Mackey came to B.O.N.E.S. from a bad situation in central Massachusetts. He was underweight and limped painfully. X-rays revealed a displaced femur fracture in his right hind leg – it was amazing that Mackey could use the leg at all. The options didn't look hopeful, but with help from the B.O.N.E.S. Medical Director, a carefully-structured exercise program, and a lot of TLC, he can now lead a normal life.
As Mackey recovered from his injuries, long-time B.O.N.E.S. adopter John was mourning the loss of his long-time beagle companion, Hudson, whose "Chronicles" were documented here for many years. John was settling into a new job with lots of driving, and Mackey loved to ride... a great match. John and Mackey will both share their viewpoints with us on this page.
Good morning from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. We are taking our 34-hour restart getting ready for another week. Hopefully, not as exciting as last week!
We were on our way to Baltimore for the first of four trips from Baltimore to Woodland, Maine, taking equipment up to a new job starting up there.
As we were crossing the George Washington Bridge in New York City, we were sideswiped by a city delivery truck. As I was passing him, he drifted over into my lane and made contact with my mirror, exhaust stack and sleeper!
It was a stressful few moments trying to get the truck over three lanes on the bridge with only a small spot mirror mounted on the hood. Once I got over, there was no shoulder so I had to go another half mile until I could pull over, but still partially in the highway.
The first priority was getting the mirror popped back into position and access the damage. I took a few quick pictures and contacted the company and then proceeded to a safer location where I could stop and get a better idea of the damage.
Of course, the truck that hit me never stopped! Luckily, the company just installed a dash camera in my truck to test a couple of weeks ago. Needless to say, this captured everything, and maybe we can even track town the heinous villain.
I hope this week is not nearly as full of adventure as last week!
Greetings from Pennsylvania.
We are having a quiet day here in preparation for two trips from Baltimore to Woodland, Maine.
Last week we were put behind schedule due to an accident where a truck sideswiped us in NYC New York City. (I made John type that out - he's been getting lazy!)
I was riding shotgun as we were traveling the Cross Bronx Expressway. After we got up on the George Washington Bridge (atta boy John, you're learning, you didn't type "GWB"!), we were sideswiped. I witnessed the whole thing! John started cursing, and he got a real nervous look on his face, and he had a white-knuckle grip on the wheel as he tried to get over three lanes without the main mirror! He did well, but it took a while to find a place that he could pull over and get mostly off the road.
I was kind of disappointed that he popped the mirror back in place. With it facing the window, I had a perfect view of, well, ME!
John had multiple calls that morning over the accident. I kept reminding him that I was a witness in case they need me. Since there was a new dash cam, I think they will get along without me.
I hope they don't expect that the investigation will go anything like the shows John watches on TV. I don't really think the sharp dressed, good-looking investigators will take the video, click a few buttons and come up with the mystery vehicle in under an hour before the end of the show.
That's only a dog's opinion, but I had to throw it out there anyway.
That's all for now . . .
