tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922283929032465671.post7473768173033116393..comments2023-08-09T00:28:36.976-07:00Comments on Racer Diaries: You've Got To Be Kidding Me.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222550707857721861noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922283929032465671.post-39058560403650644762010-03-18T10:43:36.803-07:002010-03-18T10:43:36.803-07:00i don't think that i've ever managed to co...i don't think that i've ever managed to come up with a good quip after being almost-hit/hit/yelled at, and then 2 blocks later i literally end up smacking my head, having come up with the-best-retort-ever. i think that that's why i prefer to communicate in writing. i also generally shout something that attempts to highlight the lack of logic in what they are doing, although obviously that is just silly b/c they didn't have any to begin with. the t.o bike union made a wallet card for exactly such an instance, b/c we tend to be full of adrenalin and emotion, and aren't thinking straight after an accident/incident, and there are step by step instructions for what to do. <br />also, WTF, i mean seriously, how did kicking your bike over (apparently strongly enough to knock it over while you were holding it) strike this man as an appropriate course of action? it's always mind boggeling to see how assholish ppl are. would he have kicked someone's car? how would he have felt if you/i/anyone kicked his bike/car/dog/leg? it reinforces my feeling that cyclists as a social/cultural group are constantly being treated like second class citizens (although that sentiment is sometimes eased when i'm walking and other ppl are still asshole). i understand your disbelief and exasperation, i am trying to accept that the world is full of assholes.tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11212149346535597525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922283929032465671.post-89108961762932240412010-03-17T20:24:51.697-07:002010-03-17T20:24:51.697-07:00Eff that shit. Sorry for the profanity, but that ...Eff that shit. Sorry for the profanity, but that was just UNcalled for!<br />Don't let those jacka## take the good part of the ride from you.<br />Hope you got your beer.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847849867172639644noreply@blogger.com