Shit man, good karma! Even a car doing that would mean pretty serious injuries.
A friend of my dad's had an accident on the mad stretch of road between Guisborough and Whitby. He lost his back wheel on an oil patch and left the road at about 50mph. He was wearing one of those full face helmets that bike cops use, the sort that the front hinges upwards, you know them? Amyway he ended up going face first into a fence post and the front of the helmet sheared away, taking most of his face with it. He was a fucking mess. Ruined legs, elbow as bad as yours and his face was like minced meat. The surgeons did a great job with his face, but he never looked the same and now walks with a proper limp. He sued the helmet manufacturer and got a fair wodge of compo for the catches breaking. I think they changed the design because of him.
So, yeah. You're a lucky man!
A friend of my dad's had an accident on the mad stretch of road between Guisborough and Whitby. He lost his back wheel on an oil patch and left the road at about 50mph. He was wearing one of those full face helmets that bike cops use, the sort that the front hinges upwards, you know them? Amyway he ended up going face first into a fence post and the front of the helmet sheared away, taking most of his face with it. He was a fucking mess. Ruined legs, elbow as bad as yours and his face was like minced meat. The surgeons did a great job with his face, but he never looked the same and now walks with a proper limp. He sued the helmet manufacturer and got a fair wodge of compo for the catches breaking. I think they changed the design because of him.
So, yeah. You're a lucky man!
Much like smoking, I don't ride a motorbike, due to the high probability of eventual death. 
A mate of my brother's ended up with a titanium leg (near enough) after coming off his bike. However, he was pulling a wheelie at 80mph on a 40mph road, so little sympathy for him, really.
Also - what helps with bike accidents is to have a big cage of metal around you while you're riding it. And also four wheels instead of two.
Also - what helps with bike accidents is to have a big cage of metal around you while you're riding it. And also four wheels instead of two.
Probability of eventual death for human being.......... 100%.
DavPaz wrote:
Shit man, good karma! Even a car doing that would mean pretty serious injuries.
A friend of my dad's had an accident on the mad stretch of road between Guisborough and Whitby. He lost his back wheel on an oil patch and left the road at about 50mph. He was wearing one of those full face helmets that bike cops use, the sort that the front hinges upwards, you know them? Amyway he ended up going face first into a fence post and the front of the helmet sheared away, taking most of his face with it. He was a fucking mess. Ruined legs, elbow as bad as yours and his face was like minced meat. The surgeons did a great job with his face, but he never looked the same and now walks with a proper limp. He sued the helmet manufacturer and got a fair wodge of compo for the catches breaking. I think they changed the design because of him.
So, yeah. You're a lucky man!
A friend of my dad's had an accident on the mad stretch of road between Guisborough and Whitby. He lost his back wheel on an oil patch and left the road at about 50mph. He was wearing one of those full face helmets that bike cops use, the sort that the front hinges upwards, you know them? Amyway he ended up going face first into a fence post and the front of the helmet sheared away, taking most of his face with it. He was a fucking mess. Ruined legs, elbow as bad as yours and his face was like minced meat. The surgeons did a great job with his face, but he never looked the same and now walks with a proper limp. He sued the helmet manufacturer and got a fair wodge of compo for the catches breaking. I think they changed the design because of him.
So, yeah. You're a lucky man!
Indeed, I was very lucky.
And yeah, those flip-up lids are shit. I lost £350 instantly in helmet-damage as I hit that tractor, but I don't regret it for a second, as it was the one helmet I tried which fit perfectly. Then they cut £500 of leathers off me, the basts, but I sure as hell wasn't sliding my arm through that sleeve or glove!
ComicalGerald wrote:
Much like smoking, I don't ride a motorbike, due to the high probability of eventual death.
Heh.
A friend of mine had a similar accident in his car, he was driving to work, went round a bend and there was a tractor stopped in the road talking to a milkman on the other side of the road, he ended up choosing the hedge to go into, and wrote off his car, but got away uninjured. It just astounds me that tractors can get away with stopping in the middle of the road, if I did it I would get the book* thrown at me.
*war and peace.
*war and peace.
Where I come from, motorcyclists are known as organ donors 
ComicalGerald wrote:
Much like smoking, I don't ride a motorbike, due to the high probability of eventual death.
Pfft. I weigh up the pros and cons and, unlike smoking which doesn't seem to have any pros to me, motorcycling has many. Of course there's a factor of danger, and much more so than in a car, but it's not a suicidal thing to partake in. Riding horses, on the other hand, is many times more dangerous than even motorcycling, but I've still done that and understand why others do too.
GazChap wrote:
Where I come from, motorcyclists are known as organ donors
Donorcyclists?
Question for you, how is that Acer Aspire / OS X thing going? I am considering it, if it's actually usable.
[farmer giles] A friend of mine was parking his tractor in a country lane and this speeding idiot ploughed his bike into the trailer, leaving a lovely dent (and some elbow). The next day, he was telling the milkman about it and some other fool nearly drove up his backside. Bloody townies. [/farmer giles]
kalmar wrote:
Question for you, how is that Acer Aspire / OS X thing going? I am considering it, if it's actually usable.
It's more than usable, it's great. If you want to do it, you need to be aware of the following things:
- Get the Aspire One with the HDD (not SSD) and with 1GB of RAM
- To use WiFi in OS X, you'll need to get a Mini PCI-E wireless card and replace the one inside the computer. This is a largely painless process if you're used to tinkering with computers. Just make sure you get a compatible card. The one I've got is a Dell DW1390 - this is very important, I first bought a DW1395 and it's not the same, AirPort on the Mac doesn't recognise it.
- The card readers won't work, but the USB ports will
- Sleep mode doesn't work (although I expect someone will figure it out eventually)
Other than those few issues, it's fine. Runs bloody fast considering what it is. It runs Photoshop CS well enough (I've only got the PowerPC version, so it'd probably be even faster with an Intel native one) and it can run the iPhone SDK which was my primary reason for trying it.
Cheers, that sounds pretty good. Is the aspire the best one to go for (for this purpose) then? I was reading a guide about how to install to an MSI Wind (or Advent) model but they all look pretty similar.
I can't comment on other netbooks, don't have experience with them. I've heard the MSI Wind is supposedly better for it but I don't know. Either way they're all going to be largely the same, I guess.
If you're computer savvy you should be able to get up and running with it in about 2 hours, including the time taken for OS X to install. Dual-booting with Windows is hilariously easy, too. Just create a separate partition for OS X, install to that, and then copy a single file to the Windows drive and edit the boot.ini file to point to that file. Dunno why it works, but it does!
If you're computer savvy you should be able to get up and running with it in about 2 hours, including the time taken for OS X to install. Dual-booting with Windows is hilariously easy, too. Just create a separate partition for OS X, install to that, and then copy a single file to the Windows drive and edit the boot.ini file to point to that file. Dunno why it works, but it does!
I finally watched the Christmas special of Shooting Stars last night and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Just as funny as it was back in the day.
Where did they get the Gardening troll from?
Just as funny as it was back in the day.
Where did they get the Gardening troll from?
Just had an announcement at work.
Just waiting to see how many of us are being made redundant... happy days
Just waiting to see how many of us are being made redundant... happy days
Happy days indeed.
Kovacs Caprios wrote:
Just had an announcement at work.
Just waiting to see how many of us are being made redundant... happy days
Just waiting to see how many of us are being made redundant... happy days
Fingers crossed for you, mate.
How could you possibly enjoy it when Kate Garraway was being subjected to sick and perverted sexual harrassment from not only one, but TWO male members of the cast!
nynfortoo wrote:
Then they cut £500 of leathers off me, the basts, but I sure as hell wasn't sliding my arm through that sleeve or glove!
Is that sort of thing insuranceable or do you have to cover that?
JamesOff wrote:
nynfortoo wrote:
Then they cut £500 of leathers off me, the basts, but I sure as hell wasn't sliding my arm through that sleeve or glove!
Is that sort of thing insuranceable or do you have to cover that?
It's insurable.
That's too fuckign scary for adults, too. Fucking hell.
That's a great sculpture.
of Kate Moss.
Zardoz wrote:
That's a great sculpture.
What makes it work is that it shows JC as a man, and not as a deity. Theology aside, most depictions you get in churches show Jesus looking bored rather than suffering the human agony of crucifixation.
So basically Christ was an anorexic?
Kern wrote:
Zardoz wrote:
That's a great sculpture.
What makes it work is that it shows JC as a man, and not as a deity. Theology aside, most depictions you get in churches show Jesus looking bored rather than suffering the human agony of crucifixation.
Which i would know about, had Dominic Diamond had the fucking balls to go through with it, rather than pussying out like a big whiny bitch, thus wasting an hour of my life, during which time I had built up, with eager anticipation the sight of him strung up, but instead, I got an advert or Catholicism. the cunt.
If someone jerks off to Mel Gibson's Passion, would it come under the ban on hardcore porn?
Kern wrote:
Jesus looking bored
That reflects more accurately the theology of Christianity though.
devilman wrote:
of Kate Moss.
Excuse me for going teen but:
LMFAO! I was just thinking that
And where the heck has everyone got the idea that we are getting married from?
I'm sure Gaz doesn't want me to get this job around the corner now, at the bridal shop! Jesus, even I'M worried now!!
LOLcats are GREAT! Trufax
Ange, Mimi and Jasmine have all PMed me this morning worrying that you'll put them in meringues.
Jesus was a man though.
and nothing more
In related news, I saw my first Atheist bus this morning.
And I got a cheerful letter saying: "Your probationary period of employment has been satisfactorily completed. Your employment is confimed until April 21st 2009." So much for permanent employment them, huh?
and nothing more
In related news, I saw my first Atheist bus this morning.
And I got a cheerful letter saying: "Your probationary period of employment has been satisfactorily completed. Your employment is confimed until April 21st 2009." So much for permanent employment them, huh?
ooh, you could get married at the same castle that Kovacs did!
Ho hum, I wish I had an income.
DavPaz wrote:
And I got a cheerful letter saying: "Your probationary period of employment has been satisfactorily completed. Your employment is confimed until April 21st 2009." So much for permanent employment them, huh?
That's my birthday if it's any consolation.
*Is very worried* You guys on crack or something today?!
Gaz has now got a good reason to get rid of me-so no Mrs.Chap here thankyousomuch
No snow
Gaz has now got a good reason to get rid of me-so no Mrs.Chap here thankyousomuch
No snow
MaliA wrote:
Ho hum, I wish I had an income.
Get a bloody job then, you layabout. I'm sure you could fit bar work in around all of that "studying"
Mr Chris wrote:
MaliA wrote:
Ho hum, I wish I had an income.
Get a bloody job then, you layabout.
Gissa Fiver?
Shin wrote:
Gaz has now got a good reason to get rid of me-so no Mrs.Chap here thankyousomuch
If you've whittled it down to one, then it must be progress
devilman wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
And I got a cheerful letter saying: "Your probationary period of employment has been satisfactorily completed. Your employment is confimed until April 21st 2009." So much for permanent employment them, huh?
That's my birthday if it's any consolation.
My Bro's too! Oh don't worry, I have no concern that they're going to fire me..........
devilman wrote:
Shin wrote:
Gaz has now got a good reason to get rid of me-so no Mrs.Chap here thankyousomuch
If you've whittled it down to one, then it must be progress
Hi5.
myp wrote:
devilman wrote:
Shin wrote:
Gaz has now got a good reason to get rid of me-so no Mrs.Chap here thankyousomuch
If you've whittled it down to one, then it must be progress
Hi5.
One GOOD reason, dozens of excellent reasons!
DavPaz wrote:
ooh, you could get married at the same castle that Kovacs did!
It was a good cheap venue..
I've already been married once before guys, I've learned my lesson. It'd be a cold day in Hell before you got me to walk down the aisle again
I could never get married at Shrewsbury Castle, because it's slap in the middle of the town centre and is therefore surrounded by idiots, shoppers and twats.
I could never get married at Shrewsbury Castle, because it's slap in the middle of the town centre and is therefore surrounded by idiots, shoppers and twats.
GazChap wrote:
I've already been married once before guys, I've learned my lesson. It'd be a cold day in Hell before you got me to walk down the aisle again
I could never get married at Shrewsbury Castle, because it's slap in the middle of the town centre and is therefore surrounded by idiots, shoppers and twats.
I could never get married at Shrewsbury Castle, because it's slap in the middle of the town centre and is therefore surrounded by idiots, shoppers and twats.
Was not too bad when we got hitched there. We got no hastle by idiots at all. Was a lovely day.
Just because your first wife was not right.. shin could be
ouch to Kovacs there
GazChap wrote:
I've already been married once before guys, I've learned my lesson. It'd be a cold day in Hell before you got me to walk down the aisle again
I'd rather assumed the verb in this case would be "dragged"
GazChap wrote:
I've already been married once before guys, I've learned my lesson. It'd be a cold day in Hell before you got me to walk down the aisle again
Think of the fucking stag do. I've already booked the paintballing and the gorillagram.*
*Well, Dimrill in a suit. But he was cheap. And strangely willing.