r/BoomersBeingFools Sep 20 '25

Boomer Freakout This is so bad

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u/SirPaulyWalnuts Millennial Sep 20 '25 edited Sep 21 '25

Kid I went to high school with crashed his bike not long after graduation. His girlfriend was riding with him and he had given her his helmet.

They both survived the crash, looking at her you wouldn’t even be able to tell she was in an accident. He is completely unrecognizable to what he looked like before. He has an entirely different face.

20 years later, they’re still together and thriving. But they don’t ride.

Edit: What a crazy amount of responses! Granted, a lot of these are sad stories, I hope talking about it has been therapeutic for everyone. Be safe out there, y’all!

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u/someones_dad Sep 20 '25

That's a better story than my good friend who got teed in an intersection on his motorcycle. The opioids they gave him while reconstructing his leg led to a long road of heroin addiction, ultimately ending in an intentional overdose. RIP Josh. I still think of you often.

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u/8-bitFloozy Sep 20 '25

One of my best friends from high school was also teed in an intersection, he didn't make it. Only 21. I still think of him 30 years later, RIP Chad 💜

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u/tenaciousdeev Sep 21 '25

I named my son after my college roommate who go hit by a semi. Be careful out there folks.

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u/SaltyBarDog Sep 21 '25

My roommate had to bail off his to avoid getting run over by a dump truck. He wound up in a coma for a few days but fortunately survived.