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06-29-19, 10:47 AM
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Got buzzed by some ass driving a commercial vehicle at the tail end of my ride. Caught up with him when he made his stop. His response was less than apologetic -
Had the police come out to talk with him. In front of the police officer, he referred to me as "these bike Nazis [WWII antagonists]" and said, "yeah, I passed him at 2 feet." Police officer's response was, "nope, I can't even take his name."
edit: oh, I was expecting the censor to censor. Huh. Take that, @datlas.
Had the police come out to talk with him. In front of the police officer, he referred to me as "these bike Nazis [WWII antagonists]" and said, "yeah, I passed him at 2 feet." Police officer's response was, "nope, I can't even take his name."
edit: oh, I was expecting the censor to censor. Huh. Take that, @datlas.
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06-29-19, 10:49 AM
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Got buzzed by some ass driving a commercial vehicle at the tail end of my ride. Caught up with him when he made his stop. His response was less than apologetic -
Had the police come out to talk with him. In front of the police officer, he referred to me as "these bike Nazis [WWII antagonists]" and said, "yeah, I passed him at 2 feet." Police officer's response was, "nope, I can't even take his name."
edit: oh, I was expecting the censor to censor. Huh. Take that, @datlas.
Had the police come out to talk with him. In front of the police officer, he referred to me as "these bike Nazis [WWII antagonists]" and said, "yeah, I passed him at 2 feet." Police officer's response was, "nope, I can't even take his name."
edit: oh, I was expecting the censor to censor. Huh. Take that, @datlas.
06-29-19, 10:52 AM
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06-29-19, 10:56 AM
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Since my crash 1 month ago, I have been taking Ibuprofen 800mg 2-3x/day. That’s prescription strength. I had sudden onset pretty bad upper abdominal pain last night that is persistent. I gave myself a diagnosis of NDAID-induced gastritis and/or ulcer. Of course I stopped the Ibuprofen and started some acid blockers and am on a bland diet. Of course I still went for a ride. My wife thinks I am a fool. She may be right.
06-29-19, 11:02 AM
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Hey @WhyFi, doesn’t MN have a 3 or 4 foot passing law? Even PA does.
06-29-19, 11:06 AM
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Does the bland diet actually do any good? I recall hearing stories from years ago about people with ulcers who went on bland diets, and I always wondered why it was that they told them to do this.
06-29-19, 11:12 AM
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It may help a little. Main thing is stop the Ibuprofen. Actually, many ulcers are caused by a bacteria called Helicobacter Pylori. So the treatment involves antibiotics. But I am pretty sure mine is from the NSAIDS. If it is not improving of course I will see my GI doc for possible endoscopy.
06-29-19, 11:19 AM
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Got buzzed by some ass driving a commercial vehicle at the tail end of my ride. Caught up with him when he made his stop. His response was less than apologetic -
Had the police come out to talk with him. In front of the police officer, he referred to me as "these bike Nazis [WWII antagonists]" and said, "yeah, I passed him at 2 feet." Police officer's response was, "nope, I can't even take his name."
edit: oh, I was expecting the censor to censor. Huh. Take that, @datlas.
Had the police come out to talk with him. In front of the police officer, he referred to me as "these bike Nazis [WWII antagonists]" and said, "yeah, I passed him at 2 feet." Police officer's response was, "nope, I can't even take his name."
edit: oh, I was expecting the censor to censor. Huh. Take that, @datlas.
Decided on a shortish, hard, ride today in order to beat the heat. Pushed all the hills and went through a bottle of Gatorade and one of plain out there. I was back before it hit 82°.
06-29-19, 11:27 AM
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Since my crash 1 month ago, I have been taking Ibuprofen 800mg 2-3x/day. That’s prescription strength. I had sudden onset pretty bad upper abdominal pain last night that is persistent. I gave myself a diagnosis of NDAID-induced gastritis and/or ulcer. Of course I stopped the Ibuprofen and started some acid blockers and am on a bland diet. Of course I still went for a ride. My wife thinks I am a fool. She may be right.
Ibuprofen sucks pretty bad for the blood vessels too. Sorry you are in that much pain from the crash!
06-29-19, 11:44 AM
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Hey @WhyFi, doesn’t MN have a 3 or 4 foot passing law? Even PA does.
06-29-19, 12:13 PM
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Sad. You may want to give feedback to the guy’s company/employer. Unless of course if it’s his company.
06-29-19, 12:15 PM
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Why not ride? Mrs datlas thinks I should stay home and rest instead. She is not a cyclist, obv.
06-29-19, 12:18 PM
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06-29-19, 12:31 PM
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06-29-19, 12:32 PM
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I saw it censored, as a prefix, in another forum. Perhaps the censor is forumcentric.
06-29-19, 12:33 PM
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And now, as @DougRNS would say, it's nap time.
06-29-19, 12:37 PM
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06-29-19, 12:48 PM
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Tough call. I usually suggest take the high road. But if you go and slash his tires, I won’t rat you out.
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06-29-19, 12:53 PM
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06-29-19, 12:54 PM
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We have some omeprazole lying around that was my MiL’s, so I took it and a big swig of Maalox and 4 TUMS. It’s not better yet but not worse. If pain gets severe I will go to the ED.
06-29-19, 12:55 PM
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06-29-19, 12:58 PM
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