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  1. Original post
    Gabike
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    I was on my usual ride today when I rode through a Civil War battlefield, the road is heavily lined
    with trees and the recent pine beetle infestation has killed many of them. It was a one way road and
    there were no cars behind me so I was taking the middle of the road when I heard a BANG!. I looked
    to my right and a tree trunk (the top part had previously fallen off) landed no less than a foot
    from me. It was about 20 feet tall and approx 1ft diamiter. It was so close that I got pelted with
    splinters and bark. Another rider who saw it road up to make sure I was ok. If I were 1 ft closer to
    the right edge, it would have gotten me. What a way to go.

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  2. Bill Davidson
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    I hate it when that happens.

    --Bill Davidson
    --
    Please remove ".nospam" from my address for email replies.

    I'm a 17 year veteran of usenet -- you'd think I'd be over it by now

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  3. Sorni
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    "GABIKE" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I was on my usual ride today when I rode through a Civil War battlefield,


    the

    Quoted message said:

    road is heavily lined with trees and the recent pine beetle infestation


    has

    Quoted message said:

    killed many of them. It was a one way road and there were no cars behind


    me so

    Quoted message said:

    I was taking the middle of the road when I heard a BANG!. I looked to my


    right

    Quoted message said:

    and a tree trunk (the top part had previously fallen off) landed no less


    than

    Quoted message said:

    a foot from me. It was about 20 feet tall and approx 1ft diamiter. It was


    so

    Quoted message said:

    close that I got pelted with splinters and bark. Another rider who saw it road up to make sure I
    was ok. If I were 1 ft


    closer

    Quoted message said:

    to the right edge, it would have gotten me. What a way to go.

    Cyclist to St. Peter at the Pearly Gates: "I was just riding along..."

    Bill "no warranties on SOME things" S.

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  4. Wayne Menzie
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    [email hidden] (GABIKE) wrote in :"]news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    a tree trunk (the top part had previously fallen off) landed no less than a foot from me. It
    was about 20 feet tall and approx 1ft diamiter. It was so close that I got pelted with
    splinters and bark.

    So it was something like this:
    news.yahoo.comnews 1756

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  5. Bill Davidson
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    Wayne Menzie said:

    So it was something like this:
    news.yahoo.comnews

    I'd like to have seen that.

    --Bill Davidson
    --
    Please remove ".nospam" from my address for email replies.

    I'm a 17 year veteran of usenet -- you'd think I'd be over it by now

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  6. Garrison Hillia
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    (GABIKE) said:

    I was taking the middle of the road when I heard a BANG!. I looked to my right and a tree trunk
    (the top part had previously fallen off) landed no less than a foot from me. It was about 20 feet
    tall and approx 1ft diamiter. It was so close that I got pelted with splinters and bark.

    It could've been much worse... go to groups.google.comgroups.google.com and use the search words "Robert
    Park" & "tree"

    p.s. It all starts with "What's New for Sep 15, 2000"

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  7. Rivermist
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    You should have gone right out and bought a lottery ticket.

    "GABIKE" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I was on my usual ride today when I rode through a Civil War battlefield,


    the

    Quoted message said:

    road is heavily lined with trees and the recent pine beetle infestation


    has

    Quoted message said:

    killed many of them. It was a one way road and there were no cars behind


    me so

    Quoted message said:

    I was taking the middle of the road when I heard a BANG!. I looked to my


    right

    Quoted message said:

    and a tree trunk (the top part had previously fallen off) landed no less


    than

    Quoted message said:

    a foot from me. It was about 20 feet tall and approx 1ft diamiter. It was


    so

    Quoted message said:

    close that I got pelted with splinters and bark. Another rider who saw it road up to make sure I
    was ok. If I were 1 ft


    closer

    Quoted message said:

    to the right edge, it would have gotten me. What a way to go.

    Report
  8. Gabike
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    #8
    Quoted message said:

    You should have gone right out and bought a lottery ticket.

    Nah, I may only have so much luck stored up and I will be riding through the area again. Id rather
    have my head than a winning ticket.

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  9. Bgaudet0801
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    #9

    "GABIKE" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    ........I looked to my right and a tree trunk (the top part had previously fallen off)
    landed no less


    than

    Quoted message said:

    a foot from me. It was about 20 feet tall and approx 1ft diamiter. It was


    so

    Quoted message said:

    close that I got pelted with splinters and bark. Another rider who saw it road up to make sure I
    was ok. If I were 1 ft


    closer

    Quoted message said:

    to the right edge, it would have gotten me. What a way to go.

    Can't say I've ever had that happen to me. I've see more than a few trees that had fallen, at some
    point in the past, across previously obstacle free trails, attacked by irate birds protecting their
    nests, even been so into the zone that a stationary parked car jumps out in front of me. But never
    attacked by a tree.

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