Good for you; I could -- ought to -- do the same. On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 3:19 AM, Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I feel fortunate that I have shoulders or lightly drive streets for > most of my 7.5 mile commute to work. > > My work is on a heavily traveled multi-lane road with no shoulder, so > I ride in the grass along the side the road. It's quite bumpy and > such, but a bit of off road riding on the commute is not such a bad > thing. > > Fortunately I haven't had too many problems with cars and I've tried > to adopt the Buddhist philosophy that they are providing me with an > opportunity to practice my patience. Based on past results...I need > more practice :-) > > Angus > > On Apr 14, 1:02 am, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > If you don't have a good route, commuting on a bicycle is no fun. I > > guess this is why we read so much about Grant and the gang riding in > > the hills so much. I am fortunate to start my route on rural country > > roads with a decent shoulder and I have a bike lane that borders the > > shoulder of a four lane Avenue leading to decent side streets near a > > local college that is near my work. Its 20 miles one way so it makes a > > fine commute although a little long. I haven't had any drivers do > > anything in the last year when riding near my home but the commute > > just started for me on Monday and I will only ride it twice per week > > for now. We'll see how it goes with auto drivers. I know what you > > mean when someone puts your life/health in danger. Try not to let it > > affect you too much since the negative stress from getting angry isn't > > good for you and will shorten your life. > > > > On Apr 13, 8:50 am, Joe Bartoe <jbar...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > This morning, my commute to work was a bit scary. As I headed down the > PCH from the Leucadia area, I was passed a bit too close by a white Toyota > pickup with a pipe tied to its passenger side (along the top of the bed and > over the side mirror) like a lance protruding from the front. This was close > to the Panickin Coffee place for those who are locals. Then, as I was riding > through Encinitas, some guy in a white Lexus SC430 (CA plates containing > "FORE") decides to buzz me. Then, before I knew it the same white pickup > truck with the pipe came along and buzzed me again. Now, I was yelling and > gesturing at this guy when he decided to slam on his brakes. I was mad > enough to take this guy on, but mostly I just wanted to report him so I > whipped out my phone. He must have seen this and he took off. The rest of my > commute all I could think about was finding one of these two vehicles parked > along my route so I could report them. Unfortunately, I was unable to see > the plate of the truck and I only got the "FORE" on the Lexus. I hate it > when my commute is ruined by people whose idea of fun is crap like this. > > > > > Anyway, stay safe out there. And remember, sometimes your best defense > may be your phone (and maybe a frame pump...could you imagine trying to beat > someone with a CO2 cannister?) > > > > > Joe > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your > inbox. > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTA... > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com (505) 227-0523 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
