> Please bubblewrap your kids.  At least until they
> are 25.  And hide the scissors, and matches.

> > Please bubblewrap your kids.  At least until they
> > are 25.  And hide the scissors, and matches.

> Good ideas...we need to keep them censored from reading mikey's
> fiction as well

Siskuwihane wrote:
> On Oct 8, 5:23 pm, "maguahi...@gmail.com" <maguahi...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>> Please bubblewrap your kids.  At least until they
>>> are 25.  And hide the scissors, and matches.
>> Good ideas...we need to keep them censored from reading mikey's
>> fiction as well

> Thank God Michael J. Vandeman cannot have kids. He let his cat get
> killed, imagine what fate would befall a child that was in his care.

> So much for "Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day"! Mountain biking is not
> an appropriate hobby for young people: too dangerous and expensive.

> Mountain bikers wouldn't have talked about this accident, unless I
> brought up, because they would like the negative aspects of mountain
> biking swept under the rug.

> Mike

> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/south_of_scotland/7655440...

> Mountain biker critically injured

> The teenager was seriously injured after falling from his bike

> A 15-year-old boy has been critically injured in a mountain bike
> accident on a trail in south west Scotland.

> The incident took place in Ae Forest in Dumfries and Galloway at about
> 1410 BST on Sunday.

> The teenager - who is from outside the region - was initially assisted
> by a group of cyclists in the area.

> He has now been taken to hospital in Edinburgh for treatment for a
> serious head injury and his condition has been described as
> "critical".

> A police spokesman confirmed they had been called to the incident
> along with the ambulance service.

> He said: "A 15-year-old boy from outwith the region was discovered to
> have fallen off his bicycle.

> "The boy was with a group of other cyclists when the incident took
> place.

> "The group assisted the boy until paramedics arrived at the scene."

> Regularly inspected

> The teenager was initially taken to Dumfries Infirmary but has since
> been transferred to Edinburgh.

> Ae Forest is part of the 7stanes mountain bike trails across the south
> of Scotland.

> It offers routes of varying difficulty from entry level to a steep,
> downhill course.

> A spokesperson for Forestry Commission Scotland, which runs the
> trails, said it had been notified of the incident by police but its
> assistance had not been required.

> "All FCS MTB trails have been subject to risk assessments and are fit
> for the purpose that they are marketed for," he said.

> "They are also inspected monthly and maintenance is carried out as and
> when required.

> "None of the trails in Ae have required any remedial work."

> He added that the Forestry Commission always advised riders to check
> trail information on site and wear the appropriate protective
> equipment.
> --
> I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
> humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
> years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

> Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!

> http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande

"DennisTheBald" <DennisTheB...@gmail.com> wrote in message

> On Oct 7, 9:22 pm, Mike Vandeman <mjva...@pacbell.net> wrote:
>> So much for "Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day"! Mountain biking is not
>> an appropriate hobby for young people: too dangerous and expensive.

>> Mountain bikers wouldn't have talked about this accident, unless I
>> brought up, because they would like the negative aspects of mountain
>> biking swept under the rug.

>> Mike

>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/south_of_scotland/7655440...

>> Mountain biker critically injured

>> The teenager was seriously injured after falling from his bike

>> A 15-year-old boy has been critically injured in a mountain bike
>> accident on a trail in south west Scotland.

>> The incident took place in Ae Forest in Dumfries and Galloway at about
>> 1410 BST on Sunday.

>> The teenager - who is from outside the region - was initially assisted
>> by a group of cyclists in the area.

>> He has now been taken to hospital in Edinburgh for treatment for a
>> serious head injury and his condition has been described as
>> "critical".

>> A police spokesman confirmed they had been called to the incident
>> along with the ambulance service.

>> He said: "A 15-year-old boy from outwith the region was discovered to
>> have fallen off his bicycle.

>> "The boy was with a group of other cyclists when the incident took
>> place.

>> "The group assisted the boy until paramedics arrived at the scene."

>> Regularly inspected

>> The teenager was initially taken to Dumfries Infirmary but has since
>> been transferred to Edinburgh.

>> Ae Forest is part of the 7stanes mountain bike trails across the south
>> of Scotland.

>> It offers routes of varying difficulty from entry level to a steep,
>> downhill course.

>> A spokesperson for Forestry Commission Scotland, which runs the
>> trails, said it had been notified of the incident by police but its
>> assistance had not been required.

>> "All FCS MTB trails have been subject to risk assessments and are fit
>> for the purpose that they are marketed for," he said.

>> "They are also inspected monthly and maintenance is carried out as and
>> when required.

>> "None of the trails in Ae have required any remedial work."

>> He added that the Forestry Commission always advised riders to check
>> trail information on site and wear the appropriate protective
>> equipment.
>> --
>> I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
>> humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
>> years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

>> Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are
>> fond of!

>> http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande

> OMG! a kid fell off his bike and bumped his head...

> But this pure habitat thing does sound interesting.  Don't you think
> them critters is gonna taste better?