Biker’s sudden death at Loch Skerrow

Evolution in action! So much for the alleged "health benefits" of
mountain biking!

Mike


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Biker’s sudden death at Loch Skerrow

Feb 12 2009

by Stuart Gillespie, Galloway News

A MOUNTAIN BIKER died after complaining of chest pains while on a trip
in the Stewartry recently. Fifty-four year old Iain Bell, of Dumfries,
died near Loch Skerrow on Sunday, February 1, while out cycling with a
couple of friends.

The group stopped at Loch Skerrow, which is near the old ‘Paddy’ line
between Mossdale and Gatehouse station, after the chain came off Mr
Bell’s bike at around 1.45pm, at which point he took unwell.

Due to the remoteness of the location, the Galloway Mountain Rescue
Team crew from Castle Douglas, and the helicopter from HMS Gannet at
Prestwick, were needed to help the ambulance crews and police get to
Mr Bell, but, unfortunately, he had died by the time they arrived.
There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.

The Castle Douglas branch of the Galloway Mountain Rescue Team were
out again on Saturday when they, along with the police, were called
out to find two missing walkers. The pair had got lost between
Gatehouse station and Clatteringshaws and believed they were on the
Fell of Fleet. They were found by the police on a road near
Clatteringshaws in around an hour.
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You're one sick puppy, Michael.

A guy has a heart attack, and you rub your palms together with glee that a
bicycle operator is dead.

You need a new shtick, asshole.

On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:44:59 -0800, "Jeff Strickland"
wrote:

You're one sick puppy, Michael.

A guy has a heart attack, and you rub your palms together with glee that a
bicycle operator is dead.

You need a new shtick, asshole.

You are fantasizing. I'm trying to PROTECT you guys. YOU, on the other
hand, would like to sweep it under the rug, and not say anything, so
that MORE people will be killed. YOU are the sick one!
--
I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!

http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande

Mike Vandeman wrote:
On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:44:59 -0800, "Jeff Strickland"
wrote:

You're one sick puppy, Michael.

A guy has a heart attack, and you rub your palms together with glee that a
bicycle operator is dead.

You need a new shtick, asshole.

You are fantasizing. I'm trying to PROTECT you guys. YOU, on the other
hand, would like to sweep it under the rug, and not say anything, so
that MORE people will be killed. YOU are the sick one!

No, Strickland is quite correct.
You are gloating.
Nobody was killed.
A person died of a heart attack.
He happened to be a mountain biker.
You are NOT trying to protect anyone.
You have a serious fixation.
This fixation prevents you from being a productive member of society.

"Mike Vandeman" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:44:59 -0800, "Jeff Strickland"
wrote:

You're one sick puppy, Michael.

A guy has a heart attack, and you rub your palms together with glee that a
bicycle operator is dead.

You need a new shtick, asshole.

You are fantasizing.

I'm not fantasizing, I'm appalled.

On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:55:53 -0500, VtSkier
wrote:

Mike Vandeman wrote:
On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:44:59 -0800, "Jeff Strickland"
wrote:

You're one sick puppy, Michael.

A guy has a heart attack, and you rub your palms together with glee that a
bicycle operator is dead.

You need a new shtick, asshole.

You are fantasizing. I'm trying to PROTECT you guys. YOU, on the other
hand, would like to sweep it under the rug, and not say anything, so
that MORE people will be killed. YOU are the sick one!

No, Strickland is quite correct.
You are gloating.
Nobody was killed.
A person died of a heart attack.

Yes, caused by mountain biking -- something you keep trying to ignore.

He happened to be a mountain biker.
You are NOT trying to protect anyone.
You have a serious fixation.
This fixation prevents you from being a productive member of society.
--
I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!

http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande

On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:09:11 -0800, "Jeff Strickland"
wrote:


"Mike Vandeman" wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:44:59 -0800, "Jeff Strickland"
wrote:

You're one sick puppy, Michael.

A guy has a heart attack, and you rub your palms together with glee that a
bicycle operator is dead.

You need a new shtick, asshole.

You are fantasizing.

I'm not fantasizing, I'm appalled.

Yes, because you are living in Fantasyland. You don't have a good grip
on reality.
--
I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!

http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande

Yes, caused by mountain biking -- something you keep trying to ignore.

Perhaps, but who can disprove that that mountain biking kept his heart
attack from coming much sooner. Isn't exercise good for the heart?

On Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:08:04 -0600, "Scott G"
wrote:

Yes, caused by mountain biking -- something you keep trying to ignore.

Perhaps, but who can disprove that that mountain biking kept his heart
attack from coming much sooner. Isn't exercise good for the heart?

That begs the question. Mountain biking is obviously NOT healthful,
especially for the wildlife & other trail users.
--
I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!

http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande

On Feb 19, 4:22 am, Mike Vandeman wrote:
That begs the question. Mountain biking is obviously NOT healthful,
especially for the wildlife & other trail users.
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Just a point of reference, but the jogging guru and marathon runner
Jim Fixx died of a heart attack a few minutes after a run on July 20,
1984. He came from a family of men that all died of heart attacks in
their late 30s or early 40s but managed to live to age 52 before his
heart attack. Daily aerobic exercise managed to get him an extra 10
years at least over his relatives.

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