RE: t-and-f: Why on the street? - car tromping: Once a Runner

2002-08-28 Thread malmo
I don't know why you guys are so proud of your vandalism. Street punks always have a reason why they do what they do. It's still wrong. malmo -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of James R. Kaminsky Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 11:50 PM To:

Re: t-and-f: Why on the street? - car tromping: Once a Runner

2002-08-28 Thread Martin J. Dixon
I wonder if this punk is proud of his vandalism. Regards, Martin Hamilton, preparing for the GP Eddy Merckx, suffered a broken right collarbone and facial injuries Sunday when a car driver opened his door just as the rider was passing.

Re: t-and-f: Why on the street? - car tromping: Once a Runner

2002-08-28 Thread Ed and Dana Parrot
Tyler Hamilton, preparing for the GP Eddy Merckx, suffered a broken right collarbone and facial injuries Sunday when a car driver opened his door just as the rider was passing. http://waymoresports.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=waymorespo

Re: t-and-f: Why on the street? - car tromping: Once a Runner

2002-08-28 Thread malmo
I suppose there is some sort of point you are trying to articulate? That cyclists are maniacs on the road, reckless reprobates oblivious to their surroundings? Everyone knows that! I wonder if this punk is proud of his vandalism. Regards, Martin Hamilton, preparing for the GP Eddy Merckx,

RE: t-and-f: Why on the street? - car tromping: Once a Runner

2002-08-28 Thread Keith Whitman
EXACTLY The smart thing to do would be to anticipate the fact that the vast majority of people making turns in the right turn on red zones do NOT do anything more than make a perfunctory glance to their right way before they reach the intersection. Is is the best method? Nope. But you could

Re: t-and-f: Why on the street? - car tromping: Once a Runner

2002-08-27 Thread Geoff Pietsch
John Parker told the story of Shorter and Bacheler in both non-fiction and fiction (Once a Runner) versions, as I recall. No spikes though, just running shoes - and red necks. That really happened, to the best of my recollection, and all the other versions have followed from it. Geoff

Re: t-and-f: Why on the street? - car tromping: Once a Runner

2002-08-27 Thread Randy Treadway
Well I was in the group that it happened to, and did it, in 1976 in Troy, Alabama. I suspect that, given enough stories of drunk people swerving at runners, runners have picked up on the 'revenge' angle, and done it (running over a car or pickup trick) whenever they have the opportunity, as

RE: t-and-f: Why on the street? - car tromping: Once a Runner

2002-08-27 Thread James R. Kaminsky
I have a similar story from the early 60s at Ohio Wesleyan. We were coming in from an easy road run down a slight grade into town running on the road near the curb. We were cruising at a really good clip when I noticed a Cadillac at a side street about to turn right (we were coming from his