Mimi, this is for you.... :)
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Mimi, this is for you.... :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q4foLKDlcE
Dear Missouri- April Fool's day is over. Please stop with the sleet and snow. I've had enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Biciclista
Dear Mountain Bike Race Director,
That was really cool that you called DH to make sure he was okay because he stopped by the EMT tent. I feel a little silly asking the EMTs clean his cut and dirt covered knee but I am sure his doc that has him on the immuno-suppresants approved. Now if he would remember to pack the first aid kit I lovingly bought him. :p
Race EMTs- Thanks for being cool and helpful, you guys had a hard job the other day!
Dear Parents of child wandering the street I was cycling home on today,
Umm...last time I checked, a child under the age of 2 should not be wandering down the street half dressed without anyone with it :mad: Ummm...why did the child escape in the first place? Your very young child crossed a main road..twice :mad: The freeway on ramp is just metres up the road :mad: Helloooooooo..*knock* *knock*
Oh, that's right, you're too busy to notice the little sprocket doing a houdini trick. Perhaps you might want to put a lock on the torn front screen door or does someone have to come and hold your hand to explain it to you? You''re the reason I believe some people should not be allowed to breed. Perhaps while they're there explaining good parenting, they might want to tell you how to clean up the front of your house.
You're lucky I was paying attention & a local council worker just happened to be there. If i could figure out what social services department to call, i'd make a complaint.
Signed,
Confused & rather annoyed cyclist.
Dear Client,
Please don't send me your political email. We are not of the same mindset, and since this is a business relationship, it's really inappropriate. Also, since I've dreaded every project I've done for you, I'll be refusing any future requests.
Sincerely,
Your Jeweler
P.S. Your husband is a jerk.
Along similar lines.....
Dear neighbors,
I like you well enough and we do favors for each other from time to time, but...
Please, if I come over for no reason other than to bring you a bouquet of fresh flowers from my garden, don't see it as a great opportunity to try to convert me to your religion and 'save my soul'. You know my views already, please have respect for them. I don't try to convert you to my way of thinking. :mad:
Dear Cycling food manufacturers,
could you please make SOMETHING without wheat/grain/ glucose/rice/white sugar/ soy/ egg whites/ nuts /raisins? I am allergic.Even if it is nothing but ground up dates with apricots and quinoa, I will buy it until I die. I am sick of making my own snacks, as I have to make my own bread/cookies/soup/meals and am tired of this 'pioneer' crap.
And how about some honey based, non caffeine energy shots? It would be nice to have something that would revive me from near exhaustion without poisoning myself.
Dear Goddess of winds,
please do something about that 2 km stretch off nothing but headwinds both ways, on my commute. I know its not far but having to stop three times to rest while big men zoom by is demoralizing
Dear Cycling Clothing manufacturers,
for once, jeez, can you make a jersey for flat chested women? I can store two extra water bottles in the space left. And what is with the size of elastic in leg openings? Id like for once not to lose circulation.
And please, pretty please make some arm warmers and leg warmers that fit small ladies. Ill buy them in every colour for ever, just as not to have to knot rubber bands on my upper arms and over my leg warmers.
Dear Seat Makers,
not all chix like pink. your seats suck.
dear Goddess of the universe( whatever you are)
thank you for the kindness of strangers and my clinic nurse,who see me when I am getting my every other week IVC. You care more about my getting better from being ill, than my own family. Patients, Thank you for telling me all you cycling storys, esp the cute man who with cancer , who rides weekly 75 km, who told me that all I need to do is intervals and he'd see me racing in five years.
Thank you for sending me my best friend,who took me to buy a cycle.
Please send me someone to ride with.
Thank you for not giving me cancer, even though what I have isnt curable, I can live with it.
Please send Good day sunshine her health.
Dear Lance Armstrong,
thank you for setting a good example. Because of you and my own will, I got up on days I could hardly walk and rode my bike. Im almost better now and it sure helped to pretend I was you ,on, terrible days I could barely stand and had to work all day, standing up, for those bad years. Every day was a new Tour.
I am on my bike.
Dears powers that be, and you're probably female,
I need some peace of mind again. Have any to spare? I know it's spring and all, but this is so unsettling and I'm getting dizzy from the mood swings. I really don't need to doubt my entire life twice a day.
thanx chix
Dear Powers that Be
Please let me receive that news I've been awaiting and making it be :D:D:D:D. If it is not going to work out, please give me the courage to accept it with dignity, grace and peace.
Dear students making kissy-face in the bike lane,
I'm sure you've seen the signs in various places throughout campus declaring bike free zones. But perhaps you haven't really noticed that there are pretty much only two routes a bike can take through campus, and that they're clearly marked with little bikes painted on the pavement, not to mention the double-yellow lines. So due to the fact that I must stay on the bike path or risk a ticket for endangering the lives of pedestrians, would you please take your makeout session elsewhere? That goes triple for the young ladies walking four abreast across both directions of the bike lane. Do not look surprised when I continue to ride toward you. Do not look put out when I do not yield. Get. Out. Of. My. Bike lane.
Sincerely,
A cyclist and campus citizen
Dear Dog ownerz, Crazy Cyclist guys
I love dogs too but I do not love you leaving their droppings on the side of the shared path.Do you have any idea how hard it is too remove dog poo from MB cleats?Do you?!! WHY must you ruin a quick sit down with a snack on fresh green grass, with your dogs! CLEAN UP.
I have to stop to remove jumpers, rest,rejuive contacts and such, and its really getting me down, Of course, I could just stop on path, like most of you do even though I have slowed down to a crawl, speaking loudly - hey! sorry cycle coming thru on left, nearly falling over but then...
I couldnt get in a near crash with the hot shot lycra lads, riding at near warp speed, who clearly would like to show me how much it hurts to stack your bike at high speeds.
I know its a fantasy of mine, hot guy cyclists- but not covered in blood AND NOT NOT NOT with my bike broken!
Dear GOvt,
I do appreciate you redoing the cycling paths, but next time can you do me a favour and use something that isnt ROUGHER than the previous surface?
It should be smooth enough that I dont blow a tire, jiggle all water bottles out of cages or fantasize that I am riding the Paris- Roubaix, Ardenen forest leg,please.
Dear immune system--
That is pollen. It is not a virus, bacterium, parasite or anything else you might want to react to. Believe it or not, it is entirely harmless. So I'd appreciate you toning it down a little. You're making it very difficult to sleep, study, or enjoy the beautiful (for a change) weather.
Go hang out around that cut in my foot. It might need that.
Dear Weather,
I was off for three days and you decided that freezing cold and rain was on, I wouldnt mind but the hurricane force winds made it so I couldnt ride.
Now Ive stayed home with a cold and its warm, sunny and calm?
I hate you!!
I appreciate that you eliminate much spam from appearing on forums I go to, but, aren't you trying a little too hard? It took me 3 tries to get the string of numbers, characters, symbols, whatever it amuses you to put up there, right.
Honestly. But, maybe it's just me.
Dear Lori,
It's not just you. :p I hate those things.
I hate those things too, especially the ones that you can barely read to begin with.
Dear Flu bug,
thanks to you: I have missed all rides for a week, have missed four days ( and counting) of work( with god knows how much to catch up to), and have had my lovely trip to Sydney ,to see a wedding ruined. I dont appreciate that you decided to make me start to throw up on a bus. Chemical toilets are not fun.Nor are public places. It was really hard to carry my bags too. I could have done without the ten hours of eye blurring nausea.
Now Im not allowed to ride for another week. I hate you, flu. Not to mention, people are going to start to think I am too thin and worry.
Oh and when you leave, please take the constipation with you. thanks.
But thanks, Universe for all the nice people I saw. The darling baby, the charming little girl and the two sweet , melancholy puppies( oh! so sad babies!) really made my day.
To whom it may concern
Please make this wretched weather front and its associated lows move off the coast and take the rain with it. We need sun. Everyone is getting surly.
Oh, man. Nothing raises my near-homicidal ire like people f'ing around in the bike lane! I had a whole rant on TE once titled "Lexus in the Bike Lane". Get the F out of the bike lane! I've been reminded that pedestrians have the right of way, etc, but c'mon people. A sticker on my Larkspur reads, "I AM TRAFFIC". If people just wander into the path of cars, they're called "crazy people". OK, rant off!Quote:
Originally Posted by chatterbox
Dear soon-to-be-married couple:
It's REALLY tacky to put on your wedding website (which is the only way one finds out the details from your emailed invite) that one should make sure to include a gift receipt if choosing to give you a present.
I'm also still scratching my head as to why you're getting married in my town - when you feel it necessary to say on said website that, for one's safety, one should not go outside after dark.
Signed,
A confused and annoyed wedding guest who will now be buying a much smaller present
When one door shuts, another better one opens - please let it be so.
Dear cough - Go away.
Dear voters who voted down the school levy for, I don't even remember, the sixth or seventh time in a row: WTF. :mad::mad: Common sense and the ability to think critically are not finite resources. Denying them to children will not bring you any closer to having them.
Dear numbnut that's doing the hazmat investigation - I don't care why you didn't get the contractor to do the change order, and are now doing the work in house. Acknowledge the fact that you haven't done the work YET, and the report is due, and get your sorry a$$ out there to do the work. No you can't drive right up to the site, you'll have to hike in. We knew this, we told you this. Just get the work done, and get the site report done, so I can get the next step done. Trust me, if the date gets missed, and heads roll, it won't be mine. You're already a month behind. :mad:
Dear My-Dad's-Neighbor,
Did you really think it would help get rid of the solicitor at the door if you got in your car and tried to run him over? Did you really think this wouldn't lead to other problems? Like hitting my car broadside on the street? Really?
Did you really think it was wise to wait until after I'd left to come out and apologize to my dad? The estimate is $2,000. I hope you have to pay every cent out of your pocket! And I hope you move away soon, or at least keep your lawn mowed this summer.
Signed,
Just another of your victims
Dear Frustrated Drivers,
Yes I know its bike to work month and you are seeing a lot more of us out there, but think on this. Every time you threaten me by coming up behind and repeatedly blowing your horn, scream at me or pass me with cms to spare you are telling me through your actions that my health, welfare and very life are much less important than 20 seconds of your time. Now do you understand why I get upset? Please don't devalue my existence like that. I'm a human being going about my business too. You are not more important than me.
Dear Bike shop,
how come It took me only five( only been riding a year, just bought a Zinn's bike maint manual) to fix my brakes, when I paid money and left my bike - and you STILL gave me back a bike that I rode for 6 months, with rubbing brakes?
Ive been riding on full brakes for 6 MONTHS!
I know you are all young and keen on bikes, but could you be keen on fixing them properly? I figured it out, and Im not terribly mech minded.( Just a tread head, working on it.)
Wow , I wonder how easy it is going to be, when I stop feeling so ill and try it out again....
Why the @#$%! did you slow/brake without signaling or calling out that you're slowing/stopping for no good reason (there were no road hazards, obstacles, traffic lights, darting squirrels, or stop signs) when we were doing 18+ mph on the straightaway by the reservoir? You were taught NOT to do that. You caused 2 of us to crash, go to the hospital by ambulance, destroyed one carbon bike, and generally ruined what was a lovely ride up until that point. I will be thinking of you every time I turn my head (ouch!), roll over in bed (ouch!), lean forward (ouch!), or see my left side in the mirror (yikes!). Oh yeah, I've got to shell out for a new helmet, too. My co-leader has to shell out for a new bike!!!!
If any of you ever show up for rides that I'm leading, you're not welcome.
BTW, you don't deserve to graduate from the CSIG program. You're a danger to riders everywhere.
It's bike to work month and today is bike to work day here in the Seattle area. I realize that a lot more people who are brand new to riding and/or to commuting by bike may be venturing out on the roads lately.
I was hit by a car in April last year, shortly before bike-to-work month started and am still not back to commuting to work on a bike, so I've either been observing when I'm on a bus or from behind my steering wheel.
As a roadie, I know that I'm even more vigilant for riders while I'm driving a car and - for the life of me - cannot understand why so many riders, even if you're a newbie rider - would wear dark clothing, not use lights nor reflective gear - ANYTHING to make you more visible while you're riding. Honestly, every day I see 'stealth' riders in all black, no lights or 1 very faint blinkie out there. How in #ell are drivers supposed to see you? Please be aware that it isn't just darkness that can render you invisible to others sharing (or wanting to safely share!) the road; you can easily disappear into the shadows and shade even on days with bright sunshine.
It doesn't mean that you need to buy new cycling clothes...either wear a reflective or highly visible vest or use lights, reflective tape - whatever it takes to keep you from being invisible on the road!
For what it's worth, when I read the police report of the car crashing into me and destroying my bike, it had lots of information for the reporting officer to not only note the basic facts of the incident, but also to note the conditions that were present: weather (high clouds, clear, about 60 degrees F), time-of-day (bright daylight/early afternoon), road (clear and dry, painted crosswalk, numerous bicycle crossing/caution signs), traffic (trail intersection with thoroughfare), as well as specifically weather the cyclist (me!) was wearing visible/reflective clothing (yes), helmet (yes, light colored one), had lights or reflective material on their bike (yes, both), etc...it all helped in quickly establishing that the driver was completely liable for causing the injuries and property damage.
So, if not for any safety reason for yourself, it might be worth your while to be covered on this point, if the driver (or their insurance/attorney, etc) says that they couldn't see you at all...
Tailwinds!
Mary
Ditto to that! Assume drivers are pretty near blind. Do all you can to be visible, and then still do all you can to keep an eye on those crazy drivers. Two days ago a geezer in a little grey sedan pulled an unsignalled left right in front of my nose. Claimed he didn't see me, and I was driving a big, tall, fire-engine red Eurovan! Now imagine how likely he is to see a ninja cyclist all in black with no lights in the dusk on a rainy day.Quote:
Originally Posted by MM_QFC!
Dear Western Australians that voted NO in today's daylight savings referendum.
What is wrong with you? Why is it that change is an alien idea to people in this state? Changing Shopping hours etc are just too hard for you to grasp. In regards to putting your children to bed when it's still light :rolleyes: Where i come from in Alberta we have backwards thinking folk as well but we still accept daylight savings.
When i was young & the sun didn't go down til say 10pm in the summer, I still had to go to bed when the sun was up. It's called discipline & obviously parents nowadays don't grasp that concept either.
I'm not moving :mad: & am not applying for Aust citizenship just so i can vote on things like this. I have two already.
Fuddy duddies.
Unhappy Western Australian Resident
Dear owner of the new white Trek on one of the north quad bike racks--
You have a lovely bike, and I hope you aren't just some freshman with more money than sense. I hope it was you who moved your bike and not someone who stole it. I would never leave my bike outside even with a lock, and mine cost less than yours did.
Dear self--
You have a bike. She's more than good enough for your needs right now. Please stop drooling over bikes that you are not going to be able to afford until you get out of graduate school. If you are going to look, look for a commuter bike for getting you between points A and B next year, not road bikes. She's getting jealous.
Dear bike--
I love you, really! I don't have time to ride right now, what with getting set for the new school year and taking the GRE on Saturday morning. Tell you what--Sunday morning, we go for a nice long ride with DBF and the Cannondale. Sound good to you?
Why is it every time I make plans to leave work early, all h*ll breaks loose and I get stuck. Now I get to drive over the hill to Santa Cruz in rush hour traffic....so much for arriving relaxed and calm. :(
Happy 4th Anniversary Hurricane Katrina.
We're still here, still rebuilding.
And news media - the blasted hurricane hit the Gulf coast of Mississippi and Alabama too. Just ask my colleague who lost his house in Bay St. Louis, and didn't have flood insurance. :mad: His house was hit by the out-bound wave.
Typing from on top of the Hayward fault :eek: this could happen to any community here. I hope all will do whatever we can to help the Gulf Coast.
Not to politicize the thread but this is good, I think:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Weekl...he-Gulf-Coast/
Dear eating disorder,ADD and chronic fatigue
I really REALLY at this point of my life want to do more than work in dept stores the rest of my life, so can you please; let me study in peace, its only 6 months and ED, please please let me relax and eat enough that I can teach cycling spin classes after that. Oh and CF please stay away wherever you have been the last three weeks, I really want this certificate. I have better things to so than worry about how fat my thighs are, or how little I ate yesterday.
sincerly,
cyclegoddess
To the man in this photo.....
just thanks!!:D
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42034117@N08/386
Dear Guardian Angel, thank you for coming back from the extended smoke break ;) The fates seemed to have line up right this time, and my prayers were answered. Just a big Thank You to all those who helped! :):):):)