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Old 06-05-09 | 09:07 AM
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From: near Chicago
Originally Posted by availpunk9
Ended up going down when a ped. jumped off the curb right in front of me; she didn't look before stepping off and then froze in panic.
My brother was a pedestrian in this scenario and ended up with the lower leg broken in 2 places as it bent around the bicycle wheel. Too bad about your knee, but glad everyone is OK.


I had a chilly 42F when I left home wearing a wind jacket, shorts, and terrycloth mittens. 50F showed on the bank near work when I arrived.

On the way, I got doused by a helicopter spraying for gypsy moth control (yeah, they are a threat to vegetation in my area, and I don't think they tell fortunes or dance around a fire at the edge of town...)
Thge choppers spray an insecticide, Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki in a waxy base which was getting in my eyes. I had nowhere to escape to.

All the government info says it's harmless to humans...I don't know, but I haven't had the urge to pack a wagon and hit the road as a tinker or perform driveway sealing scams....




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