Randall, at 11:12 on May 22 1996, you wrote to David Drummond ...

DD>> I been hit in the chest with a small stone thrown up by
DD>> another vehicle. Even through my leather jacket and jumper 
DD>> etc it hurt like hell. I wouldn't like to be clouted on an 
DD>> unprotected head with the same pebble.

DD>> A sparrow in the face at 140kph gets your attention too :-)

RL> As does a golf ball sized hail stone to the visor at 100kph.

I always try not to ride during hail storms.

The sparrow was into my visor.  Split the visor in two and shoved it into
my face, buckling my specs and cutting the side of my nose.  Made my ears
ring too.

Didn't see much of the bird after that . . 

David
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