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The last time I sprained an ankle I got on a PT regimen of taping to support/tighten up the stretched ligaments, and balance excercizes to strengthen the joint and improve the proprioception to prevent overcompensatio and further injury. I'd suggest getting a referral for PT and going that route.

It was so dry the trees were following the dogs around. ...so dry I saw a catfish at the pump.

...you'd forget your head if it wasn't screwed on.

Michael Bolton!

...like throwing a hotdog down a hallway. madder than two cats in a sack. not the brightest light on the porch.

Just fill the car with Pomeranians. nasty little fukkers will be all over anyone they don't know like white on rice.

And perfect underwear:

Busier than a cat covering crap on a tile floor.

856.9 - its all on the landmines

Hank III - because the boy is definitely channelling Grandpa, and puts on a no-holds-barred live show between his country and hard-core sets. Split Lip Rayfield - as they say on their website (Bloodshot Records) - 'Bluegrass worthy of blasting out of the windows of your Barracuda.' They are playing the Tractor in April - a highly recommended show. Warren Zevon (RIP) - 'My Ride's Here' - ascerbic and foretelling. And because there is always room on the team for a goon. Edited to satiate chuck

Which is exactly the problem. Remember how the the Soviet Union ended up due to an arms race. Anyway, back to previous points - the falacy of 'safety' - everyone has spoken of how their vehicle, be it an F250 or a Yugo, is 'safe,' but noone has acknowledged whether or not they are a safe driver. Just like the hackneyed insurance co. ad says, it's not about the car. Which is the problem of the lazy american driver - we're passive and are relying on the crumple zones or 8,000 pounds of rolling mass to protect us. That's bullshit. OK, I ride a motorcycle - no crumple zones there, so the only real safety equipment is what's bound up in my helmet. Not that i'm going to claim that I'm the safest heathen on the road, but being wrapped around a bike, rather than ensconced within the steel of my truck (pokey little Mazda 2wd, thankyouverymuch) forces me to be much more aware and take a very active role in my safety. And I like to think that exposure makes me a better cage driver. Hell, everyone should get out on two wheels on a street and highway for a while - it would do us all some good, and thin out the rest. and regarding the Hummers - join the movement: http://www.fuh2.com/

Probably from the gay penguins

Admitting that you have a problem is the first step to the cure...

This from my previously-linked rant So what we have become is a country of essentially incompetent, paranoid drivers who believe that the 8,000 pounds of rolling, top-heavy steel is somehow safer than a more nimble car because, after all, we thing in terms of when we get into an accident, instead of making the effort to be a conscious, defensive driver who takes an active role in their safety as they drive...

Goddamit! It's 2004! Where's my nuclear-powered aircar that those fukkin' scifi authors promised me?!?!?! Damn right, I'm pissed...

Hip belay and a thick sweater, baybeee!

Shit. Now that's Touching the Void

Rant on SUVs feeding the American culture of fear And regarding ABS and car "safety"

From the TNR column linked above: "People riding in pickups and SUVs are somewhat less likely to die in any given crash than people riding in regular cars, Gayer finds. But this statistic, on which defenses of the SUV as "safe" are based, does not take into account whether SUVs and pickup trucks are more likely than cars to get into crashes in the first place. Gayer studied the question of whether SUVs and pickup trucks crash more often than regular cars, and he adjusted for the fact that bad drivers may be drawn to buying SUVs and pickup trucks. Even adjusting for this, Gayer found, SUVs and pickup trucks crash far more often than regular cars. Analyzing state-by-state data, Gayer determined that SUVs and pickup trucks are 2.6-4 times more likely to crash than regular cars. Using "light trucks" to mean SUVs and pickup trucks employed for regular commuting rather than construction work, Gayer concludes that, "A world of light trucks leads to substantially more fatalities than a world of cars." "

And one for the ladies:

I read the article a bit back - the thing that struck me was the discussion, after the test track, of 'active' vs. 'passive' safety. I have to agree with the author, and my drivers ed and MSF motorcycle course instructors, that being able to observe/plan/react is much more 'safe' than driving a block of steel that I can not easily maneuver in. I read another article some time ago discussing SUVs as a sort of highway arms race of bigger is better to assuage drivers' fears of accidents, etc. and thus, adding more to the mix. Add to this the total distraction of so many drivers - phone, food, screaming kids, overworked schedule, nasty commute with the rest of the proles - that drivers aren't paying attention to the road and hazards as they should. How many times have I blipped my throttle while motorcycle commuting to get out of the way of someone aimlessly merging into my space/lane? Anything less than an Escalade gets filtered out of their vision. Found yesterday: TNR further vilifies the damn things

I've heard it's not climbing if the backs of your hands touch the rock.

"Must have been a sale on rugby shirts and painter pants at Goodwill."