<div>hey ben!</div> <div>glad you're ok duder!</div> <div>brunop<BR><BR><B><I>Ben Allen <benjcallen@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <STYLE type=text/css><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></STYLE> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal>Fellow bikers,</div> <div class=MsoNormal><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>This is Ben, who got injured on Mem drive last night.<SPAN> </SPAN>I just wanted to say that I’m all right.<SPAN> </SPAN>I got stitched up and discharged last night, and I’m not even in much pain at the moment.</div> <div class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>I also wanted to say a humongous thank you to all those who helped me out or reassured me, especially the nursing school dropout whose name I do not
know.<SPAN> </SPAN>You did such an amazing job, I wasn’t even bleeding anymore when the EMT’s came.<SPAN> </SPAN>I don’t know how much worse it would have been if you hadn’t been there.</div> <div class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>What happened was that I was riding with one hand and making plans to meet my girlfriend Anna on my cell phone.<SPAN> </SPAN>The end of our conversation went something like this:</div> <div class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>ANNA: Wait, are you biking right now?</div> <div class=MsoNormal>ME: Yeah</div> <div class=MsoNormal>ANNA: Isn’t that a bad idea?</div> <div class=MsoNormal>ME: I think it’s pretty safe, I mean there aren’t any cars here and…<SPAN> </SPAN>SHIT! FUCK!<SPAN> </SPAN>(crash)</div> <div class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>We were just coming uphill out of a tunnel and I hadn’t built up enough speed to maintain
balance.<SPAN> </SPAN>I tried to change gears with one hand and fell instead.<SPAN> </SPAN>In doing so I somehow impaled my left inside thigh.<SPAN> </SPAN>I’m not sure on what, exactly.<SPAN> </SPAN>Possibly the brakes.</div> <div class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>Apparently I broke some arteries, but not the really important one.<SPAN> </SPAN>I was bleeding a whole lot, but super nursing woman stopped it.<SPAN> </SPAN>I never lost consciousness or anything.<SPAN> </SPAN>And again, I’m fine now.<SPAN> </SPAN>Just not walking too well.</div> <div class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>Thanks again to everyone who helped.<SPAN> </SPAN>One of you has my cell phone, so if that’s you, emailing me or calling 857-998-0269 would be much appreciated.<SPAN> </SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal>Peace,</div>
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