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Bummer about the incident. Rest well and heal fast. Best wishes.
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David I am so sorry to hear that.

Your description very vividly took me back to my slide a few weeks ago.

I now see how lucky I was to be moving faster because it happened so fast (though I also remember it in slow motion) that my legs almost stayed on the floorboards, saving me from the injuries you suffered.

I realize that it's going to take some time, thankfully nothing's broken, but heal quickly.

I can believe you rode home (I did too, allbeit like a very cautious grandma), but I can't believe you took the scooter to the clinic the next day. Man you are made of some truly generous but very, very tough stuff.

I guess that practice you had riding through the firebombing stood you in good stead.

Thanks for that unflinching account of the accident, we're all better off for it
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Oh Trepp I'm sorry about your unscheduled modification but lets face it, it could have been much much worse if you were going quicker.

It's going to smart for a bit but there's nothing broken so count your blessings.

Take care my friend.

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Re: Like Bambi On Ice
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I always assumed that if my scooter ever landed me in need of the tender ministrations of the medical community, it would be because of some high speed collision.  

But assumptions are designed to make fools of us all, and the hours (so far) today I've spent getting poked, prodded, X-rayed, bandaged, injected, and dosed are but a prelude to what awaits me this afternoon at the orthopedist... and though as a result of my scooter, speed and traffic had nothing whatsoever to do with it.

The story begins with an otherwise routine commute home last night.  The temperature was unseasonably warm... a mostly full moon peeked out from gently drifting clouds to illuminate the perfectly dry roadway... and no more than a slight breeze rustled the sparse vegetation along the side of the quiet road.

With the exception of a rare passing car, I was alone on the road for most of my commute.  And I was alone when I saw the 'T' intersection looming ahead which marked the 2/3 point of my commute.  As always, about 50 yards before the stop sign I rolled off the accelerator and let my speed bleed off naturally... applying the brakes gently only in the last few yards to stop the last of my forward momentum.

My scooter had almost come to a complete stop a few feet before the white line as I'd intended, when I suddenly had the sensation of drifting... as if my scoot was no longer in contact with the roadway.  I knew my brakes hadn't failed because that would have caused me to roll forward in the direction I'd been traveling.  Instead, I watched in puzzled amazement as the scooter began do drift crab-like eeeeeevvvveeerrrr ssooooo ssslloooooooowwwllllyyyy as if sliding on ice.

At the same moment that the moonlight allowed me to perceive that I was in the middle of a large slick of some sort of liquid, the stench of diesel fuel hit my nose.  Clearly a truck with a leaking gas tank had sat for a good long while at the stop sign and soaked the roadway before continuing on its way.

I said a silent prayer of thanks that I hadn't encountered the fuel slick in the roadway while traveling at speed, and put my left foot down to stop the glacially slow drift of the scooter towards the intersection.

That's when things started to go seriously wrong.

The scooter continued to drift at an angle away from where I'd planted my foot, and within a few seconds I found myself being forced into a comical split as I tried in vain to support the weight of the leaning scooter with my hands on the handlebars... All the while looking down in panic as my planted left foot got further and further from the imaginary vertical line that intersects the scooter's center of gravity.

As my crotch muscles began to scream their protest at the unfamiliar demand on their flexibility, I began feeling like a Thanksgiving turkey where someone was enthusiastically trying to rip off the drumstick.

Just when I thought I would split in half like a wishbone, another part of my body decided to give way.  I watched in horror as my left knee suddenly gave out, shaking off the confines of its usual axis of flexibility and allowing my lower leg to extend sickeningly at a 90 degree angle to the left.

The sudden lack of support from my leg forced me to fall to my left (further hyper-extending me knee in that unaccustomed direction) and allowing the scooter to slide gently onto its side in the roadway.

It all happened so quietly and with such surreal slowness (with the exception of my knee giving way) that when the scooter finally touched the pavement, it was as gently as if I had deliberately lain it down.

For a good 15 seconds I sat there frozen in that odd position with my hands still clutching the handlebars of the scooter, my right leg still straddling the scooter's step through, and my left leg extended at that angle that made me want to throw up.

Oddly, I didn't feel any pain.  Yet.  Just nausea and shock.

Then  the pain hit my left knee and the left side of my groin as if someone had sunk a red hot poker into me.  But for some reason I still couldn't let go of the scooter's handlebars.  Maybe it was some blind instinct to try to keep it from rolling further onto its side (where it might get scratched up) or maybe it was to preserve the illusion that it was supporting me.  But whatever was going through my mind, I just couldn't get my hands to let go.

Within a few minutes a car approached from the direction I had just come and stopped a few feet behind me.  I heard the sound of car doors opening, and within a moment strong hands were gripping me under the arms, and another set were wrestling the scooter from my grasp.

I guess the guy who had me under the arms didn't see my left leg clearly, because instead of just pulling me away from the scooter and laying me down, he lifted me up into a standing position.  As he did so I felt, more than saw, my left leg straighten out into a normal angle, and most of the pain evaporated.  My groin still had a searing burn from the muscle strain of the split, but my knee seemed sort of okay.

I'm sure by then I was in shock and operating entirely on adrenaline, but when the two men asked me if I was alright or if they should call an ambulance, I told them I was fine and re-mounted my scooter.  My knee was now throbbing mildly and shot me little lightning bolts of pain if I tried to turn my foot in any direction but straight ahead.  But the leg could support me so I thanked them for the help and rode slowly through the rest of my commute... seeing, hearing and remembering nothing.

When I got home it took me a few minutes to be able to get off the scooter, and another few to get it up on the center stand.  All I could think about was getting inside and sitting down.

When I walked in the door my wife wrinkled her nose and said, "what's that smell?".  

I hadn't noticed it outside, but in the warm confines of our home the stench of diesel fuel wafted from my pants and shoes in cloying waves.  We put my shoes outside and tossed my pants into the washing machine (getting them off would have been comically funny if not for the searing pain caused by the necessary bending and flexing of my legs), and I explained to my wife and kids what had happened.

I had a light dinner of soup and Percocet (I had a stash of pain meds in my travel bag for emergencies), and settled in to see how badly my knee was going to swell up.

I woke up around one in the morning on the couch with no recollection of how I got there.  Until I tried to stand up, and it all came flooding back.  I managed to make my way into bed and woke up this morning with both my knee and groin telling me that there would be a small change in plans for the morning.

I emailed my boss to make it official and waited for the local medical center to open so I could officially hear the bad news.

I couldn't drive our car because I didn't have a reliable left leg to work the clutch, and the idea of folding myself into the passenger seat while my wife drove me was a non-starter.  So ironically the only semi-comfortable conveyance my leg could tolerate was the scooter.

One of the nice things about living in a small town is that there is rarely a wait for anything.  I hobbled into the waiting room and the doctor, who was standing by the door of his office, waved me in.  He poked and prodded the knee and very quickly arrived at the decision to order some x-rays.  He told me that if I'd torn any muscle or ligaments it wouldn't show up, but he needed to rule out anything being broken.

While I was waiting across the hall for the x-ray technician to arrive, the nurse said she noticed I hadn't had my flu shot yet and offered to administer it.  I gave her the go ahead and am now immunized against at least a couple of strains of flu.  I know... a crap shoot, but better then nothing considering all the traveling I do.

The good news is that nothing is broken (not that this was surprising).  I've filled a prescription for two different kinds of big league pain meds, and am now waiting for my appointment with the orthopedist in a few hours.

I'll let you know how that goes.  In the mean time, send good, healing thoughts and lets hope it is just a sprain and that words like 'surgery' will not be part of the recovery discussion.

Oh, for those who are curious about such things, my scoot is fine.  A tiny scratch or two on the beading along the left leg shield where it touched the road... but otherwise pristine.
Forgetting your injuries for a second. That is very good writing. Have you ever thought of being a writer?

Back to your (ouch, ouch) injuries. Hope you get better quick and all comes out OK!
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Oh my. I wish you rapid and minimally painful recovery, friend.
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Stuff on the road sucks and from your story it sounds like you saved yourself from some major injuries. Did they check to see if your meniscus was torn? The amt of pain your having (your fairly stoic) would make me wonder if that's not the problem. If it doesn't feel better in a few days go back and see a good orthopod. For now pain meds are your friend Hang in there and sending you some speedy recovery karma.
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Prayers and healing thoughts to you, here's to a quick recovery.
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Wow. I'm so glad it did not turn out worse for you. Here's wishing you a very speedy recovery, and great pain meds!
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Trepp! I don't know you but I love you when I say this- Your dazzling write up of the accident had me in stitches.

I do hope you a speedy recovery with no serious problems-You're the MAN!
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David I am so sorry to read about your "off". Well it wasn't exactly an off was it? I'm glad to read that "Burma Shave" is only slightly "nicked" and that your own injuries, despite the significant pain are seemingly minor.

Reading your well written prose made me think of a story that an orthopaedic expert witness that I once used routinely in car crash cases reminded me of recently when a group of friends got together to salute him at a dinner. (the gentleman is suffering from a cancerous brain tumor- as an aside).

For several decades I was a pretty dedicated ice hockey goaltender. I played in high school, on a college club team and then on various old man teams up until I reached 40.

Well, towards the end of one game my then 38 year old body did the splits to stop a 2-1 breakway. Shot stopped, rebound covered, whistle. . .but, I realized that I could not get up.

After being helped up off of the ice, I changed out of my gear and somehow drove myself home. I think the two beer anesthetic assisted and under similar circumstances I might recommend that.

The next morning I woke up and could not unbend my leg. It was at essentially a 90 degree angle at the hip. I called this kind man, who by the way was not on my HMO and he told me to come in, which I did. But, how was I going to get there?

Well, I had a rolling desk chair which I placed the injured leg in, knee on the seat and thigh against the seat back. I rolled myself to my then girlfriend's truck and then suffered getting up into her SUV to go to the doctor's office. Where, the procedure was repeated.

So, here I am, propelling myself in a T shirt and gym shorts into this guys clinic with my knee in the seat and my thigh up against the back of a secretarial chair. The staff, who to date had only seen me in a suit and tie seemingly were sympathetic once they stopped laughing at me.

Then came the orthopaedic who didn't stop giggling for a full five minutes. Now this guy had been around. At one point in his career he was at a famous LA Clinic that worked on professional athletes. He assured me that he had never in his professional life seen anything like my "ingenuity". And then, he gave me to the X-ray tech who once I got on the table, started re-positioning my leg. I mean we wouldn't want to inconvenience the X-ray tech now would we? Apparently I was rather loud when I screamed. . .

So Trepp, I feel and sadly have felt your pain. I'll say a Mishabarach for you and Burma Shave.

Get well soon..
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When I hear of good experienced riders having incidents, it reminds me that nobody is invincible and all the more reason for us to look out for dangers. Not a whole lot you could of done in this incident.

Hope you heal quickly.
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Sorry to hear the about your spill. Glad you didn't suffer serious injury. I hope you are back to good (painfree) health quickly.

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Ohbabyohbabyohbaby. That hurt like bloody hell just reading about it.

Best wishes!!
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I hope you are feeling better today!
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I must echo Lothar, great writing!
Any chance you can send more saddle bags now that you're off work for a while? (JK)
Wishing you a speedy and painless recovery.

Cheers
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dmpawley wrote:
Sorry to hear about your misfortune. I'm glad it's not worse than it could have been.

My MSF instructor said that everyone who rides will dump it one day. The question is how and when.

Heel quickly!
Your MFS instructor is wrong, not EVERYONE will dump it one day. Hate that attitude, especially from an instructor
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Geez Trep I don't post for a week and look what you go and do.
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I hope you're a young guy and will heal quickly. It's a lot tougher When you get older, like me. I know show slick those oil spills can be. I dropped a motorcycle once at an intersection when I came to a stop and put my foot down in an oil puddle. And, yes it was probably spilled fuel. Sorry for you're injury. You wrote a beautiful account of the incident.
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David,
After all the kindness you showed us in purchasing and shipping the saddle bags for our scooters this incident befalls you. How does that expression go? No act of kindness goes unpunished?

Wishing you a speedy recovery,
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Yeah aren't you glad you didn't have a load of saddle bags with you?
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And here I was worried about the slick wet leaves on my morning commute!

Sorry to hear about this, Trepp. Lay low and recover, you'll be back out there soon.
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Hows the injuries today?

Any sign of improvement yet?
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David,
My thoughts and prayers are with you. Relax, heal and enjoy the meds
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WEB-Tech wrote:
dmpawley wrote:
Sorry to hear about your misfortune. I'm glad it's not worse than it could have been.

My MSF instructor said that everyone who rides will dump it one day. The question is how and when.

Heel quickly!
Your MFS instructor is wrong, not EVERYONE will dump it one day. Hate that attitude, especially from an instructor
That does sound bad, but perhaps he was just trying to get us to get over the fear of falling and plan our moves for when it happens.

Not meaning to pull away from Trepp's post. I wish him a quick and full recovery.
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Trepp', amazing writing and hoping for a complete recovery.

Those of us who learned to ride in the dirt are well versed in what you did.

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I appreciate the effort you give with all your stories, good, unfortunate or otherwise.

It adds to the community being able to share in all of life's experiences, and the time and care you provide in relating your own is duly noted.

Thanks and best wishes.
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Sorry for the mishap Trepp. I can totally picture your experience. It's amazing when these kinds of things happen so slowly that it seems surreal.

Sending healing mojo your way. Hope you get good news from the Doc's and recover quickly.
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It's a good thing I don't have an addictive personality. I want to fill wicker baskets with the drugs I am currently taking for pain and to relax my muscles, and run to all my uptight friends and tell them to gobble them down like tic tacs. I could fix so many people!

I wonder why my wife won't let me hold on to mine?
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I take that to mean you are still in considerable pain. Sorry bro. Hope it subsides soon.
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stickyfrog wrote:
I take that to mean you are still in considerable pain. Sorry bro. Hope it subsides soon.
I've been shot. I've been stabbed. I've been burned. I've been hit by shrapnel, I've broken bones.

This trumps them all.

If my wife and best friend insist on telling me (respectively) about childbirth and passing a bladder stone, I may have to kill them both.

In case either or both of them go missing, for the record, I am just kidding. Hah. Hah.
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Be Well David
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ouch 'keep your pecker up' as we say here in England elevating your knee is probably a good idea too.
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Sorry to hear about the mishap...

...and all the best in your recovery!!! Once the pain goes down and you start doing whatever kind of rehab the docs throw at you - keep in mind that maintaining flexibility is the most important thing you can do for yourself. Lots of slow/easy stretches/restorative yoga/etc will do wonders for you.

namaste'

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Saw my doc again this morning. He took one look at my sleepless eyes and wrote a scrip for oxycodone, along with a 'get out of work' note for the rest of the week.

The note won't have much affect since my work follows me to the ends of the earth, so it can certainly find me at home... but it is a nice gesture. I'll probably stay home today and tomorrow and then see about sneaking back in on Wednesday.

The good news is that for the first time since the fall I can think about something other than my knee. Plus one for the oxycodone.

The bad news is that I'm having trouble remembering what else I needed to think about. Minus one for the oxycodone.

I've got a hankering to sit out on the back porch and whittle a nice cane for myself. But my wife seems to have put all my sharp toys out of reach. Hmmmmm...
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2016 Vespa GTS 300 i.e. ABS sold, 2010 Vespa GTS 300 ie Super (sold) & 2003 Honda Shadow VT750 ACE (sold) & 2006 Vespa LX150 (sold)
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Treppenwitz wrote:
Saw my doc again this morning. He took one look at my sleepless eyes and wrote a scrip for oxycodone, along with a 'get out of work' note for the rest of the week....
Careful there, it's a slippery slope! One addiction (Vespa), leading to another (MV), leading to Oxycodone?

Oh, and by the way, 'get out of work' is good advice David, though these days, almost impossible to heed.

I hope the healing goes as fast as humanly possible.
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genie wrote:
ouch 'keep your pecker up' as we say here in England elevating your knee is probably a good idea too.
Interesting, I do some semi-volunteer work for a very influential gentleman (I get paid in excellent wine from his cellar), and that's one of his expressions. You are now the second person I know who has uttered this expression. Makes sense now. Thanks.

No one believes me that all the really interesting stuff I learn comes from MV.
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Hooked
GTV250, PX150 & LX50
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Get well soon! You didn't deserve this after all of your good deeds with the saddle bags. Many said you should be a writer - after reading your account, you have already proved yourself as a writer! Very entertaining albeit unfortunate.
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Veni, Vidi, Posti
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Trep does express himself well. May the need for the pain killers recede rapidly.
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OUCH!

Heal quickly.

And, as Lothar, iMats and others have said -- very good writing there.

I know the "scooter as handicapped transport" bit well. Busted my ankle a while back but kept walking on it for a month (thought it was a sprain... nope). My cage at the time had a 6-speed and my clutch-foot hurt like the Dickens when I used it, so I took the LXS150 everywhere instead. It worked out, at least until the doc told me it was actually broken and I ended up losing a riding season over it and the subsequent surgery.
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2009 'Burma Shave' Red GTS 250ie
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Some of you may remember that I used my Iron Butt ride to raise funds for the Radiology suite in our town's medical center. So this is what I noticed while waiting to get my knee x-rayed last week.

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