La_Dolce_Vita Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 http://er24media.blogspot.com/2010/08/young-man-seriously-injured-after.html Hoping you get better soon! Thinking of you and your family. (Though I have never met you and you'll probably never read this) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
censorship Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 That is terrible, the poor young man. I do hope he hasn't suffered a significant pelvic injury, as they can be very difficult to recover from. It is easy to blame bikers when they are involved in crashes - I usually do - but it seems from this report he may have been the victim of someone else's careless driving. It is a good reminder of why, as responsible motorists, we should all keep an eye out for more vulnerable road users, such as bikers, cyclists and pedestrians. Wishing a full and speedy recovery. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, it has certainly reminded me of the need to 'think once, think twice, think bike' as I head to work later, so you've done a good thing today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 Censorship, you're analysing this far too much and ruining the thread. We're here to express our emotions and feelings of solidarity, not dwell on the hows and whys. Sheesh. I do think it is about time that a new Topic Subject is created and possibly entitled 'Thinking of You!' or just " ". Forum members can tell everyone else if a family member has taken a knock, a pet has got sick, or someone has had an accident on holiday and we'll be here. The responses I received to my earlier posts really show there are people who really do have to express themselves on matters such as this and let those injured know that they we are here thinking of them. I was wrong to be so critical. Maybe our good thoughts WILL send a happy vibe out. In a separate, non-introspective, memorial environment there will be no more fuss about nasty people triviliasing such accidents or questioning people's sincerity. It will be a warm and fuzzy place. I don't want to get above my station (I am a lowly member of little regard), but I think we should ask the moderators to set up this. It would be just...lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
censorship Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 I do think it is about time that a new Topic Subject is created and possibly entitled 'Thinking of You!' or just " ". Forum members can tell everyone else if a family member has taken a knock, or had a nasty accident on holiday and we'll be here. I don't want to get above my station (I am a lowly member of little regard), but I think we should ask the moderators to set up this. It would be just lovely. I quite disagree, you'll be surprised to hear. I think having a dedicated thread for well wishes to all could lead to people feeling obligated to post messages without genuine feeling, or posting out of some sort of social perception need, rather than being emotionally moved by the sufferi and plight of another human being. If people feel sufficiently moved by someone's story to post on an internet forum, then so be it, but I don;t think we should join you in trying to strong arm people in expressing emotions they don't feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Still he possibly knew the risks and at least he broke his pelvis doing what he might have loved. I don't know how censorship can blame the driver of a stationary car for the accident, when clearly speed is to blame and I think wherever this happened should introduce a speed limit unless they already have one in which case they should scrap it because it's clearly causing people to become blasse to the risks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 so LDV is now going to post random ppls injuires and wish them well, when hes never met them. you really do need to get more productive in the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballaughbiker Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 gazza did you read the thread earlier today that's now disappeared? Those of us who had the misfortune to will appreciate one or two of the possibilities as to why this thread has been started. I didn't like what a certain contributor had been labelled earlier by a couple of posters but I now have to admit, having read this, they were right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 i know what topic your on about, but not the reasons, so i walked in ot the lions den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 I quite disagree, you'll be surprised to hear. I think having a dedicated thread for well wishes to all could lead to people feeling obligated to post messages without genuine feeling, or posting out of some sort of social perception need, rather than being emotionally moved by the sufferi and plight of another human being. If people feel sufficiently moved by someone's story to post on an internet forum, then so be it, but I don;t think we should join you in trying to strong arm people in expressing emotions they don't feel. Hmm. Not so sure. I don't see why you think people would be compelled. On the basis of the honest attestations of other posters, I cannot foresee how people who are partially or completely motivated by anything other than sympathy could possibly post if it wasn't from innocent sympathy. That would be awful, wouldn't it? I was thinking it would be somewhere for the caring to dip into now and again to share their human feelings of compassion and consideration of the plights of others. I don't know what you think of this starlingly novel idea I have come upon but what effect do you the current, individual threads have on people's behaviour already? Do you not think some of the more impressionable posters might be more influenced by individual threads? Are people already being influenced out of a need to feel good themselves through making a comment or out of a pathetic form of mimicry to make a post because it appears of significance in comparison to others? How do we separate the self-indulgent from the real deal? If we had a separate subject thread, it wouldn't matter. Everyone will be mentioned. Of course, this is especially important when particular people are given more attention because of what they do and what they perceived role is in society. I mean, we wouldn't want the normal phenomena of maybe a naval cadet getting all the attention for breaking a finger whereas Mrs Cubbon (a housewife) from Port St Mary gets none for accidentally tripping over her moggy causing an ankle fracture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When Skies Are Grey Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 This thread delivers....whilst of course confirming what we already knew. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 (I am a lowly member of little regard) Confirms what I've always thought about you, you're just another little prick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted August 4, 2010 Author Share Posted August 4, 2010 Expend more effort on this Stavros, no need for immature comments: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20100801/quebec-shooting-100801/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I'd rather expend more effort on this: 2010 Darwin Awards, they're funnier too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted August 4, 2010 Author Share Posted August 4, 2010 You're not though. And of course, if you don't like the ridicule, you're hardly going to find the whole thing amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 You're slightly wrong. As with most things that amuse me, I also find your ridicule amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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