Well, actually the other guy got away clean from what I could tell.
I was walking home from the office yesterday on our local bike/running trail. It was a bright clear day, long straight trail, no trees or shadows, and I was wearing a red parka.
A bicyclist came up behind me at high speed, and was either distracted or had his head down to build speed. I had no idea he was approaching until he rode straight into my back, and let me tell you - a 175-lb guy hitting you at 25 mph or so packs a lot of punch.
My face took the brunt of it. So I've got a bunch of stitches (21 - two short of my personal record), a constellation of other abrasions, a headache, and a wicked black eye that's been swollen shut for the past 24 hours.
But seriously - this trail has very high visibility. He should have been able to see me halfway to the horizon. How does someone plow into the only possible thing they could hit?
Originally Posted by TLO:
Please see my question about the mega head shaver 9000 a little earlier in the thread.
Oh, yeah. You could do it every day. I'm a little lazy and do it every two days. According to the manual, you shouldn't let it go more than two days because it's designed for trimming short hair. But you should check the product thread for additional reviews, as Mr. Plow and IA_Chiefs_Fan liked my review enough to order one. I'll be interested in seeing how they review it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Well, as I expected, he gave me fake contact information. So I guess I'll file a police report. I was willing to work with the guy if he was honorable, but we'll see if we've got security cameras on the trail to get him some criminal charges.
Do it and don’t feel bad about it.
In college this old lady hit me (in my car) while I was stopped at a stop sign. I was super nice to her because hell I have a grandma, right?
Well it turns out she didn’t pay her premium so the insurance she had a card for wouldn’t cover anything.
And naturally I didn’t have money to fix it (liability insurance only because poor college student).
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Oh, yeah. You could do it every day. I'm a little lazy and do it every two days. According to the manual, you shouldn't let it go more than two days because it's designed for trimming short hair. But you should check the product thread for additional reviews, as Mr. Plow and IA_Chiefs_Fan liked my review enough to order one. I'll be interested in seeing how they review it.
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Well, as I expected, he gave me fake contact information. So I guess I'll file a police report. I was willing to work with the guy if he was honorable, but we'll see if we've got security cameras on the trail to get him some criminal charges.
Let's hope he gets what's coming to him (25mph cylist to the face). All the best with the recovery [Reply]
I happen to know someone who's very active in the French community in Denver. I haven't talked to him in a decade, so I did a quick google to see if he's still around.
And he's now a woman.
I did not see that coming. I know it's him because the first google hit was an interview with him featuring "before and after" photos. It's none of my business and good for ... well, her ... but this was not a guy where you could see any foreshadowing of this. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Okay, I have a plot twist, though it's unrelated.
I happen to know someone who's very active in the French community in Denver. I haven't talked to him in a decade, so I did a quick google to see if he's still around.
And he's now a woman.
I did not see that coming. I know it's him because the first google hit was an interview with him featuring "before and after" photos. It's none of my business and good for ... well, her ... but this was not a guy where you could see any foreshadowing of this.