Schiek

DISCLAIMER: To all Safety & Advocacy folk who may have stumbled across this thread, I realize that I may have set back the battle for the hearts and minds of the driving public by a few meters or so, today. For this, I apologize. I also know that despite this acknowledgment, some of you will still feel compelled to set me straight. I accept this. In fact, PM me and I will help drag over the soap box and high horses.

Riding to work today I had a gent in a shiny new Lincoln Navigator try to run me off the road. Lots of repeated accelerations to my rear wheel and rhythmical honking. Par for the course in these parts, so for this alone it was just another Wednesday. However, this fellow finally gets room to pass me and rather than continue letting his SUV do the talking, he rolls down the window and informs me that "Effin' messengers like you are the scum of the earth." I looked him in the eye, paused for dramatic effect, and said, "Yeah, but I'm a lawyer...we're much worse." I then chuckled at my own wit, gave the hood a couple taps for good measure, and cruised through a freshly red light whilst flying the bird at him the whole way through the intersection. Should be a good day.

hammye

This tale brings a giant smile to my face.

robertsdvd

Nice!

Hats off to you sir!

al5

perfect

kurremkarm

Good for you. I've only been awake about 2 hours and already got flipped off by my first driver. I'm turning left into Mcdonalds and the woman in the driveway is ignoring me and turning into the street. I ride my bike right in front of her and yell, "Don't you ****ing see me?"

Then she starts yelling, flips me off and her boyfriend starts postering. I was on the street, and using hand signals, no way she could have missed me.

Chop

[QUOTE=Schiek] "Yeah, but I'm a lawyer...we're much worse." [QUOTE]

Can't argue that.

pitboss

b-effing-utiful!
Well done Schiek

auk

And then there is the touch of irony....notice the ad for deals on new Lincoln Navs in the adbot? Schiek, they're calling to youuuuuuu. Well done btw. Some people drink coffee, Schiek taps paint.

Dave

progre-ss

Nice...especially the couple of taps for good measure whilst you fly through the red.

goatmeal

Yeah that's awesome, I think I have a new hero....

skitbraviking

I will be emailing you a beer in celebration of this one. Well done!

superchivo

any more compliments and he'll have to buy a new helmet.

absntr

Very well done. Props!

pitboss

awww...we still like you too. Hell, you took one to the shoulder...and then sat down and gave us the finger. Don't sell yourself short.

superchivo

On the other hand, The big head just makes Schiek a better lead out man.

The real problem is that all I've been able to do this week is terrorize a pro-kitted, tire sucking roadie wearing one earbud from the CD player in his back pocket of his Once jersey. I'm a little punchy.

darksky

Excellent!

pitboss

That's the spirit! Everyone has a purpose. Draft the fatties.

Every little bit helps.

roadfix

I think I like you...

Fugazi Dave

Most excellent.

Whenever I hear about things like this, I think of Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash. You know the impossible-to-remove stickers that the courier stuck on the deliverator? We need **** like that for assh*le SUV-driving schmucks. Oh, want to drive me off the road, do you? How mature. Have a sticker.

lucklust

Get a big sticker...

Fugazi Dave

I dig it. Either that or a nice big sticker that says, "My car is huge because my penis is small."

lucklust

Uh-Oh, WK may not like that one...

Fugazi Dave

Well, I no longer have a car, so maybe that negates my penis altogether? The karma all works out.

kurremkarm

I was reading when you ride alone you ride with bin ladin, by bill maher, at work, u know, at the library-- anyways, i liked it, good book. In the book it made the point that if everyone improved their mpg by like 3 mpg we could eliminate our dependance on mideast oil. So basically, when the SUV drives by with their twin american flags, make sure to tell them to go back to Iraq with the rest of the terrorists. Oh wait, they didn't find WMD's, ok, wherever the terrorists are hiding now.

You know, to spread the luv. See by riding fixed and singlespeed you support your country.

kurremkarm

Well, unless you get lucky and meet the right woman, you won't need that thing anyways, since most women don't go for guys without cars. At least in my experience.