Flamin' harriers...

[slofox]

Typical Aussie immigrant - always where ya don't need 'em.

On one of my favourite roads this morning, in a particularly tasty corner - sweepy leftie, shoulder down, tight on the inside line, crankin' it on.

And there right in front is a harrier on the road kill, just off the road in the grass. It decides to decamp since there's this loony on a bike heading too close to it, so up it jumps - which puts it right in the way of my head - about two feet away (or so it seemed anyway).

Slowing time into nano-seconds, my thoughts went some thing like..."I'm gunna hit this bugger, arn'I? But hey, I'm gunna hit it with my head at around one hundred mumblety-mumble km/hr. That could hurt a bit. Maybe I shouldn't do that. Perhaps I oughta duck the head out of the way..."

Which is what I did. Had to abandon the sight line through the corner, hoping that, unsighted, I wouldn't go anywhere untoward. Head went down and hard right and I heard/felt the wind noise lurch as the harrier passed within a few centimetres of my head - quite literally, it was that close.

Of many close encounters with harriers, that must have been the closest. Certainly gave the sphincter its daily exercise anyway...

Must have been a day for bird suicide - had several other near misses on the ride.

Bloody bike must be invisible...:angry:

[marty]

slow down Rossi :woohoo:

[Pussy]

What about riding with an awareness of hazards that the road has?

[Katman]

Certainly gave the sphincter its daily exercise anyway...



You seem to be having quite a few of them lately.

Perhaps it's time to reassess your riding manner.

[Swoop]

Don't worry about them. The British have grounded theirs.

[slofox]

You seem to be having quite a few of them lately.

Perhaps it's time to reassess your riding manner.

I just scare easily...

[marty]

You seem to be having quite a few of them lately.

Perhaps it's time to reassess your riding manner.

maybe he's just out there riding instead of policing the interweb

[miSTa]

I managed to collect one (after it turned 180 degrees and flew straight in to me) in the chest about 18(?) months ago through Lewis Pass - not a pleasant experience having your view blocked by a bird flapping it's wings furiously.

Was always a little weary of them before, even more so now.

[Kiwi Graham]

Reminds me of a pigeon encounter many years ago;

Saw it in plenty of time, it clearly hadn't seen me. So I ducked and it missed me.





Trouble was it hit the Mrs full on the bonce who hadn't seen it and was now covered in blood, feathers and pigeon shit, and had a dull ringing in her ears. Was looking over the wrong shoulder I guess he he.

[Katman]

maybe he's just out there riding instead of policing the interweb

You're a fine one to talk marty.

How many tickets were you responsible for issuing to the public for offences that you were quite happy to commit yourself outside of working hours?

Fucking hypocrite.

[vifferman]

I've never had a close encounter with one on the bike, but years ago I was doing about 75 mph on the Western Access Road, and there was one dining on Kentucky Unfried Roadkill on the tarseal. It took off, but oh so slowly! It hit the top middle of the windscreen and we ducked. I asked my wife, "What happened to the hawk?":shit:
"Oh... it just flew off".:shit: Glad I wasn't on a bike.

[scumdog]

Was always a little weary of them before, even more so now.

You were tired of hawks??:blink:

[scumdog]

You're a fine one to talk marty.

How many tickets were you responsible for issuing to the public for offences that you were quite happy to commit yourself outside of working hours?

Fucking hypocrite.


:blink::shit::blink::shit::blink::shutup:

I fail to see the parallel....

[Ocean1]

- had several other near misses on the ride.

I do like a near Miss.

[terbang]

You're a fine one to talk marty.

How many tickets were you responsible for issuing to the public for offences that you were quite happy to commit yourself outside of working hours?

Fucking hypocrite.

Um err ... Your point?

[Woodman]

Hit a wood pigeon one day. It hit my handguard and smashed it to pieces. Looked for the pigeon for ages but couldn't find it so had to pay for the handguard myself.

[pc220]

Um err ... Your point?

His point is that he is a big bad ass keyboard warrior that probably wouldnt say boo to marty face to face.:shutup:

[EJK]

Must be something bird ritual. Can it relate to this?

http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/4509130/More-than-1000-dead-birds-fall-from-sky

[eliot-ness]

Must be something bird ritual. Can it relate to this?

http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/4509130/More-than-1000-dead-birds-fall-from-sky

Better start hoping there are no flying fish around this area then, those buggers are slippery. :shit:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/02/arkansas.fish.kill/index.html?hpt=T2

[Kiwi Graham]

:blink::shit::blink::shit::blink::shutup:

I fail to see the parallel....

There isn't one :facepalm:


Um err ... Your point?

He doesn't have one :facepalm:


His point is that he is a big bad ass keyboard warrior :shutup:

He trolls threads with any hint of a misdemeanour's involved, throws in a one line holier-than-thou attitude comments and trolls of to the next one, he must get fukin altitude sickness standing on moral high ground that high!

You never see him commenting on anything different or any threads that don't involve a mistake or accident or problem.
He has no regard for the feelings of family or friends of those that are either cause or victim of said accidents but feels compelled to tap away with his sanctimonious fuck wit comments.

But we all love him eh!