People are so nice when....

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 at 08:00 GMT, demod (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

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Just to share the love, I may post further details of
where/when/who/description/vehicle etc if anyone is interested, I
mean, don't we all love it when we met someone so friendly and kind

Yes thanks! I'd love to know so I can tell he's a nice friendly bloke
if I ever come across him.

Thanks!

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On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 at 09:09 GMT, TimC (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 at 08:00 GMT, demod (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

Just to share the love, I may post further details of
where/when/who/description/vehicle etc if anyone is interested, I
mean, don't we all love it when we met someone so friendly and kind

Yes thanks! I'd love to know so I can tell he's a nice friendly bloke
if I ever come across him.

Thanks!

Oh. And please to be passing on the details to the police. Whilst it
doesn't mean he'll get a talking to yet, it does mean that if they do
get a complaint regarding him in the future, he'll then be in hot
water. It won't be as pleasant as a nice ride through the
rain. Hopefully.

Speaking of which. I might want to go home now. Radar's not too bad.

--
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Just because they are called 'forbidden' transitions does not mean
that they are forbidden. They are less allowed than allowed
transitions, if you see what I mean. --unk

demod said:

Just to share the love, I may post further details of
where/when/who/description/vehicle etc if anyone is interested, I
mean, don't we all love it when we met someone so friendly and kind
that they drive next to use for 500 metres to have a little chat...
Next time I might introduce his 4WD to Mr Bar End, I am sure they
would like to become acquanted...

Enjoy the ride!

Yeah, share the love around, click here,
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Kinda agree with Mr Bar End be coming nice & chummy with Mr Knob End but hey lets keep it nice. 😄

cfsmtb said:

demod said:

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other people wrote interesting things:

Riding home from work some day 3 or so weeks ago, stopped at the lights
on Wellington Road, Collingwood, Victoria, south corner of Wellington
and Alexandra parade. And first car lined up in the car lane was
driver-only [censored]-off-huge late-model black Toyota Land Cruiser with
street tyres.

But get this: it was towing a car-trailer.
And on the trailer was...
....an identical [censored]-off-huge late-model black Toyota Land Cruiser. It
had (very new-looking) tyres that initially looked like they were for
off-road... but, since the treading was like 2 millimeters above the
tyres surface, they would have slipped around uselessly any time off-tarmac.

I remarked to the other 3 or 4 commuters (all of them wearing
shy-shorts) waiting for the lights, that we may be within a 10-metre
radius of The World's Smallest Wing-[censored].
They did the "not actually talking, but giving a wry grin, of sorts"
thing we often do when we bicycle types meet, then (after briefly
checking out my Castellis to make sure) nodded, yep.

[censored]

p

demod said:

they are driving their beloved 4WD...

snip

Isnt that what those flippy-rearview-mirrors are for?
You 'press' them into the forward position to indicate that you want to mate with said tractor and ruffle plumage in alluring manner with middle finger

Fatty-[censored]-buckle and then continues the conversation. Amazing how these males are always so short and 'challenged' when it comes down to it

demod said:

they are driving their beloved 4WD...

I was chased down and cut off /twice/ by a taxi recently after tapping
on his window to let him know what I thought of his driving (he
tried to squeeze into a non-existent left-turn lame and got stuck,
forcing me onto the footpath).

I made a mental note of his plate and reported it to the cops, who
aren't taxi drivers' biggest fans. However, I probably won't try that
again.

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"Michael Warner" <[email hidden]> wrote

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they are driving their beloved 4WD...

I was chased down and cut off /twice/ by a taxi recently after tapping
on his window to let him know what I thought of his driving (he
tried to squeeze into a non-existent left-turn lame and got stuck,
forcing me onto the footpath).

I made a mental note of his plate and reported it to the cops, who
aren't taxi drivers' biggest fans. However, I probably won't try that
again.

While we're all having a [censored].. some [censored] in the back
of a white [censored] (plates noted for later use ;-) ) driving
down Burke Rd. thought it'd be fun to scream [censored] into my
ear. Normally traffic is moving quickly by, but this guy was
close and not going so fast so I copped the full brunt. I was
probably in another world too. Suffice to say [censored]
scared the [censored] out of me. Adrenalin flowing I chased the
car. The pathetic piece of [censored] wouldn't wind his window
down so I could tear off his [censored] head - and I think I
could've ripped it straight off his shoulders with the mood
I was in..
All I could do was unload a bunch of language at his
window. I thought about smashing the window, but it
was a rear passenger and I had enough sense not to,
1) criminal damage charges and 2) it wasn't the driver.

On a happier note, or is that a stranger note? someone
appeared to take a photo of me as they drove by last
night...
Maybe they are going to submit it to the Guinness Book
for 'World's Biggest [censored]' category?
That's someone filming and someone photographing
cyclists (me) in the same week!? WTF is with that??

angry puzzled hippy

Similar experience on Wednesday night. A Forklift repair truck pulled out of a side street across two lanes of traffic (each way) AND the shoulder to force me into the gutter. I was not impressed. Caught up with him at the next set of lights & rapped on the window ... and he was on his mobile phone. Asked why he wanted to kill me, then told him I had his number plate & what company he worked for and his boss would be getting a phone call the next morning.

Drivers who do stupid things in company vans which have phone numbers emblazoned all over them are REALLY REALLY stupid!

After speaking to his boss and indicating my displeasure (I really don't like people trying to kill me on my way home from work) the driver now has a written warning in his file.

hippy said:

That's someone filming and someone photographing
cyclists (me) in the same week!? WTF is with that??

angry puzzled hippy

Maybe there's some kind of instant random A-list celebrity thing going
on and the papparazzi are after you. After all their choices in Aus are
pretty limited, it's either you or the Australian Idol people (and I'm
sure the papparazzi don't have to work too hard there).

DaveB

hippy said:

While we're all having a [censored].. some [censored] in the back
of a white [censored] (plates noted for later use ;-) ) driving
down Burke Rd. thought it'd be fun to scream [censored] into my
ear.

Ahhh.. reminds me of a few months back when I was riding close to
traffic speed along Nebo Road (Bruce Hwy) Mackay in peak hour. On my
left is a line of parked cars, on my right a B-Double chemical truck is
passing me. As the B-Doubles back wheels line up with me he starts
moving into my lane. Then a Coca-Cola truck pulls out from the parking
lane in front of him. The chemical truck brakes and swerves back into
his lane.

While I'm recovinging from this near disaster, a horn blasts behind me.
There's an old lady (must have been close to 70) in an early model
Datsun with her hand on the horn and waving her arm furiously trying to
signal me to "GET OFF THE ROAD!". I couldn't believe it. Road raging
grannies. I ignored her, so she winds the Datto up and passes me in my
lane leaving only a few centimetres between us. I took a swing at her
car but it was so small my hand passed above its roof.

She got about twenty metres before being boxed in by the coke truck and
the chemical truck. You've got to wonder why she was in such a hurry?
Late for an important CWA meeting?

--
Peter McCallum
Mackay Qld AUSTRALIA

"hippy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:i0Skd.32824$K7.19498@news-> On a happier note, or is that a stranger
note? someone

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appeared to take a photo of me as they drove by last
night...
Maybe they are going to submit it to the Guinness Book
for 'World's Biggest [censored]' category?
That's someone filming and someone photographing
cyclists (me) in the same week!? WTF is with that??

Sorry Hippy, you know I win the biggest [censored] competition! I have been
cultivating mine over winter. You've got no chance.

Gemm

Peter McCallum said:

While I'm recovinging from this near disaster, a horn blasts behind me.
There's an old lady (must have been close to 70) in an early model
Datsun with her hand on the horn and waving her arm furiously trying to
signal me to "GET OFF THE ROAD!". I couldn't believe it. Road raging
grannies. I ignored her, so she winds the Datto up and passes me in my
lane leaving only a few centimetres between us. I took a swing at her
car but it was so small my hand passed above its roof.

She got about twenty metres before being boxed in by the coke truck and
the chemical truck. You've got to wonder why she was in such a hurry?
Late for an important CWA meeting?

You win. 🙂

My tale: travelling south along Blackburn Road, just south of the
Mulgrave/South Eastern/Monash/whatever it's called today Freeway. I'd
carefully positioned my bike so that any car trying to overtake me would
pretty much _have_ to move into the next lane (as you do, especially
when there isn't anywhere near enough room in the lane for both a bike
and a car).

$TWIT decided to express his pleasure and delight at my riding skills by
slowing down (in the middle lane), tooting his horn for a good minute or
more, and shaking his fist in my general direction.

Now, call me stupid, but wouldn't that mean that he's going to end up
being significantly later for his oh-so-very-important meeting than if
he'd just travelled on his merry way?

If anybody wants to discuss my habits as a cyclist, I'm happy to do so,
in a calm, civilised manner, off the road. Next time somebody decides to
try to intimidate me, though, I'm filing a police report.

Another effort I remember: travelling east along North Road, just shy of
Princes Highway, a bus passed me, at a relative speed of around 30 kph
(at a guess). I swear that there were about two feet between it and me.
_That_ was unnerving.

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the mail bounces, try changing the bit before the "@ to usenet".

hippy said:

"Michael Warner" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

they are driving their beloved 4WD...

I was chased down and cut off /twice/ by a taxi recently after tapping
on his window to let him know what I thought of his driving (he
tried to squeeze into a non-existent left-turn lame and got stuck,
forcing me onto the footpath).

I made a mental note of his plate and reported it to the cops, who
aren't taxi drivers' biggest fans. However, I probably won't try that
again.

While we're all having a [censored].. some [censored] in the back
of a white [censored] (plates noted for later use ;-) ) driving
down Burke Rd. thought it'd be fun to scream [censored] into my
ear. Normally traffic is moving quickly by, but this guy was
close and not going so fast so I copped the full brunt. I was
probably in another world too. Suffice to say [censored]
scared the [censored] out of me. Adrenalin flowing I chased the
car. The pathetic piece of [censored] wouldn't wind his window
down so I could tear off his [censored] head - and I think I
could've ripped it straight off his shoulders with the mood
I was in..
All I could do was unload a bunch of language at his
window. I thought about smashing the window, but it
was a rear passenger and I had enough sense not to,
1) criminal damage charges and 2) it wasn't the driver.

On a happier note, or is that a stranger note? someone
appeared to take a photo of me as they drove by last
night...
Maybe they are going to submit it to the Guinness Book
for 'World's Biggest [censored]' category?
That's someone filming and someone photographing
cyclists (me) in the same week!? WTF is with that??

angry puzzled hippy

Well that's why I 'bumped' into you the other nght. I was
actually stalking you and gathering evidence. Unfortunately,
your [censored] is nowhere near the quantity required for the GB.

--
Nick

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That's someone filming and someone photographing
cyclists (me) in the same week!? WTF is with that??

angry puzzled hippy

you havent been taking out some guys wife lately have you?🙂

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>> "Stuart" == Stuart Lamble <[email hidden]> writes:

Stuart> Another effort I remember: travelling east along North Road,
Stuart> just shy of Princes Highway, a bus passed me, at a relative
Stuart> speed of around 30 kph (at a guess). I swear that there were
Stuart> about two feet between it and me. _That_ was unnerving.

I had a truck skin my knuckles once. I just about crapped myself.
--
Cheers
Euan

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>> "cirrus" == cirrus <[email hidden]> writes:

cirrus> After speaking to his boss and indicating my displeasure (I
cirrus> really don't like people trying to kill me on my way home
cirrus> from work) the driver now has a written warning in his file.

Nice one :-)
--
Cheers
Euan

"Peter McCallum" <[email hidden]

Quoted message said:

While I'm recovinging from this near disaster, a horn blasts behind me.
There's an old lady (must have been close to 70) in an early model
Datsun with her hand on the horn and waving her arm furiously trying to
signal me to "GET OFF THE ROAD!". I couldn't believe it. Road raging
grannies. I ignored her, so she winds the Datto up and passes me in my
lane leaving only a few centimetres between us. I took a swing at her
car but it was so small my hand passed above its roof.

Oh, now you remind me of the granny incident two
weeks ago... I'm in MY lane, trackstanding waiting
for a green light. True, I was to the left of MY lane
but certainly not over the line. A car to my left was
driving up the slip lane and starts beeping at me!
Of course, after many years riding in traffic and
knowing I'm doing nothing wrong, my response is a
barrage of evil words the like of which humanity has
never before encountered..
After [censored] passes, a lady over a nearby fence tells
me off because the driver was 'just an old lady'.
Ooops.. I didn't know this because I was looking up
the road. I felt quite embarassed. :-S Luckily I'm the
angry 'always right' kind and quickly got over it ;-)

hippy's going to hell

"Stuart Lamble" <[email hidden]

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$TWIT decided to express his pleasure and delight at my riding skills by
slowing down (in the middle lane), tooting his horn for a good minute or
more, and shaking his fist in my general direction.

Got that riding down Springvale two-abrest once. Dude was behind us
for a good few kays on the horn the whole time while we are turning
around holding up fingers in the 'peace' vee to indicate 'two abreast'.
There were two lanes he could've used to pass and most other drivers
managed to do a lane split anyway.. idiot.

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Another effort I remember: travelling east along North Road, just shy of
Princes Highway, a bus passed me, at a relative speed of around 30 kph
(at a guess). I swear that there were about two feet between it and me.
_That_ was unnerving.

On Princes Hwy I had truck change into my lane. Either he
didn't see me or underestimated my speed but he came
across AT me. Normally I could bail but this section of road
just had to have no shoulder and a railing over a bridge or
something. I had to hit the brakes and managed to shoot out
the back just in time so he didn't hit me. That was scary!

hippy has slept and is full of stories today.. lookout!

"Gemma Kernich" <[email hidden]

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"hippy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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appeared to take a photo of me as they drove by last
night...
Maybe they are going to submit it to the Guinness Book
for 'World's Biggest [censored]' category?
That's someone filming and someone photographing
cyclists (me) in the same week!? WTF is with that??

Sorry Hippy, you know I win the biggest [censored] competition! I have been
cultivating mine over winter. You've got no chance.

LOL.. okay for an official result we need more recent photos.
I am happy to concede however and be happy with the state
title.. ;-)

hippy