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12-18-2004, 08:32 PM

i am beginning to feel victimized on my commutes and there's been a lot of
holiday catharsis out there on the streets lately. today some guy whizzed by
me in his car. i was going 22 in a 25 one lane residential. he passed me and
the immediately braked to park (i get that a lot). i had to swerve right
when he passed and then swerve left around him when he jammed on his brakes.
i almost ran into his rear bumper but was able to swerve around. i just gave
him the evil eye and then immedately came upon a little traffic delay.
somebody was having a hard time parallel parking and another person was
honking loudly without going around. i went around the other guy who was
paying so much attention to punishing the parker he didnt realize he was
doing the same thing! when i passed him saw that his face was very red and
the veins in his neck were sticking out. i'm getting a lot better at not
getting too mad and this time i just felt bad for him because he just seemed
so stuck in his car. he looked like such an asshat fuming in his car like
that.

anyway just want to post it here for moral support - keep you eyes and ears
open and stay safe out there!
-ag

12-18-2004, 08:50 PM

In article <cq308g$l5g$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
"alan" <.@.> writes:
> i am beginning to feel victimized on my commutes and there's been a lot of
> holiday catharsis out there on the streets lately. today some guy whizzed by
> me in his car. i was going 22 in a 25 one lane residential. he passed me and
> the immediately braked to park (i get that a lot). i had to swerve right
> when he passed and then swerve left around him when he jammed on his brakes.
> i almost ran into his rear bumper but was able to swerve around. i just gave
> him the evil eye and then immedately came upon a little traffic delay.
> somebody was having a hard time parallel parking and another person was
> honking loudly without going around. i went around the other guy who was
> paying so much attention to punishing the parker he didnt realize he was
> doing the same thing! when i passed him saw that his face was very red and
> the veins in his neck were sticking out. i'm getting a lot better at not
> getting too mad and this time i just felt bad for him because he just seemed
> so stuck in his car. he looked like such an asshat fuming in his car like
> that.
>
> anyway just want to post it here for moral support - keep you eyes and ears
> open and stay safe out there!

We'll all feel and fare much better, come January 2nd. Even tho'
we'll be into those 2 months of oppressing climatic gloom.
I still think January and February should be rolled up into one
month called Bleakember. Anyhow, I, too have noticed a lot of
manifested impatience on the streets lately. But it'll pass.
As a Canadian, I think there's a lot of NHL withdrawal affecting
traffic, too.

cheers,
Tom

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12-18-2004, 08:50 PM

In article <cq308g$l5g$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
"alan" <.@.> writes:
> i am beginning to feel victimized on my commutes and there's been a lot of
> holiday catharsis out there on the streets lately. today some guy whizzed by
> me in his car. i was going 22 in a 25 one lane residential. he passed me and
> the immediately braked to park (i get that a lot). i had to swerve right
> when he passed and then swerve left around him when he jammed on his brakes.
> i almost ran into his rear bumper but was able to swerve around. i just gave
> him the evil eye and then immedately came upon a little traffic delay.
> somebody was having a hard time parallel parking and another person was
> honking loudly without going around. i went around the other guy who was
> paying so much attention to punishing the parker he didnt realize he was
> doing the same thing! when i passed him saw that his face was very red and
> the veins in his neck were sticking out. i'm getting a lot better at not
> getting too mad and this time i just felt bad for him because he just seemed
> so stuck in his car. he looked like such an asshat fuming in his car like
> that.
>
> anyway just want to post it here for moral support - keep you eyes and ears
> open and stay safe out there!

We'll all feel and fare much better, come January 2nd. Even tho'
we'll be into those 2 months of oppressing climatic gloom.
I still think January and February should be rolled up into one
month called Bleakember. Anyhow, I, too have noticed a lot of
manifested impatience on the streets lately. But it'll pass.
As a Canadian, I think there's a lot of NHL withdrawal affecting
traffic, too.

cheers,
Tom

--
-- Nothing is safe from me.
Above address is just a spam midden.
I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca

12-18-2004, 08:50 PM

In article <cq308g$l5g$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
"alan" <.@.> writes:
> i am beginning to feel victimized on my commutes and there's been a lot of
> holiday catharsis out there on the streets lately. today some guy whizzed by
> me in his car. i was going 22 in a 25 one lane residential. he passed me and
> the immediately braked to park (i get that a lot). i had to swerve right
> when he passed and then swerve left around him when he jammed on his brakes.
> i almost ran into his rear bumper but was able to swerve around. i just gave
> him the evil eye and then immedately came upon a little traffic delay.
> somebody was having a hard time parallel parking and another person was
> honking loudly without going around. i went around the other guy who was
> paying so much attention to punishing the parker he didnt realize he was
> doing the same thing! when i passed him saw that his face was very red and
> the veins in his neck were sticking out. i'm getting a lot better at not
> getting too mad and this time i just felt bad for him because he just seemed
> so stuck in his car. he looked like such an asshat fuming in his car like
> that.
>
> anyway just want to post it here for moral support - keep you eyes and ears
> open and stay safe out there!

We'll all feel and fare much better, come January 2nd. Even tho'
we'll be into those 2 months of oppressing climatic gloom.
I still think January and February should be rolled up into one
month called Bleakember. Anyhow, I, too have noticed a lot of
manifested impatience on the streets lately. But it'll pass.
As a Canadian, I think there's a lot of NHL withdrawal affecting
traffic, too.

cheers,
Tom

--
-- Nothing is safe from me.
Above address is just a spam midden.
I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca

12-18-2004, 08:50 PM

In article <cq308g$l5g$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
"alan" <.@.> writes:
> i am beginning to feel victimized on my commutes and there's been a lot of
> holiday catharsis out there on the streets lately. today some guy whizzed by
> me in his car. i was going 22 in a 25 one lane residential. he passed me and
> the immediately braked to park (i get that a lot). i had to swerve right
> when he passed and then swerve left around him when he jammed on his brakes.
> i almost ran into his rear bumper but was able to swerve around. i just gave
> him the evil eye and then immedately came upon a little traffic delay.
> somebody was having a hard time parallel parking and another person was
> honking loudly without going around. i went around the other guy who was
> paying so much attention to punishing the parker he didnt realize he was
> doing the same thing! when i passed him saw that his face was very red and
> the veins in his neck were sticking out. i'm getting a lot better at not
> getting too mad and this time i just felt bad for him because he just seemed
> so stuck in his car. he looked like such an asshat fuming in his car like
> that.
>
> anyway just want to post it here for moral support - keep you eyes and ears
> open and stay safe out there!

We'll all feel and fare much better, come January 2nd. Even tho'
we'll be into those 2 months of oppressing climatic gloom.
I still think January and February should be rolled up into one
month called Bleakember. Anyhow, I, too have noticed a lot of
manifested impatience on the streets lately. But it'll pass.
As a Canadian, I think there's a lot of NHL withdrawal affecting
traffic, too.

cheers,
Tom

--
-- Nothing is safe from me.
Above address is just a spam midden.
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12-18-2004, 09:11 PM

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 20:32:16 -0800, alan <.@.> wrote:

> i am beginning to feel victimized on my commutes and there's been a lot
> of
> holiday catharsis out there on the streets lately. today some guy
> whizzed by
> me in his car. i was going 22 in a 25 one lane residential. he passed me
> and
> the immediately braked to park (i get that a lot). i had to swerve right
> when he passed and then swerve left around him when he jammed on his
> brakes.
> i almost ran into his rear bumper but was able to swerve around. i just
> gave
> him the evil eye and then immedately came upon a little traffic delay.
> somebody was having a hard time parallel parking and another person was
> honking loudly without going around. i went around the other guy who was
> paying so much attention to punishing the parker he didnt realize he was
> doing the same thing! when i passed him saw that his face was very red
> and
> the veins in his neck were sticking out. i'm getting a lot better at not
> getting too mad and this time i just felt bad for him because he just
> seemed
> so stuck in his car. he looked like such an asshat fuming in his car like
> that.
>
> anyway just want to post it here for moral support - keep you eyes and
> ears
> open and stay safe out there!
> -ag
>
>
I hear you and I don't even ride in the city that much for the very
reasons you just mentioned. On a bad day I may have stuck my middle
finger up the guys nose, barring a 6 foot 300 pounder, of course.
Some people just shouldn't be let out of their cages, the zoo type,
not the car. I see a lot of drugged out types in my area that
don't have a clue, but then again I am living in California in
a low rent town. By choice since I hate the big city these days.
Born in Chicago, raised in and around it, moved to Silicon Valley
and had too much of people in the lunch room bragging about how
much their homes' equity has gone up/down. Idiots with money and
not much more. I have my bikes and my freedom and work when needed.
Rich is a state of mind, and Bill Gates should be so lucky.
I picture him dropping dead while bragging about how great
Windows 2014 will be when it is released in 2018.
A few bugs to work out.
Bike over bucks for me.

--
Bill (?) Ba__ka

12-18-2004, 09:11 PM

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 20:32:16 -0800, alan <.@.> wrote:

> i am beginning to feel victimized on my commutes and there's been a lot
> of
> holiday catharsis out there on the streets lately. today some guy
> whizzed by
> me in his car. i was going 22 in a 25 one lane residential. he passed me
> and
> the immediately braked to park (i get that a lot). i had to swerve right
> when he passed and then swerve left around him when he jammed on his
> brakes.
> i almost ran into his rear bumper but was able to swerve around. i just
> gave
> him the evil eye and then immedately came upon a little traffic delay.
> somebody was having a hard time parallel parking and another person was
> honking loudly without going around. i went around the other guy who was
> paying so much attention to punishing the parker he didnt realize he was
> doing the same thing! when i passed him saw that his face was very red
> and
> the veins in his neck were sticking out. i'm getting a lot better at not
> getting too mad and this time i just felt bad for him because he just
> seemed
> so stuck in his car. he looked like such an asshat fuming in his car like
> that.
>
> anyway just want to post it here for moral support - keep you eyes and
> ears
> open and stay safe out there!
> -ag
>
>
I hear you and I don't even ride in the city that much for the very
reasons you just mentioned. On a bad day I may have stuck my middle
finger up the guys nose, barring a 6 foot 300 pounder, of course.
Some people just shouldn't be let out of their cages, the zoo type,
not the car. I see a lot of drugged out types in my area that
don't have a clue, but then again I am living in California in
a low rent town. By choice since I hate the big city these days.
Born in Chicago, raised in and around it, moved to Silicon Valley
and had too much of people in the lunch room bragging about how
much their homes' equity has gone up/down. Idiots with money and
not much more. I have my bikes and my freedom and work when needed.
Rich is a state of mind, and Bill Gates should be so lucky.
I picture him dropping dead while bragging about how great
Windows 2014 will be when it is released in 2018.
A few bugs to work out.
Bike over bucks for me.

--
Bill (?) Ba__ka

12-18-2004, 09:11 PM

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 20:32:16 -0800, alan <.@.> wrote:

> i am beginning to feel victimized on my commutes and there's been a lot
> of
> holiday catharsis out there on the streets lately. today some guy
> whizzed by
> me in his car. i was going 22 in a 25 one lane residential. he passed me
> and
> the immediately braked to park (i get that a lot). i had to swerve right
> when he passed and then swerve left around him when he jammed on his
> brakes.
> i almost ran into his rear bumper but was able to swerve around. i just
> gave
> him the evil eye and then immedately came upon a little traffic delay.
> somebody was having a hard time parallel parking and another person was
> honking loudly without going around. i went around the other guy who was
> paying so much attention to punishing the parker he didnt realize he was
> doing the same thing! when i passed him saw that his face was very red
> and
> the veins in his neck were sticking out. i'm getting a lot better at not
> getting too mad and this time i just felt bad for him because he just
> seemed
> so stuck in his car. he looked like such an asshat fuming in his car like
> that.
>
> anyway just want to post it here for moral support - keep you eyes and
> ears
> open and stay safe out there!
> -ag
>
>
I hear you and I don't even ride in the city that much for the very
reasons you just mentioned. On a bad day I may have stuck my middle
finger up the guys nose, barring a 6 foot 300 pounder, of course.
Some people just shouldn't be let out of their cages, the zoo type,
not the car. I see a lot of drugged out types in my area that
don't have a clue, but then again I am living in California in
a low rent town. By choice since I hate the big city these days.
Born in Chicago, raised in and around it, moved to Silicon Valley
and had too much of people in the lunch room bragging about how
much their homes' equity has gone up/down. Idiots with money and
not much more. I have my bikes and my freedom and work when needed.
Rich is a state of mind, and Bill Gates should be so lucky.
I picture him dropping dead while bragging about how great
Windows 2014 will be when it is released in 2018.
A few bugs to work out.
Bike over bucks for me.

--
Bill (?) Ba__ka

12-18-2004, 09:11 PM

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 20:32:16 -0800, alan <.@.> wrote:

> i am beginning to feel victimized on my commutes and there's been a lot
> of
> holiday catharsis out there on the streets lately. today some guy
> whizzed by
> me in his car. i was going 22 in a 25 one lane residential. he passed me
> and
> the immediately braked to park (i get that a lot). i had to swerve right
> when he passed and then swerve left around him when he jammed on his
> brakes.
> i almost ran into his rear bumper but was able to swerve around. i just
> gave
> him the evil eye and then immedately came upon a little traffic delay.
> somebody was having a hard time parallel parking and another person was
> honking loudly without going around. i went around the other guy who was
> paying so much attention to punishing the parker he didnt realize he was
> doing the same thing! when i passed him saw that his face was very red
> and
> the veins in his neck were sticking out. i'm getting a lot better at not
> getting too mad and this time i just felt bad for him because he just
> seemed
> so stuck in his car. he looked like such an asshat fuming in his car like
> that.
>
> anyway just want to post it here for moral support - keep you eyes and
> ears
> open and stay safe out there!
> -ag
>
>
I hear you and I don't even ride in the city that much for the very
reasons you just mentioned. On a bad day I may have stuck my middle
finger up the guys nose, barring a 6 foot 300 pounder, of course.
Some people just shouldn't be let out of their cages, the zoo type,
not the car. I see a lot of drugged out types in my area that
don't have a clue, but then again I am living in California in
a low rent town. By choice since I hate the big city these days.
Born in Chicago, raised in and around it, moved to Silicon Valley
and had too much of people in the lunch room bragging about how
much their homes' equity has gone up/down. Idiots with money and
not much more. I have my bikes and my freedom and work when needed.
Rich is a state of mind, and Bill Gates should be so lucky.
I picture him dropping dead while bragging about how great
Windows 2014 will be when it is released in 2018.
A few bugs to work out.
Bike over bucks for me.

--
Bill (?) Ba__ka

12-18-2004, 10:29 PM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com>,
Bill Baka <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> I hear you and I don't even ride in the city that much for the very
> reasons you just mentioned.

There are Chinese artisans who carve jade bowls. They carve
and carve and carve, and the bowl gets thinner and thinner
and thinner. If they're lucky, the bowl doesn't break. But
it often does. City riding might be a similar test of patience
and perserverence. It's just another kind of challenge -- of
something to master. And it has its rewards.

cheers,
Tom

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-- Nothing is safe from me.
Above address is just a spam midden.
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