Not discorperated yet!

topic posted Mon, July 25, 2005 - 9:10 PM by  Christopher
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Hmm.. I had an eye opening experience today. I was riding through a four way intersection on my bicycle west when a car heading south ran the red light. He braked in the middle of the intersection and I swerved to go around him to the rear. Suddenly he reversed right in front of me and I slammed into him. I imagine what people think about in the last moments of thier lives.. eppiphonies, memories, regrets... all that went through my mind in that half-second (It seemed like an hour,) was "Is this it?"

Somehow I survived with a bump and a bruise on my hand and no other injury. I was not ready to discorperate just yet. I still have much to grok and cherish before MY time is filled. Some people are changed by near death experiences... oddly, I feel the same. Perhaps tommorow the shock will wear off and I'll feel like hurrying up and waiting until time is.

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  • Re: Not discorperated yet!

    Fri, August 5, 2005 - 1:45 PM
    Glad to hear you're still with us!

    You don't live in Phoenix, by any chance do you? Red light running capital of the world, aided by a plethora of drivers who are either too drunk, too old, too dehydrated, too ignorant, or some combination of all, to be trusted with a motor vehicle. I had the same thing happen while driving a scooter - only the person made a left turn in front of me.

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