near miss

[ray]

HELLO, Mr Psychotic in a red late model tray truck (registration number?
Well, it WAS dark in Station St Ferntree Gully at 6.25pm) who
deliberately swerved into the bike lane directly at me, at best to
intimidate, at worst to kill. (I watched you in my mirror).
For the record, my lights were on front and rear, reflective vest as
well, so you have no excuse at all. I'm also a licenced driver of three
decades' experience, and the bicycle is my vehicle of choice. Clearly
not yours.
The next time you decide to act out your psychosis, do it someplace else
than behind the wheel of two tonnes of deadly metal please.
Regards,

[ACP]

Glad you are okay... wouldn't you love to give these d***heads a tast of their own medicine... I once had a dream that a car was doing that to me... and I produced from my backpack a small grenade launcher that I fired directly into the rear window.... maybe I am a bit psychotic too... best to just keep on ridin!

[Dorfus Dippintush]

ACP wrote:
> Glad you are okay... wouldn't you love to give these d***heads a tast of
> their own medicine... I once had a dream that a car was doing that to
> me... and I produced from my backpack a small grenade launcher that I
> fired directly into the rear window.... maybe I am a bit psychotic
> too... best to just keep on ridin!
>
>


You've been reading too much Spike Bike.

http://members.aol.com/clubnbc/spike_1.htm



Dorfus

[DaveB]

ray wrote:
> HELLO, Mr Psychotic in a red late model tray truck (registration number?
> Well, it WAS dark in Station St Ferntree Gully at 6.25pm) who
> deliberately swerved into the bike lane directly at me, at best to
> intimidate, at worst to kill. (I watched you in my mirror).
> For the record, my lights were on front and rear, reflective vest as
> well, so you have no excuse at all. I'm also a licenced driver of three
> decades' experience, and the bicycle is my vehicle of choice. Clearly
> not yours.
> The next time you decide to act out your psychosis, do it someplace else
> than behind the wheel of two tonnes of deadly metal please.
> Regards,


The last time I saw someone deliberately swerve at a cyclist they made
the mistake of then pulling up at the bakery a couple of kms down the
road. Obviously didn't think that out too well and were soon surrounded
by grumpy cyclists. Anyone else remember that ? ;)

DaveB

[essendon93]

The last time I saw someone deliberately swerve at a cyclist they made
the mistake of then pulling up at the bakery a couple of kms down the
road. Obviously didn't think that out too well and were soon surrounded
by grumpy cyclists. Anyone else remember that ? ;)

DaveB[/QUOTE]Remember it well :) Grumpy would be one way of putting it :D

[Gags]

"essendon93" <essendon93.2vcuzb@no-mx.forums.cyclingforums.com> wrote in
message news:essendon93.2vcuzb@no-mx.forums.cyclingforums.com...
>
> The last time I saw someone deliberately swerve at a cyclist they made
> the mistake of then pulling up at the bakery a couple of kms down the
> road. Obviously didn't think that out too well and were soon
> surrounded
> by grumpy cyclists. Anyone else remember that ? ;)
>
> DaveBRemember it well :) Grumpy would be one way of putting it :D
>
> --
> essendon93
>
I was spewin that I missed that BR......sounded like fun!!!!

Speaking of BRs, has anyone been on one lately?? It has been a couple of
months since the last time I got out there and although I can't go this
weekend I am keen to start getting back out in the hills and sampling the
coffee at Smith's Gully again.

Gags

[treadly&me]

The last time I saw someone deliberately swerve at a cyclist they made
the mistake of then pulling up at the bakery a couple of kms down the
road. Obviously didn't think that out too well and were soon surrounded
by grumpy cyclists. Anyone else remember that ? ;)

DaveB

Not the sharpest of knives these types, are they? See also Surly Dave's Tips for Idiots (http://aboutthebike.blogspot.com/2007/06/tips-for-idiots.html) for another example.

[cfsmtb]

Speaking of BRs, has anyone been on one lately?? It has been a couple of
months since the last time I got out there and although I can't go this
weekend I am keen to start getting back out in the hills and sampling the
coffee at Smith's Gully again.

Hmmm, the bloke should of finished tapering by now. No, correct that, he'll be considering thinking about finishing tapering (since Jan) and then naturally develop into the next training phase. Which is thinking about training.

I'll have a word.

[Gags]

"cfsmtb" <cfsmtb.2vd011@no-mx.forums.cyclingforums.com> wrote in message
news:cfsmtb.2vd011@no-mx.forums.cyclingforums.com...
>
> Gags Wrote:
>>
>> Speaking of BRs, has anyone been on one lately?? It has been a couple
>> of
>> months since the last time I got out there and although I can't go
>> this
>> weekend I am keen to start getting back out in the hills and sampling
>> the
>> coffee at Smith's Gully again.
>
> Hmmm, the bloke should of finished tapering by now. No, correct that,
> he'll be considering thinking about finishing tapering (since Jan) and
> then naturally develop into the next training phase. Which is thinking
> about training.
>
> I'll have a word.
> --
> cfsmtb
>

I am just coming off of a "bulking up" phase myself - might have to give
that tapering caper a go!!

[Halcyon]

ACP wrote:
> Glad you are okay... wouldn't you love to give these d***heads a tast of
> their own medicine... I once had a dream that a car was doing that to
> me... and I produced from my backpack a small grenade launcher that I
> fired directly into the rear window.... maybe I am a bit psychotic
> too... best to just keep on ridin!
>
>
You'd like this ACP...taken from an American forum obviously.
" A bazooka? No, but a small rocket launcher..... maybe.

Glad you weren't seriously hurt. When much younger and riding motorcycles,

my best buddy and I would go to the Army Navy store and buy some
dis-armed hand gernades.

We'd carry one with us and if someone in a car did something stupid
that could have hurt us,

we'd ride along side them, and threaten to toss the gernade at them.
One day,

my buddy actually threw one in the back seat of a guys car. You never
saw someone stop so fast

and dive out of a car. Pretty stupid stuff looking back on it, but I
know the feeling you must

of had toward the driver that cut you off."

Halcyon

[Dave A]

> Speaking of BRs, has anyone been on one lately?? It has been a couple of months since the last time I got out there and although I can't go this > weekend I am keen to start getting back out in the hills and sampling the > coffee at Smith's Gully again.
>
> Gags


Definitely keen to do a BR (or two) over the next few months.
Hopefully they will ramp up again.

Cheers
DaveA

[DaveB]

Gags wrote:
> Speaking of BRs, has anyone been on one lately?? It has been a couple of
> months since the last time I got out there and although I can't go this
> weekend I am keen to start getting back out in the hills and sampling the
> coffee at Smith's Gully again.
>
> Gags
>

Yeah I've been doing the occasional long ride down Beach Rd. Not that
keen on the BR route in winter on my own. I suspect the first climb from
Warrandyte is going to be a shock to the system.

DaveB

[Gags]

"Duncan" <duncanmcrae@my-dejanews.com> wrote in message
news:1187219953.813222.214080@l22g2000prc.googlegroups.com...
> On Aug 15, 7:49 pm, ray <ferre...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>
........
> A coupled of blocks later, I notice he's in hot pursuit as I hit a
> medium sized single lane roundabout (about 30m in diameter). I figure
> I can't outrun a car, so I keep circling the roundabout, keeping him
> on the other side of the island. After the third circuit (just when
> its starting to get amusing), his brain clicks into gear and he stops
> dead.. at which point I exited behind him and made a hasty retreat
> down a back street.
>
> Maybe N+1 motorists now hate us (though I think this guy may have
> been predisposed)?
>

BWAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA - wish I could have seen that!!!!

Especially like the "encouragement"......hehehehehe

[Jock]

you reckon the monkey can read let alone subscribe to this newsgroup??

I don't think he heard you.

"ray" <ferret57@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:46c2cc0b$0$13845$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
| HELLO, Mr Psychotic in a red late model tray truck (registration number?
| Well, it WAS dark in Station St Ferntree Gully at 6.25pm) who
| deliberately swerved into the bike lane directly at me, at best to
| intimidate, at worst to kill. (I watched you in my mirror).
| For the record, my lights were on front and rear, reflective vest as
| well, so you have no excuse at all. I'm also a licenced driver of three
| decades' experience, and the bicycle is my vehicle of choice. Clearly
| not yours.
| The next time you decide to act out your psychosis, do it someplace else
| than behind the wheel of two tonnes of deadly metal please.
| Regards,

[Jock]

suffice to say good you weren't hit or anything.

"Jock" <the-nospam-bloke@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:%TWwi.21243$4A1.10170@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
| you reckon the monkey can read let alone subscribe to this newsgroup??
|
| I don't think he heard you.
|
| "ray" <ferret57@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
| news:46c2cc0b$0$13845$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
|| HELLO, Mr Psychotic in a red late model tray truck (registration number?
|| Well, it WAS dark in Station St Ferntree Gully at 6.25pm) who
|| deliberately swerved into the bike lane directly at me, at best to
|| intimidate, at worst to kill. (I watched you in my mirror).
|| For the record, my lights were on front and rear, reflective vest as
|| well, so you have no excuse at all. I'm also a licenced driver of three
|| decades' experience, and the bicycle is my vehicle of choice. Clearly
|| not yours.
|| The next time you decide to act out your psychosis, do it someplace else
|| than behind the wheel of two tonnes of deadly metal please.
|| Regards,
|
|

[ray]

Jock wrote:
> suffice to say good you weren't hit or anything.
>
> "Jock" <the-nospam-bloke@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
> news:%TWwi.21243$4A1.10170@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> | you reckon the monkey can read let alone subscribe to this newsgroup??
> |
> | I don't think he heard you.
> |
> | "ray" <ferret57@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> | news:46c2cc0b$0$13845$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> || HELLO, Mr Psychotic in a red late model tray truck (registration number?
> || Well, it WAS dark in Station St Ferntree Gully at 6.25pm) who
> || deliberately swerved into the bike lane directly at me, at best to
> || intimidate, at worst to kill. (I watched you in my mirror).
> || For the record, my lights were on front and rear, reflective vest as
> || well, so you have no excuse at all. I'm also a licenced driver of three
> || decades' experience, and the bicycle is my vehicle of choice. Clearly
> || not yours.
> || The next time you decide to act out your psychosis, do it someplace else
> || than behind the wheel of two tonnes of deadly metal please.
> || Regards,
> |
> |
>
>
Addenda: The above letter has been verified and accepted for publication
by the local paper next week. Assuming, of course, the offending driver
can read.
Cheers,
R.