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I pulled up to a red light this afternoon in the left track of my lane. I see a rider in my mirror on one of those (sport bikes, zip splats, c-rockets, what have you), pull out of a side street and head my way, gracfully lofting the wheel with every gear he shifted.
He comes right up to the space to my right track doing one of those "stoppy" things on his front wheel. Well I was immediately taken aback. That's when it got worse.
He raises his unbuckled full face helmet to his forehead, leans over and says:
"HEY DAD! Looks like your leaking oil!"
Well, I knew it wasn't my son, or one I know about from my younger days. So after about a 2 second pause, I leaned over and spat my snuff on his header and said:
"Looks like your leaking something too!"
He immediately CURSED ME, slammed his helmet back down, made his turn to the right and wheelied off, leaving me sitting there feeling, well you know. I've gotta learn to control my actions.
He raises his unbuckled full face helmet to his forehead, leans over and says:
"HEY DAD! Looks like your leaking oil!"
Well, I knew it wasn't my son, or one I know about from my younger days. So after about a 2 second pause, I leaned over and spat my snuff on his header and said:
"Looks like your leaking something too!"
He immediately CURSED ME, slammed his helmet back down, made his turn to the right and wheelied off, leaving me sitting there feeling, well you know. I've gotta learn to control my actions.
If that's true I am torn between laughing my **** off and wondering who was more out of line.... oh well, maybe that will teach him to not call ya "dad".
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