The end of my Storm - and nearly me!

[SILVER ZIPPER]

I suppose that could be an exeptable excuse for missing the Rudgwick music festival this year. Make sure your healed and riding for next year, i don't want to be the only storm rider there next year. Get well soon.

[VTRgirl]

Only last week on the news, I think that was in America, there is now a shortage of doctors who will have anything to do with a women giving birth, simply because they are afraid they will be sued if anything goes wrong

That's true everywhere, Chris. Obstetrics & gynaecology are just not worth it for doctors. Their insurance is ridiculous, but they have no choice. Our stupid government even puts millions aside each year for a fund for people to sue when there's nobody else to sue. How's that for encouraging the mentality?! I know a woman who was assaulted & sued this "fund" because the guy who attacked her had no money. She got $25,000. Yeah, poor her, BUT...

Ian, thanks for putting the pics up. Can't say I'd be swapping places with you at the moment... Wish you all the best. Pop those pills & focus on the corners ahead. You'll get there!

[sirch345]

Only last week on the news, I think that was in America, there is now a shortage of doctors who will have anything to do with a women giving birth, simply because they are afraid they will be sued if anything goes wrong

That's true everywhere, Chris. Obstetrics & gynaecology are just not worth it for doctors. Their insurance is ridiculous, but they have no choice. Our stupid government even puts millions aside each year for a fund for people to sue when there's nobody else to sue. How's that for encouraging the mentality?! I know a woman who was assaulted & sued this "fund" because the guy who attacked her had no money. She got $25,000. Yeah, poor her, BUT...

What can one say to that It just proves a point that society in general is moving forward one step forward and two backwards, just ask yourself where is all this money coming from in the first place

Chris.

[Ianh]

Well, for what it's worth after I had the cast removed from the second lot of surgery on my arm yesterday I was informed by my wife that the car driver who caused all my problems has admitted 100% LIABILITY!

Let slip the dogs of war.. or at least bring his insurance company to its knees, I suppose it is good news but I would gladly hand back every penny that this claim would be worth and add to it just to go back and have that bloody idiot pay attention to what he was doing.

It takes one idiot one second to change the rest of your life!

Bring on my new bike!

[pmcq]

A storm of course :-) Good man Ian - good news indeed!

[sirch345]

I'm glad to here you are progressing in the right direction and that the car driver has admitted to his mistake, I fully appreciate, that if you could turn the clock back, you would even rather have given him a few quid, if it had meant him paying attention to what he was doing

That second to last sentence you wrote is so true

Keep in touch mate

Chris.

[L8RGYZ]

Ian,
Hadn't been on this site for a while & just found this thread. Sorry to hear about your crash. Here in the US it's the "left-turners" we bikers have to worry about.
Your injuries were terrible, but so glad you survived. So many reports of cyclists killed here in Virginia this summer. I came upon one dying rider back in July. Regretably, most of them seem to be the fault of the cyclists.
How are you coming along? Is the pain better?
Steve