Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Bob S.
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
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