Today, I almost died. Literally. I bike a lot of the time, from my house to town (a good 40mins). I was headed to a University on this hot day just because I felt like biking. I was headed to a specific building because they have public bathrooms and drinking fountains, but as I approached the gymnasium (which was suppose to be closed today) I dropped my phone in the parking lot. Naturally, I stopped asap to pick it up and put its battery pack back in. Then wham, as I stood next to my bike I felt pain in my body. No one was around, it was just painful dizziness. I couldn't use my phone since it locks when it turns on, so I thought to just walk into the building and sit till the painful dizziness went away. My sight started to fade, and I couldn't take one step without being ridiculously off from a straight path. Then I awoke. I had made it to the sidewalk without a clue how, and my bike laying next to me. My knee was scraped and the sun was boiling me. It's interesting though, I woke numb and very content at my fixed position, all I could think about was sleep. Next thing I know, I'm standing again, and open the doors of the empty building. Then collapsed on the inside mat, breathing the cool air. After a good five minutes, I stood again, and made it to the drinking fountain. After cooling down and refreshing, I wait till later that evening to get cooler. Biked home, and drank more water.
I am a very lucky guy. Because my phone was locked, was starting to have a heat stroke, building was supposed to be locked, passed out over the street for I don't know how long, no one was around, and I survived.
Looking back, this doesn't look like much, (but my headache and knee are telling me otherwise). I just want to say that we should appreciate what we got, and not take it for granted all the time, since it can be lost before you know it. That, and keep hydrated.
Thanks for reading.
I am a very lucky guy. Because my phone was locked, was starting to have a heat stroke, building was supposed to be locked, passed out over the street for I don't know how long, no one was around, and I survived.
Looking back, this doesn't look like much, (but my headache and knee are telling me otherwise). I just want to say that we should appreciate what we got, and not take it for granted all the time, since it can be lost before you know it. That, and keep hydrated.
Thanks for reading.
to be honest though, I learned that the gymnasium was suppose to be closed later this day. On top of that, I wore sunscreen knowing about how hot today would be. I like going biking and never had a problem before. I'm still a little bit light headed, And yes, I'm human.
