07-29-2019, 08:37 PM
-- typing with left hand; bear with me --
wow, has it only been a year since i bought my cb and joined this community? seems longer.
these are the kind of posts i hate reading so i understand if you don't.
it was cooler than usual last saturday, the wind was low, so a nice day for a ride to the country.
i was heading west on fm 121 through gunter, texas. i remember seeing that rusted international harvester pickup i took a photo of the week before ...
![[Image: 85c52d7875bd6d51050a30d5e6c512d4.jpg]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/201907/85c52d7875bd6d51050a30d5e6c512d4.jpg)
... and that is the last thing i remember from the ride. the rest was told to me afterward by the local detective.
a rural postal carrier, driving a standard usa left hand drive vehicle, thus pulling up to mailboxes facing the wrong way to fill the roadside boxes, was working the road. i have dealt with them before ... and their counterintuitive behavior.
apparently while i was passing him, he pulled into the lane i was in. i swerved into a field to avoid collision, and hit a sign.
i only remember waking up in the hospital ... with a broken collarbone, some abrasions on my arm, and recovering from a concussion.
i spent the night there and have several weeks to go while my collarbone knits. insurance will determine if my cb is totaled or repairable.
all in all, my injuries could have been worse, and i was lucky ... and it is time to fold my card hand and hang up my remaining helmets before my luck runs out.
of all the motor vehicle forums i have been a member of, this has been the most enjoyable. i have always felt welcome, informed and amused.
and i leave you with a short playlist featuring my cb and my guitar ...
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL...6YelM6AydT
wow, has it only been a year since i bought my cb and joined this community? seems longer.
these are the kind of posts i hate reading so i understand if you don't.
it was cooler than usual last saturday, the wind was low, so a nice day for a ride to the country.
i was heading west on fm 121 through gunter, texas. i remember seeing that rusted international harvester pickup i took a photo of the week before ...
... and that is the last thing i remember from the ride. the rest was told to me afterward by the local detective.
a rural postal carrier, driving a standard usa left hand drive vehicle, thus pulling up to mailboxes facing the wrong way to fill the roadside boxes, was working the road. i have dealt with them before ... and their counterintuitive behavior.
apparently while i was passing him, he pulled into the lane i was in. i swerved into a field to avoid collision, and hit a sign.
i only remember waking up in the hospital ... with a broken collarbone, some abrasions on my arm, and recovering from a concussion.
i spent the night there and have several weeks to go while my collarbone knits. insurance will determine if my cb is totaled or repairable.
all in all, my injuries could have been worse, and i was lucky ... and it is time to fold my card hand and hang up my remaining helmets before my luck runs out.
of all the motor vehicle forums i have been a member of, this has been the most enjoyable. i have always felt welcome, informed and amused.
and i leave you with a short playlist featuring my cb and my guitar ...
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL...6YelM6AydT