From: dc-cycles-digest-request@XXXXXX (The dc-cycles list administrator) To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX Subject: dc-cycles digest for 08/03/08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ __ /-----\ __ 'dc-cycles' is an unmoderated email discussion list (__\/ _____ \/__) about motorcycling in the Washington D.C. area. =( \___/ )= \ ___ / An archive of the dc-cycles list is available at: | / _ \ | http://www.dc-cycles.org/ \ || || / \|| ||/ Subscribe/unsubscribe requests should be sent to: \| |/ dc-cycles-digest-request@XXXXXX |_| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Dave Yates" To: "'List DC Cycles'" Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 20:51:18 -0400 Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Some nice lady in a Thunderbird almost took me out Aki almost popped a blood vessel: I especially get pissed off at toll booths at: 1. The idiot who "suddenly" discovers that he doesn't have change and just sits there ignoring the growing line of honking cars behind him. What? He thinks that money will suddenly appear in his hand? [Dave] I often feign this just to piss off cagers behind me. The same cagers that proved the "BD" in BDC. I may have 4 stich pockets full of change, but randomly I'll just decide to break a hundred at a toll booth. If the time was that important to folks, they'd get their legislators to abolish the tolls in the first place. 2. The idiot who has to talk to the toll booth operator for directions, weather, whatever. Does the operator look like your own free 411 service bubba? [Dave] Does anyone think this sounds.... Nevermind. Look, toll booth operators have a story to tell, and how are you going to hear their story if you don't stop to listen? I don't really need directions, but I have been known to gesture as if I do so as to keep the horn honking to a minimum. and finally 3. The uncoordinated idiot who has to drop *every single coin one at a time" into the basket. If you're THAT uncoordinated you shouldn't be driving in the first place mister. [Dave] You're soooooo wrong. I'm not uncoordinated, I'm doing that shit on purpose. WHEN I decide to use exact change, I do it in pennies. What? The auto machines don't take pennies? WTF? It's legal tender baby! Oh? You want MORE money? F*ck you, I just dropped 75 pennies in your funnel, dig them out - I'll wait. :-P On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 11:53 PM, Danny Motorcycle wrote: > Oh yea, and then there's the 20 foot back stopped idiot... who's first at > the light, in a line of cars... NOT TRIGGERING THE LIGHT... and not paying > attention > to wha'ts going on around him.. basicly wasting everyone's gas, parked way > far back for what? is he trying to fool the light that 2 cars are there? > well there > would be if the idiot would just move up to the line... > > or the idiots talking to eachother blocking traffic in both directions for > some friendly chat. > _______________________________________________ > dc-cycles mailing list > dc-cycles@XXXXXX > http://dc-cycles.org/mailman/cgi-bin/listinfo/dc-cycles > _______________________________________________ dc-cycles mailing list dc-cycles@XXXXXX http://dc-cycles.org/mailman/cgi-bin/listinfo/dc-cycles _______________________________________________ dc-cycles mailing list dc-cycles@XXXXXX http://dc-cycles.org/mailman/cgi-bin/listinfo/dc-cycles _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 21:03:07 -0400 From: "Michael Jordan" To: "List DC Cycles" Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Some nice lady in a Thunderbird almost took me out > Not all toll booths have ezpass only lanes. Which is no guarantee that some f**ktard without an EZPass won't be blocking the lane wondering what to do now. -- Michael J. '86 SRX-6 '93 GSX1100G '03 DL1000 AMA IBA #3901 USAF (Ret) NRA etc. _______________________________________________ dc-cycles mailing list dc-cycles@XXXXXX http://dc-cycles.org/mailman/cgi-bin/listinfo/dc-cycles _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:02:18 -0400 From: Mike Troutman To: DCCycles X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Subject: [dc-cycles] Are they up or are they down? 7/28 - Motorcycle fatalities are on the decline: http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=25&sid=1447982 8/2 - Same stats as 7/28, but they are on the rise: http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=25&sid=1452603 WTF WTOP? -- ___________________________________ Mike Troutman mike@XXXXXX http://www.troutman.org/ _______________________________________________ dc-cycles mailing list dc-cycles@XXXXXX http://dc-cycles.org/mailman/cgi-bin/listinfo/dc-cycles _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 02:08:05 -0400 From: "Steven C. Di Pietro" To: "Michael Jordan" Cc: List DC Cycles Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Some nice lady in a Thunderbird almost took me out Reminder to All... It's Us against the BDCr's. That's BRAIN DEAD CAGER'S. When approaching a toll booth for the EZ Path lane. You must envision that someone might be so absorbed into their own personal cocoon while driving, that they might see that EZ-Pass Lane as a lane that's OPEN JUST For them! Why there's surely Brain Dead Cager's out there, as Motorcyclists, we must strive to never be Brain Dead Bikers. as riders we've all seen people in cars do all kinds of stupid shit. We as Riders have to not only watch out for that but to watch out for the Possible F.U.'s. O. G. Stevie D Steven C. Di Pietro Mr. Happy's Party Supply co. http://www.streeoverlord.com/mrhappypartysupply.html ................................. Twisted Souls MC Anne Arundel County Riders AMA ABATE Suzuki Owners Club - USA #100001 2007 Suzuki SV1000S "Mile Eater" 1983 Suzuki GS650GL "Bug Slayer" 1987 Suzuki GV1400GCH Cavalcade LXE _______________________________________________ dc-cycles mailing list dc-cycles@XXXXXX http://dc-cycles.org/mailman/cgi-bin/listinfo/dc-cycles _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 13:17:16 -0400 From: "Danny Motorcycle" To: mike@XXXXXX X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.9 Cc: DCCycles Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Are they up or are they down? Ha Ha! "WASHINGTON--If you ever wished that those motorcycles popping wheelies or zipping by like a bolt of lighting would slow down, you might get your wish. " 1> if they're zipping by like a bolt of lighting, what does their speed have to do anything with thier course of travel? "They shouldn't be driving that fast, they should drive the same speed as me because the world revolves around me!" "seeing speed scares me! and dont' wear pink htat scares me too!" 2>They wish people doing wheelies would slow down? Why? they want to watch the wheelies? shouldn't they be wishing they werent' doing wheelies instead of slowing down? "Maybe they will once they find out about the rate increase of motorcycle deaths over the last four years." And maybe your wish for world peace will happen too! Somehow I don't imagine such a scenario "wow, what? motorcycle deaths have increased over the last 4 years? I guess i'll slow down!" That reporter/writer sucks. _______________________________________________ dc-cycles mailing list dc-cycles@XXXXXX http://dc-cycles.org/mailman/cgi-bin/listinfo/dc-cycles _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=chWalx6rqgcA:10 a=dFM_UfxoZIAA:10 a=9owOnXT9HWofAiXnmw8A:9 a=ey9HRb67ebYxA9sPbAQA:7 a=LXhNaWwkrUpAMLX-NHwyoO1vsQ8A:4 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=KUJAPYlYduUA:10 From: PenguinBiker@XXXXXX To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX (B-DC cycles) Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:58:24 +0000 X-Authenticated-Sender: UGVuZ3VpbkJpa2VyQGNvbWNhc3QubmV0 Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Are they up or are they down? --===============0029596343== -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Danny Motorcycle" > 2>They wish people doing wheelies would slow down? Why? they want to watch > the wheelies? shouldn't they be wishing they weren’t' doing wheelies instead > of slowing down? I've known guys who could ride wheelies for miles. _At_ the speed limit. Wheelies are not dependant on speed or even acceleration once attained. -- John Walters 99 Honda St1100 (Over 100,000 mi.) 83 BMW R80RT (Over 200,000 mi.) 76 Honda CR250M --===============0029596343== _______________________________________________ dc-cycles mailing list dc-cycles@XXXXXX http://dc-cycles.org/mailman/cgi-bin/listinfo/dc-cycles --===============0029596343==-- _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 15:35:57 -0400 From: "Michael Jordan" To: PenguinBiker@XXXXXX Cc: B-DC cycles Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Are they up or are they down? > Wheelies are not dependant on speed or even acceleration once attained. Or, if you've ever watched Observed Trials, motion. -- Michael J. '86 SRX-6 '93 GSX1100G '03 DL1000 AMA IBA #3901 USAF (Ret) NRA etc. _______________________________________________ dc-cycles mailing list dc-cycles@XXXXXX http://dc-cycles.org/mailman/cgi-bin/listinfo/dc-cycles _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=chWalx6rqgcA:10 a=dFM_UfxoZIAA:10 a=w3kYlqeYsLutx5s4XWgA:9 a=4TSqyB4Y6qYoEE8lnYagpzv3njYA:4 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=KUJAPYlYduUA:10 From: PenguinBiker@XXXXXX To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX (B-DC cycles) Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:57:32 +0000 X-Authenticated-Sender: UGVuZ3VpbkJpa2VyQGNvbWNhc3QubmV0 Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Are they up or are they down? -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Michael Jordan" > > Wheelies are not dependant on speed or even acceleration once attained. > > Or, if you've ever watched Observed Trials, motion. Indeed! If you ever want to watch _skilled_ riders watch Observed Trials. _______________________________________________ dc-cycles mailing list dc-cycles@XXXXXX http://dc-cycles.org/mailman/cgi-bin/listinfo/dc-cycles _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) X-rim-org-msg-ref-id: 1310069426 To: "Dave Yates" , dc-cycles-bounces@XXXXXX, "List DC Cycles" From: dcmcrider@XXXXXX Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 22:42:58 +0000 Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Some nice lady in a Thunderbird almost took me out Here's my story of the dickhead Philly cop who chewed me a new one for pulling away from the toll booth, then stopping on the nearby shoulder to put my gloves back on and readjust a few other things, meaning the cages didn't need to wait. That fits in well with the "nice" thread. Chalk it up to "no good deed goes unpunished." Said dickhead seemed to think anarchy would ensue if I--a lowly motorcyclist--got away with such a severe transgression against the public order. So, after that incident (and until I got EZPass) I just took my sweet time getting ready to go again. Shrug. It's important to make sure my gloves are on properly. P Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: "Dave Yates" Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 20:51:18 To: 'List DC Cycles' Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Some nice lady in a Thunderbird almost took me out Aki almost popped a blood vessel: I especially get pissed off at toll booths at: 1. The idiot who "suddenly" discovers that he doesn't have change and just sits there ignoring the growing line of honking cars behind him. What? He thinks that money will suddenly appear in his hand? [Dave] I often feign this just to piss off cagers behind me. The same cagers that proved the "BD" in BDC. I may have 4 stich pockets full of change, but randomly I'll just decide to break a hundred at a toll booth. If the time was that important to folks, they'd get their legislators to abolish the tolls in the first place. 2. The idiot who has to talk to the toll booth operator for directions, weather, whatever. Does the operator look like your own free 411 service bubba? [Dave] Does anyone think this sounds.... Nevermind. Look, toll booth operators have a story to tell, and how are you going to hear their story if you don't stop to listen? I don't really need directions, but I have been known to gesture as if I do so as to keep the horn honking to a minimum. and finally 3. The uncoordinated idiot who has to drop *every single coin one at a time" into the basket. If you're THAT uncoordinated you shouldn't be driving in the first place mister. [Dave] You're soooooo wrong. I'm not uncoordinated, I'm doing that shit on purpose. WHEN I decide to use exact change, I do it in pennies. What? The auto machines don't take pennies? WTF? It's legal tender baby! Oh? You want MORE money? F*ck you, I just dropped 75 pennies in your funnel, dig them out - I'll wait. :-P On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 11:53 PM, Danny Motorcycle wrote: > Oh yea, and then there's the 20 foot back stopped idiot... who's first at > the light, in a line of cars... NOT TRIGGERING THE LIGHT... and not paying > attention > to wha'ts going on around him.. basicly wasting everyone's gas, parked way > far back for what? is he trying to fool the light that 2 cars are there? > well there > would be if the idiot would just move up to the line... > > or the idiots talking to eachother blocking traffic in both directions for > some friendly chat. > _______________________________________________ > dc-cycles mailing list > dc-cycles@XXXXXX > http://dc-cycles.org/mailman/cgi-bin/listinfo/dc-cycles > _______________________________________________ dc-cycles mailing list dc-cycles@XXXXXX http://dc-cycles.org/mailman/cgi-bin/listinfo/dc-cycles _______________________________________________ dc-cycles mailing list dc-cycles@XXXXXX http://dc-cycles.org/mailman/cgi-bin/listinfo/dc-cycles _______________________________________________ dc-cycles mailing list dc-cycles@XXXXXX http://dc-cycles.org/mailman/cgi-bin/listinfo/dc-cycles