 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
| HomeDiscussion GroupsGeneral TopicsCat AnecdotesHealth and BehaviorRescue CatKB.com Contact UsLink To UsSearch & Site Map |
Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2004Purrs for Nathan please
He is sore :-( he was doing a cycling time trial this evening. He was off at number 13 - not a good omen. Anyhow, Vernon & I were at our regular marshalling point halfway down the course on a roundabout. All of a sudden, 13 mins after his setting off time he appeared. Good grief! This meant he was on target for a new personal best - he could beat his all time fastest 10 miler of 26 mins and 45 secs. He was going like a train for him. Alas - he came too quick into the roundabout and his inner pedal on the turn clipped the ground and *BANG* off he came. He let out an almighty scream. My heart skipped a beat or two and I *ran* to him. Got him up - nothing broken but he'd given himself an awful fright and he now shows a truly impressive amount of road rash on his shoulder, elbow, knee and, ahem... bottom... Such a shame as he was going really fast for him. He was concentrating so much on keeping his heart rate up and his cadence up (rate at which he turns the pedals) and he didn't think he was going as fast as he was. What he forgot was that by keeping his HR up and the cadence up, the speed automatically follows. He also forgot to turn properly... So any spare purrs for his dented rear, knee, elbow, shoulder and pride are most gratefully received :-) Cheers, helen s (only now calming down herself) --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Ow!! How does one monitor HR when you are cycling?? Karen Purring for a quick recovery from the well earned skin trophies. > He is sore :-( > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >Ow!! How does one monitor HR when you are cycling?? Ow indeed. HR measurement is easy. You wear a band round you chest that has a bit of electronic wizardry in it that measures HR. This is then transmitted to the computer thinggie (technical term) that is fixed you the bike handlebars and it gives a digital readout of current HR, average HR, current speed, maximum speed, average speed, distance travelled.... 'ain't technology wonderful ;-) >Karen >Purring for a quick recovery from the well earned skin trophies. Thanks :-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- in article 20040622180711.04247.00000345@mb-m26.aol.com, dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers at wafflycathcs@aol.comcomcom wrote on 6/22/04 5:07 PM: >> Ow!! How does one monitor HR when you are cycling?? > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > 'ain't technology wonderful ;-) Oh! I just got one those, but it goes to a watch like thing on my wrist. I am to start with a trainer on Saturday. The physical fitness evaluation was really depressing but I hope to really fix myself before I get broke!! I am worried but excited too. Karen >Oh! I just got one those, but it goes to a watch like thing on my wrist. I >am to start with a trainer on Saturday. The physical fitness evaluation was >really depressing but I hope to really fix myself before I get broke!! I am >worried but excited too. > >Karen Oh best of luck!! If you keep at it, you *will* notice a measureable improvement in your fitness. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > >Oh! I just got one those, but it goes to a watch like thing on my wrist. I > >am to start with a trainer on Saturday. The physical fitness evaluation was [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Cheers, helen s Oddly enough, even though we are in Lincoln NE, he mentioned he trains a lady in London who has taken up cycling and the whole family did the Tour de France vacation just like you guys. I had to tell him all about you. Small world through internet isn't it? >Oddly enough, even though we are in Lincoln NE, he mentioned he trains a >lady in London who has taken up cycling and the whole family did the Tour de >France vacation just like you guys. I had to tell him all about you. Small >world through internet isn't it? It seems there's more than one mad family then! Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >in article 20040622180711.04247.00000345@mb-m26.aol.com, >dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers at wafflycathcs@aol.comcomcom wrote on [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > >Karen Fitness and persistance purrs to Karen. You go girl. Suz Macmoosette Thank Heavens There's Only One =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= Waiting for inspiration. Please hold while I contemplate my navel. |\__/| (=':'=) (")_(") > >Ow!! How does one monitor HR when you are cycling?? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > 'ain't technology wonderful ;-) Yes, they are great. I have one and love it! I wear it biking, on my elliptical trainer and when doing videos like Tae Bo or whatever. Keeps you working much harder! Purrs to Nathan coming right up. Falling off your bike sucks, I still have nightmares of one particularly bad fall on gravel when I was a kid :-( -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >Yes, they are great. I have one and love it! I wear it biking, on my >elliptical trainer and when doing videos like Tae Bo or whatever. Keeps you >working much harder! They do indeed. >Purrs to Nathan coming right up. Falling off your bike sucks, I still have >nightmares of one particularly bad fall on gravel when I was a kid :-( Thanks for the purrs, much appreciated. He's got a club time trial tonight - as long as the wind doesn't get any stronger and at the weekend he's giving road racing a go at a criterium meet locally, on a closed circuit. There's not much *real* road racing round here - loads of time trials though. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >>Yes, they are great. I have one and love it! I wear it biking, on >>my elliptical trainer and when doing videos like Tae Bo or [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >a closed circuit. There's not much *real* road racing round here - >loads of time trials though. Ouch. By this time, he is probably feeling various pulled muscles and bruises in addition to the road rash. I had my worst bicycle accident when I was in college. I had an old single-speed bicycle, and was climbing a hill, so I was standing up on the pedals. Just as I started a downstroke with my left foot, the chain jumped off the sprocket. I sprained my left knee, scraped up my entire left side, and broke my glasses earpiece about half an inch back from the hinge. The earpiece stub slashed my left eyebrow to the bone, requiring four stitches. I am lucky I wasn't blinded, and still have a scar to serve as a reminder. Also, a bus was following me up the hill, but fortunately had just stopped to let someone off. I was dazed enough from knocking my head on the pavement that I might have been run over had the bus been in motion. A man, who had been about to get onto the bus, instead took me back to his house, gave me first aid, and let me use his phone to call my father to take me to the doctor's office. When I recovered from that accident, I bought a cyclist's helmet, and have used it ever since, but haven't had any more serious accidents.  SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria Patty can relate: she was only about 20 feet behind me when I wrecked my motorcycle a couple of weeks ago. She sold hers about two days later and is nagging me unmercifully to sell mine. > He is sore :-( > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- SignatureNo matter how cynical you get, it's impossible to keep up. When Clinton lied, no one died. >Patty can relate: she was only about 20 feet behind me when I wrecked my >motorcycle a couple of weeks ago. She sold hers about two days later and >is nagging me unmercifully to sell mine. How on earth did you wreck your motorcycle and are you okay??? At least a lightweight time trial pedal cycle doesn't have the weight of a motorcycle, so it is unlikely to crush you if it lands on you. Nor can Nathan manage the speeds of a Harley Davidson on a bicycle :-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >>Patty can relate: she was only about 20 feet behind me when I wrecked my >>motorcycle a couple of weeks ago. She sold hers about two days later and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >motorcycle, so it is unlikely to crush you if it lands on you. Nor can Nathan >manage the speeds of a Harley Davidson on a bicycle :-) Dave has a naturally high resistance to death. >Dave has a naturally high resistance to death. Indeed he does and it's a good thing to have. He & Patty have got to get themselves over to Chateau Simmons for a holiday too - so he can't pop off for a loooooooong time yet :-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- From your mouth to G-d's ears! >>>Patty can relate: she was only about 20 feet behind me when I wrecked my >>>motorcycle a couple of weeks ago. She sold hers about two days later and [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Dave has a naturally high resistance to death. SignatureNo matter how cynical you get, it's impossible to keep up. When Clinton lied, no one died. >Patty can relate: she was only about 20 feet behind me when I wrecked my >motorcycle a couple of weeks ago. She sold hers about two days later and >is nagging me unmercifully to sell mine. DO IT! >> He is sore :-( >> [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >> >> --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Joel has wanted a motorbike for as long as I"ve known him, but a fortnight ago, I happened to see two nasty motorbike accidents in the same week. The first I actually pulled over and thought I might be of some assistance with first aid, but one look told me that any first aid I could offer wasn't going to help. The victim was concious, there was no blood I oculd see, but he was very delirious and apprantly couldn't move either. best just wait for the ambulance for that sort of thing, as what I could offer could potentially make things much worse. The other accident I couldn't stop, but rang the ambulance from my cell phone. It had already been called in, but they thanked me anyway. After that I told Joel & cary in no uncertain terms that neither will be getting onto a motorbike. Ever. Joel had a whinge and I said I'd prefer to listen to him whinging about it every day for another 50 or so years than never hear his voice again because I've had to bury him. He aquiesced. Whats worse is that in both accidents, the biker wasn't at fault, it was a car, and both cars had sped off before the police could get there. I can't imagine Joel doing anything particularly stupid on a bike (Cary is a different story - I can remember (vaguely) what its like to be a tenager) but that doesn't mean that some stupid driver wouldn't knock him over and then leave the scene of the accident. Yowie > Patty can relate: she was only about 20 feet behind me when I wrecked my > motorcycle a couple of weeks ago. She sold hers about two days later and [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > When Clinton lied, no one died. > Joel has wanted a motorbike for as long as I"ve known him, but a fortnight > ago, I happened to see two nasty motorbike accidents in the same week. The [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Yowie My brother wanted a motorcycle much against my mother's wished. So when he was out and married with a decent income he bought one. He loved it. Until the day a car ran a stop sigh a few miles from his house. He laid the bike down in the dirt. He wasn't going very fast and wasn't "seriously" injured. Aside from road rash down one side from shoulder to ankle. But he did get a sudden vision of his own mortality. He walked the bike home, went inside and called in a classified ad to sell it, and hasn't ridden one since. Jo >> Joel has wanted a motorbike for as long as I"ve known him, but a fortnight >> ago, I happened to see two nasty motorbike accidents in the same week. The [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > Jo Smart brother! >Joel has wanted a motorbike for as long as I"ve known him, but a fortnight >ago, I happened to see two nasty motorbike accidents in the same week. The <snip> >Whats worse is that in both accidents, the biker wasn't at fault, it was a >car, and both cars had sped off before the police could get there. I can't >imagine Joel doing anything particularly stupid on a bike (Cary is a >different story - I can remember (vaguely) what its like to be a tenager) >but that doesn't mean that some stupid driver wouldn't knock him over and >then leave the scene of the accident. Thinking back, it's amazing how many things I did growing up that I would never let any kid of mine do. Don't know how Mom and Dad survived watching the 5 of us kids grow up. Way, WAY back when I was a teenager my parents went through the motorcycle horrors with me. They couldn't talk me out of it, so Mom, who was a nurse, had the doctor she worked for sit me down and he showed me medical records of motorcyle accident victims. Then they brought in a highway patrolman friend to tell me stories about arriving on the scene of mc accidents. Of course, I still bought a bike - thinking, as all teenagers I was indestructible. Never had a collison, or had to lay the bike down, but that was as much dumb luck as anything else. Many cars and trucks just don't see a bike (motorized or pedal power). I was once run off the road by a lady in a Continental who I'm sure never saw me. Luckily I was in a residential area and going slow, and was able to cut into a driveway and avoid the car - though going through those rose bushes wasn't any fun. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html >Of course, I still bought a bike - thinking, as all teenagers I was >indestructible. Never had a collison, or had to lay the bike down, but [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >driveway and avoid the car - though going through those rose bushes >wasn't any fun. Was it a black Lincoln? One once attempted to change into my lane and ended up hitting me. I was driving a car though, and I knew that I was safe. As a matter of fact, I saw her drifting into my lane, and instead of moving to the shoulder to avoid her, I just honked my horn and allowed her to hit me, figuring that she must be daydreaming or something, and needed to be jolted awake. She received a lesson in not swerving into other cars, and all it cost her was a slightly dented door. :) >>Of course, I still bought a bike - thinking, as all teenagers I was >>indestructible. Never had a collison, or had to lay the bike down, [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >not swerving into other cars, and all it cost her was a slightly >dented door. :) Several years ago, I broadsided a car in a parking lot while riding a bicycle. I was riding down one of the main lanes, and a middle-aged lady, who had been stopped in a side lane that was marked "Stop", pulled forward just in time for me to end up sprawled across my handlebars and the hood of her car. She said that she had seen me, but I should have known that cars always had the right of way over bicycles, regardless of stop signs or other traffic markings. In retrospect, I am sorry that I didn't report the accident to the police, as this attitude is likely to get some cyclist killed someday. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > Several years ago, I broadsided a car in a parking lot while riding a > bicycle. I was riding down one of the main lanes, and a middle-aged [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > police, as this attitude is likely to get some cyclist killed > someday. Sheesh. I happen to live in one of those "friendliest bicycle cities". We have lots of bike paths set aside on the major streets, well, you kinda have to share them with the buses and the folks turning right! :) If you are on a road with no designated bike lane then ALL vehicles must give you 3 feet or berth when they pass. Failure to do this will get a motorist a nasty ticket. I always ride the white line in these cases so that they can pass me with ease without having to go into the oncoming traffic lane. The police department frequently issues tickets to cyclists for not coming to a full stop at a stop sign, not yielding when there is a sign etc. Basically we cyclists have to follow all the same laws out there on the street that the cars do. However that doesn't stop folks in their cars from turning in front of you, ignoring your right of way and flying by at 45 mph so you can feel their right side mirror almost graze your elbow. I had a friend who was out cycling in the bike lane and some young guys in a truck thought it was really funny to reach out and slap her on the a.s as they went by in their car. She lost control of her bike, fell in the street and really banged herself up. They just sped off. <shakes head> I never assume anything anymore out there on the road anymore. TJ an The Z's ...> Of course, I still bought a bike - thinking, as all teenagers I was > indestructible. Never had a collison, or had to lay the bike down, but > that was as much dumb luck as anything else. Many cars and trucks just [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > driveway and avoid the car - though going through those rose bushes > wasn't any fun. When Jim and I were in college and dating, he bought a motorcycle because he could not afford to buy a car. During the school year, we rode it around Riverside, California, and during vacations, he rode it from Riverside to Lakewood, where my parents lived. I believe that is about 60 some miles. Then, we would ride it to the beach or wherever we went. We considered it an economical form of transportation. After we were married and he was in the Army, we had a little car, but he also had the motorcycle. I painted a daisy on top of my helmet. I think traffic was not as bad or dangerous as it is now. I don't remember our parents saying anything, but maybe we just didn't listen. We were always very careful and alert to other traffic and had no problems until after Jim was out of the active military and back in school, and the motorcycle was stolen and partially disassembled. Our insurance company rebuilt it, and he sold it. Fate has a way of getting even. Now one of our daughters has a boyfriend with a motorcycle. It's a big Harley Davidson, not the little Honda 350 Jim and I rode. And yes, I worry and hope they will be safe. Annie When Patty first started riding, she once asked something about if she ever had an accident. I corrected her immediately; it would not be 'if' she had an accident, but 'when.' Knowing for certain that someday one is going to be involved in a collision makes it much easier to handle, emotionally, when it does happen. In my last accident the EMT's measured my stats as all normal. If you have never, or rarely, ridden a motorcycle, please don't make remarks about how dangerous they are; you have no idea how you sound. > Fate has a way of getting even. Now one of our daughters has a boyfriend > with a motorcycle. It's a big Harley Davidson, not the little Honda 350 Jim > and I rode. And yes, I worry and hope they will be safe. > Annie SignatureNo matter how cynical you get, it's impossible to keep up. Hold your friends close and your enemies even closer. When Clinton lied, no one died. > When Patty first started riding, she once asked something about if she > ever had an accident. I corrected her immediately; it would not be 'if' [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > If you have never, or rarely, ridden a motorcycle, please don't make > remarks about how dangerous they are; you have no idea how you sound. Probably guilty as charged here. I do know how great it is to ride a motorcycle. And of course it can be done responsibly. The world isn't safe and we all have choices about acceptable risk. In my brother's case he is probably maxing out the risk he can afford to take every time he gets behind the wheel of a car. Jo >Whats worse is that in both accidents, the biker wasn't at fault, it was a >car, and both cars had sped off before the police could get there. I can't >imagine Joel doing anything particularly stupid on a bike (Cary is a >different story - I can remember (vaguely) what its like to be a tenager) >but that doesn't mean that some stupid driver wouldn't knock him over and >then leave the scene of the accident. Cary sure grows up fast. :) >He is sore :-( <snip> >So any spare purrs for his dented rear, knee, elbow, shoulder and pride are >most gratefully received :-) > >Cheers, helen s >(only now calming down herself) sending some road rash purrs and calming purrs to you SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html >sending some road rash purrs and calming purrs to you Gratefully received :-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Major purrs for ALL of you! SignatureThe ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > He is sore :-( > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >Major purrs for ALL of you! Thanks - appreciated. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > So any spare purrs for his dented rear, knee, elbow, shoulder and pride are > most gratefully received :-) Awww... healing purrs on the way. Reminds me of the day my college roomate went for a bike ride and returned wearing bloody rags... :) SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >Awww... healing purrs on the way. Reminds me of the day my college >roomate went for a bike ride and returned wearing bloody rags... :) Thanks for the purrs - appreciated :-) Luckily Nathan didn't shred too much of his club kit last night - it's expensive to replace! Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- ...> So any spare purrs for his dented rear, knee, elbow, shoulder and pride are > most gratefully received :-) > Cheers, helen s > (only now calming down herself) Helen, Ouch! Purrs for Nathan. Purrs for you, too. It's hard to see your baby take a fall, even when he is almost all grown up and about to achieve his personal best. Annie >Helen, >Ouch! Purrs for Nathan. Purrs for you, too. It's hard to see your baby take >a fall, even when he is almost all grown up and about to achieve his >personal best. >Annie Thanks Annie. He's a little stiff this morning (just got up) and not exactly looking forward to his last GCSE exam. After today he's finished high school and will start sixth-form college in September. He is indeed growing up. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > He is sore :-( > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > Cheers, helen s > (only now calming down herself) Many purrs for Nathan - and lots of purrs for his worried mother. It sonly since I"ve had Cary have I realised that my mother *wasn't* lying when she said "this will hurt me more than it will hurt you". Yowie >Many purrs for Nathan - and lots of purrs for his worried mother. It sonly >since I"ve had Cary have I realised that my mother *wasn't* lying when she >said "this will hurt me more than it will hurt you". > >Yowie Thanks :-) Motherhood does give a different perspective on life, doesn't it :-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Major ouch!!! Soothing and healing purrs comming your way.... --Kim and Lucy >He is sore :-( > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > >--Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >Major ouch!!! Soothing and healing purrs comming your way.... Much appreciated Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Oh big, big empathy purrs from me as I can relate big time! Sounds like he crashed more gracefully than I did a few days ago. I was flyyyying down the road, same here with keeping heart rate up and very high cadence, when some turdbag in a truck thought he could pass me and make a turn in front of me onto a side street. Guess he didn't realize how fast I was going. LOL. I panicked as the truck turned in front of me and I squeezed my brakes, um, the front brake got more of squeeze than the back and me and my bike, with feet still clipped into my pedals, went flying and I landed on my knee and calf. I actually imbedded large stones in my leg. I still had 6 miles to ride home, 4 of them uphill, I had to use a knife to get the rocks out when I got there. Usually these kinds of things only happen when someone is looking. Nobody saw a thing except a family of quail (who I am sure chuckled silently to themselves). It's well known that when you clipless pedals that you will at some point forget to click out when you slow to a stop but you will only fall over (with your bike) in the most ungraceful fashion at an intersection corner or in front of lots of people.! Well good for Nathan. He needs to get right back on that bike and attempt that time trial again. Sounds like he will have it in the bag! > He is sore :-( > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >Oh big, big empathy purrs from me as I can relate big time! Snippitee of a tale of a typical SMIDSY by myopic motorist... Glad you are alright - I had to get some gravel out of Nathan's knee, so yes, the empathy is there. I guess you aren't a Real Cyclist until you've had road rash ;-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- wafflycathcs@aol.comcomcom (dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) had some very interesting things to say about Re: Purrs for Nathan please: >>Oh big, big empathy purrs from me as I can relate big time! >Snippitee of a tale of a typical SMIDSY by myopic motorist... Huh? I don't recognize the acronym. :-) Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL >>Snippitee of a tale of a typical SMIDSY by myopic motorist... > >Huh? I don't recognize the acronym. :-) Sorry Mate, I Didn't See You... SMIDSY Often used by motorists who are trying to wriggle out of the fact that they've been idiots and not concentrating when they hit or almost hit another vehicle/cyclist/pedestrian etc. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Hey! I resemble that remark! >>>Snippitee of a tale of a typical SMIDSY by myopic motorist... >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- SignatureNo matter how cynical you get, it's impossible to keep up. When Clinton lied, no one died. > >>Snippitee of a tale of a typical SMIDSY by myopic motorist... > > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > been idiots and not concentrating when they hit or almost hit another > vehicle/cyclist/pedestrian etc. True, but some bikers (of either type) do *really* stupid things in traffic as well. Like thinking that they don'thave to obey the road rules because they are small/quick enough to get away with it. And they *are* harder to see than cars (especially the "hard" type of motorbike rider who insists on wearing all black on a black bike on a black night with their rear tail light out - now *thats* dangerous) Yowie "Yowie" <yowie9644.DIESPAMDIE@yahoo.com.au> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Purrs for Nathan please: >True, but some bikers (of either type) do *really* stupid things in traffic >as well. Like thinking that they don'thave to obey the road rules because >they are small/quick enough to get away with it. And they *are* harder to >see than cars (especially the "hard" type of motorbike rider who insists on >wearing all black on a black bike on a black night with their rear tail >light out - now *thats* dangerous) s/dangerous/stupid Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL > True, but some bikers (of either type) do *really* stupid things in > traffic as well. Like thinking that they don'thave to obey the road [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Yowie I saw a program recently on television with some bikers boasting, they had ridden their bikes on public roads at more than 200mph (320kph) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy, Milo & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. >I saw a program recently on television with some bikers boasting, they >had ridden their bikes on public roads at more than 200mph (320kph) One can only hope they take themselves out of the gene pool without removing any innocent third parties at the same time... Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Boasting is probably what it was; there is only one production motorcycle in the world that will hit 200 mph, and that's the newest Suzuki. They were featured at the nationals in Atlanta a couple of weeks ago. Out of 20 drag bikes, 19 were Suzuki. Notice I said 'production' bikes. There are jet bikes and custom racers that will hit close to 400 mph, but not with me on them. I wound a custom Harley up to 150 for a few seconds, once, on a straight, smooth highway where I could see for miles. My current bike I've had up to 125, but that was not completely by choice. I was passing a truck in a passing zone when I noticed he was accelerating, trying to cut me off. It was kind of gradual, so much so that I didn't notice until I was going too fast to back off just as the passing lane ended. We came within about three feet of tying for it. Luckily a bike is a lot narrower than a car. >>True, but some bikers (of either type) do *really* stupid things in >>traffic as well. Like thinking that they don'thave to obey the road [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I saw a program recently on television with some bikers boasting, they > had ridden their bikes on public roads at more than 200mph (320kph) SignatureNo matter how cynical you get, it's impossible to keep up. Hold your friends close and your enemies even closer. When Clinton lied, no one died. >> >>Snippitee of a tale of a typical SMIDSY by myopic motorist... >> > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >a black night with their rear tail light out - now *thats* >dangerous) And, of course, inexperienced riders are particularly at risk. One of my cousins once went on a motorcycle ride with a friend who had just bought the motorcycle that day. They took a sharp curve at too high a speed and went off the road. My cousin was merely bruised, but his friend hit a telephone pole and was killed. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria Helen S. wrote: Sad tale about a bike accident. I used to ride a couple of hundred miles a week and had a bad accident. He's lucky he didn't break anything. I didn't even get a bruise or a scratch, all I did was snap the bone off just above the elbow when I went over the handlebars. Sending lots of soothing purrs and good wishes. Regards and Purrs, O J >I used to ride a couple of hundred miles a week and had a bad >accident. He's lucky he didn't break anything. I didn't even get a >bruise or a scratch, all I did was snap the bone off just above the >elbow when I went over the handlebars. Ouchie!!! > Sending lots of soothing purrs and good wishes. Many thanks and appreciated. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- (snipped) > He also forgot to turn properly... > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Cheers, helen s > (only now calming down herself) Oh my - many healing purrs are on their way. ------ Krista >Oh my - many healing purrs are on their way. >Oh my - many healing purrs are on their way. Thanks Krista! Nathan is now up and getting ready for school (his last day at high school... sniff...), albeit a little stiffly! Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Nathan is now up and getting ready for school (his last day at > high school... sniff...), albeit a little stiffly! > > Cheers, helen s This was a big day for him! I am reading this late so it's already over, but please tell him congratulations, and please offer a scritch if he'd care for one. :-) ------ Krista >This was a big day for him! I am reading this late so it's already >over, but please tell him congratulations, and please offer a scritch >if he'd care for one. :-) Will do! Thanks :-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > He is sore :-( > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Oh, no, Helen! Hope the various bits heal properly and quickly. And his wounded pride as well. Sam >Oh, no, Helen! Hope the various bits heal properly and quickly. And his >wounded pride as well. >Sam Thanks Sam - he'll mend. Road rash always looks worse than it really is, if you see what I mean. Last time he did this was two summers ago, when his front wheel got lodged in a tramline on the outskirts of Cologne and he went over the bars, leaving a considerable amount of his DNA on the tramline. He's normally quite stable on a bike... thank heavens! Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >>Oh, no, Helen! Hope the various bits heal properly and quickly. >>And his wounded pride as well. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >of his DNA on the tramline. He's normally quite stable on a bike... >thank heavens! I remember doing that at about 8 years old. I rode across grass, then tried to go up onto a concrete sidewalk that was about three inches higher than the grass. Since my wheel hit the sidewalk at a shallow angle, my front wheel bounced off to the side instead of going up onto the sidewalk, and thus dumped me off onto the concrete. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > So any spare purrs for his dented rear, knee, elbow, shoulder and pride are > most gratefully received :-) Many many purrs coming over for the sores, and many more for his worried Mum. We trust the Simmons felines are taking good care of their little hoomin. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki >Many many purrs coming over for the sores, and many more for his worried >Mum. We trust the Simmons felines are taking good care of their little >hoomin. Many thanks to our Finnish friends :-) I'm fine - Nathan is mending, so all is well. Waffles has brought Nathan a medicinal mousie already this morning.... Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- wafflycathcs@aol.comcomcom (dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) had some very interesting things to say about Re: Purrs for Nathan please: >I'm fine - Nathan is mending, so all is well. Waffles has brought Nathan a >medicinal mousie already this morning.... Sounds like a very good nurse kitty. :-) Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL > >Many many purrs coming over for the sores, and many more for his worried > >Mum. We trust the Simmons felines are taking good care of their little [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I'm fine - Nathan is mending, so all is well. Waffles has brought Nathan a > medicinal mousie already this morning.... He'll be sorted in no time, then. :o) SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki Soothing, healing purrs for posterior (et al) and pride a 'comin'! Christine > He is sore :-( > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >Soothing, healing purrs for posterior (et al) and pride a 'comin'! >Christine Much appreciated! Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- aw, poor Vernon. That must have hurt. We will purr and pray that he's none the worst for wear. Jazz & his mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we came, to the stars we return from now until the end of time > He is sore :-( > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >aw, poor Vernon. That must have hurt. We will purr and pray that he's none >the worst for wear. >Jazz & his mama Vernon's fine, but Nathan is sore ;-) Purrs gratefully received. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- So glad to hear that Nathan is on the mend and your Mother Heartbeat is back to normal. Cushy and comfortable purrs for the family. Charleen Mr. Pumpkin Aggie Marble Victor Velcro >So glad to hear that Nathan is on the mend and your Mother Heartbeat is back >to normal. Cushy and comfortable purrs for the family. Thanks guys - much appreciated Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >He also forgot to turn properly... > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Cheers, helen s >(only now calming down herself) Spicey is sending healing purrs for Nathan. I hope he's better ASAP. Suz Macmoosette Thank Heavens There's Only One =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= Waiting for inspiration. Please hold while I contemplate my navel. |\__/| (=':'=) (")_(") >Spicey is sending healing purrs for Nathan. I hope he's better ASAP. >Suz Thanks - all purrs and good wishes gratefully received. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Purrs for a speedy recovery Gordon, Bandit, Pericles & Snowball SignatureFeline family viewable at: http://community.webshots.com/user/exocat > He is sore :-( > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >Purrs for a speedy recovery > >Gordon, Bandit, Pericles & Snowball Thanks :-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > He is sore :-( Purrs and gentle headbutts, thank goodness it wasn't worse, I was worried when I saw the subject line. Of course if he were a cat, he'd say I meant to do that. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy, Milo & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. >Purrs and gentle headbutts, thank goodness it wasn't worse, I was >worried when I saw the subject line. Thanks - his bruises grow more spectacular by the hour it seems like! >Of course if he were a cat, he'd >say I meant to do that. And being a teenage boy, he definitely didn't mean to do that! Cheers, helen s :-) --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >He is sore :-( > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > >--Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Purrs that all the "ouchies" get better soon. Ginger-lyn >Purrs that all the "ouchies" get better soon. > >Ginger-lyn Much appreciated :-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2008 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.