Comments on: Turkey Ride and Injury http://crookedcog.com/2007/11/26/turkey-ride-and-injury/ A Blog for Every Bike Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:57:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: The Spokesmen Podcast » Blog Archive » Spokesmen 26 - December 20, 2007 http://crookedcog.com/2007/11/26/turkey-ride-and-injury/#comment-5289 The Spokesmen Podcast » Blog Archive » Spokesmen 26 - December 20, 2007 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:28:11 +0000 http://crookedcog.com/2007/11/26/turkey-ride-and-injury/#comment-5289 [...] Worst: Turkey Ride and Injury [...] […] Worst: Turkey Ride and Injury […]

]]> By: John Wm. http://crookedcog.com/2007/11/26/turkey-ride-and-injury/#comment-5161 John Wm. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:50:49 +0000 http://crookedcog.com/2007/11/26/turkey-ride-and-injury/#comment-5161 It always amazes me how helpful and caring EMS rescue workers are. Kudos to the Lynchburg Fire Department. I convinced, my next phone will be GPS enabled. Mike, I hope you're doing well. It always amazes me how helpful and caring EMS rescue workers are. Kudos to the Lynchburg Fire Department. I convinced, my next phone will be GPS enabled.

Mike, I hope you’re doing well.

]]> By: Ben L. http://crookedcog.com/2007/11/26/turkey-ride-and-injury/#comment-5058 Ben L. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:10:07 +0000 http://crookedcog.com/2007/11/26/turkey-ride-and-injury/#comment-5058 What a crazy story. I cringed about 5 times reading it. I'm happy you're doing better Mike. I always bring my cell phone and tell my wife where I'm going when I ride alone. This story reminds me why it's a good idea. What a crazy story. I cringed about 5 times reading it.

I’m happy you’re doing better Mike. I always bring my cell phone and tell my wife where I’m going when I ride alone. This story reminds me why it’s a good idea.

]]> By: calvin http://crookedcog.com/2007/11/26/turkey-ride-and-injury/#comment-5035 calvin Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:53:32 +0000 http://crookedcog.com/2007/11/26/turkey-ride-and-injury/#comment-5035 Solo rides=chicken rides for me; especially night solo rides! Solo rides=chicken rides for me; especially night solo rides!

]]> By: David Schloss http://crookedcog.com/2007/11/26/turkey-ride-and-injury/#comment-5026 David Schloss Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:47:32 +0000 http://crookedcog.com/2007/11/26/turkey-ride-and-injury/#comment-5026 Okay, so that's odd. I totally am sure this is all accurate, but the iPhone doesn't have GPS. So how did the woman get the coordinates? I mean, Apple says it has no GPS, there are no GPS settings on the phone, etc. Hmmmmm. Secret feature or was the signal on the phone strong enough that they could use E911's triangulation to find the location based on three or more cell towers? Okay, so that’s odd. I totally am sure this is all accurate, but the iPhone doesn’t have GPS. So how did the woman get the coordinates?

I mean, Apple says it has no GPS, there are no GPS settings on the phone, etc. Hmmmmm. Secret feature or was the signal on the phone strong enough that they could use E911’s triangulation to find the location based on three or more cell towers?

]]> By: Chris Bailey http://crookedcog.com/2007/11/26/turkey-ride-and-injury/#comment-5025 Chris Bailey Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:44:32 +0000 http://crookedcog.com/2007/11/26/turkey-ride-and-injury/#comment-5025 Glad to hear Mike is doing good! I see that my blog entry mentioning your story already is linked above in the comments, but wanted to mention specifically here: for those who often ride in areas with no cell phone coverage, check out a SPOT Satellite Messenger: http://findmespot.com. This little gizmo lets you request both emergency as well as non-emergency help (you define who that is). There is never cell phone service where I ride, so this is a pretty nice insurance item for me. I consider it just that: my riding-specific insurance policy :) Glad to hear Mike is doing good! I see that my blog entry mentioning your story already is linked above in the comments, but wanted to mention specifically here: for those who often ride in areas with no cell phone coverage, check out a SPOT Satellite Messenger: http://findmespot.com. This little gizmo lets you request both emergency as well as non-emergency help (you define who that is). There is never cell phone service where I ride, so this is a pretty nice insurance item for me. I consider it just that: my riding-specific insurance policy :)

]]> By: In Case of Emergency… | Mountain Monkeys http://crookedcog.com/2007/11/26/turkey-ride-and-injury/#comment-5023 In Case of Emergency… | Mountain Monkeys Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:39:06 +0000 http://crookedcog.com/2007/11/26/turkey-ride-and-injury/#comment-5023 [...] bad bike crash in 1992 in Moab that had me ATV’ed and later helicoptered to a hospital. But, this story over on the Crooked Cog site, while not a life threatening injury, brings to light again what you [...] […] bad bike crash in 1992 in Moab that had me ATV’ed and later helicoptered to a hospital. But, this story over on the Crooked Cog site, while not a life threatening injury, brings to light again what you […]

]]> By: Mike http://crookedcog.com/2007/11/26/turkey-ride-and-injury/#comment-5010 Mike Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:24:42 +0000 http://crookedcog.com/2007/11/26/turkey-ride-and-injury/#comment-5010 All is well with the leg! I'm recovering at home right now, can't do much and I'm getting a little cabin fever. I rarely ride without a friend with me. I'll go to a popular trail where your are no more than a mile away from someone but I also won't go to that same trail early in the morning when I know there won't be anyone else around. I'm so glad Tim was with me, he stayed calm and made sure the EMS people made it to me. It'll be a while before I go riding again, but when I do, I'll have my iPhone and a friend with me. All is well with the leg! I’m recovering at home right now, can’t do much and I’m getting a little cabin fever.

I rarely ride without a friend with me. I’ll go to a popular trail where your are no more than a mile away from someone but I also won’t go to that same trail early in the morning when I know there won’t be anyone else around.

I’m so glad Tim was with me, he stayed calm and made sure the EMS people made it to me. It’ll be a while before I go riding again, but when I do, I’ll have my iPhone and a friend with me.

]]> By: Tim Grahl http://crookedcog.com/2007/11/26/turkey-ride-and-injury/#comment-5008 Tim Grahl Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:04:40 +0000 http://crookedcog.com/2007/11/26/turkey-ride-and-injury/#comment-5008 I do a lot of rides on my own to but I always have my cell and tell my wife where I'm going, but yeah it could take awhile for people to track me down. Oh yeah, and I don't do dumbass things like ride across dams when I'm alone. I do a lot of rides on my own to but I always have my cell and tell my wife where I’m going, but yeah it could take awhile for people to track me down.

Oh yeah, and I don’t do dumbass things like ride across dams when I’m alone.

]]> By: William Martin http://crookedcog.com/2007/11/26/turkey-ride-and-injury/#comment-5007 William Martin Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:00:58 +0000 http://crookedcog.com/2007/11/26/turkey-ride-and-injury/#comment-5007 I echo Carlton ... I too ride alone without a phone. I usually post where I am going in an email or on my site but really ... it would be forever for someone to realize I am in trouble. They should make bike transponders that you set off when in trouble. I echo Carlton … I too ride alone without a phone. I usually post where I am going in an email or on my site but really … it would be forever for someone to realize I am in trouble. They should make bike transponders that you set off when in trouble.

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