Wishing you a speedy recovery. David On Aug 21, 2012, at 1:22 AM, Manuel Acosta <manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Glad that you're in good spirits about it. Glad that the bike came out fine, > scratches on the bike are like medals of honor. Display them proud. > > 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/-/sOCKLxjl1S0J. > 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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.
