Worst weekend/year of my life

Well, just when I thought this year could not get any worst, the dreaded
happened this weekend, I guess I can't complain too much because I am
still alive with no broken bones.

In perth for 2 weeks, with work, brought my bike over as usual, decided
a long ride by myself this weekend down to Rockingham and back. 8
Kilometres from Rockingham, I decided to stay on Stock Road and not use
the coastal road, I was just enjoying the ride.

Me going straight ahead, p-plater, young girl, turning across the main
road, "did not see me", I had a whole second, to think about my wife,
managed to break and turn the bike away from the front of the car and I
and car came together, me onto bonnet, windscreen, roof then asphalt.

I remeber being on the roof of the car and coming down onto the
ashpalt, bike basically broke in 4 places, helmet, has split down the
middle and back.

Unbelieveably I have nothing broken, major grazing, on knees, legs,
elbows, a sore left arm where I got the car and I think I managed to
get the car as good as it got me, nothing left of the windscreen,
bonnet has a me shaped dent in it as well.

I was pretty much in shock straight afterwards, apparently I was
swearing a lot and threw my broken helmet at the car, remembered this
in the ambulance on the way to Fremantle hospital.

A lady took care of me at the scene, man she was awesome and the
ambulance lady was fantastic, basically only waited about 2 or 3
minutes for the ambulance to arrive.

Doctors, nurses, policeman, witnesses are all amazed and stunned I had
nothing broken, must be that gym work I do, strengthened those bones


I have vivid image burned in my mind of sitting on the side of the road
stareing at my hands and I said, I can't believe nothing is broken and a
guy stood behind me, said, I can't believe you are still alive.

My wife flew over and is having lots of fun, every day removing and
putting on new bandages and is taking some sort of perverse pleasure in
applying dettol.

Once I get organised will post some pictures of a very sad and sorry
looking bike and helmet and my minimal wounds.

hope everyone else had a better weekend then me!

I'm thinking of post-poning the rest of this year and going straight to
2007.


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MikeyOz

MikeyOz wrote:

snip unbelievable accident

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MikeyOz

Hey Mikey,

Very, very happy that you are relatively unscathed. Afetr I went
through two "car vs me" stacks in 6 months, my physio -after seeing me
come in for the 2nd round - said, "I don't know if you are the
unluckiest or luckiest person I know!!".

I think you've taken the title!!

Good luck with recovery and subsequent processes!!

Cheers,
Abby

MikeyOz wrote:
Well, just when I thought this year could not get any worst, the dreaded
happened this weekend, I guess I can't complain too much because I am
still alive with no broken bones.


[chomp]

get well soon, old chum.

MikeyOz - on the upside - good timing!... crappy Melbourne weather and
nothing but 'le tour to watch on 'le telly!

Kickback and recover fast!

cheers,
GPL


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gplama

MikeyOz Wrote:

Once I get organised will post some pictures of a very sad and sorry
looking bike and helmet and my minimal wounds.

hope everyone else had a better weekend then me!

I'm thinking of post-poning the rest of this year and going straight to
2007.

Ahhh, don't post the pix.. it could make several of us cry But very
importantly, you're still with us.


)))ah - time for a group hug(((




....or not!


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cfsmtb

On 2006-06-26, MikeyOz wrote:
Unbelieveably I have nothing broken, major grazing, on knees, legs,
elbows, a sore left arm where I got the car and I think I managed to
get the car as good as it got me, nothing left of the windscreen,
bonnet has a me shaped dent in it as well.

Mate, don't bother with a Tatts ticket - I reckon you've used up a
lifetime's supply of luck with this one incident!

Glad to hear you're (mostly) ok ... bugger the bike, it's not important
(relatively speaking). I'd expect insurance - or, failing that, the
driver - to pay for a new one.

May your recovery be swift and sure.

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awwh man, thats terrible news and a sh*tty situation; obviously the
universe likes you or has big plans for you because you got off very
lightly!

dont bother with the lotto ticket, just enjoy every day you have and
buy your nurse something nice aye?


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asterope

asterope wrote:
awwh man, thats terrible news and a sh*tty situation; obviously the
universe likes you or has big plans for you because you got off very
lightly!

dont bother with the lotto ticket, just enjoy every day you have and
buy your nurse something nice aye?


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asterope

Here's to a quick return to the velocipede.

Perth drivers. meh
Steven

Good to hear you're okay Mikey!!!

Here's to a speedy recovery.


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jazmo

MikeyOz wrote:
Well, just when I thought this year could not get any worst, the dreaded
happened this weekend, I guess I can't complain too much because I am
still alive with no broken bones.

Geesh! Good to hear you're still with us! Best of luck getting back in
the saddle.

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Bean

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