So earlier today, just over an hour ago I fell off my motorbike and while I could've been seriously injured or killed, I was not. However as I clambered to my feet and ran to make sure I hadn't hit and/or hurt anyone else a lot of crap flooded through my head but one keen emotion swept over my entire being: disappointment. I was utterly and entirely distraught, sure I wrecked my bike and nearly got myself sent to A&E but worse, I nearly damaged someone else's car and perhaps even them themselves. I was completely ashamed of myself to say the absolute least and yes it was entirely my fault, I mean there was a pothole involved but if I'd not been going so fast... i.e. I got what I deserved, if not a little less. At any rate, on top of that I realised there's a lot of life I what to do, want to say and want to achieve before my luck does finally run out and as such I thought it prudent that I appoint another admin here at Everypony.com to give me a hand with day to day administration tasks - I'll still be around after a 3 day or so break to calm my nerves and sort some stuff out, I'll just have a little less to do thanks to the lovely (DJ) Derpy Hooves who has gladly agreed to assist me! I love you guys, I love this site and It's community and this is one of the things I am not ashamed of, in fact I'd even say I'm proud to say I'm an administrator of Everypony.com (and I'm not proud of many things). By all means, ask questions and congratulate Derpy - But don't be glad I'm OK or anything, believe me when I say I got off rather lightly and probably deserved a lot worse. I'm fine and thankfully so was everyone else around me. ~ Grey
You gotta do what you gotta do, I'm sure DJ Derpy will do a fine job. I'm sorry to hear that Grey, do what you think is right.....
I know you said not to say so, but I'm still going to say I'm glad you and everyone involved was ok. I'm really happy you're still here with us and I'll do everything I can to help you, Derpy and everyone else here.
No you don't, so I will be glad that you are OK. Anyway, good luck Where (or Derpy or whatever you prefer me to use, since I have't asked that yet)!
Congratulations DJ Derpy Hooves! I'm sure you will do a fantastic job. Grey, I know the feeling. Just don't beat yourself up too much over it. After all, nobody was seriously injured. It doesn't feel good to dwell on "this could have happened" scenarios. The key thing is that those scenarios didn't happen. I hope you get to feeling better. Take as much time as you need. *Hugs*
Sorry, but with all due respect, that's never going to happen. I'm very glad that you're okay. The fact that you and everyone else around you is okay is the most important thing. Bikes and cars can be replaced, but people cannot. So don't ever say that you deserve to be injured or killed. I don't know how or why you would put such an idea in your head, and that's not really any of my business, but please do not think that. I've been in a few vehicle accidents in my day. Fortunately, nothing life threatening, but definitely substantial damage in some cases, not just fender-benders. Sure, I felt awful, but they're learning experiences. So, after this event, what happened? PROS: - You're alive and not seriously injured. - You didn't hurt anybody else. - You didn't damage anyone else's property. CONS: - Your motorbike is wrecked. The only casualty I see here is the motorbike is wrecked, but that can be replaced. You cannot. So, no, I don't think you deserve any worse. I know it'll take a few days to calm down after something as traumatic as this. Even after the accidents I mentioned, even though my life wasn't threatened, it could've been, and that thought alone bothered me for several days. You even said that you probably shouldn't have been going as fast as you did. I think that's a good start, and thankfully you'll be able to walk away with that lesson. What happened happened, and you can't rewind the clock. So don't beat yourself up over it. It could have been so much worse. With that said, take all the time you need to recuperate. I'm sure Derpy will do a fine job.
Thanks for all the kind comments guys, as it turns out the bike wasn't half as bad as my dis-shelved and panicky self made it out to be, little bit of tape and brute force and it's working fine once again!! Now I feel bad for complaining :S Anyway, I do need the help so Derpy will hopefully prove to be a long and prosperous admin (I have much faith!) and in the mean time, sack that holiday. How could I live without ponies for 3 days? O_O
That's even better news, Grey! Glad to hear it! Welcome back! lol. Yeah, how can one be without ponies for 3 days? Oatmeal Grey, are you crazy?!
Easy go camping take nothing pony related go somewhere really far out to be sure. Oh you mean how you could cope? No idea. I don't think it can be done XD
Now, Grey. Why would we not all be happy that your're safe? You do a great job keeping these forums intact. As for Derpy, I'm sure he's going to do a great job. Keep up the good work, you admins! (And mods/DJs, of course.)
I know you said not to say that, but I'm glad that you are ok, and that no one was seriously injured or killed. One bike more less, that can be replaced, but life can't. I know how you feel, not long time ago, I was almost killed in one accident that happened during one contest, and I know who that feels. Also I have one friend that had similar traffic accident (just with lot worse consequences). If you need someone to talk to, I'm always open. also Congratulations to Derpy Hooves for admin position.
Hmm.... quotes. Derpy's already a nice moderator, I'm sure he'll be a good admin as well. I knew that was coming...
mmmm....... its OK Grey, everyponie get distracted sometimes and bad things happens, but, the most important is, that nothing really bad happened after all, take care of you out there, and dont worry, its just 3 days after all =)
Grey, I HOPE everything works out for you. I'm just glad you're not hurt badly. I know Derpy WILL do a great job. I will say I'm glad you're are okay. I had I similar incident, where I struck a tree, head on at 45 MPH. I know I shouldn't have walked away with only a few cuts and a hurt shoulder. It was all my fault and it taught me a lesson.
Like others have said, I know you said not to say so, but I'm just glad that you came out of this ordeal intact! And congratulations, Derpy! I know you'll do an awesome job as an admin!
I'm going to do what pretty much everybody else did here and completely ignore the fact that you said not to, but I'm glad you're not seriously hurt from this. Honestly, what else do you expect from this community? Lol. Anyways, hope you find what you're looking for during you break and Congratulations Derpy, I know you're going to do a great job with this!
