I had an accident today..... provided that you consider changing/cool-down part of the commute.

This morning I smashed the crap out of my elbow above the joint on a flat metal 'hook' in the bathroom stall where I change.

the accident scene, only not as modern looking:


Ow. I swear I can feel it all the way up into my shoulder.

Extra narrow stalls, no handicapped stall. I'm 6'4" with 37" arms. I can't just change out in the bathroom as there is no closing mechanism on the door, which opens directly to the hallway. I have to slide a garbage can in front of it to close the door. Wouldn't want my students seeing me shirtless....

Ahhh the joys of teaching in a falling apart urban school.

My arm hurts like heck now that I've sat around for a few hours.

Now I'll stop complaining and be glad that I had yet another relatively safe commute. Drivers around here seem mostly alert. Not always perfectly courteous, but they're aware of their surroundings in general.

I passed several middle school age kids with my new red Dahon. They were very excited to see it. I'm enjoying the conversation starter factor of the bike. I'm tracking my commutes on mapmyride.com, and finding it a useful tool.