Message-ID: <22661261.1075854801010.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 05:35:00 -0800 (PST) From: eric.bass@enron.com To: lwbthemarine@bigplanet.com, daphneco64@bigplanet.com, jason.bass2@compaq.com, shanna.husser@enron.com, matthew.lenhart@enron.com, timothy.blanchard@enron.com, bryan.hull@enron.com, brian.hoskins@enron.com, hector.campos@enron.com, mballases@hotmail.com Subject: Only in Arkansas Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Eric Bass X-To: lwbthemarine@bigplanet.com, daphneco64@bigplanet.com, Jason.Bass2@COMPAQ.com, Shanna Husser, Matthew Lenhart, Timothy Blanchard, Bryan Hull, Brian Hoskins, Hector Campos, mballases@hotmail.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Eric_Bass_Jun2001\Notes Folders\'sent mail X-Origin: Bass-E X-FileName: ebass.nsf ---------------------- Forwarded by Eric Bass/HOU/ECT on 01/11/2001 01:33 PM --------------------------- Enron North America Corp. From: Gary W Lamphier 01/11/2001 12:49 PM To: Eric Groves/HOU/ECT@ECT, Eric Bass/HOU/ECT@ECT, Gary Taylor/HOU/ECT@ECT, Edward D Gottlob/HOU/ECT@ECT cc: Subject: Only in Arkansas ---------------------- Forwarded by Gary W Lamphier/HOU/ECT on 01/11/2001 12:48 PM --------------------------- "Shankster JL (Luther)" on 01/10/2001 12:13:50 PM To: "'Bilberry, Mike'" , "'Blase, Kevin'" , "'Elias, Micheal'" , "'Gedicke, Jim'" , "'Hubbard, Kent'" , "'Hubbard, Scott'" , "'Lamphier, Gary'" , "'Papayoti, Lee'" , "'Sajdak, Walter'" , "'Smith, Nikki'" , "'Stephenson, Keith'" , "'Walsh, Ray'" cc: "Carter JC (John)" , "Ricks RA (Ruth)" Subject: Only in Arkansas [Arkansas Democrat Gazette] Two local men were seriously injured when their pickup truck left the road and struck a tree near Cotton Patch on State Highway 38 early Monday morning. Woodruff County deputy Dovey Snyder reported the accident shortly after midnight Monday. Thurston Poole, 33, of Des Arc and Billy Ray Wallis, 38, of Little Rock are listed in serious condition at Baptist Medical Center. The accident occurred as the two men were returning to Des Arc after a frog-gigging trip. On an overcast Sunday night, Poole's pick-up truck headlights malfunctioned. The two men concluded that the headlight fuse on the older model truck had burned out. As a replacement fuse was not available, Wallis noticed that the .22 caliber bullet from his pistol fit perfectly into the fuse box next to the steering wheel column. After inserting the bullet, the headlights again began to operate properly and the two men proceeded toward the White River bridge. After traveling about 20 miles and just before crossing the river, the bullet apparently overheated, discharged and struck Poole in the right testicle. The vehicle swerved sharply right exiting the pavement and striking a tree. Poole suffered only minor cuts and abrasions from the accident, but will require surgery to repair the other wound. Wallis sustained a broken clavicle and was treated and released. "Thank God we weren't on that bridge when Thurston shot his balls off or we might both be dead" stated Wallis. "I've been a trooper for ten years in this part of the world, but this is a first for me. I can't believe that those two would admit how this accident happened," said Snyder. Upon being notified of the wreck, Lavinia, Poole's wife asked how many frogs the boys had caught and did anyone get them from the truck. Way to go, Lavinia) >> > J. Luther Shankster > > Energy & Utilities Planning > Phone: 713/277-9307 > Fax: 713/277-9941 > E-Mail: jlshankster@equiva.com > Home Page: http://rsweb > >