Well, nearly two years here and only a rub against a bus and two touches of side mirrors not bad! Well, yesterday changed that, it was raining and so l decided to go with the Mary Poppins look and ride with an umbrella. Now this not only keeps the rain off you, but also acts as a signal to oncoming traffic. So there l was passing along Via Farini past piazza Minguetti and someone decided to shoot across the road and down a side road along the piazza. Well, with one hand on the steering and brake there was no chance to stop, so l braced the handle bar and umbrella and next l was flying just like Mary Poppins through the air onto the windscreen and then sliding onto the road. Now this is a good moment to express the extreme workmanship in Peuterey garments, the jacket took a beating but not a mark. I also for some reason had decided to bring home a metal case containing pencils, conte in my left pocket ( which took the brunt of the hit) And like a Gideon Bible it protected me from the bullet or in this case car. The metal case is not in such good shape, but it has a story to tell. All l could think of as l lay on the ground was cafe!. It comes from a women who was clipped by a bus, and our friend rushed to her aid, to see if she needed an ambulance or doctor, or even water, as the women looked up she just said cafe!. Now the driver was quickly out of the car, l presume to check on me, or maybe he could not see where he was going as l took his wiper with me. He quickly asked if l wanted water, it took all my effort not to say cafe! I got up, shook my legs and arms and everything seemed normal, l may be a stunt actor!
After some panicking from the driver, as Italians love to take people to the cleaners in these situations, l said no worries, nothing broken, as l checked the bike. Unfortunetly the wheel was bent but l had not noticed this. So finally l got back on the bike, as this is what you must do, and road erratically back home, as l had to disconnect the brakes as the bent wheel caused it to grab. So the next day, a bit stiff but no issues, and l replaced the wheel, and l have the fabric he gave me to wash my hands with the greaze from the bike, he also told me he worked in Via Museo. The fabric is in fact a serviette and belongs to the lounge bar in Via Museo, so l will see him tomorrow to get the 30 euro for the wheel.
So what have l learnt from this, always ride with a bright coloured umbrella, always accept the water, as it gives you time to realize what just happened and check the bike , and finally shit happens!
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