Friday the 13 misadventure!

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I remember thinking, gee, going for a bike ride on fri the 13... but
of course that's just SILLY. And the weather has been so sh*tty
lately and it finally wasn't raining today and as usual, it's going to
rain this weekend.

So after the ride, with my friend, we're like two blocks from my
house, rambling along and then suddenly... BLAT! It was just one of
those totally flukey falls. I just looked down and thought my wheel
was a bit close to his back wheel, and I probably said, S***! and
maneuvred away.But he went in the same direction, left, and I thought
" I just don't want our wheels to get tangled and collide and fall on
each other!"

" Anyways, I fell on the fleshiest part of my butt cheek, which is now
covered with garden variety road rash, which will turn into a hug
bruise of course, and a big lump on my right shin. I was wearing
knickers and long sleeves because it was cool, so no skin loss. One
of my shifters is a bit crooked, no big deal.

I got through the hairiest intersections,missed all the big potholes-
I crash two blocks from home. Sigh... it was just so STOOPID! ! I
knew I shouldn't have gone for a ride on friday the 13. Or I should
have taken some lucky charm with me!

[1oki]

> wrote in message
...
>
> I remember thinking, gee, going for a bike ride on fri the 13... but
> of course that's just SILLY. And the weather has been so sh*tty
> lately and it finally wasn't raining today and as usual, it's going to
> rain this weekend.
>
> So after the ride, with my friend, we're like two blocks from my
> house, rambling along and then suddenly... BLAT! It was just one of
> those totally flukey falls. I just looked down and thought my wheel
> was a bit close to his back wheel, and I probably said, S***! and
> maneuvred away.But he went in the same direction, left, and I thought
> " I just don't want our wheels to get tangled and collide and fall on
> each other!"
>
> " Anyways, I fell on the fleshiest part of my butt cheek, which is now
> covered with garden variety road rash, which will turn into a hug
> bruise of course, and a big lump on my right shin. I was wearing
> knickers and long sleeves because it was cool, so no skin loss. One
> of my shifters is a bit crooked, no big deal.
>
> I got through the hairiest intersections,missed all the big potholes-
> I crash two blocks from home. Sigh... it was just so STOOPID! ! I
> knew I shouldn't have gone for a ride on friday the 13. Or I should
> have taken some lucky charm with me!

Were there any fat goober LotR re-enactors watching you and laughing??

:)


--
'Common sense is the collection of prejudices
acquired by age eighteen.' -albert einstein

[Bill Sornson]

wrote:
> I remember thinking, gee, going for a bike ride on fri the 13... but
> of course that's just SILLY. And the weather has been so sh*tty
> lately and it finally wasn't raining today and as usual, it's going to
> rain this weekend.
>
> So after the ride, with my friend, we're like two blocks from my
> house, rambling along and then suddenly... BLAT! It was just one of
> those totally flukey falls. I just looked down and thought my wheel
> was a bit close to his back wheel, and I probably said, S***! and
> maneuvred away.But he went in the same direction, left, and I thought
> " I just don't want our wheels to get tangled and collide and fall on
> each other!"
>
> " Anyways, I fell on the fleshiest part of my butt cheek, which is now
> covered with garden variety road rash, which will turn into a hug
> bruise of course, and a big lump on my right shin. I was wearing
> knickers and long sleeves because it was cool, so no skin loss. One
> of my shifters is a bit crooked, no big deal.
>
> I got through the hairiest intersections,missed all the big potholes-
> I crash two blocks from home. Sigh... it was just so STOOPID! ! I
> knew I shouldn't have gone for a ride on friday the 13. Or I should
> have taken some lucky charm with me!

A "HUG BRUISE", Gracie? Naughty but nice typo... (Glad you weren't hurt
and the bike's OK.)

I got a massage today so no ride, but DID manage to blow up a brand-new
Michelin Race tube while finally installing a pair of Veloflex Paves on my
"good" wheels. Those suckers (the Paves) are TIGHT to get on.

Half expecting /another/ BOOM! some time around 3 AM, Bill S.

[Joe Canuck]

wrote:

> I remember thinking, gee, going for a bike ride on fri the 13... but
> of course that's just SILLY. And the weather has been so sh*tty
> lately and it finally wasn't raining today and as usual, it's going to
> rain this weekend.
>
> So after the ride, with my friend, we're like two blocks from my
> house, rambling along and then suddenly... BLAT! It was just one of
> those totally flukey falls. I just looked down and thought my wheel
> was a bit close to his back wheel, and I probably said, S***! and
> maneuvred away.But he went in the same direction, left, and I thought
> " I just don't want our wheels to get tangled and collide and fall on
> each other!"
>
> " Anyways, I fell on the fleshiest part of my butt cheek, which is now
> covered with garden variety road rash, which will turn into a hug
> bruise of course, and a big lump on my right shin. I was wearing
> knickers and long sleeves because it was cool, so no skin loss. One
> of my shifters is a bit crooked, no big deal.
>
> I got through the hairiest intersections,missed all the big potholes-
> I crash two blocks from home. Sigh... it was just so STOOPID! ! I
> knew I shouldn't have gone for a ride on friday the 13. Or I should
> have taken some lucky charm with me!

I had planned on going for a ride yesterday afternoon which would have
taken me on a mix of city streets and bike paths.

Despite the weather being decent, I decided against it...

-I was having a hard time staying awake in the early afternoon, so I was
already tired and not fully alert.
-It was Friday the 13th.
-And being a Friday, the traffic would be heavier than usual.

I decided this was a bad combination, more based on the fact I was tired
than anything else and not really ready to face city traffic.

[1oki]

"Joe Canuck" > wrote in message
...
> wrote:
>
>> I remember thinking, gee, going for a bike ride on fri the 13... but
>> of course that's just SILLY. And the weather has been so sh*tty
>> lately and it finally wasn't raining today and as usual, it's going to
>> rain this weekend.
[...]
> Despite the weather being decent, I decided against it...
>
> -I was having a hard time staying awake in the early afternoon, so I was
> already tired and not fully alert.
> -It was Friday the 13th.
> -And being a Friday, the traffic would be heavier than usual.
>
> I decided this was a bad combination, more based on the fact I was tired
> than anything else and not really ready to face city traffic.

My Friday the 13th ride yesterday was shortened by that rain Ms. Blanshay
is expecting. [I'm west of her in Ontario.] It was a cold drizzly wind
driven rain and Env Canada even called for a severe thunderstorm warning
later on that night. It wasn't that bas at all though. A little bit of
thunder and lightening but not severe at all.

I've got no problems with Friday the 13th though. In fact I'm the type who
would make a point of tempting superstition.

--
'Bruised and sullen stormclouds
Have the light of day obscured.
Looming low and ominous' -rush

[Jeff Starr]

On Sat, 14 May 2005 08:54:21 -0400, "1oki" >
wrote:
>
> I've got no problems with Friday the 13th though. In fact I'm the type who
>would make a point of tempting superstition.


My Dad, always used to say that Friday the 13th, was his lucky day.

Hard to say if it was indeed lucky, but at least it wasn't unlucky. It
is all what you make it.


Life is Good!
Jeff

[1oki]

"Jeff Starr" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 14 May 2005 08:54:21 -0400, "1oki" >
> wrote:
>>
>> I've got no problems with Friday the 13th though. In fact I'm the type
>> who
>>would make a point of tempting superstition.
>
>
> My Dad, always used to say that Friday the 13th, was his lucky day.
>
> Hard to say if it was indeed lucky, but at least it wasn't unlucky. It
> is all what you make it.

I know a fellow of Chinese extraction. To superstitious Chinese, 4 is very
bad mojo. Two 4's together is well nigh Armageddon. But 8 is good karma
apparently so a 4 with an 8 is ok.

If I were to buy lottery tickets I'd pick 4 & 13 as two of the numbers fer
sure.

--
'Not only does God play dice, but...
he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.'
-steven hawking

[[email protected]]

On Fri, 13 May 2005 22:09:26 -0400, "1oki" >
wrote:

>
> wrote in message
...
>>
>> I remember thinking, gee, going for a bike ride on fri the 13... but
>> of course that's just SILLY. And the weather has been so sh*tty
>> lately and it finally wasn't raining today and as usual, it's going to
>> rain this weekend.
>>
>> So after the ride, with my friend, we're like two blocks from my
>> house, rambling along and then suddenly... BLAT! It was just one of
>> those totally flukey falls. I just looked down and thought my wheel
>> was a bit close to his back wheel, and I probably said, S***! and
>> maneuvred away.But he went in the same direction, left, and I thought
>> " I just don't want our wheels to get tangled and collide and fall on
>> each other!"
>>
>> " Anyways, I fell on the fleshiest part of my butt cheek, which is now
>> covered with garden variety road rash, which will turn into a hug
>> bruise of course, and a big lump on my right shin. I was wearing
>> knickers and long sleeves because it was cool, so no skin loss. One
>> of my shifters is a bit crooked, no big deal.
>>
>> I got through the hairiest intersections,missed all the big potholes-
>> I crash two blocks from home. Sigh... it was just so STOOPID! ! I
>> knew I shouldn't have gone for a ride on friday the 13. Or I should
>> have taken some lucky charm with me!
>
> Were there any fat goober LotR re-enactors watching you and laughing??
>
>:)
Hahah... no, thank god, and no roadies to see how stupid i looked. But
two guys who were standing and talking on the sidewalk asked if I was
okay and if I needed to come sit down on their porch.

Gee, maybe god is getting me for criticizing LOTR and goobers!

[[email protected]]

On Sat, 14 May 2005 03:31:23 GMT, "Bill Sornson"
> wrote:

wrote:
>> I remember thinking, gee, going for a bike ride on fri the 13... but
>> of course that's just SILLY. And the weather has been so sh*tty
>> lately and it finally wasn't raining today and as usual, it's going to
>> rain this weekend.
>>
>> So after the ride, with my friend, we're like two blocks from my
>> house, rambling along and then suddenly... BLAT! It was just one of
>> those totally flukey falls. I just looked down and thought my wheel
>> was a bit close to his back wheel, and I probably said, S***! and
>> maneuvred away.But he went in the same direction, left, and I thought
>> " I just don't want our wheels to get tangled and collide and fall on
>> each other!"
>>
>> " Anyways, I fell on the fleshiest part of my butt cheek, which is now
>> covered with garden variety road rash, which will turn into a hug
>> bruise of course, and a big lump on my right shin. I was wearing
>> knickers and long sleeves because it was cool, so no skin loss. One
>> of my shifters is a bit crooked, no big deal.
>>
>> I got through the hairiest intersections,missed all the big potholes-
>> I crash two blocks from home. Sigh... it was just so STOOPID! ! I
>> knew I shouldn't have gone for a ride on friday the 13. Or I should
>> have taken some lucky charm with me!
>
>A "HUG BRUISE", Gracie? Naughty but nice typo... (Glad you weren't hurt
>and the bike's OK.)
>
>I got a massage today so no ride, but DID manage to blow up a brand-new
>Michelin Race tube while finally installing a pair of Veloflex Paves on my
>"good" wheels. Those suckers (the Paves) are TIGHT to get on.
>
>Half expecting /another/ BOOM! some time around 3 AM, Bill S.
>
Better than when you're ON the bike...blowing a tire is no fun!

As for the typo, it's this ****ty keyboard, really! The touch pad
makes the cursor jump around...i'm always finding dumb mistakes, it's
embarrassing.

[[email protected]]

On Sat, 14 May 2005 08:03:55 -0400, Joe Canuck
> wrote:

wrote:
>

>>
>> " Anyways, I fell on the fleshiest part of my butt cheek, which is now
>> covered with garden variety road rash, which will turn into a hug
>> bruise of course, and a big lump on my right shin. I was wearing
>> knickers and long sleeves because it was cool, so no skin loss. One
>> of my shifters is a bit crooked, no big deal.
>>
>> I got through the hairiest intersections,missed all the big potholes-
>> I crash two blocks from home. Sigh... it was just so STOOPID! ! I
>> knew I shouldn't have gone for a ride on friday the 13. Or I should
>> have taken some lucky charm with me!
>
>I had planned on going for a ride yesterday afternoon which would have
>taken me on a mix of city streets and bike paths.
>
>Despite the weather being decent, I decided against it...
>
>-I was having a hard time staying awake in the early afternoon, so I was
>already tired and not fully alert.
>-It was Friday the 13th.
>-And being a Friday, the traffic would be heavier than usual.
>
>I decided this was a bad combination, more based on the fact I was tired
>than anything else and not really ready to face city traffic.

Good thinking especially if you're tired. Friday traffic is always
hairy. If i ride at this time on fridays there are certain
intersections i simply avoid, they are just too dangerous. It's going
to be even worse next week with a long weekend!

[[email protected]]

On Sat, 14 May 2005 13:34:33 GMT, Jeff Starr >
wrote:

>On Sat, 14 May 2005 08:54:21 -0400, "1oki" >
>wrote:
>>
>> I've got no problems with Friday the 13th though. In fact I'm the type who
>>would make a point of tempting superstition.
>
>
>My Dad, always used to say that Friday the 13th, was his lucky day.
>
>Hard to say if it was indeed lucky, but at least it wasn't unlucky. It
>is all what you make it.
>
>
>Life is Good!
>Jeff

I looked at it that way too, it could certainly have been worse. I
didn't land on my face or break anything. THen I saw photos of all
the giro crashes. Not like you can postpone a race for superstition.

[bbaka]

wrote:
> On Sat, 14 May 2005 03:31:23 GMT, "Bill Sornson"
> > wrote:
>
>
wrote:
>>
>>>I remember thinking, gee, going for a bike ride on fri the 13... but
>>>of course that's just SILLY. And the weather has been so sh*tty
>>>lately and it finally wasn't raining today and as usual, it's going to
>>>rain this weekend.
>>>
>>>So after the ride, with my friend, we're like two blocks from my
>>>house, rambling along and then suddenly... BLAT! It was just one of
>>>those totally flukey falls. I just looked down and thought my wheel
>>>was a bit close to his back wheel, and I probably said, S***! and
>>>maneuvred away.But he went in the same direction, left, and I thought
>>>" I just don't want our wheels to get tangled and collide and fall on
>>>each other!"
>>>
>>>" Anyways, I fell on the fleshiest part of my butt cheek, which is now
>>>covered with garden variety road rash, which will turn into a hug
>>>bruise of course, and a big lump on my right shin. I was wearing
>>>knickers and long sleeves because it was cool, so no skin loss. One
>>>of my shifters is a bit crooked, no big deal.
>>>
>>> I got through the hairiest intersections,missed all the big potholes-
>>>I crash two blocks from home. Sigh... it was just so STOOPID! ! I
>>>knew I shouldn't have gone for a ride on friday the 13. Or I should
>>>have taken some lucky charm with me!
>>
>>A "HUG BRUISE", Gracie? Naughty but nice typo... (Glad you weren't hurt
>>and the bike's OK.)
>>
>>I got a massage today so no ride, but DID manage to blow up a brand-new
>>Michelin Race tube while finally installing a pair of Veloflex Paves on my
>>"good" wheels. Those suckers (the Paves) are TIGHT to get on.
>>
>>Half expecting /another/ BOOM! some time around 3 AM, Bill S.
>>
>
> Better than when you're ON the bike...blowing a tire is no fun!
>
> As for the typo, it's this ****ty keyboard, really! The touch pad
> makes the cursor jump around...i'm always finding dumb mistakes, it's
> embarrassing.

I have the same problem and while the spell checker does find most of
the typos that I miss it will not detect a word out of context, such as
the famous, there, and their, and many more that make the sentence look
stupid. Back in the DOS days there was a program called Grammatik that
picked out most of those errors. If they could do it in 1989 why can't
it be done today?
Bill Baka

[Roger Zoul]

bbaka > wrote:
:> I have the same problem and while the spell checker does find most of
:> the typos that I miss it will not detect a word out of context, such
:> as
:> the famous, there, and their, and many more that make the sentence
:> look stupid. Back in the DOS days there was a program called
:> Grammatik that picked out most of those errors. If they could do it
:> in 1989 why can't
:> it be done today?

How about because of "being out of business?"

[[email protected]]

On Sat, 14 May 2005 08:54:21 -0400, "1oki" >
wrote:

>
>"Joe Canuck" > wrote in message
...
>> wrote:
>>[i]
>>> I remember thinking, gee, going for a bike ride on fri the 13... but
>>> of course that's just SILLY. And the weather has been so sh*tty
>>> lately and it finally wasn't raining today and as usual, it's going to
>>> rain this weekend.
>[...]
>> Despite the weather being decent, I decided against it...
>>
>> -I was having a hard time staying awake in the early afternoon, so I was
>> already tired and not fully alert.
>> -It was Friday the 13th.
>> -And being a Friday, the traffic would be heavier than usual.
>>
>> I decided this was a bad combination, more based on the fact I was tired
>> than anything else and not really ready to face city traffic.
>
> My Friday the 13th ride yesterday was shortened by that rain Ms. Blanshay
>is expecting. It was a cold drizzly wind
>driven rain and Env Canada even called for a severe thunderstorm warning
>later on that night. It wasn't that bas at all though. A little bit of
>thunder and lightening but not severe at all.
>
> I've got no problems with Friday the 13th though. In fact I'm the type who
>would make a point of tempting superstition.

That's what we had here all day.... rain. ANd it stopped for a while,
but more is expected tonight.Here in canada it's a long weekend next
week,and i am just hoping for once to have good weather! I think last
year only one day of the long weekend was decent.

I wouldn't have been on the bike today anyways. I'm trying to decide
if my left butt cheek looks like:
a) I slid on a giant cheese grater
b) I sat on a big pizza
c) like someone kicked me really hard
d) all of the above

I guess I'm not going to attract a lot of guys in this newsgroup....

[Zoot Katz]

Sat, 14 May 2005 21:47:05 -0400,
>,
wrote:

>I wouldn't have been on the bike today anyways. I'm trying to decide
>if my left butt cheek looks like:
>a) I slid on a giant cheese grater
>b) I sat on a big pizza
>c) like someone kicked me really hard
>d) all of the above
>
>I guess I'm not going to attract a lot of guys in this newsgroup....

Hey! I love pizza.

Guys are like parking spots. All the good ones are being used and the
only ones left are handicapped of too small.
--
zk

[1oki]

> wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 14 May 2005 08:54:21 -0400, "1oki" >
> wrote:

> I wouldn't have been on the bike today anyways. I'm trying to decide
> if my left butt cheek looks like:
> a) I slid on a giant cheese grater
> b) I sat on a big pizza

Montreal or Toronto style pizza? Dontcha Montrealers put the cheese on
first instead of on top of the other toppings?

> I guess I'm not going to attract a lot of guys in this newsgroup....

I only have three requirements vis a vis the opposite sex. She must be:

1 intelligent
2 attractive
3 have low standards

I can usually manage to find two of three.

Either that or she has to have a kick-ass bike.

:)

--
'Riders on the storm
Into this house we're born
Into this world we're thrown
Like a dog without a bone' -the doors

[Joe Canuck]

1oki wrote:

> > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>On Sat, 14 May 2005 08:54:21 -0400, "1oki" >
>>wrote:
>
>
>>I wouldn't have been on the bike today anyways. I'm trying to decide
>>if my left butt cheek looks like:
>>a) I slid on a giant cheese grater
>>b) I sat on a big pizza
>
>
> Montreal or Toronto style pizza? Dontcha Montrealers put the cheese on
> first instead of on top of the other toppings?
>
>
>>I guess I'm not going to attract a lot of guys in this newsgroup....
>
>
> I only have three requirements vis a vis the opposite sex. She must be:
>
> 1 intelligent
> 2 attractive
> 3 have low standards
>
> I can usually manage to find two of three.

When they have #1 & 2, it is usually a given they don't have #3. ;)

>
> Either that or she has to have a kick-ass bike.
>
> :)
>
> --
> 'Riders on the storm
> Into this house we're born
> Into this world we're thrown
> Like a dog without a bone' -the doors
>
>

[Mike Latondresse]

wrote in
:

> On Sat, 14 May 2005 08:54:21 -0400, "1oki" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Joe Canuck" > wrote in message
...[i]
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I remember thinking, gee, going for a bike ride on fri the
>>>> 13... but of course that's just SILLY. And the weather has
>>>> been so sh*tty lately and it finally wasn't raining today and
>>>> as usual, it's going to rain this weekend.
>>[...]
>>> Despite the weather being decent, I decided against it...
>>>
>>> -I was having a hard time staying awake in the early afternoon,
>>> so I was already tired and not fully alert.
>>> -It was Friday the 13th.
>>> -And being a Friday, the traffic would be heavier than usual.
>>>
>>> I decided this was a bad combination, more based on the fact I
>>> was tired than anything else and not really ready to face city
>>> traffic.
>>
>> My Friday the 13th ride yesterday was shortened by that rain Ms.
>> Blanshay
>>is expecting. It was a cold drizzly
>>wind driven rain and Env Canada even called for a severe
>>thunderstorm warning later on that night. It wasn't that bas at
>>all though. A little bit of thunder and lightening but not severe
>>at all.
>>
>> I've got no problems with Friday the 13th though. In fact I'm the
>> type who
>>would make a point of tempting superstition.
>
> That's what we had here all day.... rain. ANd it stopped for a
> while, but more is expected tonight.Here in canada it's a long
> weekend next week,and i am just hoping for once to have good
> weather! I think last year only one day of the long weekend was
> decent.
>
> I wouldn't have been on the bike today anyways. I'm trying to
> decide if my left butt cheek looks like:
> a) I slid on a giant cheese grater
> b) I sat on a big pizza
> c) like someone kicked me really hard
> d) all of the above
>
> I guess I'm not going to attract a lot of guys in this
> newsgroup....
>
Tell you what Marlene don't jump to conclusions and sell the guys
here short, take a picture of the affected are and post it so we can
decide for ourselves. Thank you.

[[email protected]]

On Sun, 15 May 2005 02:46:33 GMT, Mike Latondresse
> wrote:

wrote in
:
>

>>>> Despite the weather being decent, I decided against it...
>>>>
>>>> -I was having a hard time staying awake in the early afternoon,
>>>> so I was already tired and not fully alert.
>>>> -It was Friday the 13th.
>>>> -And being a Friday, the traffic would be heavier than usual.
>>>>
>>>> I decided this was a bad combination, more based on the fact I
>>>> was tired than anything else and not really ready to face city
>>>> traffic.
>>>
>>> My Friday the 13th ride yesterday was shortened by that rain Ms.
>>> Blanshay
>>>is expecting. [I'm west of her in Ontario.] It was a cold drizzly
>>>wind driven rain and Env Canada even called for a severe
>>>thunderstorm warning later on that night. It wasn't that bas at
>>>all though. A little bit of thunder and lightening but not severe
>>>at all.
>>>
>>> I've got no problems with Friday the 13th though. In fact I'm the
>>> type who
>>>would make a point of tempting superstition.
>>
>> That's what we had here all day.... rain. ANd it stopped for a
>> while, but more is expected tonight.Here in canada it's a long
>> weekend next week,and i am just hoping for once to have good
>> weather! I think last year only one day of the long weekend was
>> decent.
>>
>> I wouldn't have been on the bike today anyways. I'm trying to
>> decide if my left butt cheek looks like:
>> a) I slid on a giant cheese grater
>> b) I sat on a big pizza
>> c) like someone kicked me really hard
>> d) all of the above
>>
>> I guess I'm not going to attract a lot of guys in this
>> newsgroup....
>>
>Tell you what Marlene don't jump to conclusions and sell the guys
>here short, take a picture of the affected are and post it so we can
>decide for ourselves. Thank you.

Gee... i gotta draw the line there. I am not taking a photo of my butt
cheek and posting it here. I don't even have a digital camera at this
time, so it's moot anyways.

[Leo Lichtman]

> wrote: (clip) I am not taking a photo of my butt
cheek and posting it here. I don't even have a digital camera (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
What's more important, your modesty or your health? Go ahead and buy that
digital camera. You KNOW you want one.

[Roger Zoul]

wrote:
> I remember thinking, gee, going for a bike ride on fri the 13... but

triskaidekaphobia