07-05-13, 06:46 PM
(07-05-13, 03:56 PM)Tiberius Onklevaart link Wrote: [quote author=Streetbudgie link=topic=7663.msg74316#msg74316 date=1367935502]
Some bikers are known as organ donors, most are not as they wear the right gear and minimize their risk, a broken leg isn't always avoidable, but the queue of morons in front of you in A&E waiting for skin abrasions to be patched up is.
Why does everyone keep going on about leather, all my gear is textile and CE approved as good as leather or better, none of it cost a fortune.
Quote from: Streetbudgie on Today at 12:38:22 PM <blockquote> Wrong, I see these muppets in A&E all the time through the summer and it doesn't only hurt them, the list is long:
It hurts anyone who witness the devastation a 10 second slide on tarmac does to the unprotected body, horror movies do not come near it.
Methinks that will be why.
The reason I mentioned the global aspect is due to the fact that everything we do is affecting a whole lot more people than we would like to admit and by our buying it we contribute to the suffering. To cherry pick a biker with no textiles or leathers and say about all those people who would be affected is somewhat iffy if you have gold blend or pepsi in the cupboard.
So....fat bastards?
Where are we drawing the line then and who makes your list or worthy and unworthy, indeed, what is the criteria?
There's plenty of fat bastards around here, take thy judgement to them. No doubt you are friendly with some. Will you be vehemently insisting that they change their lifestyle to suit your ideal of a perfect NHS and vision of what it is there for? "Bacon? Get out of here, we only admit celery munchers at this establishment!!!"
Many of us are considered overweight and its as a result
Do you call someone an idiot for not having textile and CE armour on their trouser/shoes or whatever?
Like i say, I don't disagree with much of what you say, however i must question the way in which you say it. Apologies if this is antagonistic but you've came across very bitter here and I'm not sure its warranted</blockquote>
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I'm confused, are you questioning my choice to wear textiles which perform as good as or better than leather? Not sure why you would as I'm choosing to protect myself properly.
The global aspect does not apply, this isn't cherry picking issues, this is something that is a drain on the NHS and life affecting that can easily be avoided simply by wearing the right kit - I can't do anything about global markets and huge companies that poison this planet other than choose to avoid them, but I can use this forum to get my point across and if one person thinks 'you know what, I don't want to see my wife and kids crying in A&E cos I've got no face left' then I have done something.
My point about fat bastards, old people etc was exactly that - the poster suggested that bikers were more entitled to NHS treatment than others who he figures somehow will have paid less in - my point was showing where do you stop, why not ban fat people, old people etc - surprised I needed to explain that really.
I'm not bitter, I just do not understand why people argue against what is clearly common sense, I also don't care about expressing myself on here as I feel, if someone tells me they ride in t shirts and shorts then I reserve the right to call them a selfish twonk, because they are.