Observations with a Broken Collar Bone

Things that suck or are surprisingly difficult or annoying with a broken collar bone

• Peeing standing up without your pants dropping to the floor. Makes for good bathroom convo.
• Surprise attacks from a 9 year in Karate who you typically spar with
• Dropping something and instinctively reaching to catch it
• Eating a Jimmy Johns sub sandwich
• Being dependent on voice dialing when in the car (I f***ing said call Mom, not voice message Dad! WTF?)
• Having to put your wallet, two cell phones and car keys only in your right hand pockets
• Socks
• Roll down car windows
• Key card security doors
• Pouring milk
• Washing your hands
• People asking my why am at work
• People telling me it’s not that bad because I don’t appear to be in any pain
• Unsolicited medical advice from IT professionals
• Having to sit up to hit the snooze button on my alarm in the morning

I rode on the trainer for an hour last night. Managed to get the cx bike in the trainer without help. Zero pain as long as I kept things reasonable. Days off are for p*ssies. One hour on the trainer still sucks. Even with a post-mohican warped sense of time. Was happy to get something in.

Also tried out some new chain lube after borrowing some from Bryan at Mohican. Pro Gold. It seemed to loosen all of the White Lightening chain lube I had on on cx bike chain which had become a sticky, black, gunky mess. Resulting in it flinging off into pretty large spots on the floor and all over the rear rim. Drive train was certainly quiter though and the chain looks clean after just a quick one handed wipe down.

See the ortho today. A bit terrified at the moment