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pluraltoday was a fucking amazing and fantastic day
I got to ride some beautiful twisties
grazing my knee ever so lightly on the pavement
[I don't have pucks on my cordura suit so grinding is a bad idea]
three hundred miles of pure heaven
makes jack a damn happy boy
of course all things have their cost
and true to form my devils luck held fast
spitting in the eye of fate without the slightest compunction
what ever I am I talking about?
well I was given a choice today
a choice with zero good options
I had a fraction of a second to make my decision
the choice was simple, car or ditch
I chose ditch and hit the ground at around sixty miles an hour
luckily because of the rain storm yesterday, the field I ended up in
[I jumped the ditch - look ma I can fly! .... hehehehe]
was fairly soft mud and not entirely horrible to land in
They say any wreck you walk away from is a good wreck
I say any wreck you ride away from is fucking awesome
The damage to my bike is minimal and it appears entirely cosmetic
[I rode her for the rest of the day and she seems fine]
the entire right side plastics are toast, I have to replace the centerpiece as well
although I might be able to salvage the underside, but I have to clean off the mud first to see
if there is more damage than I was able to see at the roadside inspection
as for me, well as I said I walked away
although limped is probably more accurate
and unlike bettie I heal
I didn't hit my head so I will go to the doctor tomorrow for a more thorough eval
[there was no mud on my helmet so I know for a fact I didn't hit my head]
but
my preliminary self exam suggests that
I cracked two or three ribs, possibly fractured my ankle
jammed my thumb and did something entirely painful to my shoulder
and of course the usual assortment of bruises and bumps
anyway nothing serious and more importantly
nothing that kept me from riding the rest of the day
I will let yall know what the doctor says tomorrow
as well as post pics of my poor bettie.
I am in a terrific mood, as soon as I finish calling my family
to let them know that I love them
I am planning on taking a nice long hot bath
and curling up with a good book
of course if any delectable young thang cares to come nurse my wounds
I can promise you will not have to twist my arm
love love
be well
Life is a glorious thing, especially when it continues against most odds
I got to ride some beautiful twisties
grazing my knee ever so lightly on the pavement
[I don't have pucks on my cordura suit so grinding is a bad idea]
three hundred miles of pure heaven
makes jack a damn happy boy
of course all things have their cost
and true to form my devils luck held fast
spitting in the eye of fate without the slightest compunction
what ever I am I talking about?
well I was given a choice today
a choice with zero good options
I had a fraction of a second to make my decision
the choice was simple, car or ditch
I chose ditch and hit the ground at around sixty miles an hour
luckily because of the rain storm yesterday, the field I ended up in
[I jumped the ditch - look ma I can fly! .... hehehehe]
was fairly soft mud and not entirely horrible to land in
They say any wreck you walk away from is a good wreck
I say any wreck you ride away from is fucking awesome
The damage to my bike is minimal and it appears entirely cosmetic
[I rode her for the rest of the day and she seems fine]
the entire right side plastics are toast, I have to replace the centerpiece as well
although I might be able to salvage the underside, but I have to clean off the mud first to see
if there is more damage than I was able to see at the roadside inspection
as for me, well as I said I walked away
although limped is probably more accurate
and unlike bettie I heal
I didn't hit my head so I will go to the doctor tomorrow for a more thorough eval
[there was no mud on my helmet so I know for a fact I didn't hit my head]
but
my preliminary self exam suggests that
I cracked two or three ribs, possibly fractured my ankle
jammed my thumb and did something entirely painful to my shoulder
and of course the usual assortment of bruises and bumps
anyway nothing serious and more importantly
nothing that kept me from riding the rest of the day
I will let yall know what the doctor says tomorrow
as well as post pics of my poor bettie.
I am in a terrific mood, as soon as I finish calling my family
to let them know that I love them
I am planning on taking a nice long hot bath
and curling up with a good book
of course if any delectable young thang cares to come nurse my wounds
I can promise you will not have to twist my arm
love love
be well
Life is a glorious thing, especially when it continues against most odds
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Date: 2003-02-23 08:26 pm (UTC)I am glad to hear that you made it out in relatively good shape. I never enjoy spilling,and I've had my share. Gravel and I are enemies...
Interesting note: I almost lost it today as well...coming around a left hander that was wet and slippery as hell...the shadows cast by the redwoods overhead made it quite inconspiciuous...I was getting lazy and wasn't weighting the outside footpeg as I came around...next thing I know my rear tire has lost traction...put my foot down to upright myself and rode it out...had to stop after to change my underwear ;)
At any rate...glad that you made it out in one (slightly bruised and damaged) piece. Hope Bettie is OK. If you're like me, you are probably more pissed about the damage to the bike. Like my friend always tells me, "I heal for free, my bike doesn't"