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I found out today that a co-worker had a bike accident yesterday. He has a concussion, broken ribs and colarbone, and cuts and bruises. He's had one surgery so far. He has an active lifestyle (biking, hiking, kayaking, etc). Hopefully he heals fully.
Cheetah. Ferret. Gonads. What more can I say? - Pete O'Hanlon
Your co-worker seems to be a regular biker not an amateur one and I hope he feels better. Bike accidents are very scary. As a Biker to work guy, I do sympathize for him. I hope all the car drivers take care in observing the bikers.
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Your co-worker seems to be a regular biker not an amateur one and I hope he feels better. Bike accidents are very scary. As a Biker to work guy, I do sympathize for him. I hope all the car drivers take care in observing the bikers.
Not many do I'm afraid. (flashback 2 weeks) Another friend was a passenger on motorcycle #2, and witnessed motorcycle #1 creamed by a truck who failed to yield at an intersection. Both people on #1 went FLYING. One has a broken leg, the other was in a coma for over a week with a hole drilled in his skull.
Cheetah. Ferret. Gonads. What more can I say? - Pete O'Hanlon
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I found out today that a co-worker had a bike accident yesterday. He has a concussion, broken ribs and colarbone, and cuts and bruises. He's had one surgery so far. He has an active lifestyle (biking, hiking, kayaking, etc). Hopefully he heals fully.
Cheetah. Ferret. Gonads. What more can I say? - Pete O'Hanlon
Used to have a guy that worked for me that was in a wheel chair because of a motorbike accident. He was going through a yellow light and a woman in a truck, turning across traffic, pulled out in front of him; broke his back. He had a great, sick, sense of humor about it ... was always telling us how he hoped someone would rear-end him while he was driving his car, so he could "flop out" crying "I broke my back!", just to freak them out. But I tell ya, he always talked about getting back on a bike and riding again; didn't matter that he was paralyzed because of it (had he been in a car, he would still be walking today - from what he was told). I swear, if he could strap a rocket booster between his legs and launch himself down a straight road, he'd be first in line.
:..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
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Used to have a guy that worked for me that was in a wheel chair because of a motorbike accident. He was going through a yellow light and a woman in a truck, turning across traffic, pulled out in front of him; broke his back. He had a great, sick, sense of humor about it ... was always telling us how he hoped someone would rear-end him while he was driving his car, so he could "flop out" crying "I broke my back!", just to freak them out. But I tell ya, he always talked about getting back on a bike and riding again; didn't matter that he was paralyzed because of it (had he been in a car, he would still be walking today - from what he was told). I swear, if he could strap a rocket booster between his legs and launch himself down a straight road, he'd be first in line.
:..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
Bad Astronomy |VCF|wxWidgets|WTLDouglas Troy wrote:
I swear, if he could strap a rocket booster between his legs
I get a lot of emails for products that claim to accomplish something very similar... Maybe I can give them your buddy's name?
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Douglas Troy wrote:
I swear, if he could strap a rocket booster between his legs
I get a lot of emails for products that claim to accomplish something very similar... Maybe I can give them your buddy's name?
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Jim Crafton wrote:
I get a lot of emails for products that claim to accomplish something very similar...
Jim, I'm fairly confident the EMails you get speaking about crotch rockets are a completely different kind of motorized ... ride ...
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Jim Crafton wrote:
I get a lot of emails for products that claim to accomplish something very similar...
Jim, I'm fairly confident the EMails you get speaking about crotch rockets are a completely different kind of motorized ... ride ...
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Bad Astronomy |VCF|wxWidgets|WTLOh. I've always been so confused about the whole thing :doh: I'm such an innocent when it comes to this stuff...
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Oh. I've always been so confused about the whole thing :doh: I'm such an innocent when it comes to this stuff...
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Jim Crafton wrote:
I'm such an innocent when it comes to this stuff...
You know, I had NO idea I could actually spew coffee that far across the office ... kind of amazing ... but I don't think that client's ever going to come back tho ...
:..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
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Jim Crafton wrote:
I'm such an innocent when it comes to this stuff...
You know, I had NO idea I could actually spew coffee that far across the office ... kind of amazing ... but I don't think that client's ever going to come back tho ...
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Bad Astronomy |VCF|wxWidgets|WTLWell there you go, you've accomplished two goals for the day, spewed across the office like a drunken monkey with diarrhea, and gotten rid of a client! Two cheers for Doug!
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Well there you go, you've accomplished two goals for the day, spewed across the office like a drunken monkey with diarrhea, and gotten rid of a client! Two cheers for Doug!
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ROFLMAO. Dang good thing I wasn't drinking coffee.
It's not my fault you suck.
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ROFLMAO. Dang good thing I wasn't drinking coffee.
It's not my fault you suck.
Five all the way. :laugh:
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I found out today that a co-worker had a bike accident yesterday. He has a concussion, broken ribs and colarbone, and cuts and bruises. He's had one surgery so far. He has an active lifestyle (biking, hiking, kayaking, etc). Hopefully he heals fully.
Cheetah. Ferret. Gonads. What more can I say? - Pete O'Hanlon
Best wishes to your friend :rose:. I ride a fair amount, and commute to work on the bike fairly often. Traffic is a pretty scary thing at times. A guy I work with was pumping up a hill about ten years ago when a car coming in the opposite direction violated the no passing zone. The guy hit Tom doing 40 mph. Tom spent five weeks in the hospital, and has some of the most amazing scars. It took him two years before he could get back on the bike.
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I found out today that a co-worker had a bike accident yesterday. He has a concussion, broken ribs and colarbone, and cuts and bruises. He's had one surgery so far. He has an active lifestyle (biking, hiking, kayaking, etc). Hopefully he heals fully.
Cheetah. Ferret. Gonads. What more can I say? - Pete O'Hanlon
IN response to all of the posts below about how everyone else is to blame for bike accidents. Get real. riding bikes on the road is dangerous - there are good drivers and abd drivers, good bikers and bad bikers. Sometimes the good riders get taken out by the bad drivers, sometiomes the bad riders get taken out by the good drivers. Sometimes the riders just take themselves out. If you ride a bike TAKE CARE - there's a reason Aussies call bikers 'Temporary Citizens'. Assume that every vehicle is out to get you.
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Your co-worker seems to be a regular biker not an amateur one and I hope he feels better. Bike accidents are very scary. As a Biker to work guy, I do sympathize for him. I hope all the car drivers take care in observing the bikers.
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
I hope all the car drivers take care in observing the bikers.
It would be nice if bikers observed the rules of the road occasionally. When you're cycling YOU ARE NOT A PEDESTRIAN! You also don't have the right to just dive out from side alleys and cross the road. Grrr.... Iain.
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Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
I hope all the car drivers take care in observing the bikers.
It would be nice if bikers observed the rules of the road occasionally. When you're cycling YOU ARE NOT A PEDESTRIAN! You also don't have the right to just dive out from side alleys and cross the road. Grrr.... Iain.
I have now moved to Sweden for love (awwww). If you're in Scandinavia and want an MVP on the payroll (or happy with a remote worker), or need cotract work done, give me a job! http://cv.imcsoft.co.uk/[^]
Yes, I agree. I was going to rant about that. Some guys just ride on the wrong side of the road. That is very dangerous.
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IN response to all of the posts below about how everyone else is to blame for bike accidents. Get real. riding bikes on the road is dangerous - there are good drivers and abd drivers, good bikers and bad bikers. Sometimes the good riders get taken out by the bad drivers, sometiomes the bad riders get taken out by the good drivers. Sometimes the riders just take themselves out. If you ride a bike TAKE CARE - there's a reason Aussies call bikers 'Temporary Citizens'. Assume that every vehicle is out to get you.
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Maxxx_ wrote:
If you ride a bike TAKE CARE - there's a reason Aussies call bikers 'Temporary Citizens'.
That's almost as cynical as calling the idiots riding harley's without a helmet "spare parts". :-D
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