Update!

Surgery was this morning. Everything seems to have gone well. I can reposition myself on the bed without substantial pain, which is a dramatic improvement over when I came in. Even got up and went to the bathroom today.

Was told I've a reasonably good chance of being discharged tomorrow if the ortho staff sign off on it. Here's hoping.

As I've said before, I'm glad the hospital is here and incredibly grateful to the staff keeping me (relatively) comfortable and well fed, but I miss my bed. And my cats. And food that doesn't taste like beige.

@First-light

Pretty much, yeah. I hadn't even turned the bike on, just held in the clutch to move it after moving the stuff behind it to make more room. I genuinely don't remember putting the kickstand up because why would I in those circumstances?

More fool me.

As with my previous accident, I can't help but remain cognizant of how much worse it could have been. The weight of the bike actually landed on my left foot but I was wearing my boots, which seem to have cushioned the blow enough to prevent any damage. That's twice those things have saved me.

The bone fracture was a result of my falling onto concrete—it didn't have anything to do with the bike.

@woodsmoke damn dude, you've had a hell of a time lately, at least a far as injuries.

Wishing you a speedy recovery (physical and financial, because I know that had to hurt there too!).

@MentORPHEUS

HA! Hopefully I'll find out next year.

@MentORPHEUS

Aye. I had it all planned out too. I'd park the bike under the carport there and surprise my folks when they got home. Then I'd ride it into town tomorrow morning and surprise my buddies. Then into work on Monday and surprise the guys there. Rounding out with riding it to visit a friend lives a couple hours away.

Instead I had to tell 'em all what I wrote above. "Best laid plans" indeed.

Fortunately I don't have to worry about paying for storage. I can just lock it up and throw it under a tarp for the winter under the carport there. Benefit of living in a big two story house was originally purchased to raise an equally big Mormon family.

@woodsmoke How many blowjobs to the gallon do you think it gets in the city?

@woodsmoke damn, man! That's some hard luck. Hopefully you get to enjoy the bike next spring when you're healed up. In the meantime, you probably want to plan for long-term secure storage that doesn't multiply your monthly payment fixed costs. Here in USA there are abundant competing self storage places with motorcycle sized units.

Seriously, though: I'd maneuvered the bike into the pictured position and went to rest it on the kickstand. Only I'm an idiot and the kickstand wasn't down, so down I went with the bike.

A brand new bike. One I haven't even ridden yet. It has 8 miles on it. And my dumb ass went and fell onto concrete underneath it, breaking the top of my left femur.

What's worse, one of the headlight mounts broke and there were some fluid spots underneath it. Sadly, I couldn't pick it back up because I couldn't stand, but the EMTs were very helpful on that count. The dealership is sending a trailer to pick it up tomorrow and see what the damage is.

And I'm once again naked underneath a hospital gown awaiting an operation tomorrow morning.

...also, I have a broken femur.

Again.

Yes, it's the same one.

Different spot this time, though. I think that means I get another spot on my punch card.