Very glad to hear you're ok, Frank. Wouldn't want to see you pedalling round the Great Velodrome in the Sky.
-- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 07 October 2005 02:28 > To: PDML > Subject: OT: matching shoulders <g> > > 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 > > > >
