Ray's Accident

[Dimitrios Paskoudniakis]

I must have missed that. What happened/when?

[Maybe]

I must have missed that. �What happened/when?

It was May 2007 after Abby & Luka's wedding. He was drunk. During the
episode Ray tried to get a decision from Neela about their future.
Ray went out to take a walk and, while checking his cell for messages
in the middle of the street, got hit by a truck. The message he was
checking came from Neela. The accident took Ray's legs.

Maybe....oh, and he blamed Neela

[Cory]

In article <83731a3b-0053-4ab1-ba54-b25222935cd6
@v16g2000prc.googlegroups.com>, ***@aol.com says...

Post by Maybe

I must have missed that. What happened/when?

It was May 2007 after Abby & Luka's wedding. He was drunk. During the
episode Ray tried to get a decision from Neela about their future.
Ray went out to take a walk and, while checking his cell for messages
in the middle of the street, got hit by a truck. The message he was
checking came from Neela. The accident took Ray's legs.
Maybe....oh, and he blamed Neela

Hm... I honestly thought Ray had died in that accident. I don't know
why I thought that, though.

--- Cory

[Sharon Too]

Post by Cory
Hm... I honestly thought Ray had died in that accident. I don't know
why I thought that, though.

Because they left the image of Ray's eyes in the headlights of the oncoming
vehicle as the cliffhanger. The next episode had Neela going to the hospital
he was at and seeing the stumps of his legs where they were amputated. Ray
blamed her.... the girl with him blamed her... He went home to Baton Rouge.

Now, like nothing was between them, he shows up and it's all water under the
bridge. I thought it was schmaltzy.

[M***@gop.org]

On Sat, 1 Nov 2008 16:47:48 -0400, "Sharon Too"

Post by Sharon Too

Post by Cory
Hm... I honestly thought Ray had died in that accident. I don't know
why I thought that, though.

Because they left the image of Ray's eyes in the headlights of the oncoming
vehicle as the cliffhanger. The next episode had Neela going to the hospital
he was at and seeing the stumps of his legs where they were amputated. Ray
blamed her.... the girl with him blamed her... He went home to Baton Rouge.
Now, like nothing was between them, he shows up and it's all water under the
bridge. I thought it was schmaltzy.

Let me see if I have this straight: Ray answers his phone in the
middle of the street and he blames Neela because he is hit
by a vehicle and looses his legs.

Common sense tells me if i'm in the middle of the street i'd
let the message go to voice mail and worry about being in the
middle of the street.

[Maybe]

Post by M***@gop.org
Let me see if I have this straight: Ray answers his phone in the
middle of the street and he blames Neela because he is hit
by a vehicle and looses his legs.
Common sense tells me if i'm in the middle of the street i'd
let the message go to voice mail and worry about being in the
middle of the street.

No, he was listening to his message from Neela that was *already* in
voice mail.

Maybe...he was drunk

[M***@gop.org]

Post by Maybe

Post by M***@gop.org
Let me see if I have this straight: Ray answers his phone in the
middle of the street and he blames Neela because he is hit
by a vehicle and looses his legs.
Common sense tells me if i'm in the middle of the street i'd
let the message go to voice mail and worry about being in the
middle of the street.

No, he was listening to his message from Neela that was *already* in
voice mail.
Maybe...he was drunk

So he should have listened to the message when he was not
in the middle of the road.

When my cell rings it waits until it is safe for me to
attend to it.

No matter who it is or what they want.

[Sharon Too]

Post by M***@gop.org
So he should have listened to the message when he was not
in the middle of the road.
When my cell rings it waits until it is safe for me to
attend to it.
No matter who it is or what they want.

He was very drunk. Rational thought doesn't quite figure into the formula at
that point.

[Hunter]

Post by Sharon Too

Post by Cory
Hm... I honestly thought Ray had died in that accident. I don't know
why I thought that, though.

Because they left the image of Ray's eyes in the headlights of the oncoming
vehicle as the cliffhanger. The next episode had Neela going to the hospital
he was at and seeing the stumps of his legs where they were amputated. Ray
blamed her.... the girl with him blamed her... He went home to Baton Rouge.
Now, like nothing was between them, he shows up and it's all water under the
bridge. I thought it was schmaltzy.

---
The preciptaing factor was the fight between Gates and Ray at the
party (I remember now, Ray started it) and Neela having a hard time
choosing between them. Ray wrongly blamed Neela for being indecisive
IIRC and not choosing him which led to him getting drunk after being
thrown out of the party by Pratt for fighting. Drunk, he walked into
the middle of the street and chose then to answer his cell. I think
the girl who blamed her was his sister (or maybe former girl friend)?

Anyway, Neela has since broken up with Gates. Ray has had a long time
to think and he realizes how stupid it was to blame Neela for his
frustration and for answering his voice mail in the street. Neela's
heart now belongs to Ray but for some reason niether made the move.
Yes I know Reese was a cold shower but still if they really wanted
to...

It is obvious it is not becase Ray's legs are gone. Medical care
workers, especially female I feel, are blessedly unbothered by such
silly things, unlike me. Stay with a girl after she got in a horrible
accident like that yes, especially if it is my wife, but going into a
relationship like that from the start? I don't think I am that
tolerant unfortunately. Character flaw.

[Hunter]

In article <83731a3b-0053-4ab1-ba54-
***@v16g2000prc.googlegroups.com>, ***@aol.com
says...

Post by Maybe

I must have missed that. ï¿?What happened/when?

It was May 2007 after Abby & Luka's wedding. He was drunk. During the
episode Ray tried to get a decision from Neela about their future.
Ray went out to take a walk and, while checking his cell for messages
in the middle of the street, got hit by a truck. The message he was
checking came from Neela. The accident took Ray's legs.
Maybe....oh, and he blamed Neela

----
You left out the fact that Ray and Gates got into a physical fight
that night (forgot who started it) and in fact were trading stares
over Neela and Neela was having a hard time choosing between them.
Now that Neela has broken up with Gates her heart is with Gates, and
Gates realizes how dumb and drunk he was he is interested in her
again.