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So a bunch of kids in a car think it's really funny to fire a water pistol at me in the final stages of today's ride. Did they have any idea they were squirting water at someone who rides in torrential rain and flash floods for fun? Were they really stupid enough to think it might bother me?
Honestly, there should be a law holding that anyone who does something that pointless should be punished with a prolonged period of people pointing at them and laughing.
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Originally posted by Chris L
So a bunch of kids in a car think it's really funny to fire a water pistol at me in the final stages of today's ride. Did they have any idea they were squirting water at someone who rides in torrential rain and flash floods for fun? Were they really stupid enough to think it might bother me?
Honestly, there should be a law holding that anyone who does something that pointless should be punished with a prolonged period of people pointing at them and laughing.
I had that happen to me last summer at Mt Maunganui ,a beach resort near here, I caught up with them at the next traffic hold up & emptied my drink bottle through the passengers window over the villian & rode on , all good fun !!!!:D :D ?
Kids...gotta love 'em.
As me pappy used to say, "Youth is wasted on the young."
Two days ago I had this shinny SUV with Minnesota licence plates come up beside me and this kid hangs out the window and starts yelling at me! Not in an aggressive manner, but something like blah, blah, blah, party, blah… This is 2 pm on a Thursday, so I assume they had daddy’s car and were able to buy alcohol legally for the first time in their young lives. Our law of majority is 18, while in Minnesota you have to be 30 years of age, or something like that, before you can buy booze.
:beer:
I have never been squirted with anything out of a car window, never had anything thrown at me. The few times I have ventured onto the road instead of my trails, guys passing by yelled "Hey, baby" or something equally stupid, but nothing abusive. Thank goodness for that! As iffy as my emotions have been lately, I might fly into a pre-menopausal rage and seriously hurt someone.
I'm with you, Chris.....why DO some people bother? (Did you laugh at the kids and point a finger, Chris? Oh, you pointed THAT finger?? :eek: )
:)
Originally posted by greywolf
I had that happen to me last summer at Mt Maunganui ,a beach resort near here, I caught up with them at the next traffic hold up & emptied my drink bottle through the passengers window over the villian & rode on , all good fun !!!!:D :D ?
My laptop almost got a bath in coke when I read that! That's a great one!
I once was riding over a bridge at 6 a.m. (on the sidewalk - where it's been legislated cyclists have to ride - that's OK, no one walks over this bridge, it's the start of a highway) and a van drives by at about 80 kmh and someone manages to throw a water balloon ( imagine that, having a water baloon at 6 a.m. - most likely after a night of drinking - at the ready to throw) and hit me square in the back! What aim!
The force pushed me forward but I managed to keep a somewhat straight line, but not straight enough because I was propelled off the side walk and onto the lane below ( the sidewalk has about an 18 inch height over the lane) but I still managed to keep upright. Luckily no other cars were coming along and I was able to stop and get back up on the sidewalk. There was no damage to my bike or me, so I continued on.
I wish I could have seen the plates, but when I'm trying to stay up and out of traffic, checking the plates are second priority. When I recovered, the van was long gone. I'll bet they all had a good laugh.
Heh... that's really mature of them :rolleyes:
Last summer I was riding out to Riverside State Park to meet with some friends for a mountain-bike ride, and some kids of about 7 to 8 years old were in front of their trashy-looking house. One signalled to the other, who blasted me with a water gun from between parked cars as I went past on my bike.
I rode on, and just one block down I came across... a police car :D I told the officer what the kids were doing, and had the intense satisfaction of having him whisk down the block and pull abruptly to a stop in front of the house in question :D I had to get along to meet up with my friends, but it would've been fun to go and watch the grins wiped off their dirty little faces.
Chris
No thought not even quite awake. When they do wake up they will likely feel bad about it. Not realizing that it may have felt good to you.
Joe -;)
Originally posted by MsVicki
(Did you laugh at the kids and point a finger, Chris? Oh, you pointed THAT finger??
No, they did. I think they were very appreciative of the century I'd just ridden, they were trying to tell me I'm number one - and using their biggest finger to do so. :D
Our club had our annual "Wet Trivia" ride this weekend. The ride leader was stoking a recumbent tandem. She had a list of questions. She would ask each rider, in turn, a trivia question. If you get it right, she moves to the next rider. If you get it wrong, you get blasted with the water gun that she was carrying. Some of the other riders brought thier own water guns so they could blast her if they got the question correct. (I just carried an extra water bottle, worked great.)
It was a pretty great ride and a nice way to get the miles in on a hot day.(Of course, we were very careful on this ride, only "horsing around" with the waterguns, in very low traffic areas, and we NEVER pointed the water streams at the head or important parts of the bike.)
We passed a few groups of riders who thought we were INSANE. One pair, actually tagged along with us for a while, just to watch.
[I]I rode on, and just one block down I came across... a police car I told the officer what the kids were doing, and had the intense satisfaction of having him whisk down the block and pull abruptly to a stop in front of the house in question
Jeez I wish we had cops like that. Someone throw a soda bottle at me from a moving car. I called the police...went something like this:
I'd like to report an assault.
What happened?
Someone throw a bottle at me from a moving car while riding my bike on Gower Street. Gave time etc etc etc.
Riding your bicycle?
That's right.
Was anyone killed?
No....
Was anyone hurt?
No.....
Was there any property damage?
Well......no......
Then there is nothing we can do.
So you only come into action when someone as been hurt, killed, or property damaged? You don't try to prevent these things? Someone has to get hurt or killed first, that's what you are telling me?
That's right.
So what am i to do? Should they try this again?
Sir, chances are this is a one off thing and that you'll never see them again. If you are worried about it then stay off that road or off the streets altogether. You, by any chance, didn't know these CLICK.
That's where I hung up. Police are useless.
Digger
Originally posted by Chris L
So a bunch of kids in a car think it's really funny to fire a water pistol at me in the final stages of today's ride. Did they have any idea they were squirting water at someone who rides in torrential rain and flash floods for fun? Were they really stupid enough to think it might bother me?
What were they laughing about? That's exactly what the doctor ordered!
;)
Hey, Mate! Could ya spray a little of that on me again?
Originally posted by Chris L
Honestly, there should be a law holding that anyone who does something that pointless should be punished with a prolonged period of people pointing at them and laughing.
No law required. Being that stupid is justice enough.
Originally posted by greywolf
I had that happen to me last summer at Mt Maunganui ,a beach resort near here, I caught up with them at the next traffic hold up & emptied my drink bottle through the passengers window over the villian & rode on , all good fun !!!!:D :D ?
hey what is it with people down there?? Last time I was visiting my Uncle at "The Mount" I got squirted by these guyz sitting in deck chairs on the front lawn with a huge, and I mean HUGE watergun. Also when I was at Waihi Beach some teens in a car passed me and squirted me with a wussy little water pistol. That wasn't even worth worrying about!!
Greywolf, you doin the Bruce Kent Memorial?
Originally posted by greywolf
I had that happen to me last summer at Mt Maunganui ,a beach resort near here, I caught up with them at the next traffic hold up & emptied my drink bottle through the passengers window over the villian & rode on , all good fun !!!!:D :D ?
Love it :roflmao: :thumbup:
Ok, yesterday while out on a ride I had a car pulls up beside me and this longhaired dude leans out his window and screams “Hey Sexy”. I have to admit that I am a well-tanned, statuesque, 95 kg, blue-eyed blonde, but sexy is not a good adjective to describe me. Menacing would certainly be better!
Yeah, why do they bother.
I was once riding on a bike path and two kids hiding behind some bushes nailed me with their squirt guns. I thought it was funny and rather harmless fun.
Originally posted by Gordon P
Ok, yesterday while out on a ride I had a car pulls up beside me and this longhaired dude leans out his window and screams “Hey Sexy”. I have to admit that I am a well-tanned, statuesque, 95 kg, blue-eyed blonde, but sexy is not a good adjective to describe me. Menacing would certainly be better!
Yeah, why do they bother.
In these situations you have to let him down lightly. Tell him that you just want to be friends
yeah right allister,
what you said in your body of your message vs. your signature makes you a genius of stupidity
jacob
Perhaps he found you attractive , :rolleyes: although the method he used does not seem like a good way to meet women. james
yeah right allister,
what you said in your body of your message vs. your signature makes you a genius of stupidity
jacob
Thankyou for your valauble contribution. I bow to your obviously prodigious wisdom.
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