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Asininedrivel

Asininedrivel

caviar connoisseur
Came off the bike yesterday on some slick off camber singletrack I failed to fully appreciate in a totally gumby JRA. Went down surprisingly hard, but after some hobbling around, swearing and looking at nearby trees for inspiration I got back on and rode it out. Even took the scenic way home.

Around 3am I realised things were not well. Currently can barely walk. I used to smile smugly at this thread. Sigh.
 
dancaseyimages

dancaseyimages

Mountain bike pornographer
tubby74 said:
tkygow footie season gives way to cricket for the kids. At least a footie usually gets passed off the ground or bounces nicely. stupid little red ball is always on the ground and it seems to get lower every year when helping out.
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Lawn bowlers have a stick to pick it up, just use one of those. Same outfit too, Cricket on Sunday, bowls on Monday.

 
beeb

beeb

Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
I used to have heaps of fun winding up older people when they were whinging about aches/pains/medical conditions by saying "Just wait 'til you're my age!" (Gets 'em spinning like a top everytime, it's golden... :p).

YKYGOW you're finding less and less people you can say it too... :oops:
 
The Duckmeister

The Duckmeister

Has a juicy midrange
beeb said:
I used to have heaps of fun winding up older people when they were whinging about aches/pains/medical conditions by saying "Just wait 'til you're my age!" (Gets 'em spinning like a top everytime, it's golden... :p).

YKYGOW you're finding less and less people you can say it too... :oops:
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Having fucked up a knee at 23 I didn't get to have that kind of fun, it's felt old ever since. :( And now the other one is starting to catch up.... :rolleyes:

And as I type I notice I'm falling into your little game..... :eek:
 
The Duckmeister

The Duckmeister

Has a juicy midrange
Another day and something else hurts...... Didn't notice at the time, but I (probably) wrenched a thumb while sailing yesterday. Getting shit sorted to go riding this morning, went to unscrew the lid from my tub of Gatorade (NOT Kool-Aid!) powder to mix up my camel bag and OH FUCK! that thumb hurts! :(

Joined the regular group ride on the rough hope it'd be OK, but not to be. 3x has its advantages in versatility, but still needs a functioning right thumb to properly use the Juicy Midrange (TM), and it didn't work so had to cut the ride short. :(

Small positive is that the wrenched thumb is on the already half-munted hand, so all the injuries are confined to one, and the other is somewhat OK for its age.....
 
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Fred Nurk

Fred Nurk

No custom title here
The Duckmeister said:
Joined the regular group ride on the rough hope it'd be OK, but not to be. 3x has its advantages in versatility, but still needs a functioning right thumb to properly use the Juicy Midrange (TM), and it didn't work so had to cut the ride short. :(
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slowmick

slowmick

38-39"
When someone says they have bad news and you prepare for someone being sick, hurt or dead. Outside of those three everything is pretty much just a combination of time, money and inconvenience - not worth getting too worked up over - it will get resolved in some way. Might be time for a coffee and a sit down though. And maybe a biscuit.
 
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