Eating gravel on the C&O

[withm]

I'm so sorry! What a nightmare. Good that you were prepared, and got home OK. That could happen to any of us at any time. What a shame that none of the bystanders could be bothered to offer any assistance.

Martha

[Kalidurga]

It was really more annoying than anything else. There probably wasn't anything anyone could've done that I wasn't able to do for myself, and I certainly could've stopped someone and asked for help if it was really necessary. It just would've felt nice for someone to acknowledge it, y'know? Any one of those people probably would've expected that much if it had been them in my shoes.

Anyhoo... The dr in the er apparently used plain water in a syringe to clean it out (well, fancy hospital bottled water, which certainly might've been saline). When I was trying to clean it up on the trail, I used wetnaps that I'd nicked from various restaurants over the years. Now I need to go out for bbq so I can refill my kit

[Zen]

Now I need to go out for bbq so I can refill my kit

Yeah, they don't have those at Waffle House. You have to go to one of those upscale places
The reason I asked about cyclists or pedestrians was, well I just thought cyclists might be more empathetic to a fellow cyclist.
So much for that theory

[Kalidurga]

Yeah, I would've expected the same.

If anyone's feeling morbidly curious, here's mah hematoma. I should have taken the photo yesterday when it was still multi-colored.

[Zen]

If anyone's feeling morbidly curious, here's mah hematoma.

You know I had to look. Is that a knee?

[Kalidurga]

You know I had to look. Is that a knee?

That's the top inside of my thigh.

Hmmm... The KFC's near me don't give out wetnaps. I may need to talk to them about that.

[7rider]

Yeah, they don't have those at Waffle House. You have to go to one of those upscale places

Like Kentucky Fried Chicken???
That's where my wipies in my bike bags come from....