Dude, I wasn't aiming anything at you, Andrew.  I was just ranting about the incompetent douchenozzles my local shop employs. Trust me, you would have came to the same assumption about this one guys riding skill as I did that day.

Glad you learned a lesson, even bad things can have a silver lining.  Maybe that incident will ultimately save your life by influencing you to wear your gear all the time.