From camilo Tue Sep 15 01:29:03 1992 Received: by hadrosaur.cis.ohio-state.edu (5.61-kk/5.911008) id AA19013; Tue, 15 Sep 92 01:29:00 -0400 From: The Gecko Message-Id: <9209150529.AA19013@hadrosaur.cis.ohio-state.edu> Subject: My first spill To: frank@cis.ohio-state.edu (Frank Adelstein) Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 1:28:58 EDT Cc: jrm@cis.ohio-state.edu (John R Mudd), terri@cis.ohio-state.edu (Terri Palmer), fine@cis.ohio-state.edu (Thomas A Fine), susskind@cis.ohio-state.edu (sara susskind), grichard@cis.ohio-state.edu (Golden Richard), mowgli@cis.ohio-state.edu (Mowgli Assor), knodel@cis.ohio-state.edu (Jeff Knodel) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11] Status: RO It was great!!! I thought it would never happen! I've been told for countless weeks that all cyclists eventually crash ("Real men eat the street, son"), and that since I haven't - then I must not be much of a biker. Picture this: Just left Bolz Hall. Heading Down Neil towards mirror lake at >25<. HOLY SHIT(Duck you anus!), A WOODEN GUARD RAI.... ....uh ..cough..uh ..what happen'... Why am I on my back? What time is it? How long have I been here? (Why does my ass hurt?) Why can't I breathe abnormally like I usually do? I must have falle.... MY BIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHERE THE HELL IS MY BI..oh.. it's laying on top of me - with the pointy chainrings in my ass. I wonder if the Teflon spray on the chain will poison my blood enough for me to notice. I wonder if my bik...MY BIKE!!! IS IT SCRATCHED? IS IT DENTED? WILL IT EVER FORGIVE ME?? DID I DESTROY ANY COMPONENTS? DID I.... And so went the rest of my night until i got back home and took a look at what the damage was. Scraped rubber padding on the brake handle. That's it. I danced a jig and dropped to my knees in prayer to Loki "The Mischevious One" thanking him for sparing my bike and wounding me instead. So all is well with me, and I can't for the life of me remember hitting that wooden plank with my head. I think I probably ducked it(the bike does fit under it when lowered) and hit the nearby concrete embankment. Well, I think I'll go shower now, and see if I can get the rest of the gravel out of my hands/knees/ass, and savor every bit of well-deserved pain that shall commemorate my induction into the world of true cycling - Warrior style. - DOHC (Dual Over Head Camilo's -- For high raftered ceilings only) -- The road is my mistress, | Camilo Lemos | Only for her shall I desire. | Maniac Cyclist| - William Faulkner | Wise Guy, | ---------------- Barcelona or Bust! -------------------| X - Operator |