Not For Human Consumption

steelrider's picture

I was Riding today (beautiful day for riding) and I moved in behind a Semi Truck. I was going to turn, so I thought nothing of it. As we waited on the light to turn, I noticed a sign on the back of the truck that read "Not for Human Consumption". I thought that odd, but began to smell something that smelled like it had been dead and in the sun for several days. As we pulled out I kinda held back from the truck. When we got up to about 45 something sprayed all over me and my bike. I ducked as quick as I could behind the windshield (I was really grateful for it at that time). I slowed down and pulled off into the parking lot of Lowes and waited, I thought the horrible smell would never go away, then I realized that it wasn't in the air, it was on me and my bike. I turned around and drove the 15 miles home smelling like a hog farm. I wiped down everything after I took a hot shower. I hope that the smell won't come back. The moral to this story is watch what you are getting behind. I did go back out and had a great time riding.