D-Rider Might Be Off The Bike For A Bit
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 2:12 pm
Hospitals - you just can't keep me away !
Having spent a few months visiting both my parents in hospital a few months back. My wife in hospital more recently and then frequent back to try to find out more about her tumour ... ongoing .... it seems that today was my turn!
It all started with us hearing a commotion outside in our cu-de-sac. My wife went to the door and saw a blue car blocking our drive and our neigbour's. There was a lot of shouting going on down the road - a chap and his other half (the former occupants of the vehicle - not from down our road) were having an altercation.
Concerned for the girl who seemed distressed I called out to them "What's Going On" .... so the chap came over enquiring forcibly what it had to do with me and stood right in my face. Well I wasn't going to try to inflame the situation but felt that standing my ground was the best course of action and would probably buy the girl some time. The next thing I knew was that I was waking up on the ground with my wife and the neighbours round me ... and quite a pool of blood in the road.
From what I can gather he'd nutted me and I'd gone straight down - I guess that's what must have happened as he'd not have got in a swing without me noticing - let alone reacting. Never been nutted before - that's my excuse for going down so easily.
Anyway, I've had a nice little ride in an ambulance, my head has a big bump and they've glued the skin back together. My nose is swollen and wonky, the right side of my face swollen and my ribs on the right are hurting - suspected bruised or broken.
It was only this morning that Pete was telling me that there would always be a need for nurses ... I wasn't expecting to have the benefit of the practical demonstration quite so soon afterwards.
Having spent a few months visiting both my parents in hospital a few months back. My wife in hospital more recently and then frequent back to try to find out more about her tumour ... ongoing .... it seems that today was my turn!
It all started with us hearing a commotion outside in our cu-de-sac. My wife went to the door and saw a blue car blocking our drive and our neigbour's. There was a lot of shouting going on down the road - a chap and his other half (the former occupants of the vehicle - not from down our road) were having an altercation.
Concerned for the girl who seemed distressed I called out to them "What's Going On" .... so the chap came over enquiring forcibly what it had to do with me and stood right in my face. Well I wasn't going to try to inflame the situation but felt that standing my ground was the best course of action and would probably buy the girl some time. The next thing I knew was that I was waking up on the ground with my wife and the neighbours round me ... and quite a pool of blood in the road.
From what I can gather he'd nutted me and I'd gone straight down - I guess that's what must have happened as he'd not have got in a swing without me noticing - let alone reacting. Never been nutted before - that's my excuse for going down so easily.
Anyway, I've had a nice little ride in an ambulance, my head has a big bump and they've glued the skin back together. My nose is swollen and wonky, the right side of my face swollen and my ribs on the right are hurting - suspected bruised or broken.
It was only this morning that Pete was telling me that there would always be a need for nurses ... I wasn't expecting to have the benefit of the practical demonstration quite so soon afterwards.