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  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    Veronese68 wrote:
    menthel wrote:
    Should be out of hospital today. Only 12 weeks of collar to go...
    Glad you're getting out, but probably not as glad as you are. Presumably no pictures of lovely nurses as you would have been in trouble with the Mrs.
    Heal fast.

    Thanks. I have pictures of the mess that is my face, but I think I will spare you all that!
    RIP commute...
    Sometimes seen bimbling around on a purple Fratello Disc or black and red Aprire Vincenza.
  • Ian.B
    Ian.B Posts: 732
    menthel wrote:
    Veronese68 wrote:
    menthel wrote:
    Should be out of hospital today. Only 12 weeks of collar to go...
    Glad you're getting out, but probably not as glad as you are. Presumably no pictures of lovely nurses as you would have been in trouble with the Mrs.
    Heal fast.

    Thanks. I have pictures of the mess that is my face, but I think I will spare you all that!

    You're clearly a glass half full man, as you are now posting updates to the anti-rant thread. Get well soon!
  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    menthel wrote:
    Thanks. I have pictures of the mess that is my face, but I think I will spare you all that!
    Before or after the accident?
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,699
    dhope wrote:
    menthel wrote:
    Thanks. I have pictures of the mess that is my face, but I think I will spare you all that!
    Before or after the accident?
    It can only have been improved. :wink:
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  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    Veronese68 wrote:
    menthel wrote:
    Should be out of hospital today. Only 12 weeks of collar to go...
    Glad you're getting out, but probably not as glad as you are. Presumably no pictures of lovely nurses as you would have been in trouble with the Mrs.
    Heal fast.

    Heh I had bed baths and what not during my stay in stgeorges, number of folks at work etc asked fit? To be honest if you need such care, your genrally behond caring.
  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    There is a good chance my nose will be straighter than it was before.

    The only offer of help washing I had was from a rather camp sounding male HCA. Luckily I could wash myself.
    RIP commute...
    Sometimes seen bimbling around on a purple Fratello Disc or black and red Aprire Vincenza.
  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    Not ridden since last Friday .... other commitments prevented me riding since

    but back on the bike this morning .... ok - speed isn't there, but it was a lovely spin and nice to be out of the car!
  • reformedfatty
    reformedfatty Posts: 543
    Good honest ride this morning. No wind to speak of, bit of sun but not too hot. Just body and bike working away, no excuses.
  • timothyw
    timothyw Posts: 2,482
    Popped a spoke with my awesome power this morning.

    I dunno, I guess this could kinda be a rant, but I'm taking it as a positive.
  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    Nose splint etc off today and my nose is straighter than pre accident!
    RIP commute...
    Sometimes seen bimbling around on a purple Fratello Disc or black and red Aprire Vincenza.
  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    Excellent work menthel.

    I'm just about to ride my bike, in the sunshine.
    "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."

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  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    menthel wrote:
    Nose splint etc off today and my nose is straighter than pre accident!

    Well there's a plus!
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    menthel wrote:
    Nose splint etc off today and my nose is straighter than pre accident!


    You noses the rules pics or it didn't happen.

    Before during and after

    :wink:
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    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
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  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    itboffin wrote:
    menthel wrote:
    Nose splint etc off today and my nose is straighter than pre accident!


    You noses the rules pics or it didn't happen.

    Before during and after

    :wink:
    Before:
    18277443018_45d38529d4_o.jpgThe nose by -menthel-

    Click through for the during and after! ;)
    RIP commute...
    Sometimes seen bimbling around on a purple Fratello Disc or black and red Aprire Vincenza.
  • davis
    davis Posts: 2,506
    menthel wrote:
    Nose splint etc off today and my nose is straighter than pre accident!

    Ummm. Have I been living under a rock?

    What accident?
    Sometimes parts break. Sometimes you crash. Sometimes it’s your fault.
  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    davis wrote:
    menthel wrote:
    Nose splint etc off today and my nose is straighter than pre accident!

    Ummm. Have I been living under a rock?

    What accident?

    Went into side of a van that pulled out of a side road last Tuesday. 4 days in St George's with a mushed up face and 2 stable fractures in the vertebrae. Bike looks ok but has not been properly looked at. :)
    RIP commute...
    Sometimes seen bimbling around on a purple Fratello Disc or black and red Aprire Vincenza.
  • davis
    davis Posts: 2,506
    menthel wrote:
    davis wrote:
    menthel wrote:
    Nose splint etc off today and my nose is straighter than pre accident!

    Ummm. Have I been living under a rock?

    What accident?

    Went into side of a van that pulled out of a side road last Tuesday. 4 days in St George's with a mushed up face and 2 stable fractures in the vertebrae. Bike looks ok but has not been properly looked at. :)

    Bloody hell. Please select a preferred response:

    Did you d-lock the cnut?

    Never mind, you've still got your looks.

    That sounds simply awful, are you using your healing crystals? Can you align your chakras?

    Absolute barsteward. Did they stop?

    Which bike? Not the good one?!

    In all seriousness, good luck. That kind of stuff can haunt you in many, many ways. Heal up, take care.
    Sometimes parts break. Sometimes you crash. Sometimes it’s your fault.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,699
    Ouch! Not pretty pictures.
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  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    Its amazing how grey the beard has gone in 4 days and well done for taking a picture on tuesday before the crash.

    Get well soon.
    "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."

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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,699
    rubertoe wrote:
    Its amazing how grey the beard has gone in 4 days and well done for taking a picture on tuesday before the crash.
    He can use that picture and say the stress of the accident has aged him dramatically and claim for it.
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  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    Where there is blame there is a claim! ;)
    RIP commute...
    Sometimes seen bimbling around on a purple Fratello Disc or black and red Aprire Vincenza.
  • hegyestomi
    hegyestomi Posts: 504
    Hope you get better soon Menthel! Looks pretty sore!
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Found a Cinelli bar end plug in the bike shed, just like the one I didn't know I'd lost the previous day.

    First transfer of money from Camelot today.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    redvee wrote:
    First transfer of money from Camelot today.

    Mine too. £9.60.

    New bar tape time.
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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Asprilla wrote:

    Mine too. £9.60.

    Only £3 for me but adds to the other £65 I've won with my online tickets since November, a quick approximation means I've had close to £200 in total since November from them.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • davis
    davis Posts: 2,506
    I stuck it in the big ring and grimaced through the pain today. 18.1 mph.

    (that's fast for me)
    Sometimes parts break. Sometimes you crash. Sometimes it’s your fault.
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    Road the Madone for the first time this year - I forgot just how smooth the Ultegra dérailleurs are... so snicky when changing gears.
    Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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  • seajays
    seajays Posts: 331
    Was a "Lead Bike Kiltie" at the Aberdeen charity Kiltwalk yesterday. This was my longest ride ever, and certainly the longest in the saddle (almost six hours). Cycled to and from the event, and other parts were then at walking speed going along with the walkers, then cycling up and down the line checking people are ok and giving them encouragement etc. - my ride https://www.strava.com/activities/320487820/

    Anti-rant because it was a great day out, the walkers were brill, and I also feel great today - no significant aches and pains at all! Yay! :)
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,699
    Seajays wrote:
    Was a "Lead Bike Kiltie"
    :D Were you riding in a kilt?
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  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    First commute of the year in a short sleeve with no armwarmers....

    I know, But i am a wuss....
    "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."

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    B-Twin Alur 700 = Sundays and Hills

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