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08-08-07 | 10:18 AM
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i'd guess the winnepeg free press or cbc.ca/manitoba
08-08-07 | 10:37 AM
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I did the same ride last year, and obviously was pretty lucky not to have some drunk do something stupid. don't know what else to say.
08-08-07 | 10:39 AM
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Just heard about Charlie from a friend. Terrible. He will be missed. It doesn't feel real.
God bless Charlie.
God bless Charlie.
08-08-07 | 10:47 AM
Shiftless bum
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I feel like I've just been punched in the gut. I'm feeling very ****ed up right now.
08-08-07 | 10:52 AM
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Terrible, terrible news - not I guy I knew personally but I read his blog often and I can tell that this is one seriously tragic loss.
RIP Charlie.
RIP Charlie.
08-08-07 | 11:24 AM
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Absolutely tragic.
I only "knew" him through the forum, but news this bad still hits hard. What the **** is wrong with drivers?
I only "knew" him through the forum, but news this bad still hits hard. What the **** is wrong with drivers?
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08-08-07 | 11:34 AM
Don't smoke Mike
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I am so truly saddened. I have enjoyed following every km of Charlies ride of a lifetime. I can't believe this.
08-08-07 | 12:16 PM
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does anyone know Greg from velospace's bf name?
edit: s'okay i sent him an email bout shizzy...
edit: s'okay i sent him an email bout shizzy...
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08-08-07 | 04:04 PM
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I was telling a friend today about Charlie. How he packed it up, and started this amazing adventure. I only met him once, but he had a positive impact on my life. Since he started this journey, I can honestly say I've taken more personal risks - and grown because of it.
He is inspirational.
My condolences to his friends and family.
Christian
He is inspirational.
My condolences to his friends and family.
Christian
08-08-07 | 05:29 PM
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****. Charlie made this thread what it is today. I still feel sick.
Word has it there will be a service this coming Tuesday, so I'll try to post info if I get word.
Word has it there will be a service this coming Tuesday, so I'll try to post info if I get word.
08-08-07 | 05:46 PM
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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.
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.
****. Charlie was one of the first people I met off this forum in THIS thread. This can't be true.
Please, PLEASE update this thread with info.
Rip Charlie ...
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08-08-07 | 05:54 PM
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oh man that is terrible news. seems like we were just wishing him luck on the trip and all. this is really really sad.
08-08-07 | 06:00 PM
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Holy crap. RIP Charlie.
08-08-07 | 06:12 PM
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man, that is crazy stuff...it really sucks! i never met the dude, but, as an ex-pat sticking his head in to the t.o. thread, i enjoyed reading his words and, more recently, checking out his blog & pics. my condolences to his family and those of you who knew him.
shiz R.I.P.
shiz R.I.P.
08-08-07 | 06:19 PM
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08-08-07 | 06:53 PM
cab horn
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Here's charlies facebook guys: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=516079653
08-08-07 | 07:30 PM
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I can't believe this. Rest in peace Charlie.
08-08-07 | 08:53 PM
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email from Greg from velospace.org...
Originally Posted by Greg@velospace
Shamil:
Thanks for the note. It saddens my heart to hear about another rider down for
good. I didn't know Charles, but his love of biking was shared by the
thousands of people who use velospace every day.
I will close the comments on his bikes and put a note in his profile.
Again, thank you for the email, stay strong, ride safe,
- Greg
Thanks for the note. It saddens my heart to hear about another rider down for
good. I didn't know Charles, but his love of biking was shared by the
thousands of people who use velospace every day.
I will close the comments on his bikes and put a note in his profile.
Again, thank you for the email, stay strong, ride safe,
- Greg
08-08-07 | 09:11 PM
Don't smoke, Mike.
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Consider this a mental vent. If you don't want to read it, please just put me on ignore for a few days. Otherwise, I've got a couple of things I want to get off my chest. Some of it isn't exactly pleasant.
1. I keep thinking about the brutal physicality of what took place. I can't stop fixating on how Charlie's life was taken and wondering what happened and if he suffered. If it happened quickly, well whatever ... but to be hurt and scared in a place where you're either alone or surrounded by strangers. It's just too much to picture when I think of that happening to Charlie. And the fact that someone accidentally killed him ... my god, it boggles my mind. I can understand "Oh I was drunk and wasn't paying attention when I stepped on someone's foot" but to kill someone with your car ... to just - oops - take someone's life ... Charlie was meant for so much more than something like that. If felt so proud of the guy when he left that bull**** job at the bank and went to go on a trip that obviously meant so much to him and would give him so much growth as a person. And the raw courage to go out and do something like that on his own. I could only sit at home and wish I had the nerve to pull off something like that. I know I wasn't the only one cheering him on and enjoying the adventure through him. Now I'm stuck knowing something horrible happened but it's just clawing at my head wondering if he at least didn't have to suffer. All day it's been all that I can think of. I guess I'm trying to find some semblance of comfort in a situation where there obviously is none.
2. The first time I met and hung out with a lot of you guys in person was the bike show a couple of years ago. That was the day we all met up at Moonbean and road as a group to the show. I never told anyone what was going on with me that day but that was my first day back in Toronto after burying my dad. He'd collapsed on the front lawn at our house back at home when no one was around. By the time someone found him, he had been without oxygen for too long and was brain dead. I still had to speed home completely in denial about the situation and confront the fact that all of a sudden my dad was basically dead and it was time for me to pull the plug. The whole routine of looking into his eyes for any hope of him still being in there, "give me any sort of sign at all that you don't want me to do this" nightmare will never go away. Anyway, coming back to Toronto after that hell was really, really helpful for me because I had a distraction and friends. Just being around you guys helped me so much during that period and it was so wonderful to have some time off from what I was feeling. The point of this is that if anyone else out there wants to get together and just hang out for a bit, please get in touch. I don't care if you want to go ride bikes in silence for a few hours or sit down and have a few drinks to talk things over. I'm a bit of night owl and I'm up for whatever. So ya, the offer's out there if anyone needs a distraction from their head (416.531.0935 / 416.778.6473).
- Mike
1. I keep thinking about the brutal physicality of what took place. I can't stop fixating on how Charlie's life was taken and wondering what happened and if he suffered. If it happened quickly, well whatever ... but to be hurt and scared in a place where you're either alone or surrounded by strangers. It's just too much to picture when I think of that happening to Charlie. And the fact that someone accidentally killed him ... my god, it boggles my mind. I can understand "Oh I was drunk and wasn't paying attention when I stepped on someone's foot" but to kill someone with your car ... to just - oops - take someone's life ... Charlie was meant for so much more than something like that. If felt so proud of the guy when he left that bull**** job at the bank and went to go on a trip that obviously meant so much to him and would give him so much growth as a person. And the raw courage to go out and do something like that on his own. I could only sit at home and wish I had the nerve to pull off something like that. I know I wasn't the only one cheering him on and enjoying the adventure through him. Now I'm stuck knowing something horrible happened but it's just clawing at my head wondering if he at least didn't have to suffer. All day it's been all that I can think of. I guess I'm trying to find some semblance of comfort in a situation where there obviously is none.
2. The first time I met and hung out with a lot of you guys in person was the bike show a couple of years ago. That was the day we all met up at Moonbean and road as a group to the show. I never told anyone what was going on with me that day but that was my first day back in Toronto after burying my dad. He'd collapsed on the front lawn at our house back at home when no one was around. By the time someone found him, he had been without oxygen for too long and was brain dead. I still had to speed home completely in denial about the situation and confront the fact that all of a sudden my dad was basically dead and it was time for me to pull the plug. The whole routine of looking into his eyes for any hope of him still being in there, "give me any sort of sign at all that you don't want me to do this" nightmare will never go away. Anyway, coming back to Toronto after that hell was really, really helpful for me because I had a distraction and friends. Just being around you guys helped me so much during that period and it was so wonderful to have some time off from what I was feeling. The point of this is that if anyone else out there wants to get together and just hang out for a bit, please get in touch. I don't care if you want to go ride bikes in silence for a few hours or sit down and have a few drinks to talk things over. I'm a bit of night owl and I'm up for whatever. So ya, the offer's out there if anyone needs a distraction from their head (416.531.0935 / 416.778.6473).
- Mike
08-08-07 | 10:08 PM
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i feel that; getting in your car and "accidentally" killing someone dead. how can that be possible?
I may be preaching to the choir here, but i've always felt that drunk driving is just about the most selfish thing a person can do, akin only to waving around a loaded pistol. it is basically taking the stance that your life is worth more than anyone in your path. how much more effort is it to call a taxi or just sleep IN your car until you're sober enough to drive? i think mike just inspired a little ranting in me. but i guess that's what this forum is about right now.
i know it won't change anything or make a difference but we must organize a memorial ride for shiz - if for nothing else than to, i dunno, make something real that's so unbelievable...
I may be preaching to the choir here, but i've always felt that drunk driving is just about the most selfish thing a person can do, akin only to waving around a loaded pistol. it is basically taking the stance that your life is worth more than anyone in your path. how much more effort is it to call a taxi or just sleep IN your car until you're sober enough to drive? i think mike just inspired a little ranting in me. but i guess that's what this forum is about right now.
i know it won't change anything or make a difference but we must organize a memorial ride for shiz - if for nothing else than to, i dunno, make something real that's so unbelievable...
08-08-07 | 10:21 PM
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definitely a memorial ride....we were also thinking a safety meeting...since shiz was fond of those...Keith is away this week but figured we could all coordinate suttin for next friday? safety meeting and ride? we figured even going to moonbeam which was one of shiz's spots...
ya man I feel what you guys are saying...'specially the part about wondering what exactly happened...im definitely in for ridin...was so damn upset i wanted to finish his ride from manitoba for him!! I dont understand why its not in the news...
ya man I feel what you guys are saying...'specially the part about wondering what exactly happened...im definitely in for ridin...was so damn upset i wanted to finish his ride from manitoba for him!! I dont understand why its not in the news...
08-08-07 | 10:32 PM
In Velo Veritas
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well, let's put our heads together in the next few days and drum up some ideas for a memorial ride. i like the moonbeam idea or the safety idea in lieu of a traditional wake - a kind of rolling wake as it were. i'll need to sleep on this as i'm still in shock a little bit.
a couple of years ago a fixie-riding friend of mine was hit-and-run by a van out in mississagua and i thought it hit home then but man...
a couple of years ago a fixie-riding friend of mine was hit-and-run by a van out in mississagua and i thought it hit home then but man...
08-08-07 | 10:42 PM
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well, let's put our heads together in the next few days and drum up some ideas for a memorial ride. i like the moonbeam idea or the safety idea in lieu of a traditional wake - a kind of rolling wake as it were. i'll need to sleep on this as i'm still in shock a little bit.
a couple of years ago a fixie-riding friend of mine was hit-and-run by a van out in mississagua and i thought it hit home then but man...
a couple of years ago a fixie-riding friend of mine was hit-and-run by a van out in mississagua and i thought it hit home then but man...
rolling wake...dope!...Andrew is in process of doing up some memorial spokecards...
be easy.
-Sham