Johnny Two Bents and One Arm

Yesterday’s tip over made for a painful night. The ugly cut on my ankle and the road rash looked nasty but they were well under control by nightfall. Mrs. Rootchopper acquired numerous sizes of bandaids and, without seeing the cuts, acquired the exact sizes I needed.

As for the arm, it looks fine but hurts like hell. I can’t raise it without pain, in the upper arm not the shoulder. It also appears that I bruised a rib on that side. Ow.

I tried to sleep last night and pretty much failed once the ibuprofen wore off so I took some more, put on some brown noise, and fell back to sleep. I awoke at 10 am. I NEVER sleep in. I guess my arm decided that I was going to rest no matter what.

This afternoon I contacted Tim about the bike computer glitch. He suggested a new battery which did the trick. At 2:30 I went for a ride. I started up in my lowest gear and it worked well. Otherwise I was not comfortable knowing that another fall would put me in an entirely new world of hurt. So it was a careful ride. I somehow managed to avoid cars at intersections. I tried to cross the GW Parkway but gave up after realizing that a fall on the highway would turn me into road kill. I sheepishly dismounted and turned around.

I cut the ride short as dark clouds moved in. Only 15 miles. Tomorrow is decision day. It’s also ride to coffee club in the rain day. I hope I can handle The Tank or The Mule with this arm or it might be sleep in day.