I have a very humbled and sad feeling inside when I type this.  If it doesn’t come across well, if my grammar stinks and spelling is horrid I am sorry.   This type of message is one I never want to relay, it is one that pains me before I even begin.

Last Thursday morning I woke to an email from Benjamin Wilson.  Ben is not only a club member, but is a main sponsor of em:pwr with his company Delivery Path. The email went something along the lines that he was hit the evening before in downtown (Uptown) Charlotte.  He was fine, just was released from the ER but very shaken up and freaked out.  He then asked me to call him ASAP.

I called Ben as soon as I could to talk through his worries and fear.  His bike was totaled.  He had a police and witness report. He was okay.  He was scared.  He was freaked out.   Everything he explained was exactly how I felt 6 months earlier. I did my best, explaining that it is all needed and what I did to get through it..

Over the past week I’ve been trying to keep tabs on Ben.  Keeping his spirits high, or as best as I can.  Hoping that talking to someone that has been there and is back on the road would help!

Fast forward to today… A little after lunch I get a call from George Berger. He has been added to the list of Charlotte based bike accidents.  I haven’t gotten a full story but he’s fine.  He somehow “dismounted” his bike during the accident and now the frame and rear wheel are the only thrashed parts, not him.

Somber. Sad. Feeling for my two friends as I know exactly how they are feeling.   George sounded like he was in better spirits than Ben.  We’ll get through this guys and hopefully em:pwr others to fix this!