Another accident

baileydog

baileydog

I wanna be a SMIB
Another accident on 235 by Spring Ridge middle school. Motorcycle I think the scanner said. 60+ yr old man. Helo landing. Come on People, this driving thing is not that hard. Common sense, pay attention. Too many BAD accidents lately. Im afraid to drive my car.
 
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jwwb2000

pretty black roses
I saw the funniest accident this morning on my way to drop off the kids at daycare. It only involved one car and I was :roflmao:

At the intersection of 235 and Chancellor's Run, some fool run up on the curb at the turn onto Chancellor's Run. Not sure if he was going to make a turn and missed or decided he didn't want to make the turn and could not get over quick enough.

Anyway....It gave me a good laugh but sucked to be the driver of the car.
 
BuddyLee

BuddyLee

Football addict
jwwb2000 said:
I saw the funniest accident this morning on my way to drop off the kids at daycare. It only involved one car and I was :roflmao:

At the intersection of 235 and Chancellor's Run, some fool run up on the curb at the turn onto Chancellor's Run. Not sure if he was going to make a turn and missed or decided he didn't want to make the turn and could not get over quick enough.

Anyway....It gave me a good laugh but sucked to be the driver of the car.
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I bet it was Jazz, she loves curbs.
 
itsbob

itsbob

I bowl overhand
baileydog said:
Another accident on 235 by Spring Ridge middle school. Motorcycle I think the scanner said. 60+ yr old man. Helo landing. Come on People, this driving thing is not that hard. Common sense, pay attention. Too many BAD accidents lately. Im afraid to drive my car.
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And this RIGHT after BG sent me this..

Dear Amy:
Please help me handle this like a sane woman. So far, I'm not doing a good job.
My husband and I have been married more than 25 years. We have two teenagers living at home. We golf together, enjoy working in the yard and doing home projects.

We also have hobbies that we do on our own.
About three months ago my husband mentioned that he wanted to get a motorcycle. This is the first time that he was even remotely interested in them.

After realizing that I was making the motorcycle more desirable by resisting it, I told him it was okay with me, though I would rather he purchase something the family could enjoy.

I am petrified of riding it with him, though he says he wants to take me out when he feels more comfortable driving it (I don't see that happening).

I am very worried about him getting hurt, and I am distressed that he is already taking time away from our family to ride it.

Every time he goes out on his motorcycle, I get furious.
I want to live happily again with my new "HARLEY" guy!
Worried Wife


and part of Amy's answer was a BS statistic.. "motorcyslists are 32 times more likely .. to die" I wasn't a math major and all, but around here, I think automobile fatalities outweigh motorcycle fatalities probably 4:1 or 5:1.

Nothing like making a reader feel better, and alleviating her fears.
 
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aps45819

aps45819

24/7 Single Dad
Dear Worried Wife,
Some people tiptoe through life only to arrive safely at death. Others live every day like it's their last. Attack life, nobody gets out alive anyway.
 
itsbob

itsbob

I bowl overhand
aps45819 said:
Dear Worried Wife,
Some people tiptoe through life only to arrive safely at death. Others live every day like it's their last. Attack life, nobody gets out alive anyway.
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Amy's response!!
Response: Women don't always understand the desire that many men have to suddenly live on the edge at midlife. But men who do this are experiencing an important life passage and it is your tough job, as your husband's life partner, to watch your guy become a thrill-seeker.

Welcome to the "Midlife Wives Club."
As hard as this will be on you, you need to step back and stop fighting over this. If your husband needs to spend a few hours a week feeling the wind ripple his golf shirt, then let him do it. Obviously, you two should work on negotiating terms whereby you both can more or less get what you need -- but you'll have to accept that he needs to do this now. Make sure he is aware that according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, "Per vehicle mile, motorcyclists are about 32 times more likely than passenger car occupants to die in a traffic crash." Yikes. How dangerous.

A book you might find helpful is "How to Survive Your Husband's Midlife Crisis: Strategies and Stories from the Midlife Wives Club," by Gay Courter and Pat Gaudette (Perigee Books, 2003). The authors are also charter members of the "Midlife Wives Club."
 
sockgirl77

sockgirl77

Well-Known Member
baileydog said:
Another accident on 235 by Spring Ridge middle school. Motorcycle I think the scanner said. 60+ yr old man. Helo landing. Come on People, this driving thing is not that hard. Common sense, pay attention. Too many BAD accidents lately. Im afraid to drive my car.
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Poor Aps. Hope he's ok. :yikes:




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