jj@rabbit.UUCP (04/17/84)
Well, I finally got out for my first ride two weekends ago. <Unfortunately, I'm not into riding in the rain and snow.> I must have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed, since I encountered (I WAS going to say "ran into", but...) both a canine dog, in the form of a medium sized terrier type, that thought I was lunch (It had short legs, fortunately), and a human male canine who thought that it was OK to pass a cyclist and then do an immediate right turn. <I missed the car, glared at him, and was rewarded by seeing a high-school-aged football player jump out, start raving about "I'll HIT you, you *(&^*(^(*, the next time, get the *&(*& off the road. What's wrong, can't you afford a car" and pitch a Dr. Pepper can at me. (It was empty, I was surprised it wasn't a beer can, <also disappointed, I would have called the police and preferred charges> and it missed.) Since this dude appears to live about five houses down the road (I was on the way home), I just rode off <past home, around the block, and in the back way.>. Does anyone have a good suggestion (that's LEGAL, I have a good imagination, but I also have ethics) on how to deal with dogs of the human species? (I don't usually carry a pump.) -- TEDDY BEARS ARE NICER THAN PEOPLE--HUG YOURS TODAY! (See them gaily gad about, they love to play and shout, ) (allegra,harpo,ulysses)!rabbit!jj