The Old Folks Home

[pennyJo1960]

Good morning adding the 4 barred pullets and new cockerel Jake a blue copper marans to the main coop last night.
All seems to be well. We even had a little sprinkle of rain.

 

[sourland]

I had to have a broken molar pulled. I still miss it.

There is a gaping hole where it was.

 

[pennyJo1960]

There is a gaping hole where it was.

Happy to hear there was no pain.

 

[Pollo Blanco]

He was stopped at a read light during bike week and an elderly lady didn't see him and plowed in to the rear of that beast of a bike he was on.

Ok, so did he fall into a pothole after the collision?
Ruptured femur?
Crushed pelvis?
Head injury from wearing no helmet or a vanity helmet to match the V8 trike?
Alcohol involved?
I try to not make decisions on HTH events.
Could you add a few more details?

 

[CapricornFarm]

There is a gaping hole where it was.

Exactly.

 

[Pollo Blanco]

There is a gaping hole where it was.

That's called a 'tongue holster'!

 

[bruceha2000]

I don't take riding advice from those who don't ride, but thank you.

Any more

I will say that I became much more aware of motorcycles when I got mine. Was never hit and yeah, a lot of them aren't super visible partly because most people are looking for cars, trucks, semis and seem blind to anything else.

On the other hand, I have been rear ended in cars 4 times, 3 times while stopped with foot on the brake, one of those with a left turn signal on, once while on an interstate onramp. Hit hard enough to total the car. Wife rear ended twice. Daughter rear ended as the second to last car in a line at a red light. Near total in all cases. My last accident was a driver corner to driver corner head on by a lady that crossed the line on a bridge at 8 AM on a Saturday. I don't have details but my guess is she had a "medical event". Totalled that one too. Also the only one with injury, the ambulance ride to the ER was not comfortable.

I had to have a broken molar pulled. I still miss it.

I have one that is cracking, appointment for a crown after DD1's wedding on Aug 5th.

 

[Pollo Blanco]

On the other hand, I have been rear ended in cars 4 times, 3 times while stopped with foot on the brake, one of those with a left turn signal on, once while on an interstate onramp. Hit hard enough

So what's your strategy for minimizing the possibility of getting rear ended on your motorcycle?

 

[Nomadicus]

Ok, so did he fall into a pothole after the collision?
Ruptured femur?
Crushed pelvis?
Head injury from wearing no helmet or a vanity helmet to match the V8 trike?
Alcohol involved?
I try to not make decisions on HTH events.
Could you add a few more details?

No alcohol. He was just at a downtown red light. Not near the show grounds setup. I can only imagine that the fast hit from the rear while he was stopped broke his neck. Simply an elderly lady rammed him from the rear.

 

[Nomadicus]

It's hot and I'm going to stay cool for another couple of hours and then start setting up for processing a few birds for freezer camp. 5 lbs of flour on standby for dumplings.