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Jennifer Smith's Harley Adventure
Jennifer Smith CP and Harleys, in front of a hotel in Bamburg, Germany.
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Jennifer Smith CP is an up-n-coming practitioner on the West Coast. One of the joys of my work with Flex-Foot is the chance to work on projects with Jen, Kurt Collier CP, and the other high caliber Certifees on their staff and consulting roster. Jen recently mentioned that she had just returned from a motorcycle trip across Europe, and kindly permitted me to digitize some of the photos to share a little of her adventure with the colleagues who read this Corner.
Jen joined her dad for part of the trip, covering 3000 miles across Europe in 12 days. Her dad biked for a total of 6 weeks, adding over 8,000 miles to his 1987 Harley Softail. Of course, since it already had over 300,000 miles on it before this trip, another 8k is no big deal!
Jen's father is a firefighter, and a founding member of the Wind & Fire MC International Club a decade ago. This trip was the Founder's Tour, to celebrate the club's 10 year anniversary. The members include firefighters from around the world who ride Harley Davidson motorcycles to raise money for various charities.
The trip started from Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, and included forays across Belgium, Ireland, Scotland, and Germany before Jennifer had to leave the entourage. In addition to plenty of time touring the countryside by bike, there were also ample opportunities to stop and sample the local culture, food, and brews.
Like many of life's adventures, this one concluded all too soon, and Jen had to return to the daily grind, leaving her dad to finish the tour on his own. Few of us will ever make the time in our busy existence to enjoy such an experience. Congratulations to Jen and her dad for having the foresight to do so, and for sharing a bit of their continental tour to inspire the rest of us!
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Jennifer Smith and her father enjoy a quiet moment on the ferry to the Isle of Wight.
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Colors from the Belgium contingent of the Wind and Fire MC International Club.
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Jennifer and her dad, in their leathers at Johnny Foxes, the highest pub in Ireland.
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A misty morning at Inverness, Scotland.
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motorcycling across Europe
I'm interested in riding my Harley across Europe so if anyone knows how I can get in touch with Jen Smith, her Dad or others that have made a similar trip, I'd appreciate the info. Thanks
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Re: motorcycling across Europe
Jen is now married so her last name had changed. You can email her at jeibert@ossur.com. --John Michael CPO
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GII Kafo
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Re: Keyboarding
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Jen Smith
Hi JMike,
I enjoyed your article about Jen Smith's motorcycle trip across Europe. I am a member of Wind and Fire in Illinois. We are a new chapter located in and around the City of Naperville. Although I have not had the pleasure of mee... read more
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Re: Jen Smith
Thanks Mike- Glad to hear that you continue to serve as an active Fire Fighter with your prosthesis. --John Michael CPO
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KAFO
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Re: KAFO
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Re: KAFO
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Re: Re: KAFO
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Upper limb articles, assistance
Dear John,
Hello! You may or may not know that I left Hanger to pursue upper extremity prosthetic consulting in February of this year. I have been somewhat quiet due to a non-compete agreement with them that is due to expire shortly.
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Re: Upper limb articles, assistance
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My husband became an amputee 9-26-2000 as the result of a train derailment. There was alot more to it than thatthe conductor with him was killed. Dennis, my husband, suffered a shoulder disarticulation. So there are many... read more
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- Randall Alley 3/11/2003
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