Agree we do not want to see RIP threads here. As one of those who fell off this weekend I can attest to the fact it sucks. I certainly have not been smiling this weekend.
BUT, I think it’s important to learn from the mistakes we and others make. I read the Face Plant section over advrider.com a lot and while it is often sobering there are many good lessons to be learned there. I found it painful to post about my fall here but I felt I had to. I learned not to underestimate how slippy roads can be after a dry spell and some light rain. I learned not to assume that because the ground was soaking wet it had been raining heavily and that the crap would have been washed away. I learned to take the advice of pulling over for an hour seriously. I was taking it slow and careful when I fell. I had only just started to lean for the corner when the front slid out. Two hours afterward it was blue skies and perfect riding conditions for the rest of the weekend. If only I had waited.
On the plus side I learned how well gear can protect you. I honestly feel my fall was no more severe than falling off your kitchen chair but upon closer inspection of my gear I can tell it was fast enough to do some serious damage. The palm of my right glove and the pinky finger show signs of wear. And there is some nice scraping along the outside of both my boots. I could easily have broken a bone in my ankle if not for proper boots. I cannot emphasize enough how important good boots are. There are plenty of fragile bones in your ankle (as Elias found out) so please protect them.