How much does it hurt?

My "old" neighbor recently got hit head-on on his dualsport at a 70+ mph closing speed. No gear, open-face helmet, no airbag. Compound fractures, broken pelvis, road rash while unconscious on 150-degree pavement.

The docs will amputate his knee after they put more rods in his compound fractures in the other leg.

At the nursing home, when I asked how much it hurt: "On a scale of one to ten, it was a 35."

No paid meds while setting his compound leg fracture on the roadside. No pain meds in the ambulance. No pain meds until the chopper ride.

Now he's tapering off his oxycontin to one every 12 hours.

Which begs the question... God put opium on Earth for pain relief. That's GOD'S LAW. So why not carry a couple in your emergency kit, for emergencies, while awaiting Lifestar Taxi Service? Be sure to get the fast-acting kind. Just not so high a dose you quit breathing.

The woman who turned in front of him is still in jail, perhaps for life... (Not DUI)

His BMW dualsport had low beams and fog lights on, no high beams. I always run high beams in daylight, to catch the cagers' eyes.

BTW, he's still planning his 10,000-mile ride to Alaska.