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Wife & Whether to Helmet or not to Helmet
My wife and I have an agreement that I may cycle as much as I wish provided
that I recover fully from any injuries. In other words, no brain damage or permanent disablity. In the event that such injuries are sustained, I am instructed that I should die. So, my questions is... in order to live up (har har) to my end of the agreement, would I do better to wear a helmet or go hatless? |
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Bestest Handsander wrote:
My wife and I have an agreement that I may cycle as much as I wish provided that I recover fully from any injuries. In other words, no brain damage or permanent disablity. In the event that such injuries are sustained, I am instructed that I should die. Uh... sounds like a personal problem. So, my questions is... in order to live up (har har) to my end of the agreement, would I do better to wear a helmet or go hatless? Hmm. I think the wife needs a bit of reprogramming. -- Phil, Squid-in-Training |
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Bestest Handsander wrote:
My wife and I have an agreement that I may cycle as much as I wish provided that I recover fully from any injuries. In other words, no brain damage or permanent disablity. In the event that such injuries are sustained, I am instructed that I should die. So, my questions is... in order to live up (har har) to my end of the agreement, would I do better to wear a helmet or go hatless? Divorce her and take up Duplicate Bridge. HTH, BS |
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On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 23:52:37 -0600, "Bestest Handsander"
wrote: My wife and I have an agreement that I may cycle as much as I wish provided that I recover fully from any injuries. In other words, no brain damage or permanent disablity. In the event that such injuries are sustained, I am instructed that I should die. So, my questions is... in order to live up (har har) to my end of the agreement, would I do better to wear a helmet or go hatless? Dear BH, Judging by often-cited statistics from several nations on cycling head injuries versus helmet use, a helmet won't make any significant difference. Your best bet would be to move to a country where cycling is popular. The fatal accident rate (and the helmet-use rate) in such countries are typically much lower than in the United States: See the graph on the right of this page: http://www.cyclehelmets.org/ It shows that in 1998, the U.S. twice as many fatal accidents per mile ridden as the Netherlands, even though 38% of U.S. riders wore helmet, as opposed to 0.1% of the reckless riders in the Netherlands. In any case, more husbands are probably murdered every year by their wives in the U.S. [1] than are killed on bicycles (about 700-800 husbands, wives, and singles). Consider wearing a helmet if you criticize her. Cheers, Carl Fogel [1] See http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/mf.pdf for an example of how tricky statistics are. This often-cited study of family murders was culled from only 8,000 killings in the 75 most murderous counties 1988--would that there had been only 8,000 killings. And would that the government had made the details plainer! You'd think that it would be easier for bachelors to find out before the wedding how bloodthirsty the brides are likely to be, but this obvious question is obscured by cultural prejudice and bureaucratese. |
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Bestest Handsander wrote:
My wife and I have an agreement that I may cycle as much as I wish provided that I recover fully from any injuries. In other words, no brain damage or permanent disablity. In the event that such injuries are sustained, I am instructed that I should die. So, my questions is... in order to live up (har har) to my end of the agreement, would I do better to wear a helmet or go hatless? Too late! Best thing you can do now is get elbow and knee pads. dl |
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I can make this decision very easy for you.
There are only 2 reasons NOT to wear a helmet. A ) You don't have a brain. B ) You have a spare head. If you're not sure which choice would be better for you, you don't need to wear one. :-) Lewis. ****** |
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Wife & Whether to Helmet or not to Helmet
Bestest Handsander wrote: My wife and I have an agreement that I may cycle as much as I wish provided that I recover fully from any injuries. In other words, no brain damage or permanent disablity. In the event that such injuries are sustained, I am instructed that I should die. So, my questions is... in order to live up (har har) to my end of the agreement, would I do better to wear a helmet or go hatless? The US Weather service recommends helmets http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11765409 |
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On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 23:52:37 -0600, "Bestest Handsander"
wrote: My wife and I have an agreement that I may cycle as much as I wish provided that I recover fully from any injuries. In other words, no brain damage or permanent disablity. In the event that such injuries are sustained, I am instructed that I should die. Ask her if she looks forward to pushing you around in wheelchair due to your spinal injuries while your brain and mouth still function fine. JT **************************** Remove "remove" to reply Visit http://www.jt10000.com **************************** |
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Wife & Whether to Helmet or not to Helmet
Bestest Handsander wrote: My wife and I have an agreement that I may cycle as much as I wish provided that I recover fully from any injuries. In other words, no brain damage or permanent disablity. In the event that such injuries are sustained, I am instructed that I should die. So, my questions is... in order to live up (har har) to my end of the agreement, would I do better to wear a helmet or go hatless? Must be that time of year for this crappola.... |
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