Joined: 25 May 2007Posts: 356Location: Downtown Tacoma
Motherfucking piece of shit, I crashed on my bicycle again.
This time I was speeding down by the HUB and tried to take a left turn, but slipped on the 1/2" pile of leaves on the group and skidded on my left arm and leg for about 20 feet. I sustained a slight gash to my left arm and I'm sure it will develop into a foot long or so scar of scabbiness.
I bandaged up myself with the last of my large bandages from the safety first kit, but I was already out of those gauze wipes or whatever from last Thursdays crash.
But the kicker of all this was that the screen of my phone is fucked up. The screen sensor doesn't work, but at least it still displays shit and will back up to the computer.
I'm so pissed off the I'm taking up multiple lawsuits.
1. I'm suing the UW for not blowing off all those leaves
2. I'm suing the maker of my phone holster for designing it so it will break my phone's screen
3. I'm suing the weather for making the pavement slippery
I'm having a bad day so fucking eh.
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joeball
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:54 am
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Have you considered suing yourself?
Seven
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:55 am
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hey we're like crash brothers! I have crashed multiple times this year as well, fucked up my phone on one of them and the last one, I also slid for a good 20+ feet!
Let's start a club, and let me know how that lawsuit on the weather goes.
DJStroky
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:01 am
Joined: 25 May 2007Posts: 356Location: Downtown Tacoma
joeball wrote:
Have you considered suing yourself?
4. I am going to sue Joeball for no reason at all
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langston
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:02 am
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 5547Location: Columbia City
I've yet to have fall-slip. Of course by typing that I jinxed it and will probably crash my freshly completed rainbike tonight.
Take it a bit slower on the curves. You WILL crash go boom doing July speeds in October.
Rogelio
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:03 am
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DJStroky wrote:
1. I'm suing the UW for not blowing off all those leaves
2. I'm suing the maker of my phone holster for designing it so it will break my phone's screen
3. I'm suing the weather for making the pavement slippery
4. I am going to sue Joeball for no reason at all
God blessed LetigiAmerica.
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lantius
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:07 am
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Langston (the guy that owes Ben Greening 75 dollars) wrote:
I've yet to have fall-slip. Of course by typing that I jinxed it and will probably crash my freshly completed rainbike tonight.
Take it a bit slower on the curves. You WILL crash go boom doing July speeds in October.
the uw is especially dangerous due to their love of brick paths. i've fallen a few places in the uw just walking, and i'm double-paranoid when riding.
Seven
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:20 am
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Oh man, what kills me is the massive metal grates in the middle of the roads downtown. A couple days ago I was barreling down Pine towards work when I realized that it was wet, the grate was coming up and the traffic was so tight around me that I wasn't going to be able to move over before I got to it. So I stood up and luckily (since I ride a death machine) I'm pretty good at holding my own through a skid. I hit the thing and my rear wheel immediately lost all semblance of traction. I had literally all of my weight on my front wheel, keeping it straight, as the back end of my bike swung around so it was almost entirely perpendicular to the road and leaning at a 45 degree angle. Had that grate been ten feet longer I would've been ground to taco cheese in the middle of rush hour traffic, but right as I was about to lose it, I hit pavement again and I road off laughing loud and manically, pumping my fist in the air.
mork the delayer
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:24 am
Joined: 06 Apr 2006Posts: 548Location: Providence, RI
lantius wrote:
Langston (the guy that owes Ben Greening 75 dollars) (the guy that owes Ben Greening 75 dollars) wrote:
I've jinxed my July speeds in October.
i've fallen just walking
Lee, it looks like whatever is parenthesizing Langston's name is broken or overzealous.
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lantius
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:27 am
1337Joined: 22 Jul 2005Posts: 6705Location: right over
mork the delayer wrote:
lantius wrote:
Langston (the guy that owes Ben Greening 75 dollars) (the guy that owes Ben Greening 75 dollars) (the guy that owes Ben Greening 75 dollars) wrote:
I've jinxed my July speeds in October.
i've fallen just walking
Lee, it looks like whatever is parenthesizing Langston (the guy that owes Ben Greening 75 dollars)'s name is broken or overzealous.
or awesome?
Drunkan
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:28 am
Joined: 09 Sep 2007Posts: 95Location: Wallingford
That just makes me recall all the times I have reigned triumphant through my own stupidity. Good on you friend.
Can I be in the crash club 'cause as of late you would think I've never ridden a bike before.
TrikerTrev
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:33 am
Joined: 23 Oct 2006Posts: 2303Location: FOCO, MOFO!!!
lantius wrote:
Langston (the guy that owes Ben Greening 75 dollars) (the guy that owes Ben Greening 75 dollars) wrote:
I've yet to have fall-slip. Of course by typing that I jinxed it and will probably crash my freshly completed rainbike tonight.
Take it a bit slower on the curves. You WILL crash go boom doing July speeds in October.
the uw is especially dangerous due to their love of brick paths. i've fallen a few places in the uw just walking, and i'm double-paranoid when riding.
this is the time of year i LOOOOOVE being the on the fucking trike!
wet leaves & bricks = fucktons of drifting fun!
sorry to hear about your gravity check DJ...what kind of phone did you ruin and do you need a replacement?
I know a place...or a person...
PM me, i'll see if i can hook (CLAP) YOU up!
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joeball
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:54 am
Joined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 6037Location: Ether
1. Avoid slippery obstacles
2. When not able to follow 1. ->Go straight and ride it out
The wet leaves are upping my pucker factor but I just try to slow down and not be in a rush.
gsbarnes
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:01 am
Joined: 15 Aug 2006Posts: 2666Location: No Fun Town, USA
DJStroky wrote:
I'm so pissed off the I'm taking up multiple lawsuits.
1. I'm suing the UW for not blowing off all those leaves
Coz what the UW needs is more leaf blowers.
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n_claw
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:16 am
Joined: 02 Jul 2007Posts: 517Location: the only hill: Beacon
I recommend getting your crashes in over the course of the summer.
I sure as fuck did. I'll show you my scars if you'll show me yours!
I've only had close calls this fall, other than some fucker in Boston on a group ride stopping directly in front of me (on a dime!) to ask me if he could use my pump, and a near-miss the other day when I woggily tried to change lanes on a grate downtown--threw my chain but I stayed up long enough to pull aside and fix it, then ride on to Westlake with greasy palms.
My scars and tattoos are like a living testament to the life I've lived, which surely means there are many more where those came from.
to scars!
the dreaded ben
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:18 am
Grumpy GreebJoined: 20 Aug 2005Posts: 5329Location: flavor country
i recommend not crashing.
simple, but effective.
langston
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:21 am
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 5547Location: Columbia City
n_claw wrote:
My scars and tattoos are like a living testament to the life I've lived, which surely means there are many more where those came from.
to scars!
amen to scars. I seem to get one or two good scars a year. I like my scars more than my tattoo, nothing could ever be more unique and perfect than a scar. No, and I'm not talking about carving, self immolatary and whatnot. Just good old road rash, chain ring gouges, pocket knife slips and the traintracks from stitches
TrikerTrev
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:30 am
Joined: 23 Oct 2006Posts: 2303Location: FOCO, MOFO!!!
the dreaded ben wrote:
i recommend not crashing.
simple, but effective.
thats fucking impossible!
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gsbarnes
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:34 am
Joined: 15 Aug 2006Posts: 2666Location: No Fun Town, USA
Students who have concerns about the increasing presence of fallen leaves are advised to stay on the cleared paths and report any incidences or complaints to Environmental Health and Safety or use the Online Accident Report form, said Denis Sapiro, occupational health and safety manager.
There has not been any official accident report filed yet this season, said Rod White, landscape grounds operations manager.
You could be #1!
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DJStroky
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:47 am
Joined: 25 May 2007Posts: 356Location: Downtown Tacoma
Students who have concerns about the increasing presence of fallen leaves are advised to stay on the cleared paths and report any incidences or complaints to Environmental Health and Safety or use the Online Accident Report form, said Denis Sapiro, occupational health and safety manager.
There has not been any official accident report filed yet this season, said Rod White, landscape grounds operations manager.
You could be #1!
I tried it, but the
University of Washington
Environmental Health and Safety
Online Accident Reporting System wrote:
You are not required to complete an incident report since the incident is not work-related.
Moral of this escapade: UW doesn't care if students are injured due to fallen leaves. No wonder he hasn't received any complaints yet...
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TrikerTrev
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:16 pm
Joined: 23 Oct 2006Posts: 2303Location: FOCO, MOFO!!!
Students who have concerns about the increasing presence of fallen leaves are advised to stay on the cleared paths and report any incidences or complaints to Environmental Health and Safety or use the Online Accident Report form, said Denis Sapiro, occupational health and safety manager.
There has not been any official accident report filed yet this season, said Rod White, landscape grounds operations manager.
You could be #1!
I tried it, but the
University of Washington
Environmental Health and Safety
Online Accident Reporting System wrote:
You are not required to complete an incident report since the incident is not work-related.
Moral of this escapade: UW doesn't care if students are injured due to fallen leaves. No wonder he hasn't received any complaints yet...
not to mention the pre-career precedent it sets
isn't there a legal school up there too?!?
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teressaj
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:20 pm
Joined: 06 Sep 2007Posts: 40Location: Capitol Hill
Langston (the guy that owes Ben Greening 75 dollars) wrote:
I've yet to have fall-slip. Of course by typing that I jinxed it and will probably crash my freshly completed rainbike tonight.
Same here but I guess if it hasn't happen yet, it will..
Joined: 07 Mar 2007Posts: 1691Location: the dirty south
I'm fucking done crashing.
I mean, I hope I'm done crashing.
I fully intend, after the last time I was out for thursday shennanigans, to be more sober when riding my bike. I STILL hurt from that.
P.S. I'm going to cover my bike in soft foam padding.
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DJStroky
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:52 pm
Joined: 25 May 2007Posts: 356Location: Downtown Tacoma
Eric_s wrote:
I'm fucking done crashing.
I mean, I hope I'm done crashing.
I fully intend, after the last time I was out for thursday shennanigans, to be more sober when riding my bike. I STILL hurt from that.
P.S. I'm going to cover my bike in soft foam padding.
psssh forget that! Wrap yourself up in foam and bubble wrap. And do the same to your phone/easily damageable electronic device.
That actually sounds like fun.
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FieryIrie
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:19 am
Joined: 25 Jun 2007Posts: 554Location: Wallingford
Seven wrote:
Oh man, what kills me is the massive metal grates in the middle of the roads downtown. A couple days ago I was barreling down Pine towards work when I realized that it was wet, the grate was coming up and the traffic was so tight around me that I wasn't going to be able to move over before I got to it. So I stood up and luckily (since I ride a death machine) I'm pretty good at holding my own through a skid. I hit the thing and my rear wheel immediately lost all semblance of traction. I had literally all of my weight on my front wheel, keeping it straight, as the back end of my bike swung around so it was almost entirely perpendicular to the road and leaning at a 45 degree angle. Had that grate been ten feet longer I would've been ground to taco cheese in the middle of rush hour traffic, but right as I was about to lose it, I hit pavement again and I road off laughing loud and manically, pumping my fist in the air.
FUCKING AWESOME!
ripper
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:39 am
evilmikeJoined: 19 Apr 2006Posts: 640Location: Capitalist Hill
I'm bad at adjusting cantilever brakes, and my wheel has a slight wobble (barely noticeable). There's a spot in my wheel around the seam where the right brake shoe rubs the rim a bit. It wasn't a big deal, I figured I'd fix it later when I didn't need to head down the hill to work.
Well, my front wheel hit a metal grate when it was wet, and that little bit of rub with a new brake pad grabbed the fuck out of that rim. There was no amount of hard pedaling or holding the wheel that could save me. No injuries or road rash, and I managed to keep both hands on the handle bars. My right ass cheek hit the ground pretty hard. My favorite part was having the Bellevue clackers feign concern over my well being.
Remember folks, when falling, if at all possible, keep your limbs close to your body. In my estimation, it's better to brake your collar bone than elbows or wrists.
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