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plumber-butt Member	# Posted: 27 Jun 2008 13:59 Our good friend, Pierre, was injured last evening (6/26/2008), when a car pulled out in front of him, as he was biking home from work. Pierre said, "Thanks for your concern; I just had an mri and saw the surgeon. Although he won’t know until Monday when he can read the mri, he thinks I tore 1 or 2 muscles that make up the rotator cuff. Anyway, I’m anxious to find out and get things over with." Please, keep Pierre in your thoughts as he recovers.
plumber-butt Member	# Posted: 27 Jun 2008 14:10 From Pierre via email: I was riding home from work (as I do almost every day) and got smacked into by a car in the HEB (620/Anderson Mill) parking lot. I always cut through because the cross street at the corner is suicidal (at least I thought it was). Anyway, I was following a car which abruptly turned right, hitting me square in the front. I flew some 10-15 feet and landed on my shoulder and head. By the way, for those of you crazy enough NOT to wear a helmet take it from me; it saved my life, without any doubt. When my helmet hit the pavement, I heard an enormous sound from my helmet; I thought someone had hit me with a baseball bat, but when I came to, I felt absolutely no pain in my head. On the other hand, my shoulder was and is killing me. Anyway, the ambulance came (as well as a slew of other folks), and pronounced me “not dead yet”. Went to the ER and got X-Rays and the doc said I had no fractures that they could see. Got an MRI today and saw the surgeon who thinks I tore muscles in the rotator cuff. And that’s the ole story folks.. Now, here’s what I found out later: I had a couple of flats this past week, including one the day before. I must not have re-engaged the break lever that tightens the break calipers (need to loosen to take the wheel off), so when I pulled hard on the rear break, it did not slow me down! I can’t believe I did that, but it shows you that even an old guy (supposedly experienced) like me can make mistakes! The next lesson to be learned: DO NOT follow too close, no matter how confident you are or how well you think you can judge traffic patterns! Cars move a whole lot faster than we do! Anyway, as you can see, I’m bummed about my stupidity..
KatWomannn! Member	# Posted: 30 Jun 2008 16:05 Wow, Pierre! We are so glad to know you are in good spirits and able to tell your story. It is much more difficult to stop a bicycle going 20-25 mph than it is a car. We'll keep you in our prayers, Kat & Justin
louis Admin	# Posted: 30 Jun 2008 22:37 Ahhh! Anderson Mill is dicey enough by itself.