Wow Frank, that's scary. I'm happy it wasn't worse and you're telling us the story. Graywolf is right: as a friend of mine says, don't assume they don't see you: assume they see you and they want to take you out.
Hope you recover quickly. j On 10/6/05, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > well, today started with a bang! > > i got hit by a car making an illegal turn, while riding > to work this morning. ambulance took me to hospital, > and x-rays showed two breaks to my collar-bone. on > tylenol 3, left arm in sling - no cast. hurt like > hell this afternoon, a bit better now, but still hurts > a lot. > > bike frame is okay, front wheel and fork are toast. > bloody cop charged me for no bell and no rear brake > (which i'm going to fight) even though she was 100% at > fault - that's $200 in fines, and i'm the victim! > > i'm okay, though; shoulder should heal fine, but with > a really big bump. i'll know how long when i go to > the fracture clinic in a few days. > > i'll be talking to a lawyer, as i want to get her > insurance to fix my bike and pay 4 missed work. i'll > try going to work tomorrow to see how it goes. think > i'll be off my bikes for a while. > > i think, quite seriously, had i not been wearing a helmet, i might be > seriously injured or dead. road rash on my left cheek and ear, big > dent on my helmet right over the temple. as it is, not even a > headache! > > more details later when i can type with 2 hands <vbg>. > > cheers, > frank > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com
