Re: Re: helmets

["Celia Krall" <celiak@pcrs.net>]

Your shoulders must ache as much as mine do.

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> From: Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>
> To: sharon dial <dial@pe.net>
> Cc: Scott & Dede Johnson <scottj@cyberlynk.com>; ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC:   Re: helmets
> Date: Sunday, February 06, 2000 4:48 PM
> 
> OK, Sharon
> I'll cop to it, but I'm not particularly proud of it. I do, however,
> force my kids to wear theirs. I've been lucky and have been able to tuck
> and roll when bucked off and my injuries have been more ego related and
> walking like a hooker after a hard night's work than head. Tucking and
> rolling isn't a choice with me; it's an instinct from riding lessons
> years ago when we had classes in the correct way to bail. I usually hit
> the ground on the back of my right or left shoulder depending on which
> side I bail out on. Don't have to bail very often, but this method has
> probably saved my life (or at least my bones) more than once. Part of my
> fear of helmets is that I'm not sure what effect the helmet would have
> on my sommersaulting. Anyone care to comment?
> Bette
> Bette Lamore
> Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of TLA Halynov
> http://www.stormnet.com/~woa
> I've learned that life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer it
> gets to the end, the faster it goes. Smell the roses!
> 
> 
> sharon dial wrote:
> > 
> > > I wear my helmet all the time, no matter how short the ride and I am
BY
> > FAR
> > > the minority around here.  It amazes me how few people wear one.   I
tell
> > > people that I have become somewhat attached to my brain, and
therefore
> > would
> > > like to keep it intact.
> > 
> > I've only just started wearing mine. Have to confess I hate it.
> > 
> > I have two friends who have been knocked out and air-lifted to trauma
> > centers (both last year) who still don't wear their helmets. Strangely,
it
> > was their injuries that convinced me to wear my helmet, but it hasn't
> > changed their minds. Funny how that worked.
> > 
> > I think it's really hard for those who ride western to strap on those
> > helmets. Both of the friends I refer to above are western types and
very
> > into that cowboy look. Not to many people roping or cutting wearing
helmets!
> > 
> > Anybody going to confess that they don't wear a helmet?
> > 
> > Sharon
> > So. California
> > 
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