I had a girlfriend get hit like the SUV that hits the bike. She was in her car with her two small children, both in car seats, and they hit a gas main, much like this car hits the motorcycle. They were suspended upside-down, her husband gets a call from a neighbor and rushes BEHIND THE FIRETRUCK to the scene, to see his whole, young family stuck like this. It was so horrifying for all of them. Her kids were so scared they were awake and uninjured, but they wouldn't respond to her; totally silent. They had to wait for the gas to get shut off before anyone could help them. It was the longest 20 minutes of their lives. They all recovered and the drunk that hit them left the scene. He was later arrested, still drunk. Her husband, however, fell to pieces afterwards. He doesn't laugh or joke around nearly as much. Her kids didn't sleep in their own beds again for a year. I know it's a terrible story, but when I watch this crash, it's all I can think of. I'm just glad they all survived.
I don't make a lot of personal posts so please bear with me. #Rufus hasn't been doing well for the past week or so. I mean, he's 13 (at least), and has slowed down due to age, but the past week or two he's been acting like every movement is a Herculean effort. A few times in the past couple of weeks his rear legs have given out on him completely to where I've had to pick him up and carry him which is, in itself, telling. Rufus has always hated being carried and struggled continuously when I did so. Yesterday while petting him I noticed two golf-ball sized things up under his chin. Now, they may be benign lipomas as Rufus is covered with them (one one each thigh, one on each shoulder, one on his chest and a few smaller bumps here and there) or they may be indicative of something else. I'm no vet and aside from emergency medic battlefield training I have no medical experience whatsoever, but these new things seem to be where your or mine lymph nodes are located....
I'm shutting down Google+ for the night and quite possibly for the weekend. Why? This stupid #gifwars thing people are so proud of. This Adam Black guy said he doesn't like gifs and now everyone is mass trolling him. Having been mass trolled like this I can relate to him easily enough. Have an opinion and the collective might of Google+'s lower class denizens jump on a bandwagon. I just saw a post where someone wanted to jump on board and had to get clarification she was tagging the proper Adam Black. She wasn't even connected to him ! Nor was she a part of the original discussion. She just wanted to follow the herd. When I called her out of it she claimed, "one gif doesn't make a troll." Perhaps not, but she's contributing to a larger troll effort. One straw doesn't break the camel's back, but thousands will. So, tonight, Google+ disgusts me. It probably will tomorrow as well. And possibly Sunday. I gave up Google+ for two months this spring...
What's so innovative about the Apple Watch? What has Apple done since the launch of the iPhone that was truly innovative? I read articles all he time about features this and software that, but I haven't seen anything where it was definitively proven where Apple has been cutting edge for years. christopher rizzo called me a troll for questioning his religious adherence to Apple consumerism. So, can someone explain where Apple is truly innovative? I'm not talking about a minor change like the USB-C port or "slide to unlock" but a true innovation that's once again changing the industry. http://www.fastcodesign.com/3043419/what-the-apple-watch-does-that-googles-watches-dont
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They had to wait for the gas to get shut off before anyone could help them. It was the longest 20 minutes of their lives.
They all recovered and the drunk that hit them left the scene. He was later arrested, still drunk.
Her husband, however, fell to pieces afterwards. He doesn't laugh or joke around nearly as much. Her kids didn't sleep in their own beds again for a year.
I know it's a terrible story, but when I watch this crash, it's all I can think of. I'm just glad they all survived.