I’ve admittedly made a lot of stupid mistakes in my life. Yesterday, I made perhaps the worst ever.
I rode my bicycle to downtown Bellevue and did a short weight workout at Epicenter Fitness at Bellevue Place. It was short, sweet and had me feeling good. I was looking forward to grabbing some sushi from nearby Sushi & Rolls Express, as I frequently do after a good workout. (Disclaimer here - I did register and design their simple website and advertise their business for them, but have never been compensated).
Usually when I leave Bellevue Place on my bike, there is nobody to block the way out and I just ride about the arms that let you in and out at the toll booths. This time, they were all occupied and I decided that I would just follow out the SUV in front of me. Unfortunately, I had no idea that the arm would come down so fast and it came down and almost decapitated me. It very closely knocked me off my bike and probably looked either funny as hell or horrifying (depending on how one looks at things). A number of people stopped their vehicles to see if I was ok. Normally I would be very embarrassed, but I was too injured to think about my pride.
I did manage to make it for my regular spicy tuna roll and then basically limp (or wobble) my way home, but the damage had been done. The worst part of this is that I already have been through major problems with my neck including two herniated discs … Today I am one hurting unit and am really hoping that this latest incident doesn’t lead me down the same roads again. By the end of the day, I’m having some real problems and actually went down and bought a new neck collar.
Not really sure why I’m writing this here, don’t want or need sympathy, I guess it just feels a little better to let my frustration out.
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