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"Hedfix gets his head fixed"

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 live in stupid and backward Jersey NB.

I thought you lived in Bristol. I don't know why.

Hedfix wrote:
> I live in stupid and backward Jersey NB.


...I never heard its full title before

Wow all that and it is a crap game.

sorry to hear that hedfix - like you said you were lucky and can put this down to a learning experience. chin up and hope you're fully recovered very soon.

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.

after that atom bomb went off right next to my head, I haven't felt myself

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.

I don't go anywhere without my helmet.

Tiltawhirl wrote:
> I don't go anywhere without my helmet.

not even the toilet?