2009-06-02 49 10
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Location
Today's location is in a barley field next to Brück, a borough of Dettelbach.
Country: Germany; state: Bayern (Bavaria, EU:DE:BY); administrative region: Unterfranken; district: Kitzingen
Weather (19:00): Sunny, 23°C
Expedition "Report"
Srs0, Danatar and thepiguy all left Würzburg together at 17:30 on their bikes.
4 hours later thepiguy returned home... alone... riding Danatar's bike.
More details to come after srs0's surgery.
*Only one geohasher was injured, and he's doing fine. We wouldn't be joking about it if he wasn't!
Expedition Report
The Geohash
At 17:30 thepiguy and Srs0 met with Danatar at the Berlin Wall fragment in Würzburg, then they cycled towards the hashpoint with Danatar leading the way. At the bike factory outlet store in Rottendorf Danatar bought a pannier for his bike and instantly put all his belongings into it to ease his back. They continued to Dettelbach, passing a few of Danatar's old hashpoints on the way. At Brück, the three geohashers at first had to circle a field to get near the hashpoint, then they used tractor tire tracks to reach the actual spot without trampling the crops. After taking pictures and having fun in the waist-high barley, they used another road for their way back. It was more level and they were soon near Rottendorf again, when suddenly...
The Hashtastrophe
Local radio station "Radio Gong": "Rottendorf, Würzburg rural district: Bicyclist hits..."
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Srs0 (with thepiguy and Danatar) earned the Media Attention Geohash Achievement
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Srs0, thepiguy and Danatar earned the Police Geohash Achievement
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...Srs0 got in a biking accident. He went off the road, and hit a hidden concrete pipe in the grass. His bike didn't like this interruption and, considering he was going 35-40km/h at the time, the bike decided to throw him off. He instinctively shielded his head and neck area (he was wearing a helmet, but still safer) and prepared for impact. Upon hitting the ground, he looked up and saw his hand. Yikes. That's broken. He then proceeded to calmly announce that his wrist was broken to Danatar and Thepiguy, who had ditched their bikes and were running back. Danatar and Thepiguy, both having first aid experience, agreed. Srs0 said "Dang it" five or six times while Danatar called for an ambulance. While waiting for the ambulance, first thepiguy did a full body check, and then Danatar. It was confirmed - besides his right wrist, Srs0 was (thankfully) uninjured, excluding a few scratches and bruises.
The first "ambulance" to arrive was the first responders unit, which confirmed that his wrist was indeed broken. They then tried to get him to sit up, but were unable to do so due to his positioning in the ditch. Next was supposedly a police motorcycle, though Srs0 couldn't see it as he was looking the other direction. A professional ambulance was next, closely followed by an ambulance with less gear (ask thepiguy for more info - Srs0 thought they were both just the same type of ambulance). With the new arrival's help, Srs0 managed to sit up, then stand, and walk to the professional ambulance, where they tried to make him comfortable.
Shortly after a helicopter could be heard, and then to his amazement Srs0 saw a helicopter land out the back window of the ambulance. Out rushed a Doctor, who asked Srs0 a bunch of questions and then administered a bunch of painkillers (though Srs0 wasn't in that much pain after sitting up and taking his weight off his arm). The doctor then reset his hand to a semi-normal alignment (so it was at least pointing the right direction), and then got back out. Srs0 called a few people, while Danatar and Thepiguy told the police outside what had happened. Oh yeah, at some point in the last bit a police car had also arrived, though Srs0 couldn't see it.
It was decided that Danatar would sit up front in the ambulance, as he spoke German and could help, while thepiguy found a place to lock up the bikes and ride home to get Srs0's health insurance information. The helicopter took off, and then the ambulance started moving. Meanwhile Srs0 was chatting with the EMS person in the back with him, and they talked about everything from the German medical system to what Canada is like to Srs0 explaining his job working with lasers. Srs0 got the names of the EMS person and his partner, and plans to send them chocolates in thanks (as they were both really nice). Then, when discussing how nice of a city Würzburg is and how the EMS guy loves living there, they arrived at the hospital.
The Hospital (June 2)
Details to come
The Hospital (June 3)
Details to come
Images
Actual Geohash
To come, but I want to remind thepiguy to put these up too, and a separate section is probably better.
Hashtastrophe
Srs0 decides to take a break from cycling so he can smell the flowers.
A 40km/h bike accident draws quite the crowd!
srs0 arrives at the hospital. Sadly, not by helicopter though.
Cast number one. Clearly the drugs must be working. (srs0 is apparently immune to pain)
I think I see the problem...
thepiguy and Danatar were there the entire time for
moralcomedic support.
Cast number 2! This one will be on for a few days.
WARNING! The following image is of a graphic nature! Srs0 was very quick to diagnose his broken wrist.
