Maybe. But it IS a nice bike, and I think if I get an extra-long seatpost I could get it to fit me....ugh....

you people are makin ga mountain out of a mole hill.

accept it with grace. patients get emotional when they get better. nothing wrong with gratitude.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bask...all-postseason

No thanks.

Note to self: Do not accept a bicycle from coasting.

That's pretty funny.

Wow!

A client gave me a gift certificate to their restaurant once. I did not feel unconfortable and the food was good.

+1

Give it to a homeless person so he can ride to the package store.

I don't know of a secret per se. There are a number of tips however, ranging from dont stand directly on the tracks to monitoring railroad radio frequencies.

Is this the second coming of Zubaz?

I can't seem to find them anywhere other than along railroad tracks.

There's a special train radio?

A fellow I know got arrested for trainspotting. Seems he had his radio tuned to the train radio station, parked next to the tracks, at 2 am. There may have been more, but he didn't elaborate.

whoa. That's my bike (sl3) and it wasn't cheap. Quite a gift.

+1

actually coasting, there is more to it than that. When physicians receive "gifts" of any sort, there is usually some type of ulterior motive.

Let me present a hypothetical situation.

Patient gives $5000 bike to physician. 3 months later patient breaks arm and physician writes Rx for Lortab (Hydrocodone). Patient takes hydrocodone and tries to sell it, gets arrested. Tells cops that he "gave" a $5000 bicycle to physician 3 months earlier. Physician goes to jail for narcotics diversion.

Change just for change sake annoys the **** out of me.

I'm confused. Is Notre Dame really all that enconsed in college basketball tradition?

I know I should donate the bike to a charity raffle but gosh...it's a nicer bike than what I ride now...

I will try to take a pic and post it, in between patients if I can.

those uniforms have to be a joke... right?

I'm busy.

Mr. Datlas, I have a different view:

1) Can the person afford this gift? If they are of means, this may be no more than sending flowers is to a pauper. Would you accept flowers?
2) Are you an ethical person, and do you absolutely feel that this would cause you to do something unethical in support of the person?
3) Will it compromise your professional care toward him, his son, or your other patients in the future?
4) Is it a nice color that matches the balance of your kit, and would it fit on the Epic Wednesday ride?

I think the answers to this will tell you what to do. If you were a counselor or psychiatrist, I would say it is totally inappropriate. As an MD or surgeon, I have trouble seeing the compromise. Doctors take junkets paid for by drug companies, which I would think far harder to justify as compared to this.

Qualifier: I am an engineer. All a customer has ever given me is ****, which I promptly give back.

Can you return it after riding it hard and putting it away wet?

incorrect