Linda and all,
Must be contagious.  My dog guide and I were hit Thursday evening on 
our way home from the office.  Could have been oh so much worse.  I 
have a sprained knee, strained muscles and ligaments and a very 
impaired left leg.  I am using a knee immobilizer when I walk and a 
cane to help bear the weight on the left leg.  Jenna, my Seeing Eye 
friend seems okay.  She saw the vet and everything seems good but the 
vet said often bruising takes several days to show and to keep tabs 
on her.  As of just now she seems fine.
I was in the cross walk, with parallel traffic and all of a sudden 
this a*****e took us down.  I believe he was stopped and started 
while we were right in front of him.  Next I knew I was down on my 
right elbow and a bumper was working up my left side.  Thank God he 
stopped, and I think backed up.  Jenna was either on top of my left 
leg or just in front of it under the bumper.  I'm a bit unclear about 
that.  He got out of his car and I think helped me to my feet, 
although I didn't have enough function in my left leg to really 
walk.  He told me he was looking at traffic after I asked him what in 
the **** he was thinking.  I was far from polite.  My first and 
hopefully last ambulance ride - x-rays and no breaks but I'll be 
messed up for a while.  Three witnesses said I was absolutely in the 
right - he absolutely wasn't.  He received four citations, left the 
site in handcuffs in the back of a squad, and his 2003 Ford was towed.
Wghen it happened I was so full of adrenalin that I couldn't think 
properly.  Later when I mellowed out I was so veery thankful.  If he 
hadnpt finally taken his thumb out of his butt and stopped, I very 
well could have been on the silent key list.
Jenna seems fine.  I will work her as soon as I can walk well 
enough.  The school suggested I have a little sighted assisstance 
available when we work that crossing the next time or two in case she 
gets uncomfortable with it.  She is a wonderful guide and I so hope 
that her work and confidence won't be compromised.
Enough of all of this.  May all on the list have a wonderful holiday season.
Pat, K9JAU