life is really terrible.

and yeah, it certainly puts things into perspective pretty fucking quickly.

[Dave]

I know this place is probably the last thing on your mind at the moment, but I, like many others hope to see you back here when the time is right.

You're too good a friend and too nice a person who will really be missed...but its understandable.

[TLCM]

When you come back Dani I hope you feel better. I'd like to be able to sympathise with you and say I understand but the truth is I don't. However I do know you have alot of shit going on in your head and it probably is the best thing to take a break and reorganise everything. I hope you and the boys family are ok, I'd be upset too.

As respect tomorrow I will leave on time and go 90km.

[captain heinemann]

i'm really sorry for youy and the people who knew the boy and his family and i hope that you can get yourself together and feel better. i know this sounds stupid but dont let it drag you down completely. would he want everyone just sitting around thinking how crap things are... have a hiatus from here fomr the world and then jump back in.. one life is already gone...

[Dudley]

Heyy slushpup, come back when you feel the need, times are hard but they'll make you stronger in the end. Plus its taught a lesson to people.