Richard Hammond

Steve B · Post by **Steve B** » 21/09/2006 - 9:42

for those who watch Top Gear or Brainiac

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nort ... 366422.stm

I hope he recovers.
my thoughts are with his family

dan gillgrass · Post by **dan gillgrass** » 21/09/2006 - 9:56

Damn

FunkyM · Post by **FunkyM** » 21/09/2006 - 10:47

Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Hamster. You'd not want Clarkson and James to get lonely...

hoomish · Post by **hoomish** » 21/09/2006 - 11:36

Hear, hear.

the_JinX · Post by **the_JinX** » 21/09/2006 - 12:05

Yuh.. my wife called me at 07:00 this morning (she has an early shift)..

We'll be sending him a 'get well soon' post-card.. something with Chicks and Cars..

A card to:

Patient: Richard Hammond
Leeds General Infirmary
Great George Street,
Leeds,
West Yorkshire,
LS1 3EX.

Do you think that will get there ?

Chris Abbott · Post by **Chris Abbott** » 21/09/2006 - 12:17

the_JinX wrote:Yuh.. my wife called me at 07:00 this morning (she has an early shift)..

We'll be sending him a 'get well soon' post-card.. something with Chicks and Cars..

A card to:

Patient: Richard Hammond
Leeds General Infirmary
Great George Street,
Leeds,
West Yorkshire,
LS1 3EX.

Do you think that will get there ?

Course it will

On the upside, when he recovers and gets out, how cool will his cool factor be? If you're going to put yourself in hospital you might as well do it in a jet powered car going at over 300MPH... if he gets through this, he's set for life. And good luck to him

I love his enthusiasm and the joy he takes in his work.

Chris

Infamous · Post by **Infamous** » 21/09/2006 - 12:26

indeed.. the guy is a legend in his own lunchtime and i truly hope he gets well soon.

300mph eh.. he certianly gets all the special jobs dont he, remember when he went to germany to sit in a car and get struck by 20k volts worth of electricity?

Post by **tas** » 22/09/2006 - 10:33

oh heck!

I hope he recovers and has no underlying injuries.

He's a damn funny man.

Steve B · Post by **Steve B** » 22/09/2006 - 11:59

from the BBC website:

A Leeds General Infirmary spokesman said: "Doctors say Richard Hammond is making satisfactory progress. "

"This morning he has been moved from intensive care on to a high dependency unit. "

"His condition has been downgraded from 'serious but stable' to 'stable'."

Infamous · Post by **Infamous** » 22/09/2006 - 13:11

and this morning he got told by clarkson "your a shit driver" and managed a smile.. so i guess he's on the right road to recovery

madfiddler · Post by **madfiddler** » 22/09/2006 - 15:01

He's a cool presenter... One of the guys from pistonheads.com set up a donations page for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance which picked up the hamster.

http://www.justgiving.com/PHRichardHamm ... ationtable

So far over Ã‚Â£41k raised

Bog · Post by **Bog** » 23/09/2006 - 0:01

Indeed. Those fuckers run to about Ã‚Â£4,500 a flight, do give and give frequently to your local air ambulance. Mate of mine saw one land in the middle of Leicester Square, neatly threading his rotors through the cables and signs to dust-off some poor unfortunate who'd met a bus the wrong way.

They have infinite courage, and fuck-all funding - do, please, give to your local air ambulance as a priority. You will be directly saving lives with every donation.

And, of course, my best wishes to the Hamster. Wiping out in a 300-MPH jet car? That's bitchin'.

Infamous · Post by **Infamous** » 23/09/2006 - 3:59

good new's... he's talking coherently

, read on aol that he spoke to a close friend which i am really really happy to hear so he's definitely on the mend.

Chris Abbott · Post by **Chris Abbott** » 23/09/2006 - 16:34

Jeremy Clarkson's account:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-20 ... 7,,00.html

maverickbna · Post by **maverickbna** » 24/09/2006 - 9:15

My hopes goes to Hammond for a speedy recovery - and for some bragging in the next season of Brainiac!