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06-01-2004, 07:48 PM

Joel Solomon wrote in part:

<< Mercedes slowed down, rolled down her window
and shouted "Get a car!" She turned onto the road that I was turning on to.
As fate would have it, she got stuck at a red light at the next corner. I rode
up along side of her and replied "Get a life, Cow!" This woman spent the next
half mile driving alongside of me, honking her horn and screaming about "How
dare you speak that way to me with a child in the car." I thought that her kid
didn't need anyone else to learn bad behavior from. ...
>>

May I ask: where did the incident with the cow occur?

Robert

06-01-2004, 07:54 PM

> My favorite recent experience was last Tuesday afternoon. I was riding
along a
> 2 block stretch of busy road that I needed to transit to connect a couple
of
> less traveled roads. A woman in a Mercedes slowed down, rolled down her
window
> and shouted "Get a car!" She turned onto the road that I was turning on
to.
> As fate would have it, she got stuck at a red light at the next corner. I
rode
> up along side of her and replied "Get a life, Cow!" This woman spent the
next
> half mile driving alongside of me, honking her horn and screaming about
"How
> dare you speak that way to me with a child in the car." I thought that
her kid
> didn't need anyone else to learn bad behavior from.
>
> Ride through it, Claire. Be careful, but ride through it.
>
> Best,
>
> Joel Solomon

I must say, I wouldn't have been so nice.

Curt

06-01-2004, 07:54 PM

> My favorite recent experience was last Tuesday afternoon. I was riding
along a
> 2 block stretch of busy road that I needed to transit to connect a couple
of
> less traveled roads. A woman in a Mercedes slowed down, rolled down her
window
> and shouted "Get a car!" She turned onto the road that I was turning on
to.
> As fate would have it, she got stuck at a red light at the next corner. I
rode
> up along side of her and replied "Get a life, Cow!" This woman spent the
next
> half mile driving alongside of me, honking her horn and screaming about
"How
> dare you speak that way to me with a child in the car." I thought that
her kid
> didn't need anyone else to learn bad behavior from.
>
> Ride through it, Claire. Be careful, but ride through it.
>
> Best,
>
> Joel Solomon

I must say, I wouldn't have been so nice.

Curt

06-01-2004, 07:54 PM

> My favorite recent experience was last Tuesday afternoon. I was riding
along a
> 2 block stretch of busy road that I needed to transit to connect a couple
of
> less traveled roads. A woman in a Mercedes slowed down, rolled down her
window
> and shouted "Get a car!" She turned onto the road that I was turning on
to.
> As fate would have it, she got stuck at a red light at the next corner. I
rode
> up along side of her and replied "Get a life, Cow!" This woman spent the
next
> half mile driving alongside of me, honking her horn and screaming about
"How
> dare you speak that way to me with a child in the car." I thought that
her kid
> didn't need anyone else to learn bad behavior from.
>
> Ride through it, Claire. Be careful, but ride through it.
>
> Best,
>
> Joel Solomon

I must say, I wouldn't have been so nice.

Curt

06-01-2004, 07:54 PM

> My favorite recent experience was last Tuesday afternoon. I was riding
along a
> 2 block stretch of busy road that I needed to transit to connect a couple
of
> less traveled roads. A woman in a Mercedes slowed down, rolled down her
window
> and shouted "Get a car!" She turned onto the road that I was turning on
to.
> As fate would have it, she got stuck at a red light at the next corner. I
rode
> up along side of her and replied "Get a life, Cow!" This woman spent the
next
> half mile driving alongside of me, honking her horn and screaming about
"How
> dare you speak that way to me with a child in the car." I thought that
her kid
> didn't need anyone else to learn bad behavior from.
>
> Ride through it, Claire. Be careful, but ride through it.
>
> Best,
>
> Joel Solomon

I must say, I wouldn't have been so nice.

Curt

06-01-2004, 07:54 PM

> My favorite recent experience was last Tuesday afternoon. I was riding
along a
> 2 block stretch of busy road that I needed to transit to connect a couple
of
> less traveled roads. A woman in a Mercedes slowed down, rolled down her
window
> and shouted "Get a car!" She turned onto the road that I was turning on
to.
> As fate would have it, she got stuck at a red light at the next corner. I
rode
> up along side of her and replied "Get a life, Cow!" This woman spent the
next
> half mile driving alongside of me, honking her horn and screaming about
"How
> dare you speak that way to me with a child in the car." I thought that
her kid
> didn't need anyone else to learn bad behavior from.
>
> Ride through it, Claire. Be careful, but ride through it.
>
> Best,
>
> Joel Solomon

I must say, I wouldn't have been so nice.

Curt

06-01-2004, 08:00 PM

"Frank Krygowski" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:40bd2612$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].edu...
> Chris wrote:
>
> > This sure does sound like a lot of people getting whacked by cars.
Let's
> > here the others. Bring your tales.
>
> Let's also hear the "NOT getting whacked by cars" tales. There are two
> sides to the story, no?

Hey, I've been riding for 35 years (not continuously, you comedians) or so,
and this is the first time I've had a bike/car collision.

--
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06-01-2004, 08:00 PM

"Frank Krygowski" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:40bd2612$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].edu...
> Chris wrote:
>
> > This sure does sound like a lot of people getting whacked by cars.
Let's
> > here the others. Bring your tales.
>
> Let's also hear the "NOT getting whacked by cars" tales. There are two
> sides to the story, no?

Hey, I've been riding for 35 years (not continuously, you comedians) or so,
and this is the first time I've had a bike/car collision.

--
Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky
Please replace earthlink for mouse-potato and .net for .com
Home of the meditative cyclist:
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06-01-2004, 08:00 PM

"Frank Krygowski" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:40bd2612$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].edu...
> Chris wrote:
>
> > This sure does sound like a lot of people getting whacked by cars.
Let's
> > here the others. Bring your tales.
>
> Let's also hear the "NOT getting whacked by cars" tales. There are two
> sides to the story, no?

Hey, I've been riding for 35 years (not continuously, you comedians) or so,
and this is the first time I've had a bike/car collision.

--
Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky
Please replace earthlink for mouse-potato and .net for .com
Home of the meditative cyclist:
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
See the books I've set free at: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

06-01-2004, 08:00 PM

"Frank Krygowski" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:40bd2612$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].edu...
> Chris wrote:
>
> > This sure does sound like a lot of people getting whacked by cars.
Let's
> > here the others. Bring your tales.
>
> Let's also hear the "NOT getting whacked by cars" tales. There are two
> sides to the story, no?

Hey, I've been riding for 35 years (not continuously, you comedians) or so,
and this is the first time I've had a bike/car collision.

--
Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky
Please replace earthlink for mouse-potato and .net for .com
Home of the meditative cyclist:
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
See the books I've set free at: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]