Doctor knows best - NOT!!!

[Riff Raff]

Harrumph. I went to my doctor yesterday for a check up on my neck and to get signed off work for another couple of weeks, and mentioned to her how much this accident had stuffed things up for me: i.e. having to cancel my full licence, and not being able to buy a bigger bike just yet, and not being able to do a bit of touring around North Island on aforementioned bigger bike during my holidays in January etc. So she turned to look at me, put a knowing smile on her face, and said to me, "Well as an ambulance officer, dear, it won't be long before you give up bikes when you see the damage they cause."
Where do I start telling her what's wrong with that statement. I started to tell her I was more likely to be hit by a bus etc and that it is the other road users who ... blah blah blah, but I knew it was going in one ear and out the other, so I shut up, and smiled politely while she explained why she was giving me a prescription for Nortriptyline (which I won't be filling), paid my $20 ACC surcharge and walked out. And then I went to the bookstore and bought Kiwi Rider and Two Wheels magazines, and felt just a little bit better. Now if only I could figure out how to put my helmet on with my neck brace, I could go for a wee blat ...

[Motoracer]

Good on ya RR!! I am sure Draco knows all about your pain too.

Bloody non riding people!

[aff-man]

Doctors are stupid......... thats the simple truth.

You could get the helmet on if you have a removable colar padding thingy in the helmet

[Riff Raff]

Doctors are stupid......... thats the simple truth.

You could get the helmet on if you have a removable colar padding thingy in the helmet

Hmm.... then I've just got to figure out how I can ride without turning my head. No twisties for me I guess!

[Riff Raff]

Good on ya RR!! I am sure Draco knows all about your pain too.

Bloody non riding people!

Why, what's Draco done???

[Motoracer]

Why, what's Draco done???

Not now. It was when she had her major off.

Edit: By pain, I meant being a paramedic, she'd get hassled by non-riding colleagues for riding too.

[aff-man]

Hmm.... then I've just got to figure out how I can ride without turning my head. No twisties for me I guess!

Just go on a road you know as well as FF knows the 22. Then you can just dip the bike into the corners. having a 10m warning for corners could be an "interesting" ride

[Riff Raff]

Just go on a road you know as well as FF knows the 22. Then you can just dip the bike into the corners. having a 10m warning for corners could be an "interesting" ride

Righto, Papakura to Maraetae it is then! Erm can someone clear all the traffic off it just to be on the safe side????

[Ms Piggy]

Why, what's Draco done???

Yeah? What has happened????

Sympathies to you btw RR. Take care of yourself and when you're all better you'll be able to ride bigger bikes.

[Coyote]

When my brother was taken over the rimutakas by ambulance, he had a really good driver. He said that most of the motorcyclists he's seen hurt were in accidents were it was the bloody cages fault. Most of the cage drivers merely said 'wasn't my fault, I didn't see them'

[MOTOXXX]

Yea they do see a lot of motor cycle accidents. a lot of bad ones too

I had both the ambo lady and the doc say to me
"were u wearing a helmet" and
"so will u still keep riding them now eh"

i was like of course i was u fucking idiot, its illegal to ride them with out one. and id also be dead if i wasnt.

and

no i wont stop riding. why would i want to do that.
if i was hurt in a car accident would u ask me the same question

[Indiana_Jones]

'wasn't my fault, I didn't see them'

Let's remove their eyes, they're not gonna miss them

-Indy

[2_SL0]

What is Nortriptyline. Curious George asks?

[Two Smoker]

I hope you told her where to go....Had a similar comment from a Doctor when i said i had stuffed my shoulder in a motorcycle crash....

[bane]

Harrumph. I went to my doctor yesterday for a check up on my neck and to get signed off work for another couple of weeks, and mentioned to her how much this accident had stuffed things up for me: i.e. having to cancel my full licence, and not being able to buy a bigger bike just yet, and not being able to do a bit of touring around North Island on aforementioned bigger bike during my holidays in January etc. So she turned to look at me, put a knowing smile on her face, and said to me, "Well as an ambulance officer, dear, it won't be long before you give up bikes when you see the damage they cause."

when my doctor found out about the bike he starting calling me "donor"...
stopped though when I called him a fxxk'n quack