Well Joe is going to be one-armed for awhile. He was dropping off the van for service and rode his bike home. Went down a side street just in time for some woman to open her car door. Ass over tea-kettle up over the door of her car CRASH! Right in front of his brother Paul's house.

Ambulance ride, back board, neck brace, xrays...pain meds....turns out his shoulder has soft tissue damage and some alignment problems. Have to wait for the swelling to go down before we know more.

It's his right side and he's right-handed. He might be a little slow on the boards for a few days.

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Like I said on FB...The look on his face says it all.


       Heal fast Joe.

When I first saw the pic, I thought that you had bought some overalls after wearing mine but I see I was wrong.

Christy says that you are in quite a bit of pain but I suppose it could have been worse.

Hang in there Sarge and heal up for March.

Love you bro.....

Bummer lefty.  Musta been a hell of a wreck,  It kinda knocked your mustache askew.  Get well quick.

          Potter

Aw Sarge, you're killin me!  I'm sad for you and giggling all at the same time.  I would never wish you harm but jeeeeeeez, over a car door?  You never do anything by half, do ya? 

Love to both of you - you're gonna need it.

So sorry to hear this news and to see that "oh so pitiful" picture Joe!  Yikes!

So, did the police charge the person who opened the car door.

I work in accident benefits for auto insurance so these kinds of things always interest me.  Hopefully you have filed a claim for benefits?

Take good care - and heal fast!

Carol

[smiley=hug.gif]  oooh that looks like it hurts.  I spose it could have been worse?  I do hope the pain starts easing up real soon!!!!

Take care,

Kate

Ouch, that doesn't look or sound like it was too much fun.

I hope it fixes itself quickly and the pain fades fast too.

Hey Joe?  You know that bullet proof bubble the Pope is in when he is out among the masses?   Maybe you should look into one of those for your cross-country bike ride next year.

Laughing with ya Joe, not at ya.

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Thanks for the well wishes! For those of you I haven't told....I have modified my cross country bike journey plans. I am no longer going solo, going with a group of 14 people, organized by Adventure Cycling. Negatives are I won't be able to do any side trip visits. Up side is when I do something stupid like this I'll have someone else there to assist me. Christy liked that!!! ;)

Joe

Sorry my friend!  Heal fast!

Jerry

Quote:

Christy liked that!!!

I like it too.

Hey Joe...Wow,i am very sorry to hear about this :'( :'( :'(...Hoping for a fast and speedy recovery...When i look at that photo (it reminds me of myself) i did it to both my shoulders...Hoping you get better real fast...Lenny

Oh, hey, Joe - you never mentioned that you're really Sam Elliott's stunt double!

But, really, I'm sorry you're hurting...
:(
Feel better soon...

Wishing you a quick recovery & healing, Joe.

Sanna

That sucks, Joe.....hope you heal quickly.  Damn, that had to hurt!

That is the very reason I ride in the bush, NO CARS!!!!!!
Get better soon buddy, damn that must hurt :(

Wishing you a Speedy Recovery Joe!!! 

Be a good patient and don't drive your wife nuts  ;D

The not driving Christy nuts part is the key to my happiness!! ;D

The poor young lady who opened her car door was about 26 with a load of toddlers she was dropping off at pre school...and the poor thing was just mortified by what she'd done! The officer doing the crash investigation is a friend of mine and I told him I had no interest in having the kid cited. She has insurance so all my bills will get paid! ;)

Joe

High School Gazzette

  In the first week of a new school year, sophmore Rich Kimble reported his homework stolen on the way to school, saying a one-armed bike rider snatched it.  He now feels he's a fugitive of justice and says he'll look for this rider until the end of the semester to clear his name.  Seven others arrived in class the following day with the same story.
  Last year several students investigated a mysterious, fog-shrouded yacht named IT'S ALL MINE OUCH, leaving their homework aboard.  Docked briefly in San Diego, it was never seen again.





Sorry to hear, Joe.  :(   I've seen some careless door-opening and been watchful myself, I see she was very distracted.  Dangerous bad break.

Damn Joe!  That hurts!  Although it would have been an interesting video.

Hope you get well soon.

Carolyn

Kevin_M wrote on Aug 31^st, 2010 at 8:12am:

High School Gazzette   In the first week a new school year, sophmore Rich Kimble reported his homework stolen on the way to school, saying a one-armed bike rider snatched it.  He now feels he's a fugitive of justice and says he'll look for this rider until the end of the semester to clear his name.  Seven others arrived in class the following day with the same story.   Last year several students investigated a mysterious, fog-shrouded yacht named IT'S ALL MINE OUCH, leaving their homework aboard.  Docked briefly in San Diego, it was never seen again. Sorry to hear, Joe.  :(   I've seen some careless door-opening and been watchful myself, I see she was very distracted.  Dangerous bad break.

LOL Kevin, you have a gift with your story-telling!

So sorry Joe, heal up fast!

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OMG, Joe - you look soooo pathetic! 

I'm sorry, I hope you heal real quick!  You poor baby  :'(

Sandy

Awww..that look in the pic is pitiful!  Sorry to hear of your accident.  Quick healing vibes going your way!

Joe-Joe... OH MY POOR JOESEPPI... :'( :'( :'( :'( You look like you are in a lot of pain...

I Pray that you get well really, really soon...  [smiley=hug.gif] [smiley=hug.gif]

Luv/Like U Much
Peace & Blessings

LL


Now that I've got all the formalities out of the way...  I'm sure you know that I'm not going to lighten up on your arse just because you decided to do some trick bike riding.

Ruthy...any less and you would disappoint me!!!!!!! ;D ;D

Joe

OUCH!  You look like your in alot of pain.  So sorry this had to happen to such a nice person.  I will be praying for you for a quick recovery.

Karla wrote on Aug 31^st, 2010 at 11:07am:

OUCH!  You look like your in alot of pain.  So sorry this had to happen to such a nice person.  I will be praying for you for a quick recovery.

I'm with you Karla, I hate this happened to Christy also... That is who you was talking about right?

LadyLuv

Ah Ruthie I love your guts!

Here's the Joe report:  He had a pretty good night sleep and didn't take any pain meds after the bedtime dose. Woke up feeling pretty good. Tender to the touch but way better than last night. SO MUCH better in fact that he has left me for a couple days to join his brethren for the annual High Holy of Holy days (Annual dove opener). He can't shoot this year, so he'll be on the sidelines with his brother (the one that just had surgery who also can't hunt).

So the two of them will be shooting their rubber-band guns at the dove mobile that our friend made for the injured hunters!

Well hopefully we'll at least have some good pictures.

So Joe is off on a "religious retreat" huh . . . LOL.

The pic makes me say, "Awwwwww...." each time I look at it.   I do hope you start to feel better very soon and that the damage to your shoulder is minimal.

And try not to drive Christy crazy.  You men can be such BABIES! :P

Jeannie

Mosaicwench wrote on Aug 31^st, 2010 at 4:03pm:

So Joe is off on a "religious retreat" huh . . . LOL.

Sure, that's what we can call it!

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Rats. Looks not fun Joe.

Bad things do happen to strange good people. You sound better though. It's hard to keep you down, ain't it?

Charlie

I showed this to Caleb and he's ready to come "protect" his buddy Sgt. Joe.

Joe I KNOW you're hurting, but thanks for showing Caleb what CAN happen... I've been harping on being careful on his bike and he tells me he knows what he's doing.... NOW he SEES what CAN happen (and he thinks you are Superman).

Christy... bless you... you take care of our Joe.. (or stay out of the house - whichever comes first :)). 

Luv you both...  :-*

My mother always told me that if I couldn't serve as a shining example, I could serve as a horrible warning.

I think Joe's serving in the latter category for awhile . . . . . :o

BarbaraD wrote on Sep 1^st, 2010 at 5:51am:

I showed this to Caleb and he's ready to come "protect" his buddy Sgt. Joe. Joe I KNOW you're hurting, but thanks for showing Caleb what CAN happen... I've been harping on being careful on his bike and he tells me he knows what he's doing.... NOW he SEES what CAN happen (and he thinks you are Superman). Christy... bless you... you take care of our Joe.. (or stay out of the house - whichever comes first :)).  Luv you both...  :-*

Hey Barbara - here's a lesson for Caleb: Joe was just doing an "errand" with the bike, as opposed to going for a ride. He looked at the helmet and thought "I don't need that" and then probably thought about it again, and put it on. Given the fact that when he went over the car and landed on his head....and BROKE the helmet.....I'd say the helmet was a good thing to have.

SO the lesson for Caleb, NEVER get on the bike without a helmet.

Wow.  Just saw this.  Heal up fast Joe.

Christy, you'd better be far away when his pain meds wear off and he realizes how far and wide that pic has been posted  :o

Mustache askew indeed  ;D


QnHeartMM wrote on Sep 1^st, 2010 at 9:41am:

he went over the car and landed on his head....and BROKE the helmet.....I'd say the helmet was a good thing to have.

Well thank God for that.  This could have been much worse.

-Dennis-

Heal up nicely there Joe <3

Sending Vibes your way!

GL

[smiley=JAW_DROP.gif]Prayin for ya Bro!!

QnHeartMM wrote on Sep 1^st, 2010 at 9:41am:

Hey Barbara - here's a lesson for Caleb: Joe was just doing an "errand" with the bike, as opposed to going for a ride. He looked at the helmet and thought "I don't need that" and then probably thought about it again, and put it on. Given the fact that when he went over the car and landed on his head....and BROKE the helmet.....I'd say the helmet was a good thing to have. SO the lesson for Caleb, NEVER get on the bike without a helmet.

Having been one of the first people at the scene of a motorbike accident when the rider came off at a bend, half demolishing a wall, I was amazed to see a huge hole about four inches across had been punched into his helmet but it didn't get as far as his skull. His leathers were badly scuffed in a few places too.

But he was alive, which he wouldn't have been if he didn't have his helmet on. Being shaken up, bruised and probably a few broken ribs wasn't too bad in comparison.

I was also amazed as nobody knew any first aid other than me, even when there were about 20 people standing around. A few people were saying things like 'put him in the recovery position' or 'take his helmet off' and 'don't take his helmet off'.

I was really pleased that I'd had some first aid training, even though he wasn't too badly hurt, it could have been vital given it took 20 or so minutes for an ambulance to get to the accident as it was well out in the countryside.