Roddy said:
HomieHogleg
P.S. For those that don't know, I had a bad motorcycle wreck 6 weeks ago, spent a month in the hospital, and am now recovering at home
Oh wow, very sorry to hear this, glad you were able to "walk away" (so to speak) though!
I'm selling my motorcycle, didn't even license it this year and had no desire to ride. I bought the bike brand new in '06 and gave my best friend my old one so I had a riding partner...he was killed on it a couple years ago when a trucker turned in front of him. People just don't watch nor care enough for the bikers to be safe, really hard to enjoy a ride when you're too busy watching your arse.
My friend, Godspeed on the recovery and please be safe out there!
Man sorry to hear of your loss.
My dad ask me the other day, if I was going to give up riding. My honest answer is,"I don't know." I love riding, but there is so much out there, that is out of the riders control. You can't control the folks in cages, you can't control others domestic pets, and you can't control wildlife. This is my third bad wreck, in over 35 years of riding. It was by far the worst. I am content to be alive, though the pain gets to me some time. I am not sure I will regain the level of mobility needed, to safely ride, again. I am not sure that I want to ride again. Baby Doll, my 52 panhead, is totaled, and I am not sure I can fall in love with another bike like I loved her. I did a frame up restoration on her 10 years ago, and she has given me many miles of pleasure since then. I have a 41 Indian Scout, and a 57 Indian Chief in my shop now, that I have been working on the last few years. So I may ride in the future. Only time will tell. My friends and family, that don't ride, keep asking me if I have learned my lesson yet. My friends that do ride, are telling me that they can't wait till I am well enough to go for a ride with them again. But only I will know when it is time for me to hang up the helmet and leathers and call it quits. This may be the time, but I will not know for sure until I recover enough to make that choice. But back to the topic of this thread.
I am so stoned right now, that I forgot that I was in pain. I did not have my morning or afternoon pain meds, but have been smoking every hour or so since I got up this morning. I have been having some mild withdrawal symptoms, so my nurse has told me we will try a half dosage before bed. She will be staying the night tonight, to monitor my condition, and will give me the other half of the dose if it is needed. She is concerned that I am trying to quit the opiates too fast, and is worried that the withdrawals will be too severe. I am pretty strong willed, but I fear she is right about this. I have seen opiate withdrawals first hand when a friend got off smack a few years back, and it is rough. I am so stoned right now, that I forgot what this thread was about, and was rambling again.
Peace Out
HomieHogleg