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veruca · 03-20-2005, 04:56 PM

Sat. morning ck and m2 and I decide to rent little scooters at the beach. I have never been on one in my life, but I am always up for something new. How big of a mistake this was...we found out about 5 minutes into the trip. I was making a turn and turning the throttle at the same time...and realized I was going to hit someones parked car. So I aimed for their driveway..well, that didn't work either..I sideswiped the car and knocked the passenger side mirror off while careening at what had to be 30 mph towards a concrete table...at this point I am completely freaking out and am hitting the brake and the throttle at the same time. Thankfully, I manage to avoid a huge bed of aloe and plow into a HUGE bouganvilla. The homeowner saw the whole thing and came running out to help me..he had to pull me out of the bush...and then turn off the scooter..and ck helped him pull it out.
It honestly was one of the most humiliating moments of my life..yet the funniest..we all just stood there laughing...the guy was cool as hell..the accident could have been so much worse. He just took $100 to replace the mirror I broke and said the next time I am in town to come hang and bring some beer. The scooter itself was undamaged(thank God).
so, my injuries...the entire left side of my body is scratched all to hell from the thorns...my elbow and knee are swollen and black...I think i broke my left pointer..it is swollen and black...a couple burns from the muffler...and huge bruise on my leg..and took some skin and nail off my toe..it hurts like crazy, but I am thanking God it is not worse. I just wish we had had a camera..we could be hundred thousand-aires....

ShaniFaye · 03-20-2005, 05:06 PM

ooooo your poor toe!!!!

Grasshopper Green · 03-20-2005, 06:55 PM

ACKKKKK that toe picture is going to give me nightmares!! I can't stomach gore!

I hope you feel better soon!!!

absorbentishe · 03-20-2005, 07:52 PM

Dayam, that looks like it really hurts. Next time you'll at least wear shoes, right? Thank god you'll be okay, and you really didn't do too much damage.

rival · 03-20-2005, 08:38 PM

Ouch. At least the guy was cool about his car. If that was me, I'd have probably been pissed.

clavus · 03-21-2005, 10:34 AM

OOF! Nice job on the toe. Be glad you were on a little scooter instead of a big, fast motorcycle.

If you crashed into the aloe, your wounds would have been instantly treated.

Charlatan · 03-21-2005, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by clavus

If you crashed into the aloe, your wounds would have been instantly treated.

That's just what I was thinking...

Glad to hear it wasn't anything worse and that you're OK.

veruca · 03-21-2005, 11:25 AM

lol..that is what I said..but since aloe is like a cactus...it would have been much more painful..and there was a huuuuge tree stump to hit in there too...I would have gone over the handle bars instead of into the not so soft cushion of a thorny vine...the plant itself was about 10ft tall and 6 feet deep..and I was inside..having to get pulled out was rather amusing..as was the scooter inside it..

MH73 · 03-21-2005, 07:56 PM

All I can say is simply... OW!!!!!!

Sorry to hear, hope everything heals up ok...

lindseylatch · 03-21-2005, 08:05 PM

Yeah, that toe definitely looks ouchy...I wonder if a guy had done the same thing if he would have been so cool about it (assuming you're a female from the nail polish, and shaved legs).

Nice Flor-de-lis tatoo...Only spelled right...

kurty[B] · 03-22-2005, 07:24 AM

OUCH!!! Next time wear a helmet with a video camera!

Irishsean · 03-22-2005, 10:49 AM

Ow, ow, ow damn! Toes hurt!

FlunkedFlank · 03-26-2005, 10:06 AM

ouch!

well if it makes you feel any better, I did something loosely similar (though not nearly as bad) the first time I rode a scooter. Same problem: I was pulling the brake handle but not letting up on the throttle with my palm! Ever since then I've always made it a huge point of telling people about to ride a scooter for the first time to watch out for that. They seriously need to teach that in drivers ed or something. When you're used to riding a bike for so long it doesn't occur to you that when you brake you need to let up on the rotation of the handle!

veruca · 03-26-2005, 10:19 AM

WERD..that was exactly the problem..lol

Sweetpea · 03-26-2005, 11:53 AM

ohmygod!

Hope it heals up fast!!

Sweetpea

streak_56 · 03-26-2005, 02:24 PM

jeez.... not to point out the obvious... but that must have hurt like hell...

hope you get better.

Amnesia620 · 03-26-2005, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Medusa99

ACKKKKK that toe picture is going to give me nightmares!! I can't stomach gore!

I hope you feel better soon!!!

I'm with you on this one, Medusa. Ick. Glad it wasn't any worse though...I know people who have been killed on scooters...and ya know, if you were killed then you couldn't post it on here as a funny story.

I hope you heal quickly. My thoughts are with you.

JustJess · 03-31-2005, 12:59 PM

Yeesh. I did that once too - tho not so spectacularly!! I still have a scar on my leg from the muffler burn.

May your toes and bits and pieces heal quickly.

Coppertop · 03-31-2005, 01:03 PM

That toe pic is gross. You should submit that to showmeyourwound.com

veruca · 03-31-2005, 01:31 PM

lol..I do have a lovely muffler burn..those were the injuries that photographed well..lol.
everything is getting better..very slowly.
the toe got infected, but it's getting better..and my bruise was quite spectacular..

Demeter · 04-01-2005, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Coppertop

That toe pic is gross. You should submit that to showmeyourwound.com

Hehehe...cool! I love morbid things. I just signed up as sickchick!

03-20-2005, 04:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
veruca Psycho Location: 4 privet drive	just had my most humiliating incident Sat. morning ck and m2 and I decide to rent little scooters at the beach. I have never been on one in my life, but I am always up for something new. How big of a mistake this was...we found out about 5 minutes into the trip. I was making a turn and turning the throttle at the same time...and realized I was going to hit someones parked car. So I aimed for their driveway..well, that didn't work either..I sideswiped the car and knocked the passenger side mirror off while careening at what had to be 30 mph towards a concrete table...at this point I am completely freaking out and am hitting the brake and the throttle at the same time. Thankfully, I manage to avoid a huge bed of aloe and plow into a HUGE bouganvilla. The homeowner saw the whole thing and came running out to help me..he had to pull me out of the bush...and then turn off the scooter..and ck helped him pull it out. It honestly was one of the most humiliating moments of my life..yet the funniest..we all just stood there laughing...the guy was cool as hell..the accident could have been so much worse. He just took $100 to replace the mirror I broke and said the next time I am in town to come hang and bring some beer. The scooter itself was undamaged(thank God). so, my injuries...the entire left side of my body is scratched all to hell from the thorns...my elbow and knee are swollen and black...I think i broke my left pointer..it is swollen and black...a couple burns from the muffler...and huge bruise on my leg..and took some skin and nail off my toe..it hurts like crazy, but I am thanking God it is not worse. I just wish we had had a camera..we could be hundred thousand-aires.... __________________ How you turned my world, you precious thing You starve and near exhaust me Everything I've done, I've done for you I move the stars for no one

03-20-2005, 05:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	ooooo your poor toe!!!! __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

03-20-2005, 06:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Grasshopper Green ...is a comical chap Location: Where morons reign supreme	ACKKKKK that toe picture is going to give me nightmares!! I can't stomach gore! I hope you feel better soon!!! __________________ "They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king" Formerly Medusa

03-21-2005, 10:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
clavus pow! Location: NorCal	OOF! Nice job on the toe. Be glad you were on a little scooter instead of a big, fast motorcycle. If you crashed into the aloe, your wounds would have been instantly treated. __________________ Ass, gas or grass. Nobody rides for free.

03-21-2005, 11:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
veruca Psycho Location: 4 privet drive	lol..that is what I said..but since aloe is like a cactus...it would have been much more painful..and there was a huuuuge tree stump to hit in there too...I would have gone over the handle bars instead of into the not so soft cushion of a thorny vine...the plant itself was about 10ft tall and 6 feet deep..and I was inside..having to get pulled out was rather amusing..as was the scooter inside it.. __________________ How you turned my world, you precious thing You starve and near exhaust me Everything I've done, I've done for you I move the stars for no one

03-20-2005, 07:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
absorbentishe Boy am I horny today Location: T O L E D O, Toledo!!	Dayam, that looks like it really hurts. Next time you'll at least wear shoes, right? Thank god you'll be okay, and you really didn't do too much damage.

03-20-2005, 08:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
rival Crazy Location: Pittsburgh, Pa	Ouch. At least the guy was cool about his car. If that was me, I'd have probably been pissed.

03-21-2005, 07:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
MH73 Upright	All I can say is simply... OW!!!!!! Sorry to hear, hope everything heals up ok...

03-21-2005, 08:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
lindseylatch Addict Location: Seattle, WA	Yeah, that toe definitely looks ouchy...I wonder if a guy had done the same thing if he would have been so cool about it (assuming you're a female from the nail polish, and shaved legs). Nice Flor-de-lis tatoo...Only spelled right... __________________ "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities" "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him." "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." -Voltaire

03-22-2005, 07:24 AM	#11 (permalink)
kurty[B] Sauce Puppet	OUCH!!! Next time wear a helmet with a video camera!

03-22-2005, 10:49 AM	#12 (permalink)
Irishsean edited for content Location: Austin, TX	Ow, ow, ow damn! Toes hurt! __________________ There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances. Leon Trotsky

03-26-2005, 10:06 AM	#13 (permalink)
FlunkedFlank Tilted	ouch! well if it makes you feel any better, I did something loosely similar (though not nearly as bad) the first time I rode a scooter. Same problem: I was pulling the brake handle but not letting up on the throttle with my palm! Ever since then I've always made it a huge point of telling people about to ride a scooter for the first time to watch out for that. They seriously need to teach that in drivers ed or something. When you're used to riding a bike for so long it doesn't occur to you that when you brake you need to let up on the rotation of the handle! __________________ Jesus saves ... and Gretzky gets the rebound!

03-26-2005, 10:19 AM	#14 (permalink)
veruca Psycho Location: 4 privet drive	WERD..that was exactly the problem..lol __________________ How you turned my world, you precious thing You starve and near exhaust me Everything I've done, I've done for you I move the stars for no one

03-26-2005, 11:53 AM	#15 (permalink)
Sweetpea Fade out Location: in love	ohmygod! Hope it heals up fast!! Sweetpea __________________ Having a Pet Will Change Your Life! Looking for a great pet?! Click Here! "I am the Type of Person Who Can Get Away With A lot, Simply Because I Don't Ask Permission for the Privilege of Being Myself"

03-26-2005, 02:24 PM	#16 (permalink)
streak_56 who ever said streaking was a bad thing? Location: Calgary	jeez.... not to point out the obvious... but that must have hurt like hell... hope you get better.

03-31-2005, 12:59 PM	#18 (permalink)
JustJess Unencapsulated Location: Kittyville	Yeesh. I did that once too - tho not so spectacularly!! I still have a scar on my leg from the muffler burn. May your toes and bits and pieces heal quickly. __________________ My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talkin'.

03-31-2005, 01:03 PM	#19 (permalink)
Coppertop Getting Medieval on your ass Location: 13th century Europe	That toe pic is gross. You should submit that to showmeyourwound.com

03-31-2005, 01:31 PM	#20 (permalink)
veruca Psycho Location: 4 privet drive	lol..I do have a lovely muffler burn..those were the injuries that photographed well..lol. everything is getting better..very slowly. the toe got infected, but it's getting better..and my bruise was quite spectacular.. __________________ How you turned my world, you precious thing You starve and near exhaust me Everything I've done, I've done for you I move the stars for no one