vansmack
Joined: October 04, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: can we have some sympathy.......?
February 17, 2005 at 08:15 PM UTC
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Originally posted by MaRkIe:
but I am going to keep my arm in sling, which means no halo, which is bad.
Originally posted by thatguy:
typing with one hand is tough (broken hand here, no halo for me either),
Damn fellas! Pollard, Monk, medic, others - don't leave the house! It's not safe! Just stay in front of the TV and everything will be alright.
Actually, Smackette wants a new apartment so we're moving this weekend. That will give you guys some time to recover. Good luck fella's.
brennser
Joined: October 21, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: can we have some sympathy.......?
February 17, 2005 at 09:11 PM UTC
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ha, ha, happened me once at the intersection of 14th and K during rush hour :roll:
Originally posted by chimbly sweep:
Originally posted by MaLo:
oooh, fun, now that i've finally got the hang of clipless pedals
something new to look forward to!
just don't be that guy that stops at a sign/light, forgets to unclip in time, and just falls over. it's quite amusing for the rest of us to watch, but it's no fun to be stuck to a falling-over bike.
brennser
Joined: October 21, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: can we have some sympathy.......?
February 17, 2005 at 09:13 PM UTC
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what kind?
I bought another bike just now
RatBastard
Joined: January 07, 2003 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: can we have some sympathy.......?
February 17, 2005 at 09:21 PM UTC
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I'll bring my left over demerol from my elbow surgery next time I am at the club. Oh damn, what the hell am I thinking 'leftover demerol' isn't that an oxymoron?
sukihaywood
Joined: October 29, 2003 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: can we have some sympathy.......?
February 17, 2005 at 09:23 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Celeste:
Originally posted by Sailor Ripley:
Send cards, flowers and vicodin to lulu and I am sure she will see that he gets them.
um, yeah ok
So, Markie will have lots of cards and flowers, right? PLEASE feel better soon; we need your sparkling wit and ascerbic remarks back here soon!!!
markie
Joined: October 15, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: can we have some sympathy.......?
February 17, 2005 at 09:43 PM UTC
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hey thatguy,
what did you do to your hand? I am not sure I am ready to become left handed…
I bought a surly cross check it is a fixie. It is a bike I had borrowed from a friend before. He sold it real cheap, it is a bit small for me, but with a long stem I found it comfy enough on a longer rider.
I really outh to sell one of my other bikes. I suppose the langster might have to go. But it is soo pretty. The preciouses.
ratioci nation
Joined: November 22, 2002 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: can we have some sympathy.......?
February 17, 2005 at 09:54 PM UTC
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Originally posted by MaRkIe:
I suppose the langster might have to go. But it is soo pretty. The preciouses.
didn't you just buy that one?
markie
Joined: October 15, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: can we have some sympathy.......?
February 17, 2005 at 10:08 PM UTC
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Originally posted by ratioci nation:
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didn't you just buy that one? [/QB]
Ding ding DING!
But I really wanted a cross check, but I couldnt find one cheap. They have overlapping utility, but the cross check fits bigger tyres and is good for some lighter off-roading. Ideal for the C&O canal.
Than langster has no tyre clearance and is really a dedicated fast fixed gear road bike.
As the cross-check can do everything the langster can and more, really the langster should go. But the cross check might prove to a be a bit small for me.
I guess I like bikes.
ratioci nation
Joined: November 22, 2002 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: can we have some sympathy.......?
February 17, 2005 at 10:31 PM UTC
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Originally posted by MaRkIe:
Ding ding DING!
But I really wanted a cross check, but I couldnt find one cheap. They have overlapping utility, but the cross check fits bigger tyres and is good for some lighter off-roading. Ideal for the C&O canal.
Than langster has no tyre clearance and is really a dedicated fast fixed gear road bike.
As the cross-check can do everything the langster can and more, really the langster should go. But the cross check might prove to a be a bit small for me.
I guess I like bikes.
to me that read as
wah wah wah bah wah bah wah bah wah bike
I guess I like bikes
markie
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Re: can we have some sympathy.......?
February 17, 2005 at 10:42 PM UTC
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Originally posted by ratioci nation:
to me that read as
wah wah wah bah wah bah wah bah wah bike
I guess I like bikes
i it had all been in html or pascal or basic, would it have made more sense?
ratioci nation
Joined: November 22, 2002 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: can we have some sympathy.......?
February 17, 2005 at 10:53 PM UTC
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Originally posted by MaRkIe:
i it had all been in html or pascal or basic, would it have made more sense?
pascal or basic?
way to date yourself, oh wait you cant, your "good" hand is in a sling
thatguy
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Re: can we have some sympathy.......?
February 18, 2005 at 08:14 AM UTC
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Originally posted by MaRkIe:
hey thatguy,
what did you do to your hand? I am not sure I am ready to become left handed…
long story that doesn't need to be posted publicly, but it ends with: i broke my fifth metacarpal when my hand and a car door attempted to share the same space.
i can't be left handed either. i'm no good at it. luckilly, i'm in a half cast and can take it off and use my right hand gently when it isn't hurting.
lwoxley
Joined: October 06, 2004 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: can we have some sympathy.......?
February 18, 2005 at 01:27 PM UTC
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*raises eybrows-closes eyes and tightens lips in that sympathetic, knowing biker way*
Just in time for the nicer bike weather too. Sorry for your pain mate.
Did the missus give the old "isn't it time you grew up and stopped riding bikes like you're a little boy" lecture?????
markie
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Re: can we have some sympathy.......?
February 18, 2005 at 02:01 PM UTC
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Originally posted by thatguy:
i broke my fifth metacarpal when my hand and a car door attempted to share the same space.
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A liekely story…. That injury is famous: ;)
Your story sounds much more interesting than mine.
Well I got bored of my sling yesterday. I decided from reading around that early mobilisation is better than letting all the muscles atrophy. So I will be back playing halo. YAY!
markie
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Re: can we have some sympathy.......?
February 18, 2005 at 02:03 PM UTC
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Originally posted by O'Mankie:
Did the missus give the old "isn't it time you grew up and stopped riding bikes like you're a little boy" lecture?????
Actually she has been pretty sympathetic, which is unusula for her.
My parents gave me that lecture though. They didnt sound too happy when I told them that I used the money that they put into my account for my birthday to buy another bike….
lwoxley
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Re: can we have some sympathy.......?
February 18, 2005 at 03:18 PM UTC
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Originally posted by MaRkIe:
<img src="http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/sma/meta5car.gif" alt=" - " />
Ooooh, while we're comparing cycling injuries. See the thumb, well follow it down to those two little bones in the wrist, I broke one of those and chipped a bit off the big fecker that is touching them and goes up the forearm.
Evidently, when you fall off your bike, the most common injury is;
a) broken collar bone, or
b)dislocated shoulder.
The reason for this is the injury will happen at the weakest point and cyclist are usually of slight build so the shoulder area gets it. I'm rather broad-shouldered and "muscley" up there, so my wrist got the worst of it. Markie, as I remember, is no whimp across the shoulders either, and likes a good wank on a regular basis so his wrists are quite strong……the shoulder dislocating would indeed have been the weakest point.