I won't stop complaining just because I know it's futile

[ridicully]

First of all: Got a card from here_be_dragons. Thank you very much (while I didn't send out cards, I hope you know that I wish you all the best anyway :)

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I had planned to ramble about the movies I've seen in the last weeks - but I think I rather want to rant.

I know that having right of way is worth exactly nothing for a cyclist when faced with a car, but that doesn't mean I have to like flying over a bonnet.
And dismissing getting the name and address of the driver wasn't one of the most clever things I've done. I may be taking my "I don't need any help"-attitude a bit too far. I can't even say I was to shocked to think of it, I just thought about it and decided that I could deal with it myself.
Stupid woman. No cookie.
But hey, I felt all right (well, all right for just having been hit by a car) and my bike seemed to work fine - so why bother?
After biking the rest of the way to uni and back just now, I think I may need to hammer a bit at one pedal - it's bend inwards just enough to annoy me, but not stop the wheel from turning. If I end up having to pay money to fix it, it would serve me right.
Once more: Stupid woman, asking for the address is no sign of weakness, it's common sense. Idiot.

Did I mention that none of this would have happend if the guy in the car had looked before he tried to turn left?
*grumble*
I hope I get at least some colorful bruises. I want to get a little bit of amusement out of it.

Comments

[eilanhp.livejournal.com]

Ouchies. I live in fear of that every day, as I spend at least 30 minutes a day on my bike to and from uni. I don't know what I'd do withput it and car drivers sometimes annoy the hell out of me...

[ridicully]

I think I would have raised much more of a fuss if my bike had not worked any longer. Really, bruises heal, but how am I supposed to go *anywhere* without my bike?

[schnurble.livejournal.com]

Ow! Going against your wish, I hope you don't get colorful bruises. Because they hurt.

Hubby's mum got hit by a car that didn't give a shit about right of way twice at the same junction (not twice the same car). The second time was just two weeks after she was out of the hospital from the first one. She'll have a destroyed knee and frequent pain in the back for the rest of her life.

I'm glad you haven't been hit that hard.

[ridicully]

If I'm hit again at this junction today, I blame you for jinxing me ;)

And I'm really happy that I wasn't hit harder - I just like it when bruises at least look impressive - how else am I supposed to go around and ask for pity *g*

[kriski.livejournal.com]

du liebe güte! ich hoffe, dir geht's gut. willst du dann heute abend lieber nicht zum west wing schauen vorbeikommen?

[ridicully]

Darauf zu verzichten war glaube ich eine ganz gute Idee - obwohl es mir ja nicht wirklich schlecht ging, habe ich geschlafen wie ein Stein.

Nächstes Jahr dann eben. Wenn du dann nicht völlig mit diplomieren beschäftigt bist.

[here-be-dragons.livejournal.com]

OUCH!!!!!!

I'm glad to hear that you're okay, aside from the bruises. Stupid man in the car! ::growls in his direction::

That's scary. Thank heavens you're all right. ::hugs::

And you're welcome . . . I wasn't expecting a card back, btw. I just had your address from when I'd sent you a book, and I thought you might enjoy the surprise. :)

[ridicully]

Yep, I was thinking along the lines of Ouch! too. *g*

And I always feel a bit unfair when I'm getting cards when I'm not sending any out. But I enjoyed the surprise very much - especially after the accident :)

[here-be-dragons.livejournal.com]

Nah, don't feel unfair. I just thought it would be a nice surprise for you . . . and it turns out that it was. I'm glad it helped cheer you up (even though it would have been better if the stupid driver had been watching where he was going in the first place)!

[sputnikkid.livejournal.com]

Manche Autofahrer sind einfach nur rücksichtslos und ihr fehlende Aufmerksamkeit kriegen dann andere zu spüren.... bei mir ist sowas bisher immer gerade noch glimpflich abgegangen....

Ich mach mal ne Tüte Mitleid auf, ja? ;)

[ridicully]

Was heißt hier Tüte Mitleid? Ich will mindestens 'ne ganze Dose davon *g* (Danke ;)

Ich bin auf jeden Fall auch ganz froh, daß der Kerl gerade erst angefahren war und deshalb noch nicht richtig schnell war.