feh!

In article <[email hidden]>,

Marian Rosenberg said:

I hit a car on my bicycle today.

I was going slowly, and was applying my brakes, as well as swerving around the [censored] who was
pulling into the bicycle lane during rush hour.

My bicycle didn't touch the car. I thumped my bad leg against the rear bumper, that was it. Barely
a thud to be heard. And the thump was a little enough one that it hardly even hurt.

My immediate response was to tell the driver "I'm okay" and that it was okay (that he had been a
stupid [censored] pulling into the bicycle lane during rush hour ... went unspoken).

His immediate response was to see if I had damaged his paint job.

Be careful, Marion.

You never know when that driver may be some crazed individual who may pull a gun and empty
it at you.

Glad that you are OK.

HAND

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"Freedom Is a Light for Which Many Have Died in Darkness"

- Tomb of the unknown - American Revolution

H. M. Leary said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Marian Rosenberg said:

I hit a car on my bicycle today.

Quoted message said:

Be careful, Marion.

You never know when that driver may be some crazed individual who may pull a gun and empty
it at you.

It is a real shame. I had originally titled this post cultural differences and mentioned where I
currently live. Then, I changed my mind because it seemed irrelevant. I guess your response shows
that rude behavior from stupid drivers is not limited to any one country.

When I lived in the states I was rarely a bicyclist and never a driver. I was hoping that this
idiotic behavior was a symptom of most of the drivers in this city having learned in the last 5
or 10 years.

The one thing I definitely do not have to worry about in this country is guns.

Now that bit of news about there being a team from the Japanese army in town to find any remaining
ordnance left over from the occupation 50 some odd years ago because some of it blew up and killed a
few people last week, that worries me. I have major issues with things that go *boom*.

But guns, even guns in the hands of crazed individuals, they don't worry me.

-M

P.S. 🙂 Usenet is international 🙂

Marian Rosenberg from said:

I hit a car on my bicycle today.

I was going slowly, and was applying my brakes, as well as swerving around the [censored] who was
pulling into the bicycle lane during rush hour.

My bicycle didn't touch the car. I thumped my bad leg against the rear bumper, that was it. Barely
a thud to be heard. And the thump was a little enough one that it hardly even hurt.

My immediate response was to tell the driver "I'm okay" and that it was okay (that he had been a
stupid [censored] pulling into the bicycle lane during rush hour ... went unspoken).

His immediate response was to see if I had damaged his paint job.

If you had been carrying a gun, you could have shot him.

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11:06:46 AM 8 September 2003

"Marian Rosenberg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

His immediate response was to see if I had damaged his paint job.

I know it wouldn't be appropriate but my first impulse would be to proceed to damage his paint job
- You know, so he wouldn't be disappointed.

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'Sell your sin Just cash in' -Jewell

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

His immediate response was to see if I had damaged his paint job.

If you had been carrying a gun, you could have shot him.

Finally, a good idea from you...

<G>

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"Marian Rosenberg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

His immediate response was to see if I had damaged his paint job.

That would be my immediate response as well.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Marian Rosenberg said:

My immediate response was to tell the driver "I'm okay" and that it was okay (that he had been a
stupid [censored] pulling into the bicycle lane during rush hour ... went unspoken).

His immediate response was to see if I had damaged his paint job.

I had something nearly identical happen to me last week. Some guy was riding around, apparently
looking for something and, in my haste to pass him in the clear-as-day, recently-painted-bike-lane,
he swerves over and I had to walk on the side of his door to avoid scratching the paint on the
green Nissan.

He didn't notice me staring at him for a good ten seconds through the passenger window. So I passed
behind him, rolled up beside him and tapped his window. "Try not to run me over, okay?" He replied
with a sheepish "sorry."

Dumb-dumbs. Be careful Marian. I'll send some good karma your way.

Marian Rosenberg said:

I was going slowly, and was applying my brakes, as well as swerving around the [censored] who was
pulling into the bicycle lane during rush hour.

My immediate response was to tell the driver "I'm okay" and that it was okay (that he had been a
stupid [censored] pulling into the bicycle lane during rush hour ... went unspoken).

His immediate response was to see if I had damaged his paint job.

Too bad you didn't!

I had pretty much the same reaction as you. I thought, at least here in France I don't have to worry
anymore about some driver getting PO'es at me and taking a shot at me when we have words.

"Marian Rosenberg" <[email hidden]> a écrit dans le message de
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

H. M. Leary said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Marian Rosenberg said:

I hit a car on my bicycle today.

Quoted message said:

Be careful, Marion.

You never know when that driver may be some crazed individual who may

pull a gun

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

and empty it at you.

It is a real shame. I had originally titled this post cultural differences and mentioned where I
currently live. Then, I changed my mind because it seemed irrelevant. I guess your response shows
that rude behavior from stupid drivers is not limited to any one country.

When I lived in the states I was rarely a bicyclist and never a driver. I was hoping that this
idiotic behavior was a symptom of most of the drivers in this city having learned in the last 5 or
10 years.

The one thing I definitely do not have to worry about in this country is guns.

Now that bit of news about there being a team from the Japanese army in town to find any remaining
ordnance left over from the occupation 50 some odd years ago because some of it blew up and killed
a few people last week, that worries me. I have major issues with things that go *boom*.

But guns, even guns in the hands of crazed individuals, they don't worry

me.

Quoted message said:

-M

P.S. 🙂 Usenet is international 🙂

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