not fun any more

[Geonz]

Take courage.... we're the minority out there.

THose kinds of situations, I HATE. I **try** to get myself visible, or far enough out so that I have an escape route, which fortunately with our traffic level is usually manageable.

(Courage, of course, is available from your pharmacist in quick-acting or sustained response capsules; inhalers are being developed...)

[Grog]

oh boy! lph sorry about that, I didn't get the story right the first time.

that's really scary indeed. but it's the cost of riding in traffic. Emily was referring recently to 'innocence lost'. It's probably something like that. I guess we can't be more innocent on our bikes than in our cars...

[Trek420]

Lph, sorry about that but glad you're ok.

It may be time to find a way to reconnect with what makes it fun or even take a little break or like Duck on Wheels says, rant and rave a little "Dagbladet, those frackin' drivers!!! "

[lph]

(Courage, of course, is available from your pharmacist in quick-acting or sustained response capsules; inhalers are being developed...)

Love it

My favourite quote is by Anaïs Nin:
"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to ones courage."

Thank you for all the support!

[pooks]

That's so scary.

Would it work to have an airhorn mounted on the handlebars and let it rip when necessary?

[lph]

I'm seriously considering it.

In the meantime my own personal comes-with-the-model already installed airhorn is doing the best it can.

"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYY!"

"IDIOT!"

[Grog]

I find that when I hear a loud noise, driving or cycling or otherwise, I do not necessarily stop dead in my tracks.

A loud voice though would have more of a specific effect I think. Good for you lph for using yours at full capacity!!! It worked for me once (someone trying to right hook me while talking on the phone).

[Geonz]

I *think* mine worked for me thisw morning... a big lab type critter came tearing out after me... I do have to change some of my habits because the specific words were not ones I want to say accidentally I'm afraid they were rather loud... next time around the loop 20 min. later I had my spray ready ... but he didn't show. COuld have been I was moving mroe slowly... or could have been an owner heard my expletives... anyway, I'm going to practice saying ... flocking? petulant? ...

[lph]

I can teach you some Norwegian ones to use?

(Trek, Duck and UK, please close your ears and eyes)

"FAEN I HELVETE LIGG UNNA DIN SKABBETE KJØTER ELLERS KJØRER JEG DEG FLAT!"