PAULBACH
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The following information is posted under the BIG Gig but not everyone reads that thread.
A few of you know, though most do not, that our BIG Gig auctioneer hit a deer while riding his brand new
R1200RT the day before Thanksgiving. Lyman is now home a week out of hospital today. (There, a full week!)
and is on the mend.
Deerly Departed RT Lyman wadded up a brand new BMW R1200RT motorcycle with 25 miles on the odometer. This is Lyman's bike as brand new with only 12 miles on the odometer. He picked it up at Max's big Thanksgiving dinner.
It's a tragic tale (60th birthday present to himself , approx. = to 1 1/2 years of auctioneering proceeds...Insurance may call it a total loss, we'll see, hope so. Laura,his wife, ever the decorator, said she didn't like the color all that well anyway and to try something that didn't clash in the Spring!)
5 deer jumped out of a culvert on the left side of the road and Lyman t-boned the first or second (not sure which) and went down in a instant at approximately 35mph. Zero warning time, only enough to recognize the the hazard but not enough for ABS brakes to deploy. He spoke with eye witnesses and EMT responders, etc., and all said there wasn't anything he could have done to avoid them. Deer are totally unpredictable. Unfortunately Lyman did not recover the "deerly" departed venison. But not to worry - most likely the EMTs didn't pass the buck.
The extent of injuries is 7 broken ribs all on the left side. No punctures, no other broken bones, no internal bleeding, no head or neck injuries, road rash or anything else. Full recovery expected as ribs heal, but damn uncomfortable for the meantime. Lyman is fine and will be well with time. Most likely he will be back on the job for the BIG Gig.
A few of you know, though most do not, that our BIG Gig auctioneer hit a deer while riding his brand new
R1200RT the day before Thanksgiving. Lyman is now home a week out of hospital today. (There, a full week!)
and is on the mend.
Deerly Departed RT Lyman wadded up a brand new BMW R1200RT motorcycle with 25 miles on the odometer. This is Lyman's bike as brand new with only 12 miles on the odometer. He picked it up at Max's big Thanksgiving dinner.
It's a tragic tale (60th birthday present to himself , approx. = to 1 1/2 years of auctioneering proceeds...Insurance may call it a total loss, we'll see, hope so. Laura,his wife, ever the decorator, said she didn't like the color all that well anyway and to try something that didn't clash in the Spring!)
5 deer jumped out of a culvert on the left side of the road and Lyman t-boned the first or second (not sure which) and went down in a instant at approximately 35mph. Zero warning time, only enough to recognize the the hazard but not enough for ABS brakes to deploy. He spoke with eye witnesses and EMT responders, etc., and all said there wasn't anything he could have done to avoid them. Deer are totally unpredictable. Unfortunately Lyman did not recover the "deerly" departed venison. But not to worry - most likely the EMTs didn't pass the buck.
The extent of injuries is 7 broken ribs all on the left side. No punctures, no other broken bones, no internal bleeding, no head or neck injuries, road rash or anything else. Full recovery expected as ribs heal, but damn uncomfortable for the meantime. Lyman is fine and will be well with time. Most likely he will be back on the job for the BIG Gig.
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