Did anyone forward this to the police?

Signed,
Concerned Biker


Stu <iexpectyoutospamme@...> wrote on 04/18/2005, 10:21:00
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> I'm a member of the westchester cycle club, have been for a few years
> now. I ride mainly on the D rides, because I'm a C (maybe a C-) rider
> who has been given attitude from some of the people on the C rides. So
> I like to hang out with the D riders who so far have proven to be very
> nice people.
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> I wanted to share a story with everybody because I believe there isn't
> enough shame in the world and I like to do things to make the world a
> better place in my eyes.
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> While cleaning up anderson hill road is a noble cause, that is not why
> I joined a cycling club. I prefer to clean highways of debris so
> people don't smash into it and get into accidents. This is why I
> showed up for the D ride this past saturday at 9:50am.
> Somehow I missed the D ride, and they left without my being aware, so
> as I rolled around on my bike around the parking lot looking for a
> friend's car, I came across three people chatting who looked like they
> belonged to the cycling club, and I asked if they were going on a
> ride.
> They informed me that they had just come back from a ride and that the
> B, C and D rides had left already.
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> If they left it at that, I would have had a much nicer day.
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> One of the three people, and I'm sorry I did not ask his name,
> informed me, in what was unquestionably a nasty tone, that I did not
> have a helmet and I was required to have a helmet and I would not be
> able to ride with the club rides if I was not wearing a helmet.
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> Ahhh... where to begin.
> I'm a member of the westchester cycle club, have been for a few years
> now. I ride mainly on the D rides, because I'm a C (maybe a C-) rider
> who has been given attitude from some of the people on the C rides.
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> It was a bit cool that morning, so I was wearing a running suit on top
> of my biking clothes, so, without my helmet, it must have been
> painfully obvious that I was not &quot;a biker&quot; and certainly not a
member
> of the prestige class westchester cycling club, or even a member of
> the human race because I did not have my helmet and was rolling around
> the parking lot on my bicycle.
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> I said &quot;Thank you&quot; as nicely as I could despite how furious I was,
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> went on my way. My way included getting my helmet out of my car and
> catching up to the D ride.
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> I have to admit, I have a low tolerance for obnoxious people. There is
> no reason in this world why a question like &quot;are you doing a ride with
> the club?&quot; should yield a lecture in a nasty tone on club rules.
> To be a civilized human being one should answer a polite question with
> a polite response. If you want to be helpful, you can politely inform
> somebody of club rules and safety concerns, which might yield an
> intelligent conversation about how one was rolling around the parking
> lot looking for a car. But alas, no, being rude and obnoxious is more
> palatable to some.
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> Never mind last year when some guy named Howard called me and my
> friend &quot;assholes&quot; because we didn't appear to be &quot;bikers&quot;
because we
> don't wear the traditional bicycling outfit. I'll save that story for
> another time.
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> I tolerate small people like that because they are in the minority and
> I like to ride my bicycle and the vast majority of people in the club,
> and people I otherwise meet in the world are nice and friendly and a
> joy to hang out with.
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> To these people I say thank you. Let's go biking.
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> To those few intolerant people who can't see life in any way except
> through the twisted little view hole they've dug out for themselves,
> well, I don't wish you a better life, I hope you suffer in some way,
> because you don't deserve to be happy. If all you're going to do is be
> nasty to people, the world doesn't need you.
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> While I realize that no club or group can be responsible for the
> actions of one, I'd like to post this so everybody can appreciate what
> the club's new members sometimes get to experience. I am not casting
> about blame, I'm just telling a story to some people who might be
> interested along with my personal opinion on the matter.
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> And if I'm fortunate enough to have the person in question reading
> this, don't bother to apologize. There are lots of good people in this
> club, I don't need to waste any more of my time with you.
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> My name is Stu Mark and I welcome responses. If you find what I said
> above unpleasant, you now have an idea how I felt this past saturday.
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> I'm no saint, and I don't pretend to be, but we live in a free country
> where we are allowed to express our opinions, and the above, simply,
> is mine.
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