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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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**hands Hedfix some grapes**
Glad to hear you're not dead.
One is enough!
One is enough!
i shouldn't laugh but................HAR!
wow, im a bad, cruel lad today
What sort of a wuss wears a helmet?! I didn't when I got run over whilst on a bike. And I'm still here. Sure I got hospitalised with major concussion, amnesia etc but at least I looked cool in the process...
But seriously dude, glad your alright. I genuinely can sympathise.
And Alec, when I was hit, my life did flash before my eyes. Rather strange sensation, what seems like your whole life replaying in slow motion, but in a split second.
But seriously dude, glad your alright. I genuinely can sympathise.
And Alec, when I was hit, my life did flash before my eyes. Rather strange sensation, what seems like your whole life replaying in slow motion, but in a split second.
Poor wittle Hefix, hurt 'is wickle 'ead.
Right enough man, you got lucky, just say your head had got mashed and you became a vegetable, then we would never have knew what happened to you.
Right enough man, you got lucky, just say your head had got mashed and you became a vegetable, then we would never have knew what happened to you.
AWWW!
Dude you love cycling I hope this hasnt put you off.. I didnt think there was many cars on the island anyway?
The percentage of ya getting knocked in comparison to mainland must of meant it was really your unlucky day.
Well done for wearing a helmet 'be safe not sorry!'
Dude you love cycling I hope this hasnt put you off.. I didnt think there was many cars on the island anyway?
The percentage of ya getting knocked in comparison to mainland must of meant it was really your unlucky day.
Well done for wearing a helmet 'be safe not sorry!'
90,000+ people with 40,000+ cars on a island which is 9x5 miles?
That's plenty of cars. :P
That's plenty of cars. :P
Where do you live?
Lil Ginge 'Awwing' over me and making sure I'm 'safe not sorry'?
It's almost worth having the accident.
*Fapfapfapfap*
It's almost worth having the accident.
*Fapfapfapfap*
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