Originally Posted by waterrockets (Post 16224668)

My friend's curfew discussion with his dad: "Son, if you're not in bet by midnight, come home."

Originally Posted by jsutkeepspining (Post 16224650)

Yesterday night i was in bed by 12, girlfriend left my house at 11, and i then got up at 7. I didn't not have sexy time ;)

Originally Posted by grolby (Post 16224558)

Collarbone Update: FFS! The guy I saw today was totally comfortable with just letting me heal like Quasimodo, sans surgery. I explained that, as a competitive cyclist, asymmetry and/or potential shoulder impingement on the bike was Not An Option (I don't think it's a great option for non-athletes either, but that's a different rant.) So I've got another appointment with a doctor who will do a surgery with a rod and everything, but not till Tuesday, so who knows when I'll actually be operated on. Messaged my PCP to see if there's a sports orthopedist in the system with a shorter wait time. I guess I should've specified a sports orthopedist to begin with, but... *sigh.* Pretty frustrating.

Originally Posted by MDcatV (Post 16224687)

well, now we know what you did between 11 and 12.

Originally Posted by Ygduf (Post 16224717)

That really sucks. Sorry to hear it.

Originally Posted by grolby (Post 16224673)

That's a fair point. I've asked for another referral partly because I do want an opinion from someone who regularly works with athletes. I'm not anxious for surgery per se, I'm anxious about healing in a way that interferes with my ability to ride a racing bike. If someone has another solution to get my shoulder aligned that isn't surgical, I'm okay with that, too.

Originally Posted by Homebrew01 (Post 16222667)

We got extra lucky: very smart border collie, but not hyper or needing to be worked a lot. He loves learning & doing tricks. I also never realized how omnivorous dogs can be. He gets so excitied when he sees carrots, broccoli, cucumbers etc come out of the fridge.

Originally Posted by MDcatV (Post 16223689)

[/begin old man rant]:

for anyone under let's say 30 who went to college, do you folks actually have to write reports or is everything a bubble sheet now? i have hired multple people over the past 15 years from natural sciences backgrounds from schools ranging from random small state schools to Duke, and noticed a steady erosion of writing skills to the point that new-ish hires dont seem to be able to formulate a basic paragraph that opens with a position, supports that position, and compels the reader to a conclusion. they're more like incoherent thoughts with a conclusion that isnt really supported. I have talked with others in similar positions as myself in my company and we all have noticed the same thing, so I'm not totally alone in this.

dear colleges: your graduates can't write, despite whatever you're requiring.

[/old man rant.]

Originally Posted by valygrl (Post 16223745)

Please post pictures when you get kittens!!!

Originally Posted by kensuf (Post 16224550)

This guy ****ing ***** a 13 year old girl. He was 37. And then tried to claim his veterans status to get in our interview pool.

We should call him in so we could punch him.

Originally Posted by waterrockets (Post 16224870)

You need one of these emoticons:

http://www.606studios.com/bendisboar...ilies/hulk.gif

Why is it you like your's all pristine, and mine all beat up?

Originally Posted by rkwaki (Post 16224881)

Mint baby....

Originally Posted by gsteinb (Post 16225262)

Not hard when you don't ride. Unless you bang it into a door frame.

Originally Posted by rkwaki (Post 16225300)

It's like my beautiful face...
Banged that into a door frame as well.

Seriously though I am neurotic (ba da boom) about keeping stuff clean, polished and in great shape. My last BMC had a ton of miles on it and was mint until I cracked the rear triangle doing sprint intervals...

Originally Posted by gsteinb (Post 16225310)

Loaned it out to someone who rides?

Originally Posted by valygrl (Post 16223745)

Please post pictures when you get kittens!!!

Originally Posted by waterrockets (Post 16224619)

Not that mine is like yours, but I had a 3/4 length spiral fracture to my clavicle. When I stood up from the crash, it was lifting my skin 3". I cinched my backpack (commuting) down tight to push it back down, and rode the rest of the way to work one-handed. Then called my wife to take me to the hospital. Drs said they didn't think surgery was necessary, largely because I set it myself, and it hadn't moved much since. It wasn't completely displaced, still hanging on at the now-hinged side.

So, i just kept it in a sling and protected it. It healed up a bit thicker looking than the other side, but I have no issues at all with it, including more crashes, aero bars, etc.

Myself, I think I'd get another ortho opinion on surgery or not, and wouldn't be hunting someone to cut me. Surgery is a risk too.