William Black wrote:
"J. Clarke" wrote in message
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William Black wrote:
"J. Clarke" wrote in message
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William Black wrote:
"J. Clarke" wrote in message
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Don't know about him, but this is me five minutes before
leaving
for
my last vacation.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1251/...45cbc838_b.jpg

There are both DSLR with lenses and a laptop loaded.

So you're not flying then...

Some people might say I was . . .


Some people said that about me the last time I was on a
motorcycle.

I was, for a short time, until I hit the ground...

Ouch. Hope you didn't get hurt too bad.

Broken ankle, serious bruising, on sticks for twelve weeks, off
work for sixteen, some nerve damage, I still get twinges when it's
going to rain...

Glad it wasn't worse.

Oh yes, a seriously dead BMW flat twin (it bounced off the car and
across the street and into a wall), a pair of jeans and wax cotton
jacket in shreds.

The lady got out of her car, looked down at me, said 'Sorry, I
didn't see you', got back into her car and drove off leaving me in
the hands of passing bystanders and outside a shop which,
fortunately, is run by an old friend.

It's amazing the things that people "don't see". Four of us were
riding along behind a bright yellow dump truck looking for a place to
pass when all of a sudden it locks all 16 wheels as some woman in an
econobox pulls out of a side street immediately in front of it.

Still, she got seven points on her license and a huge fine, three
points for 'driving without due care' and four for 'leaving the
scene
of an accident'.

There should be a worse penalty for "leaving the scene of an accident
in which someone is lying on the road bleeding".

I got an ambulance ride and a lot of police interviews, followed by
a
substantial cheque about a year later...

At least they caught her.

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