Wilsons Sandbox

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., saladshooterKLR@w... wrote: > I was thinking the same thing and bought a new set of pads almost a year > ago. I now have just over 12,000 miles on my stock pads and still have > plenty of meat left as of my check last night. Haven't even looked at > the rears. I don't think my wear is typical however as I seem to > remember other listers only getting 6-8000 miles out of a set of stock > front pads. > > Don KLRA13 "Salad Shooter" > 73 Suzuki TS185 > Mandan, North Dakota

> Don & Brad..... Do you guys wear really thick soled boots???? >

> Amigos, > > I could sum this all up and just say I've been to the hospital for a > while, but that would prevent you all from knowing just how much fun > I've been having. So sorry for the misleading title. > > My ten day torture ride began innocuously enough on Sunday afternoon > April 8th, I had been out on my R1100RS with a bottle of beer and two > slices of leftover pizza for lunch, in my tank bag. It was a > freezing and totally uneventful day, no bikes out at all, very > unusual winter weather blowing down from Alaska. So I was home early > and pondering what to consider making for dinner. After looking in > the fridge an not coming up with anything, I shut its door and walked > out through my little living room when I though I might have been hit > by a bullet in the brain, knocking me to the floor instantly where I > hung on for a few moments and tried to gather my thoughts. I was > beginning to notice a headache of never-before-experienced proportion > coming on. I had just enough presence of mind to dial an ex- > girlfriend, who cancelled the dinner she was making and must have > outrun the cops as well, she made the 35 miles here in record time, > then succedded in taling me into going to the hospital (I am slightly > obstinate and also don't trust hospital people or EMTS, which is why > I didn't call 911). > > When I got to the hospital I got tested in many ways, finally a CT > scan revealing that I had suffered a "sub-arachnoid hemorrhage" > (serious wet brain fart to me) and they sent me to ICU, where I was > lucky enough to receive special high-performance tubing, one for in- > go, and one for out-go. I spent about 40 hours in ICU, and received > neither food nor drink while there. I finally got so hungry I stood > on my bed and hollered to the entire room (big room full of people > and nurses, doctors, etc)that if I didn't get some fucnking food > there was going to be commencing one ugly scene which would not look > good on the evening news. Immediately after I made my statement, > though, a tray with bacon, eggs, and pancakes magically appeared and > they disappeared extremely quickly. I don't think I've ever had such > delicious pancakes before! Of course, being that hungry will make > anything taste good. > > At any rate, after being poked, prodded, angiogrammed twice, CT- > scanned, MRI-d, and fully investigated in every way, they could not > get a blood pressure reading on my any higher than my normal 137/80, > and all other tests indicated that I was still enjoying an > underserved state of test-perfect health. > > So, finally, today, after scanning the second angio, I was given > permission to leave...Hurrah! I had to re-introduce myself to my > dogs upon my arrival at home, and they are still snuffling up the > bits of the stinky leftover pizza that was in the frig. > > Learned at the hospital: > This type of aneurysm kills the victim about 50% of the time, they > don't make it to the hospital. > > Of the 50% that do make it to hospital, they scan em and test em but > can only find the source of the bleed about 25% of the time. > > Some nurses are incredibly mean bitches who don't like men and hope > to see you suffer; others are truly compassionate people (like the > two who gave me a great ball-washin while I was prepping to get out > of ICU....wash em and smile, honeys, I love you! > > Everybody in there is guessing, and sometimes they are right. > > Don't try this at home. > > Backroad Bill > Sore for now, but will be back on my favorite roads again soon. > > Cheers. > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Support Dual Sport News by subscribing at: > http://www.dualsportnews.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/