This is from Chris' girlfriend, Alex.
On why busses and bikes do not mix:
As you might have already heard, yesterday afternoon Chris [Burke] was riding his
bike through Providence when he was struck by a bus. He was taken to Rhode
Island Hospital were he was diagnosed with a shattered color bone, broken
ribs and a collapsed lung. They operated soon after and repaired his
collarbone with a metal plate to secure the bone fragments while they heal.
The initial CAT scan was normal but he is experiencing numbness in his face
so he will go for another scan tomorrow. Chris is conscious and he is
breathing on his own with a little help from a chest tube.
There is no word as of yet on when Chris will be released. As for now, he
is morning the loss of a promising racing season and celebrating the fact he
is alive.
Man, that really sucks... rough week... first Nasmac's sister dies from cancer... Chris gets nailed by a bus...
that kinda shoots the morning in the ass reading that email.
Top it off with there are guys fucking hammer drilling the bricks off the wall outside my office...
Yeah 1/2 hammer drill - maybe its 3/4... one of those big fucking hammer drills... 4 feet from my desk, oh that's a nice change... the son of a bitch is out there with a sledge now... beating the crap out of the damn wall.
And i can smell the dust... not good... well it will help with my mineral intake, at least the calcium, phosphorous maybe some potassium... what ever is in the morter.
great freaking morning. now i have to deal with the insurance people too... Farking HELL.
What a monday... what a monday... oh and saturday i managed a few brews while making dinner for the two of us (my oldest daughter + me)... A nice copper river ale and a couple canadian's... still had a hard time falling asleep, woke up feeling better than some mornings but all in all no change... biggest problem with AFDs is i get wicked hungry. Those extra calories make a difference...
The legs felt good on the bike this morning, with the trailer... we'll see how they feel this afternoon, and fingers crossed the weather holds off and its dry for the Tuesday night pace-line ride.
I need some miles after being sidelined for a week or so prep'n for the workshop...
till later - here's to hoping they stop beating the shit out of the wall... DAMN a 30 second pause is enough to give me hope... well its still going on. I wonder how RIOSHA would view this work environment.
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once a month me and the wife go out with a few other couples
we either cab or take the bus
who wants to be a designated driver?
not me.... I wanna get ripped!
we were in the back of the bus and I was grumbling to myself
watching the driver
watching the action around us
like a standard backseat driver
in short I felt like I was sleeping with the enemy
yes... in theory I like the bus as alternative transportation
but they bus is not good at sharing
just a big bulley on the road
and well
that right lane is not big enough for the two of us
I have been dodging those grills for years
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