Never good to hear about a crash. Is good to hear the injuries were just soft tissue. Here's to a speedy recovery. --Andy
On Monday, August 20, 2012 4:10:14 PM UTC-7, Liesl wrote: > > I, too like Eric, have succumbed to the bad road surface. Took a right > turn on to a side street with fresh "seal coat" which is a euphemism for > small extremely sharp bits of gravel the consistency of crushed glass mixed > with tar and dry dirt. Went down on the drive side on the protovelo. At > least Erin was far enough behind me so she and the Quickbeam didn't go down > as well. Bloody knee, bloody arm, just shy of a broken collarbone. Erin > takes one look at my arm and sets into motion an entire day of urgent care. > When I finally got in to see a someone who 1) was in my insurance network > and 2) could sew stitches, the doctor went back and forth between calling > the gash on my arm "the Grand Canyon" and "the Alps". Much scrubbing and > senescing--in addition to chunks of stone, the even found a bug crawling > around! Nine big stitches and 7 hours later, I am resting on the porch > with ibuprofen and Jameson's--a winning combination. I have led a > rambunctious life to date, but this was the first time I had to get > stitched up. Thank heavens the Riv came through fine; just a few scratches. > All in all, no boken bones and no broken bike. I was lucky. Advice? As you > turn, mind the pavement for sand, leaves, and viscous nasty seal coat. > > Limpily yours, > Liesl -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/K4itnRxlxa4J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
