The Ship of Theseus

[cris]

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[the_axel]

Did you get the driver that hit you to pay for the damage or did he hit and run?

[cris]

oh, the driver's insurance definitely compensated me for the work (as well as the ambulance and emergency room bills). It took a while to settle out (I only got my cheque in January) , and it was a bit of paperwork, but justice was done in the end.

shipwrights disease

[anonymous]

Hmm, I wonder if the Theseus legend is the origin of the phrase "shipwright's disease"
I bet you're glad you had a steel bike instead of something that can't be bent back into place

Sorry to hear about your accident, glad you are ok.

[anonymous]

I noticed you had a philippines patch on your rear bag, on one of Constances photos. I have the same patch! If I ever make a bag for myself, I'll sew it on the front pocket flap.
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-Ely

Re: Sorry to hear about your accident, glad you are ok.

[cris]

Hi Ely -- I had the patch sewn on when I took the bike to Paris-Brest-Paris, and it was certainly good for getting comments in pacelines. The Carradice bag, at this point, has seen better days; and I am occasionally tempted with replacing it with one of the current generation saddlebags that you or Swift or Acorn are making. However, the patch makes it hard to discard.