I’m sure our longtime members have been wondering about our friend with one of the very few Slingshots in England, UK_Paul. Those of you who don’t know Paul, please look up his threads and read about his Slingshot adventures! There are lots of pics of places in England and Ireland that we probably won’t be able to take our Slings to but wish we could.
Paul and his wife have had several health issues they have been dealing with. I emailed Paul to see how they have been doing and received the message Paul said I could attach below:
Hi mate!
I've had a pretty rough time and I haven't ridden the Slingshot for over a year now.
To be honest, things got pretty bad, earlier this year & I wanted to give up, but that's now history. The heart opperation went well and I feel much better than before I went in for it (apparently they had given me about 4 weeks, during which they expected me to have a major trauma). To top all of that, my wife had a heart attack, a few days before my bypass opp..
I'm now recovering and last week I achieved doing some work on the Slingshot. (Just replacing the battery earth strap). It took me half a day to do a 10 min job... but I did it all myself. That was a great sence of achievement.
You will also know that I'm waiting to go on the British kidney & pancreas transplant list. This is free in the UK, but will need someone apropriate to die first, before I get the job done. I had been removed from this list, untill I had the heart opp but get re assed for the list on the 6# December (hopefully good news will follow).
Back to the Slingshot: in the UK all vehicles over 3 years old must have an "MOT test" for roadworthyness. My one now needs this, so I have a biker friend that is going to help prepare the SS for this. Unfortunately I'm still not strong enough to do all the work myself, as I'm not strong enough.
I have not given up on the forum, it's just been a little too difficult for me & I had no slingshot news to post. I do hope to be back soon.
You are free to post any/all of the information above, on the site (I have nothing to hide or worry about). Yes I'm still very I'll, but I'm slowly getting better.
Please pass on my very best regards to all the lovely members, on the site. I suspect that when i return (hopefully soon) i will place a posting in the "New Members" section reintroducing myself, as it's been so long.
All the very, very best, from,
UK_Paul
AKA: Paul Andrews.
As you can see Paul has had difficulties that most of us have not had to deal with. Let’s all keep them, and all our Slingshot family members, in our prayers and help them keep their spirits up.
Paul’s email address is p_andrews@btinternet.com. And if your going to be in England I’m sure a visit would be appreciated.