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On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 02:47:12 -0500, Preston Crawford
wrote: On 2005-04-06, jj wrote: Preston, also accept my sympathy and empathy for what happened to you. If these people knew what a kind and wonderful person you were they would never think of talking to you like that. We need more great guys like you in the world. Well, I'm not sure I deserve that kind of praise, but I appreciate it nonetheless. Thanks. Man, I've been to your website and read your story and you seem like one of those jovial big teddy bears of a guy who has a kind word to everyone. bg jj |
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Preston Crawford wrote:
In the end he drove off, I road off, but I'm really starting to get tired of this garbage. This happens far too often and I do everything you're supposed to do when it comes to riding. And yet still it happens. And it's never "damn you for passing me" or "how dare you take the lane". The road raging is always because I'm on the road period. Period! Nothing more. Nothing less. You don't deserve to be on the road, so I'm going to threaten to kill you. What can you do when faced with this? I'm so sick of it. I want to carry a camera with me and just photograph the hell out of these people and take them to court. I wonder if I should carry mace with me at all times. I don't want to. I'm not a fighter. But at a certain point when not only are you being threatened by their vehicles, but they're threatening to wield weapons, what do you do? I'm at a loss. You want some cheese with that whine? Sure, what happened to you was unjust, but I'm sure if you looked around a little 1 block radius you'd see instances of injustice (social or cosmic) that dwarf your little bump. You don't get as indignant about those, do you? Your ego got tweaked, that's all. Probably by some guy whose ego has been stomped on. He's just looking to roll the **** downhill, and guess who's there -- you. If you don't want to be vulnerable to this sort of thing, drive a car, that's what most people do. Don't personalize it, it's not about you, that's just your ego talking, follow it and you'll just get deeper and become part of the problem yourself. Let it go grasshopper, and think about why it's so hard to let go of. Now if I could only follow my own advice... |
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"David L. Johnson" wrote: On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:01:32 -0400, jj wrote: In that event the first thing you want to do if you can't immediately escape and ride off down a side street is get off the bike. (Sitting on the bike makes you a sitting duck for getting punched with one foot clipped in.) Put the bike between you and them This advise works better for dogs than for rednecks. But then, the dogs are less belligerent, and smarter. Tis true! Tis true! ....and all of this in the City of Brotherly Love - yeah, RIGHT. Crossing the Schuylkil River on a four lane bridge, the two of us were told by a lone driver in a Mercedes SUV to "get on the F-ing Sidewalk!' This was Easter Sunday around 7:00AM, so the only car we had seen. My friend replied to this yuppie "Thank you, thank you. You have a great day, too!" Red faced, the Merc drove off. HAND What's a sidewalk?? |
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"David L. Johnson" wrote:
On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:01:32 -0400, jj wrote: In that event the first thing you want to do if you can't immediately escape and ride off down a side street is get off the bike. (Sitting on the bike makes you a sitting duck for getting punched with one foot clipped in.) Put the bike between you and them This advise works better for dogs than for rednecks. But then, the dogs are less belligerent, and smarter. I didn't see anything in the description that indicates a "redneck" was involved. In fact, I've found the aggressive driver syndrome cuts across pretty much the entire demographic of driverdom. Lawyers to college students to soccer moms. The only common trait is that they're angry and not too bright. ;-) Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $695 ti frame |
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Tom Keats wrote: I figure those red-faced fools with the bulging neck veins are more likely to end up killing themselves, getting all worked up to the point of having cardiac episodes. It's pitiable, really. cheers, Tom I am a red faced fool with bulging neck veins. I think that's why I ride a bike now. It's calming and I figure if my temper remains the same, I will surely have one of those cardiac epidodes. This thread hit my eye because of the baseball bat reference. Last night I KILLED my dishwasher. It broke for the 5th time in the last year and I just went berserk on it. Actually after I smashed the dishwasher I felt liberated. No more wondering...will it work?....will it NOT work? But feeling liberated didn't make it right. My kids came home and said....."MOM, DID YOU FREAK OUT ON ANOTHER APPLIANCE?" So you are right, the fool with the temper is going to be the one hurt in the end. Speaking as that fool, I humbly apologize for all of us who lack self control. I never physically hurt a person in my life. I never even spanked my kids. But I have broken many appliances, picture frames and bric a brac over the years. Better to break appliances than head I imagine. All good things, Maggie....frustrated in suburbia |
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On 2005-04-06, Mark Hickey wrote:
"David L. Johnson" wrote: On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:01:32 -0400, jj wrote: In that event the first thing you want to do if you can't immediately escape and ride off down a side street is get off the bike. (Sitting on the bike makes you a sitting duck for getting punched with one foot clipped in.) Put the bike between you and them This advise works better for dogs than for rednecks. But then, the dogs are less belligerent, and smarter. I didn't see anything in the description that indicates a "redneck" was involved. In fact, I've found the aggressive driver syndrome cuts across pretty much the entire demographic of driverdom. Lawyers to college students to soccer moms. The only common trait is that they're angry and not too bright. ;-) You're correct, Mark. He wasn't a redneck. In fact (not that it's worth anything as you correctly point out), but he looked like a Middle Eastern man. Preston |
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On 2005-04-06, Ken wrote:
"Preston Crawford" wrote in message ... And the driver was probably driving one of those huge SUV's and was probably the only person in it! Ken No. Didn't fit any stereotype. He was actually Middle Eastern, driving a sports car. Preston |
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"Preston Crawford" wrote in message ... On 2005-04-06, Ken wrote: "Preston Crawford" wrote in message ... And the driver was probably driving one of those huge SUV's and was probably the only person in it! Ken No. Didn't fit any stereotype. He was actually Middle Eastern, driving a sports car. Preston Oh well maybe he was a "wanna be" terrorist who just couldn't get his hands on a plane to fly into a building! So he has to take it out on the cyclist. Ken |
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Peter Cole wrote: Let it go grasshopper, and think about why it's so hard to let go of. I was told that many times. There is a line from the movie "Divine Secrets of the YA YA Sisterhood" which goes. "I take a problem (situation) chew on it and chew on it and then stick it in my hair." THAT'S ME!!! I have a way of holding a grudge long after it even matters. There are some things I know I will take to my grave and never forgive. Who am I hurting by doing this....ME, thats who. I have a hard time lettting go of any injustice and moving on. It's a freaking nightmare. You give good advice. Grasshopper should listen. Letting go and moving on is one of the hardest things we humans have to do. I am getting better as I get older though. My temper is confined to smashing dishwashers and I am able to move past things easier. (some things, other things will fester in my soul for all eternity.) ;-) All good things, Maggie |
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Preston Crawford wrote: On 2005-04-06, David L. Johnson wrote: It happens to us all, and I know very well that it is sometimes hard to let it go. I can list a half-dozen instances that _still_ gall me. But I will not even relate them, since that only makes it worse. Same here and same on the it only makes it worse. I have a virtual catalogue in my head. It's a shame. :-) I think I've finally found a real benefit to my lousy memory! Seriously, I can recall such incidents, but the recollections don't evoke any negative emotions. It's more like "Oh yeah, that happened to me at that intersection." Period. Regarding avoiding confrontation sites: First, if there is a more "peaceful" route that's otherwise equivalent, I see no problem with using it. A large part of why I ride is aesthetic, and just as I prefer prettier roads, quieter traffic, etc, I'd prefer more pleasant drivers. But in Preston's case, where the site can't be avoided? I wouldn't worry much at all. One of my worst confrontations with a motorist was on my usual route home from work. He was so mad he was feinting at charging me on foot, trying to scare me. I was smirking and slowly shaking my head in disbelief - and holding a can of Halt dog spray behind my handlebar bag. Of course, he eventually just drove off. I wondered when I'd run into him again, but I never did. Of course, by then I had his license number and he knew it. (I'd read it aloud to him.) I watched for him for a few weeks, but eventually forgot all about that. You will too, if you don't dwell on the incident excessively. - Frank Krygowski |
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