Yea they had me collared and Velcro down. But you know I'm missing a small chunk from my ear!!!! BwaHahaha!!! I really do appreciate your and everyones concern. It makes me appreciate this group of guys a lot. Gonna take  some Hydrocodone and head for bed! Thxs again Robert

Damn Rock, be careful!

I'm glad you're okay. That sheeit in the road can be deadly.

I've only had one true near-death experience and that was when I dodge a rock in the road and went over a 30 foot embankment into a river that still had ice chunks in it. Fortunately, I hit a few places on the way down and it was kind of cushiony mud where I hit. Scratched up my new pair of Oakleys though. Better than my noggin' I guess.

Heal Up and Remount,

Dave

Thanks Dave here it is 3:30 am feel like crap and dizzy. Sore as hell.

Bob

Glad you are OK and it was not more serious.  Falling is still a big man issue for me.  Still fear it, but at least you were smart enough to be wearing a helmet.  Check the old one out.  i think I read to repalce it after a more serious accident.

Feel better.

Lou

Thanks Lou, I'm thinking about a new helmet headed to the bike store this morning. Rocky Top

Glad to hear your bike is ok RockyTop. Way to go!  

Seriously, happy to see you made it through the great possum crash. NIcely done with the helmet.

What a great srory to tell your grandkids some day, huh? You be livin'RockyTop!!

Boner

I knew you woud be proud I saved the bike!!! A couple days R & R should be back in the game. C'ya Rocky Top

I'm glad you're ok.  I hope someone told your brother why you weren't home.  Rest up and get a new helmet. 

Thanks Bob, yea my brother headed straight to Vanderbilt! Plan on getting the new helmet I'll keep the old one for bragging rights later! C'ya Bob

Hey RockyTop...sounds like hitting a Tennessee possum with your bike can be more hazardous to your health than hitting a Montana bear.  Hope you're feeling better.

Bicyclist Strikes Bear - Both Survive

  MISSOULA, Mont. (Sept. 10) - A middle school teacher suffered some bruising and a big scratch on his back after he struck a bear while riding his bicycle to school.
  Jim Litz said he was traveling about 25 mph Monday morning when he came upon a rise and spotted a black bear about 10 feet in front of him. He didn't have time to stop and T-boned the bruin.
He tumbled over the handlebars, his helmet hit the bear's back and the two went cartwheeling down the road.
The bear rolled over Litz's head, cracking his helmet, and scratched his back before scampering up a hill above the road.
Litz's wife drove by shortly after the crash and took her husband to the hospital. He hoped to be able to return to teaching science at Target Range Middle School on Friday.