Posted by tomorrow@erols.com on May 15, 2008, 2:30 pm
> > > I've also heard of riders coming back to their bike to find that someone
> > > has taken a leak in their locked helmet; presumably someone who would
> > > have
> > > stolen it had it not been locked up.
> > I guess there is good news and bad news there.
> > The good news is that I believe in nearly every case urine is sterile and
> > there should be no risk of disease.
> > The bad news is obvious ...
> >It soaks into the helmet liner so you can't drink it?
> No, the bad news is that somebody peed in your helmet!
Um. Whoosh.
Posted by Bob Myers on May 15, 2008, 2:41 pm
> I only had one such experience ... a cat peed in my shoe and I put it on
> without knowing in advance. I can't imagine that with a helmet. Eucch!
Haven't had that experience with a helmet, but I
will relate one story:
Here in CO - as in much of the rest of North America,
we have these things called "wolf spiders," not as big
as a tarantula but which do get up to about 2" overall
and which are fairly bulky (for their size) and active
little critters.
They like to hole up in warm, dark places.
I left my helmet on the workbench in the garage one
night last fall.
I didn't look inside it before I put it on the next morning.
You figure out the rest.
Bob M.
Posted by The Older Gentleman on May 15, 2008, 2:57 pm
> You figure out the rest.
Nightmare stuff. Did it bite?
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BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F & SL125
GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60
The bells, the bells.....
Posted by Jeff Mayner on May 15, 2008, 3:23 pm
>> You figure out the rest.
> Nightmare stuff. Did it bite?
Probably just before it "squished".
> --
> BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F & SL125
> GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60
> The bells, the bells.....
Posted by Bob Myers on May 15, 2008, 3:53 pm
>> You figure out the rest.
> Nightmare stuff. Did it bite?
Nope. Near as I can figure, he was upside-down on
top of my noggin, having been clinging to the liner
near the crown of the helmet. I put the helmet on, felt
something...uhhh...well, squirming on the top of my head,
and in one motion took the helmet off and tilted my head
forward, at which point he (she?) dropped onto the
garage floor. Which was kinda good, since I didn't
realize what was going on until *after* I saw the thing
on the ground.
Bob M.
> > > has taken a leak in their locked helmet; presumably someone who would
> > > have
> > > stolen it had it not been locked up.
> > I guess there is good news and bad news there.
> > The good news is that I believe in nearly every case urine is sterile and
> > there should be no risk of disease.
> > The bad news is obvious ...
> >It soaks into the helmet liner so you can't drink it?
> No, the bad news is that somebody peed in your helmet!