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Yes indeedy, I had a small accident when I cycled into town to get myself a copy of Dredd Vs Death. I managed to misjudge crossing the road on my bike and got hit by a car.
I don't actually remember getting hit, I remember setting off across the road and then I remember somebody saying something about 'getting a neckbrace'. I don't remember the trip in the ambulance I remember being in A&E.
I ended up being very lucky. I only cut open the left side of my nose and broke a few bones/cartiledge in my nose (but not the main centre). One of my eyes closed up but that's alright now. I still have very swollen lips though.
So I got lucky, no neck damage, no brain damage and I've still got all my teeth.
I stopped the car with my nose. :)
Now let me impress something upon you lot: I would not have been anywhere near as lucky if I had not been WEARING A HELMET. So to all those who think they look a bit odd/sad/uncool/whatever I have to say that it's a lot better than being dead or brain damaged or having to have all your future meals through a tube.
Surprisingly thought it hasn't been that painful, I actually felt more pain when I fell and took my half of my nail off when I was still at school. I think it must've been the shock but I haven't had any pain from my nose apart from when they took the packing out of my nostrils. That was like when you get that sting from getting hit in the face with a football except the sting lasts for about 3/5 seconds instead of 0.2 or whatever. Not nice but still preferwable to when I ripped half of my nail off. :S
So I've spent two and a half days in a ward surrounded by the old and infirm. It was an interesting experience and quite a "Wake up call", I was saying to myself: I shouldn't be here at my age. So luckily there's a cycle-only track to town and elsewhere and I'm going to use this from now on. This accident was my fault but I can count loads of times when drivers simply haven't seen me or have been lazy in overtaking me and pulled back in far too early or have overtaken me just before braking (likes a bikes brakes are as good a cars!) etc etc.
So I'm staying off the road because it's, well, a bit too full of stupid drivers (me included).
So anyway that's where I've been over the weekend.
I don't actually remember getting hit, I remember setting off across the road and then I remember somebody saying something about 'getting a neckbrace'. I don't remember the trip in the ambulance I remember being in A&E.
I ended up being very lucky. I only cut open the left side of my nose and broke a few bones/cartiledge in my nose (but not the main centre). One of my eyes closed up but that's alright now. I still have very swollen lips though.
So I got lucky, no neck damage, no brain damage and I've still got all my teeth.
I stopped the car with my nose. :)
Now let me impress something upon you lot: I would not have been anywhere near as lucky if I had not been WEARING A HELMET. So to all those who think they look a bit odd/sad/uncool/whatever I have to say that it's a lot better than being dead or brain damaged or having to have all your future meals through a tube.
Surprisingly thought it hasn't been that painful, I actually felt more pain when I fell and took my half of my nail off when I was still at school. I think it must've been the shock but I haven't had any pain from my nose apart from when they took the packing out of my nostrils. That was like when you get that sting from getting hit in the face with a football except the sting lasts for about 3/5 seconds instead of 0.2 or whatever. Not nice but still preferwable to when I ripped half of my nail off. :S
So I've spent two and a half days in a ward surrounded by the old and infirm. It was an interesting experience and quite a "Wake up call", I was saying to myself: I shouldn't be here at my age. So luckily there's a cycle-only track to town and elsewhere and I'm going to use this from now on. This accident was my fault but I can count loads of times when drivers simply haven't seen me or have been lazy in overtaking me and pulled back in far too early or have overtaken me just before braking (likes a bikes brakes are as good a cars!) etc etc.
So I'm staying off the road because it's, well, a bit too full of stupid drivers (me included).
So anyway that's where I've been over the weekend.
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gamezfreak wrote:
> Safety first aye Hedfix?
>
> *spills drink over mains supply sockets*
*runs with scissors*
> Safety first aye Hedfix?
>
> *spills drink over mains supply sockets*
*runs with scissors*
I would say I noticed you were gone for the past few days but that would be a lie as I haven't really been around either. Good to hear you're doing better than some would be doing after an accident like that. Maybe you're high on morphine(sp) and that's why it doesn't hurt?
Hey put it this way - At least he wasn't on those death-trap motorbikes. People drive on them like maniacs and its no wonder they die in an accident.
Safety first aye Hedfix?
*spills drink over mains supply sockets*
Safety first aye Hedfix?
*spills drink over mains supply sockets*
A helmet of the purple kind, that tends to chuck custard.
ßora† SagdiyeV wrote:
> Tiltawhirl wrote:
> I don't go anywhere without my helmet.
>
> not even the toilet?
mental image to die for
> Tiltawhirl wrote:
> I don't go anywhere without my helmet.
>
> not even the toilet?
mental image to die for
Tiltawhirl wrote:
> I don't go anywhere without my helmet.
not even the toilet?
> I don't go anywhere without my helmet.
not even the toilet?
I don't go anywhere without my helmet.
ßora† SagdiyeV wrote:
> after that atom bomb went off right next to my head, I haven't felt
> myself
Its only natural to feel a little disorientated.
> after that atom bomb went off right next to my head, I haven't felt
> myself
Its only natural to feel a little disorientated.
after that atom bomb went off right next to my head, I haven't felt myself
Ms NY wrote:
> "So I got lucky, no neck damage, no brain damage and I've still
> got all my teeth."
>
> Not sure if this is true, but after a car crash, or any accident, I
> think you can suffer from long-term damage. Both mentally and
> physically. Don't know where I've heard that from, but somebody I
> know got beaten to a pulp twice, hasn't got brain damage, but has
> been different ever since. His reactions are much slower and finds it
> hard to concentrate. So I hope you end up ok!
When i got beaten up i had a concussion (from being kicked in the head), after that i found that i couldnt read nearly as fast as i used to, im back to normal now, but it was really frustrating at the time.
> "So I got lucky, no neck damage, no brain damage and I've still
> got all my teeth."
>
> Not sure if this is true, but after a car crash, or any accident, I
> think you can suffer from long-term damage. Both mentally and
> physically. Don't know where I've heard that from, but somebody I
> know got beaten to a pulp twice, hasn't got brain damage, but has
> been different ever since. His reactions are much slower and finds it
> hard to concentrate. So I hope you end up ok!
When i got beaten up i had a concussion (from being kicked in the head), after that i found that i couldnt read nearly as fast as i used to, im back to normal now, but it was really frustrating at the time.
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