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BrianNZ

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:05 pm
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Since I am so high and mighty and would never stoop to road rage I was
surprised to find it must be part of my primal self.

I was sitting at the lights on the KTM waiting to do a left turn (keep
left here) from my lane. A van came alongside me and clipped the end of
my handlebars. If I wasn't in neutral, I would have at least dropped the
bike as the bars jolted. As the lights were still red and the van had
stopped I moved forward and slapped the side of the van to get the
drivers attention (not quite sure what my cunning plan was?).....and the
beanie wearing bearded bogun looked over and gave me the finger!

Thats was when I got grumpy. As the lights changed and he moved forwards
I punched out his tail light (kevlar knuckles are awesome) much to the
delight of the guy in the car behind the van who was grinning and giving
the thumbs up. The van just accelerated away harder, I did my left turn
and it was then I realised I could hear my heartbeat in my ears. Stress!!!

I must not ride in town......
I must not ride in town......
I must not ride in town......
I must not ride in town......
I must not ride in town......
I must not ride in town......
..............................

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BryanUT

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:05 pm
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"BrianNZ" <brian RemoveThis @itnz.co.nz> wrote in message
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> Since I am so high and mighty and would never stoop to road rage I was
> surprised to find it must be part of my primal self.
>
> I was sitting at the lights on the KTM waiting to do a left turn (keep
> left here) from my lane. A van came alongside me and clipped the end of my
> handlebars. If I wasn't in neutral, I would have at least dropped the bike
> as the bars jolted. As the lights were still red and the van had stopped I
> moved forward and slapped the side of the van to get the drivers attention
> (not quite sure what my cunning plan was?).....and the beanie wearing
> bearded bogun looked over and gave me the finger!
>
> Thats was when I got grumpy. As the lights changed and he moved forwards I
> punched out his tail light (kevlar knuckles are awesome) much to the
> delight of the guy in the car behind the van who was grinning and giving
> the thumbs up. The van just accelerated away harder, I did my left turn
> and it was then I realised I could hear my heartbeat in my ears. Stress!!!
>

I must be doing something wrong. At least twice a week on my commute cagers
actually see me and wave me through 4 way stops. Even before I come to a
complete stop.

They are so damn courteous I know something is not right.

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Ken Abrams

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:05 pm
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"BrianNZ" <brian.DeleteThis@itnz.co.nz> wrote

> I punched out his tail light (kevlar knuckles are awesome) much to the

I can see it now............after a couple of drinks, the story will morph
to "I punched his lights out!" Wink

Smack him again for me, Brian.
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Alan Moore1

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:05 pm
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On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:05:26 +1200, BrianNZ <brian.TakeThisOut@itnz.co.nz> wrote:

<snip>

>I must not ride in town......
>I must not ride in town......
>I must not ride in town......
>I must not ride in town......
>I must not ride in town......
>I must not ride in town......

There are only two really good reasons for riding in town:

1. To get out of town.
2. To get home again after 1.

Al Moore
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Sean1

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:05 pm
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Oh, the wheels on Brian's bike go round and round!
Round and round, round and round!
Oh, Brian's bike wheels go round and round!
All around the town!

The driver of the van weaves back and forth
Back and forth, back and forth
The moron in the van weaves back and forth
All around the town!

The body of the van bumps Brian's bike
Brian's bike, Brian's bike,
The body of the van bumps Brian's scoot
All around the town!

Brian up and slaps the side of the van
Side of the van, side of the van
Brian up and slaps the side of the van
All around the town!

The driver of the van flips Brian the bird
Brian the bird, Brian the bird
The moron in the van flips Brian the bird
All around the town!

Brian gets mad and punches out the lights
Punches out the lights, punches out the lights
Kevlar's good for punching out the lights
All around the town!

Now Brian's bike wheels still go round!
Still go round, still go round
Oh, Brian's bike wheels go round and round!
But not around the town!

Sean_Q_
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Jeff Mayner

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:05 pm
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BrianNZ wrote:
> Since I am so high and mighty and would never stoop to road rage I was
> surprised to find it must be part of my primal self.
>
> I was sitting at the lights on the KTM waiting to do a left turn (keep
> left here) from my lane. A van came alongside me and clipped the end
> of my handlebars. If I wasn't in neutral, I would have at least
> dropped the bike as the bars jolted. As the lights were still red and
> the van had stopped I moved forward and slapped the side of the van
> to get the drivers attention (not quite sure what my cunning plan
> was?).....and the beanie wearing bearded bogun looked over and gave
> me the finger!
> Thats was when I got grumpy. As the lights changed and he moved
> forwards I punched out his tail light (kevlar knuckles are awesome)
> much to the delight of the guy in the car behind the van who was
> grinning and giving the thumbs up. The van just accelerated away
> harder, I did my left turn and it was then I realised I could hear my
> heartbeat in my ears. Stress!!!
> I must not ride in town......
> I must not ride in town......
> I must not ride in town......
> I must not ride in town......
> I must not ride in town......
> I must not ride in town......
> .............................

Big van...little bike... What about the previous looks wrong to you?

..p.j must have run down to the piggly-wiggly. I can't believe he's staying
out of this one...so far. Wink
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Andrew

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:05 pm
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"BryanUT" <nestle12 RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
> "BrianNZ" <brian RemoveThis @itnz.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:f5utt8$60k$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
>> Since I am so high and mighty and would never stoop to road rage I was
>> surprised to find it must be part of my primal self.
>>
>> I was sitting at the lights on the KTM waiting to do a left turn (keep
>> left here) from my lane. A van came alongside me and clipped the end of
>> my handlebars. If I wasn't in neutral, I would have at least dropped the
>> bike as the bars jolted. As the lights were still red and the van had
>> stopped I moved forward and slapped the side of the van to get the
>> drivers attention (not quite sure what my cunning plan was?).....and the
>> beanie wearing bearded bogun looked over and gave me the finger!
>>
>> Thats was when I got grumpy. As the lights changed and he moved forwards
>> I punched out his tail light (kevlar knuckles are awesome) much to the
>> delight of the guy in the car behind the van who was grinning and giving
>> the thumbs up. The van just accelerated away harder, I did my left turn
>> and it was then I realised I could hear my heartbeat in my ears.
>> Stress!!!
>>
>
> I must be doing something wrong. At least twice a week on my commute
> cagers actually see me and wave me through 4 way stops. Even before I
> come to a complete stop.
>
> They are so damn courteous I know something is not right.
>


You're living in stepford land, but then you knew that.

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CigarSki

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(Msg. 8) Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:05 pm
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>> I must be doing something wrong. At least twice a week on my commute
>> cagers actually see me and wave me through 4 way stops. Even before I
>> come to a complete stop.
>>
>> They are so damn courteous I know something is not right.
>
> They're setting you up. One of these days, they are going to wave at you
> and floor it and run you down... Smile
>
> --

Sounds a lot like New Jersey.
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Outback Jon

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(Msg. 9) Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:05 pm
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BryanUT wrote:
> I must be doing something wrong. At least twice a week on my commute cagers
> actually see me and wave me through 4 way stops. Even before I come to a
> complete stop.
>
> They are so damn courteous I know something is not right.

They're setting you up. One of these days, they are going to wave at
you and floor it and run you down... Smile

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(Msg. 10) Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:05 pm
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On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:21:20 -0700, "Jeff Mayner"
<jeffmayner RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote:

>BrianNZ wrote:
>> Since I am so high and mighty and would never stoop to road rage I was
>> surprised to find it must be part of my primal self.
>>
>> I was sitting at the lights on the KTM waiting to do a left turn (keep
>> left here) from my lane. A van came alongside me and clipped the end
>> of my handlebars. If I wasn't in neutral, I would have at least
>> dropped the bike as the bars jolted. As the lights were still red and
>> the van had stopped I moved forward and slapped the side of the van
>> to get the drivers attention (not quite sure what my cunning plan
>> was?).....and the beanie wearing bearded bogun looked over and gave
>> me the finger!
>> Thats was when I got grumpy. As the lights changed and he moved
>> forwards I punched out his tail light (kevlar knuckles are awesome)
>> much to the delight of the guy in the car behind the van who was
>> grinning and giving the thumbs up. The van just accelerated away
>> harder, I did my left turn and it was then I realised I could hear my
>> heartbeat in my ears. Stress!!!
>> I must not ride in town......
>> I must not ride in town......
>> I must not ride in town......
>> I must not ride in town......
>> I must not ride in town......
>> I must not ride in town......
>> .............................
>
>Big van...little bike... What about the previous looks wrong to you?
>
>.p.j must have run down to the piggly-wiggly. I can't believe he's staying
>out of this one...so far. Wink
>

I'm suprised you've heard of that one down there Smile. I
hadn't until I moved south.


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(Msg. 11) Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:05 pm
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<.p.jm.RemoveThis@see_my_sig_for_address.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:21:20 -0700, "Jeff Mayner"
> <jeffmayner.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>BrianNZ wrote:
>>> Since I am so high and mighty and would never stoop to road rage I was
>>> surprised to find it must be part of my primal self.
>>>
>>> I was sitting at the lights on the KTM waiting to do a left turn (keep
>>> left here) from my lane. A van came alongside me and clipped the end
>>> of my handlebars. If I wasn't in neutral, I would have at least
>>> dropped the bike as the bars jolted. As the lights were still red and
>>> the van had stopped I moved forward and slapped the side of the van
>>> to get the drivers attention (not quite sure what my cunning plan
>>> was?).....and the beanie wearing bearded bogun looked over and gave
>>> me the finger!
>>> Thats was when I got grumpy. As the lights changed and he moved
>>> forwards I punched out his tail light (kevlar knuckles are awesome)
>>> much to the delight of the guy in the car behind the van who was
>>> grinning and giving the thumbs up. The van just accelerated away
>>> harder, I did my left turn and it was then I realised I could hear my
>>> heartbeat in my ears. Stress!!!
>>> I must not ride in town......
>>> I must not ride in town......
>>> I must not ride in town......
>>> I must not ride in town......
>>> I must not ride in town......
>>> I must not ride in town......
>>> .............................
>>
>>Big van...little bike... What about the previous looks wrong to you?
>>
>>.p.j must have run down to the piggly-wiggly. I can't believe he's staying
>>out of this one...so far. Wink
>>
>
> I'm suprised you've heard of that one down there Smile. I
> hadn't until I moved south.

Did my basic at Fort Jackson in So Carolina a 1000 years ago, and have been
to Florida on business about 10 times in the past 20 years, 4 or 5 times for
pleasure in the same time period.

I'm not a coast "snob". Wink

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(Msg. 12) Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:26 pm
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Ken Abrams wrote:
> "BrianNZ" <brian.DeleteThis@itnz.co.nz> wrote
>
>> I punched out his tail light (kevlar knuckles are awesome) much to the
>
> I can see it now............after a couple of drinks, the story will morph
> to "I punched his lights out!" Wink


LOL......thats the bit that pisses me off the most. I had no plan at all
and it could have ended up in court.....and I don't like court, the
novelty wore off years ago.




>
> Smack him again for me, Brian.
>
>


I'll be keeping my eyes open....white van, blue stripe with a 'Taranaki
Hardcore' sticker on the back window......and a broken tail light
Bwaaahahahaha!
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:46 pm
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Jeff Mayner wrote:
> BrianNZ wrote:
>> Since I am so high and mighty and would never stoop to road rage I was
>> surprised to find it must be part of my primal self.
>>
>> I was sitting at the lights on the KTM waiting to do a left turn (keep
>> left here) from my lane. A van came alongside me and clipped the end
>> of my handlebars. If I wasn't in neutral, I would have at least
>> dropped the bike as the bars jolted. As the lights were still red and
>> the van had stopped I moved forward and slapped the side of the van
>> to get the drivers attention (not quite sure what my cunning plan
>> was?).....and the beanie wearing bearded bogun looked over and gave
>> me the finger!
>> Thats was when I got grumpy. As the lights changed and he moved
>> forwards I punched out his tail light (kevlar knuckles are awesome)
>> much to the delight of the guy in the car behind the van who was
>> grinning and giving the thumbs up. The van just accelerated away
>> harder, I did my left turn and it was then I realised I could hear my
>> heartbeat in my ears. Stress!!!
>> I must not ride in town......
>> I must not ride in town......
>> I must not ride in town......
>> I must not ride in town......
>> I must not ride in town......
>> I must not ride in town......
>> .............................
>
> Big van...little bike... What about the previous looks wrong to you?



Big van, little driver, boxed in traffic.....little bike, big rider,
room to manouvre......it all seemed so right at the time.
Knowing my luck I'll get a call from the police to explain myself...... Sad



>
> .p.j must have run down to the piggly-wiggly. I can't believe he's staying
> out of this one...so far. Wink
>
>


p.j.m must see I'm in the right on this one! I was
endangered!.....(no!?, that was the whale who reminds me of me).
I was in danger ed?
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