a coupla stories to keep you from flippin' yer lid.

Neither story is fictional. #1 happened last year. #2 happened a couple weeks ago.

1- My friend Ed rode his bike to a class. He left the class and forgot his helmet He realizes he left his helmet at class and goes back to retrieve it. He resumes his trip home. A piece of a tree breaks loose and falls on his head as he rides home. He has a helmet. He is fine.

2- my sister in law Katie is riding down a mountain in Colorado at about 25-30 mph. A bug flies in her face and she swats it. She loses control of her bike and falls. She fractures her hip but expects to heal over the next few months. Her head bounces off the pavement and she fractures her helmet. Her head is fine.

It would not take much imagination to write an alternate, and sadder, ending to these stories by simply eliminating the helmet.

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Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on August 15, 2012 at 4:52pm

That is hands down my favorite STNG episode!

h' said:

Pavement- when the head fell down!

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Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on August 15, 2012 at 9:59pm

I wuz knocking da boots wit my girl when BANG! the headboard.... Oh well, there goes another helmet.

h' said:

That explains a lot ;-)

Juan said:

I was taking a shower, when BAM! slipped and hit the back of the tub.

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Permalink Reply by Michael A on August 15, 2012 at 10:02pm

The "Bang" was immediately followed by the rush of air as "she" deflated

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Permalink Reply by Minh on August 16, 2012 at 3:14am

haha

Michael A said:

The "Bang" was immediately followed by the rush of air as "she" deflated

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Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on August 16, 2012 at 5:46am

No you silly, she went PFFT! and the headboard went BANG! on my super intelligent, door zone riding helmeted melon. It was kinda gross really because the room smelled like cigarette smoking, heavy beer swilling halitosis :P

Michael A said: