Happy Birthday Shamil!

hahahahahaha thanx yall...definitely heard my knees creaking as i got outta bed...sounded like my old specialized rockhopper...you know,,,the one with the creaking BB....CREAAAAAAAAAAK

pffft!

Hey man, don't sweat it. I'm 28 later on this month too. ;)

*shakes fist in the air* Damn you young whippersnappers!!

happy birthday shamil, you look way younger than your age! woulda pegged you at late 20's. may you be blessed with eternal youth and springy knees, haha.

awwww shux! thanx canice! ;)
gonna add a 16T rear cog to keep the old knees springy ;)

yeah, you don't look a day over 36.

and after sleepless nights from the baby getting her molars (ouch) i definitely dont look a day over 80!

I be the bearer of terrible news.
while on his way back to Ontario, while cycling through Manitoba, Our friend Charlie aka Shiznaz, was struck and killed by a drunk driver. Details are still a bit sketchy, but this info comes from someone in Charlies family. Details on service will be forthcoming as soon as they are known.
R.I.P. Chuck.

tell me this is a joke; i was just reading his blog....i'm in shock.

I wish it was. I'm just going to copy and paste an email I just sent to my gf (and Mike).

I just got a phone call that said "name withheld", so I didn't answer. Checked my voicemail 5 mins later and it was a message from Dominique saying that she had something important to tell me and to call her back right away. I assumed she was just being silly, although she's only called me a couple times before so I was kind of curious. So I called her back and she said that Charlie was hit by a drunk driver while riding through Manitoba and he's dead. What the ****.

Dominique is actually in the process of riding back here from Montreal with her boyfriend as well, so its obviously an especially terrible time to get news like that. She still has to ride for a couple more days (I assume) and obviously it's going to be hard to put that out of her mind. She's not alone at least.

She didn't have too many details because it only happened in the last day or so (she wasn't sure when), but she asked me to pass it along to everyone else. She mentioned a name.. "Shaneil" maybe? I didn't recognize it, but I assume a friend or family-member. Apparently there's going to be a memorial service on Monday.

I'm gutted... this is ****ed... I'm off next Monday..for my wedding anniversary, but I will be attending any services. Anyone got a quick link to Chuck's blog?

wow - that's horrible. not sure what else to say.

R.I.P. good buddy. I don't believe this. I can't ****ing believe this. I love that guy. Seriously. That is ****ed.

Unbelievable.

Also, the last comment on the blog said to contact the poster for news regarding Charlie. I just sent them a quick email. I will pass along any info I receive.

The more this sinks in the more it makes me angry. The guy takes on all comers in Toronto...rides across 2 countries and then some ***** hat drunk takes him out. What an absolute tragic waste. When will people learn to not drive when they have been drinking? ****!

holy ****. this is ****ed. i probably only ever talked to charlie once or twice, but he was a great guy... was really in awe of his entire trip and how dedicated he was. rest in peace.

Perhaps someone should mention this in the main forum and put a link to his blog? It is a tragic thing to have happened but maybe his family can gain some sort of solace if people from BF made some commentary on his blog? I can only imagine what they are going through.

I don't know what else to say except to repeat "unbelievable".....

Im stunned...this is so tragic...im sorry for Charlies family...all I could think when i read this was he was just a kid...somebody stole his life so young.

peace and blessings Charlie. youll be missed.

Done.

I'm still trying to wrap my head around this and deal with work at the same time. If anyone gets info on the service please post it.

Edit: ... or the ******* who caused this.

I don't see anything about it on cbc.ca but maybe it is not a huge story in Manitoba? I don't really know where to look for this sort of thing...