#21
|
|||
|
|||
Man bites dog
In article .com,
"Bret" wrote: Ewoud Dronkert wrote: Bret schreef: http://fischer-wade.net/ouch.htm Let me know if you want to hear the story. Let me guess; you fell on a wooden stake used to mark the course. I like gory stories, gimme the details. -- E. Dronkert OK, I've updated that link with the full story. Bret Damn, that could not have felt good, Bret. I'm not sure what's more unnerving - a bad wound that gushes blood or one that doesn't. At least when it's bleeding you don't get much chance to see what's inside. Last year I was changing a part in a lathe I was running and sliced (about 1-1/4" long) the back of my hand on one of the tools. I could see bone on two fingers and one large vein, but it didn't really bleed. Just a bit of oozing. Bandaids, tape and a glove and kept on working. -- tanx, Howard Never take a tenant with a monkey. remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok? |
Ads |
#22
|
|||
|
|||
Man bites dog
"Howard Kveck" wrote in message ... Damn, that could not have felt good, Bret. I'm not sure what's more unnerving - a bad wound that gushes blood or one that doesn't. At least when it's bleeding you don't get much chance to see what's inside. Last year I was changing a part in a lathe I was running and sliced (about 1-1/4" long) the back of my hand on one of the tools. I could see bone on two fingers and one large vein, but it didn't really bleed. Just a bit of oozing. Bandaids, tape and a glove and kept on working. http://www.snopes.com/risque/penile/scrotum.htm |
#23
|
|||
|
|||
Man bites dog
In article R_8hg.208218$5Z.199674@dukeread02, "Carl Sundquist"
wrote: "Howard Kveck" wrote in message ... Damn, that could not have felt good, Bret. I'm not sure what's more unnerving - a bad wound that gushes blood or one that doesn't. At least when it's bleeding you don't get much chance to see what's inside. Last year I was changing a part in a lathe I was running and sliced (about 1-1/4" long) the back of my hand on one of the tools. I could see bone on two fingers and one large vein, but it didn't really bleed. Just a bit of oozing. Bandaids, tape and a glove and kept on working. http://www.snopes.com/risque/penile/scrotum.htm You win. -- tanx, Howard Never take a tenant with a monkey. remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok? |
#24
|
|||
|
|||
Man bites dog
Howard Kveck wrote:
In article R_8hg.208218$5Z.199674@dukeread02, "Carl Sundquist" wrote: "Howard Kveck" wrote in message ... Damn, that could not have felt good, Bret. I'm not sure what's more unnerving - a bad wound that gushes blood or one that doesn't. At least when it's bleeding you don't get much chance to see what's inside. Last year I was changing a part in a lathe I was running and sliced (about 1-1/4" long) the back of my hand on one of the tools. I could see bone on two fingers and one large vein, but it didn't really bleed. Just a bit of oozing. Bandaids, tape and a glove and kept on working. http://www.snopes.com/risque/penile/scrotum.htm You win. MY EYES, MY EYES! Jeez, what is with you guys anyway? |
#25
|
|||
|
|||
Man bites dog
in message , Donald
Munro ') wrote: Mark wrote: There are two types of cyclists - one type brags about his bike crashes and scraps like a war battle and war wounds. The other type of cyclists looks at road rash as an indication that this person is a danger to be around. Bret, you sound like a beginer rider. Hopefully you don't do to many local hilly road races as well as the local crits.. If you don't crash you're not trying hard enough. H'mmm... I have a friend I ride with who is Scottish XC champion. He doesn't crash very often. I'm not. I do. There's probably something in this. Apart from the fact that he's thirty years younger, 25Kg lighter, and about ten times fitter, of course. -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ ;; Let's have a moment of silence for all those Americans who are stuck ;; in traffic on their way to the gym to ride the stationary bicycle. ;; Rep. Earl Blumenauer (Dem, OR) |
#26
|
|||
|
|||
Man bites dog
?
I was in no way trying to imply what Frank was feeling. I was pointing out that passing a vehicle whose actions are curious is a bad really idea. INDEED. I would go as far that passing anything (man or animal) walking/riding/standing wich behaves erratic should be taken with caution. A few years ago I barely missed a child walking with her parents. I had seen the kid, but still overtook them like I would normally pass people. The kid swerved 1-2 yards (really not that much) and that was just enough to be uncomfortably close. The kid stopped in time. I should have anticipated better and given more room. I also didn't have full situational awareness (hadn't really checked for othert trafic, wich wasn't there thank god). The result were upset parents and my heartrate going thru the roof. And yes, the parents were right, I could have avoided the situation easily. And no, I do not think that the parents realistically could have avoided it, unless we go about leashing children 24/7. We already have had one poster here permanently injured in a somewhat similar crash. I don't know if either case could have been prevented by closer attention and care but it is possiblity. Yep, caution is usually a good advice. Every time I attend Centuries these days I see a large and increasing number of whacko riders who pass within scant inches of my bar ends. While I'm generally going to look before I change my course, there's always the possibility that I'll hit something and be thrown over enough to touch. So from the very start, pretending that you're in a paceline with people whom you don't know is a bad idea but doing it around people whose skill levels are questionable is even dumber. What does it take for people to use common sense when they're on the road. Bicycle accidents are rare enough but let's make them unusual. A very very good and lucid post |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Snake bites mountain biker | Marty | Australia | 0 | December 28th 05 09:30 AM |
My bicycle bites other people !.!.! | Hans-Marc Olsen | General | 1 | November 18th 04 09:31 AM |
Bag bites | the black rose | General | 2 | September 27th 04 09:03 AM |
Man bites dog | brian roth | Racing | 2 | August 20th 04 06:44 PM |
New bike and GT still bites. | Shaun Bell | Mountain Biking | 9 | June 2nd 04 08:04 PM |