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02-02-2007, 06:15 AM

That was my mantra this morning. 791 JBT. Why? That is the license
plate of the goofball kid that has taken to harrassing me every
morning. Every. Morning.

It started on Tuesday (Jan 30th). I was riding on the shoulder of a 5
lane highway which is part of my normal commute. When he passed,
someone was yelling out the window at me. When I caught up with the
car at the local high school, there were three boys - one getting out,
another sitting in the front passenger seat, and the driver. The
driver was dropping at least one of the other two off.

The conversation was something like this:
me - don't yell at people when you drive by them.
the boys - we didn't do anything!
me - I heard you when you went by, don't do it again.
the boys - we were just singing along with the radio (doing 50mph with
one window down in 30°F weather)
me - don't do it again.
the boys - yes sir.

On Thursday it was only the driver with the window down and yelling.
He had already made his drop offs and was going the other way by the
time we crossed paths. This morning, it was at a stop sign closer to
work. He didn't spot me in time so he didn't get his window down, but
he did blare his horn at me. I made sure to remember his license plate
this time. 791 JBT. 791 JBT. My new mantra.

-Buck

02-02-2007, 07:41 AM

Buck wrote:
: That was my mantra this morning. 791 JBT. Why? That is the license
: plate of the goofball kid that has taken to harrassing me every
: morning. Every. Morning.
:
: It started on Tuesday (Jan 30th). I was riding on the shoulder of a 5
: lane highway which is part of my normal commute. When he passed,
: someone was yelling out the window at me. When I caught up with the
: car at the local high school, there were three boys - one getting out,
: another sitting in the front passenger seat, and the driver. The
: driver was dropping at least one of the other two off.
:
: The conversation was something like this:
: me - don't yell at people when you drive by them.
: the boys - we didn't do anything!
: me - I heard you when you went by, don't do it again.
: the boys - we were just singing along with the radio (doing 50mph with
: one window down in 30°F weather)
: me - don't do it again.
: the boys - yes sir.
:
: On Thursday it was only the driver with the window down and yelling.
: He had already made his drop offs and was going the other way by the
: time we crossed paths. This morning, it was at a stop sign closer to
: work. He didn't spot me in time so he didn't get his window down, but
: he did blare his horn at me. I made sure to remember his license plate
: this time. 791 JBT. 791 JBT. My new mantra.
:
: -Buck

Get a pic of him acting a fool! Plan for it, since he's dumb enough to keep
doing it.

02-02-2007, 08:43 AM

"Roger Zoul" wrote: Get a pic of him acting a fool! Plan for it, since
he's dumb enough to keep doing it.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Make sure he sees you taking pictures. He will start worrying about what
you are going to do with them. Also helpful would be for him to see you
writing down his license number. If your schedule and his are so closely
matched, you might lie in wait and let him see you taking a flash photo of
the front of his car.

If you do get a decent picture of him in his car, the high school principal
might be interested.

02-02-2007, 09:42 AM

On Feb 2, 9:15 am, "Buck" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> That was my mantra this morning. 791 JBT. Why? That is the license
> plate of the goofball kid that has taken to harrassing me every
> morning. Every. Morning.
>
> It started on Tuesday (Jan 30th). I was riding on the shoulder of a 5
> lane highway which is part of my normal commute. When he passed,
> someone was yelling out the window at me. When I caught up with the
> car at the local high school, there were three boys - one getting out,
> another sitting in the front passenger seat, and the driver. The
> driver was dropping at least one of the other two off.
>
> The conversation was something like this:
> me - don't yell at people when you drive by them.
> the boys - we didn't do anything!
> me - I heard you when you went by, don't do it again.
> the boys - we were just singing along with the radio (doing 50mph with
> one window down in 30°F weather)
> me - don't do it again.
> the boys - yes sir.
>
> On Thursday it was only the driver with the window down and yelling.
> He had already made his drop offs and was going the other way by the
> time we crossed paths. This morning, it was at a stop sign closer to
> work. He didn't spot me in time so he didn't get his window down, but
> he did blare his horn at me. I made sure to remember his license plate
> this time. 791 JBT. 791 JBT. My new mantra.
>
> -Buck

Nice. Sounds like you're in a position to have a little fun now,
especially if they're timid enough to "yes sir" you in the lot when
you caught up. Definately make sure they know you've got their
number. In addition to taking a picture of him being a jackass, you
may want to let him see you _almost_ hiding somewhere, taking a
picture as he parks & leaves the vehicle. If you can, grab a car and
follow him part way home once. Make sure he sees your face driving.
Get the fear into him real good, and he won't be doing crap like this
ever again.

Also, if you report something like that to the police, especially with
repeat offenses, they tend to get in touch with the vehicle owner. In
the case of many kids, the legal registered vehicle owner is also the
parent. He may be cycling with you for a week when Dad takes the car.

02-02-2007, 11:19 AM

On Feb 2, 6:15 am, "Buck" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> That was my mantra this morning. 791 JBT. Why? That is the license
> plate of the goofball kid that has taken to harrassing me every
> morning. Every. Morning.
>
> It started on Tuesday (Jan 30th). I was riding on the shoulder of a 5
> lane highway which is part of my normal commute. When he passed,
> someone was yelling out the window at me. When I caught up with the
> car at the local high school, there were three boys - one getting out,
> another sitting in the front passenger seat, and the driver. The
> driver was dropping at least one of the other two off.
>
> The conversation was something like this:
> me - don't yell at people when you drive by them.
> the boys - we didn't do anything!
> me - I heard you when you went by, don't do it again.
> the boys - we were just singing along with the radio (doing 50mph with
> one window down in 30°F weather)
> me - don't do it again.
> the boys - yes sir.
>
> On Thursday it was only the driver with the window down and yelling.
> He had already made his drop offs and was going the other way by the
> time we crossed paths. This morning, it was at a stop sign closer to
> work. He didn't spot me in time so he didn't get his window down, but
> he did blare his horn at me. I made sure to remember his license plate
> this time. 791 JBT. 791 JBT. My new mantra.
>
> -Buck

Call the fuzz..a visit to the little ****'s parents might make an
impression on them. I did this very thing in south Boulder with some
little turd driving his momma's Jag.

02-02-2007, 11:52 AM

> If you do get a decent picture of him in his car, the high school
> principal might be interested.

Absolutely true. My brother is a vice principle (which when I went to school
meant "narc") and follows up on similar things all the time. If they're
parking in the school's parking lot, the vp has a *lot* of power.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

"Leo Lichtman" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].net> wrote in message
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>
> "Roger Zoul" wrote: Get a pic of him acting a fool! Plan for it, since
> he's dumb enough to keep doing it.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Make sure he sees you taking pictures. He will start worrying about what
> you are going to do with them. Also helpful would be for him to see you
> writing down his license number. If your schedule and his are so closely
> matched, you might lie in wait and let him see you taking a flash photo of
> the front of his car.
>
> If you do get a decent picture of him in his car, the high school
> principal might be interested.
>

02-02-2007, 01:10 PM

Roger Zoul wrote:
> Buck wrote:
> : That was my mantra this morning. 791 JBT. Why? That is the license
> : plate of the goofball kid that has taken to harrassing me every
> : morning. Every. Morning.
> :
> : It started on Tuesday (Jan 30th). I was riding on the shoulder of a 5
> : lane highway which is part of my normal commute. When he passed,
> : someone was yelling out the window at me. When I caught up with the
> : car at the local high school, there were three boys - one getting out,
> : another sitting in the front passenger seat, and the driver. The
> : driver was dropping at least one of the other two off.
> :
> : The conversation was something like this:
> : me - don't yell at people when you drive by them.
> : the boys - we didn't do anything!
> : me - I heard you when you went by, don't do it again.
> : the boys - we were just singing along with the radio (doing 50mph with
> : one window down in 30°F weather)
> : me - don't do it again.
> : the boys - yes sir.
> :
> : On Thursday it was only the driver with the window down and yelling.
> : He had already made his drop offs and was going the other way by the
> : time we crossed paths. This morning, it was at a stop sign closer to
> : work. He didn't spot me in time so he didn't get his window down, but
> : he did blare his horn at me. I made sure to remember his license plate
> : this time. 791 JBT. 791 JBT. My new mantra.
> :
> : -Buck
>
> Get a pic of him acting a fool! Plan for it, since he's dumb enough to keep
> doing it.
>
>
Picture Hell, take a cam-corder with a microphone and present it to the
Police while making it clear that they'd better do something.
If they refuse just make it clear that if you get into an accident
because of this kid, that someone you know will be suing them.
That means leaving a copy of his worst behavior with someone else
(family or friend) to take to court on your behalf, assuming a worst
case scenario.
Play hard ball. You can make the police aware that they will be in deep
**** if you get killed by or because of this kid. Just don't make it
sound like a threat.
Bill Baka

02-02-2007, 03:11 PM

"Bill Baka" wrote: (clip)Play hard ball. You can make the police aware that
they will be in deep **** if you get killed by or because of this kid. Just
don't make it sound like a threat.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
"You will be in deep **** if I get killed. Oh, and I mean that in the best
possible way."

02-02-2007, 03:36 PM

Leo Lichtman wrote:
> "Bill Baka" wrote: (clip)Play hard ball. You can make the police aware that
> they will be in deep **** if you get killed by or because of this kid. Just
> don't make it sound like a threat.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> "You will be in deep **** if I get killed. Oh, and I mean that in the best
> possible way."
>
>
Something like that. I've had to deal with cops that considered me to be
interrupting their donut time and threatened me with arrest. I found a
stash or shopping carts and told a police officer who could care less.
He said it wasn't his problem and that the store would have to complain
first.
I just find that cops are a pain to deal with. They want it all their
way or no way.
Bill Baka

02-02-2007, 04:48 PM

"Bill Baka" wrote: (clip) I just find that cops are a pain to deal with.
They want it all their way or no way.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Bill, are bicyclists all alike? Well, neither are cops.