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Your current mental state/health is a result of the accident. The at fault driver is responsible for that. Check and see if you can get professional help on their dime. I think it really could help you.

That's not really an excuse for not going. It's more like a reason for being 3 minutes late

Travis I'll take a stab at this even though I'm rotten at this sort of thing... I'm guessing because you're a rider, you may be a very proud person, independent at heart and don't want to burden others. My grandpa and dad were very much that way, and I have a very strong streak of it as well. In fact, I pushed away my last GF because of it, but that's another story entirely. Anyway, only you are going to be able to determine what we can help you with because we don't want to disrespect you or make you feel any more hurt by this accident, but at the same time, we do want to help. People like us, trying to help, will make a few mistakes about what to say or do. We might not always be available because of our own obligations, but we'll find ways. And yes, we might accidentally make you uncomfortable just by offering to help because it could remind you of the long road to recovery and maybe coming to terms with some health limitations you never thought you'd have at this age. You might even worry about being felt sorry for or for bringing us down or that you might tear up around us. Or not - I don't know, I'm just casting those out there. The point is that having people to talk with about it, or anything else except the accident - your choice - WILL HELP, I earnestly believe that. In my own case with 4-level cervical stenosis and a scary surgery in Germany, I found it vital to talk with as many people as I could to give the thing a shared reality and extra perspectives to help me think through options. Anyone who knows me could confirm that admitting I couldn't figure it all out on my own was a huge impediment to me until I broke that habit and went the opposite direction. It was a huge breakthrough, and helped me see options and take action that ultimately helped me in untold ways. Honestly, having people to talk to without fear of judgement or pity is huge. Could a few of us meet you in Galion sometime? Or how about a phone call? FaceTime or Skype? I'm not trying to pick you up - LOL - but if you let us get creative, we might be able to broaden your perspective and calm down some of the spiraling that can frankly become obsessing. Like I said, I suck at this, but does any of that connect in any way for the better? - Scott

My wife won't let meBad burritos / "I'm stuck on the toilet"

I'll have to look up where Galion is... You're entitled to feel shitty. Don't let anyone else tell you otherwise. That said, happiness is, at least in part, a choice. I can assure you that there are people on this site who care what happens to you, and how your life progresses - but (speaking for myself, mainly) we don't always know how to act either. I would love for you to be able to vent about things, but I don't want to come across as nosy. I'd be happy to offer up 'help,' or just hang out if all you're looking for is a little piece of normal pre-crash human interaction, but it would feel like an imposition to invite myself to hang out with you. Most of us are going to be as uncomfortable reaching out to you as you are reaching out to us. So by all means, if there's something we can do, let's cut the foreplay and just get it set up :-)

So as many of you know, Brian is quite creative when coming up with excuses for not going to OR events. The Cleveland IMS show is coming up and it occurred to me that he might be running out of ideas. So this thread is a place we can all add excuses for him to use. He can easily bookmark it and refer back to it in the future. They don't need to be IMS specific. I have a couple: 1) The dog ate my tickets to the IMS show so I can't go. 2) I found a great deal on a bike/Vette/Top Gun Poster on Craigslist and I need to go look at it. But I will be back soon with an excuse on why I didn't buy it.

His vagina may freeze open and make that "whoosh" sound when the wind blows, annoying all of us. https://youtu.be/C7uYp0iaAik

Dick ????

Has to put shoes on. Salt will get in his car if he drives it. It might rain on the west coast, so no taking chances.

Needed it out of the party barn to make space for party. It is currently sitting in the back of mean bluish green.

Update: Just went to the doc this morning and it's not as bad as he initially thought. Mcl tear with ligament damage. Simple surgery and 2-3 week recovery.

Forget about his stance on gun rights and other issues for a minute. I just can't get past the whole self proclaimed "Socialist" thing.

It really depends on how badly you've injured yourself, and how seriously you take the rehab. I haven't had a diagnosed knee injury, but 2 of my friends tore their ACL in the same weekend - one playing volleyball in college, and the other slipping on ice in a parking lot. They had almost identical injuries, and surgery on the same day. One was back up and running (literally) within 6 months, and the other was lazy and it took 18 months before he was really "right." Rehab is no joke. Do the icing. Do the flexibility exercises. Religiously.

Your logic is a little off. Remember half of the population has a below average mentality. LOL

Funny enough, the new stuff is black leather.

How many interviews have been done on this?

Our 2 and half month old son goes from almost dying 2 weeks ago from dehydration and lack of nutrition to sucking down 7 oz of formula 5 times a day and last night he sucked down 8oz...