Well I have spoken to my mate and he is absolutely over the moon, He is going to register with a training school tomorrow, this has really lifted his spirits. I did tell him not too get too excited as the job isn’t that great but he has sat in his house for near on a year down in the dumps. He was very active at one time and was a keen skier. So I am hoping this will get him back on track and return to his old self again. I cannot imagine what it must be like to lose a limb but I think if I did I would remain positive. My only concern would be my face, I have such a pretty one I would be devastated. Well onwards and upwards for my one legged pal.
UKtramp:
Just a bit of a limp but nothing to stop him dri…
And this then segued nicely into the well trodden trucknet topic…
i hope he dont need a special adapter or foot for the pedals as i wouldnt imagine theres the same variety of choice for artificial limbs and suchlike since that self appointed tree hugger diana stuck her nose in and started campaining for all those landmines around africa to be dug up.i had 2 mates that worked in a artificial limb factory that suffered because of her.one got laid off,and the other got put onto a 3 day week.and she made out she was a people person!! who needs help like that . 
UKtramp:
Well I have spoken to my mate he is absolutely over the moon
That’s good going for only one leg.
UKtramp:
. I cannot imagine what it must be like to lose a limb but I think if I did I would remain positive. My only concern would be my face, .
Why? I doubt the medical treatment for a leg off isn’t
“fit peg leg then smack in the face”
Reef:
When I was at Tandem Transport there was a guy there on local shunting who had a prosthetic left leg and we only had manual trucks, no special treatment was given or even wanted by him, you’d never know he had a prosthetic unless he ran and all that did was earn the poor bugger the nickname skippy. A real genuine top bloke had a real laugh working with him.
To be honest I have tried my hardest to cheer him up by calling him loads of names hoping he sees the funny side of it, he is really only just coming to terms with it. I call him Jack sparrow but he barely smiles. I would imagine one legged people are like this at first until they can laugh at their own problem. I had a black friend who I called sooty and ■■■ and he gave as much back. I think it is good to laugh at cripples and make them feel more accepted. Too many do gooders nowadays spoiling things.
James the cat:
UKtramp:
Well I have spoken to my mate he is absolutely over the moonThat’s good going for only one leg.
UKtramp:
. I cannot imagine what it must be like to lose a limb but I think if I did I would remain positive. My only concern would be my face, .Why? I doubt the medical treatment for a leg off isn’t
“fit peg leg then smack in the face”
UKtramp:
To be honest I have tried my hardest to cheer him up by calling him loads of names hoping he sees the funny side of it, he is really only just coming to terms with it. I call him Jack sparrow but he barely smiles.
Jack Sparrow had two legs. Two. Not one. Two. Maybe he’s sullen at your staggering ignorance of piracy.
Have you tried cheering him up by taking him out? Going shopping. Buy him a nice new shoe or something.
Or a parrot, Arghhhh.
James the cat:
UKtramp:
To be honest I have tried my hardest to cheer him up by calling him loads of names hoping he sees the funny side of it, he is really only just coming to terms with it. I call him Jack sparrow but he barely smiles.Jack Sparrow had two legs. Two. Not one. Two. Maybe he’s sullen at your staggering ignorance of piracy.
Have you tried cheering him up by taking him out? Going shopping. Buy him a nice new shoe or something.
I didn’t want to go too far too quick with the names, thought it best to call him a pirate with two legs first before going full on. It still says its ok and fun to have one leg. I go out with him most weekends so yes I do take him out, although he does have a wife to choose his shoe so not really my forte, I am more get him ■■■■■■ and then he walks like the rest of us after a few snifters.
James the cat:
UKtramp:
To be honest I have tried my hardest to cheer him up by calling him loads of names hoping he sees the funny side of it, he is really only just coming to terms with it. I call him Jack sparrow but he barely smiles.Jack Sparrow had two legs. Two. Not one. Two. Maybe he’s sullen at your staggering ignorance of piracy.
Have you tried cheering him up by taking him out? Going shopping. Buy him a nice new shoe or something.
or even a parrot??
its halloween now…get him to the hospital and have his eye put out,and there you go…captain jack.
My brain cannot compute how he has a real foot attached to a fake leg. Is it just me ?
Miketyres:
My brain cannot compute how he has a real foot attached to a fake leg. Is it just me ?
wwwooooooooooooooooooooossssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
its a ■■■■■■■■ same as the rest of his posts…cop yourself on. 
Miketyres:
My brain cannot compute how he has a real foot attached to a fake leg. Is it just me ?
Overthinking this is as much use as a one legged man in an arse kicking contest.
dieseldog999:
Miketyres:
My brain cannot compute how he has a real foot attached to a fake leg. Is it just me ?wwwooooooooooooooooooooossssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
its a ■■■■■■■■ same as the rest of his posts…cop yourself on.
You don’t ever get a wwwoooossshhhh like that now do you dog. I surprise myself at times. Anyways off to go fight some gypsy’s I am a bit hard up this week.
Tell your mate that you have nothing against his right leg but unfortunately neither has he. If that doesn’t raise a smile you need to walk/hop away.
the maoster:
Tell your mate that you have nothing against his right leg but unfortunately neither has he. If that doesn’t raise a smile you need to walk/hop away.
I have tried everything but that might just do it.
dieseldog999:
i hope he dont need a special adapter or foot for the pedals as i wouldnt imagine theres the same variety of choice for artificial limbs and suchlike since that self appointed tree hugger diana stuck her nose in and started campaining for all those landmines around africa to be dug up.i had 2 mates that worked in a artificial limb factory that suffered because of her.one got laid off,and the other got put onto a 3 day week.and she made out she was a people person!! who needs help like that .
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dieseldog999:
Miketyres:
My brain cannot compute how he has a real foot attached to a fake leg. Is it just me ?wwwooooooooooooooooooooossssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
its a ■■■■■■■■ same as the rest of his posts…cop yourself on.
I take great offence at that. This is actually a genuine post that once again gets steered off course. Light hearted maybe, ■■■■ take like all of my posts, No. So I will give you a wwooosssshhh for that.
I have a disability With my brain it dont stop me driving or posting on ear
UKtramp:
Well this is all positive and glad to hear that it shouldn’t affect him obtaining his licence, I was a little worried that I had given him false hopes as I wasn’t so sure I was correct. He will be delighted at the news as he has gone pretty much down in the dumps for over a year now. He thought that he was on the scrap heap for the rest of his life. I don’t know what his false leg is made of but I am sure that shouldn’t be a problem. Just wondering if different materials could be a hazard, explosion risk if it made a spark or something. I know he has a false leg from the knee but has a real foot.
Is that a false leg below the knee and a real foot on the other leg?