Warm weather must have brought them out haven't seen any except the lab at Friday Rd. Jim
Sent from my iPad On Feb 29, 2012, at 9:53 PM, "Wally " <[email protected]> wrote: > Headed out today @ 4:45 with a well executed plan to beat the 5:00 traffic > out of town. Going to do what I call the Friday Road loop. A 21 mile course > that is a favorite for a short daylight ride. Out on 58 to Hornes Ch . > After about a min. on Hornes Ch my Garmin beeps and powers down. I powered > it back up, and it shows low battery and powers down again. Should have > taken this as a sign, turned around and headed back home.......but I DIDN’T. > Just before the store on HC, the white bull dog that we’ve seen several times > before gave a pretty good chase. Was able to out run him without incidence. > > Just before Pearson’s Peak, I see a dog making a bee line for me from my > left. Never seen him before. Go for my spray, and NAIL him right between > the eyes. Feeling good about that hit, I make a left on Sims headed for > Friday road. I know a weimaraner and a mutt live at the first trailer on the > left. With spray in hand...., see ‘em coming. I slow down and absolutely > cream the weimaraner. His buddy decided he wanted none of that and stopped > dead in his track. > > > > With adrenaline and heart rate pretty high, I head for Old Smithfield Rd. > About a mile down the road, I see a dog walking an idiot. They hear me > coming and both turn and look. The idiot lets the leash extend all the way > out, I have the slightest idea why, and of course the dog crosses the road > in front of me. So, I have a dog on one side of the road, an idiot on the > other side, connected by a leash which extends all the way across the road in > front of me. I’ve slowed enough to successfully stop. “SORRY MAN” he says, > and pulls the dog back to his side of the road. I should have pulled my > spray and sprayed him. > > OK here we go. Only bad thing is that I know there is a black lab at the > end of Friday Rd by Bailey foods. He is usually no problem. He sees me and > heads my way. I encourage him not to run me. I actually tell him to sit, and > he does. I can only shake my head and laugh. > > Rt on Old Smithfield. In the back of my head, I think about the German > Shepard that lives several houses before the X-roads. He is pretty tough, > but I haven’t seen him since late summer. As my luck would have it, oh > yes.... by the mailbox laying on the SHOULDER of the road..... there he is! > Again, I pull my spray and slow down. He doesn't seem too interested. I > speak to him and I figure what the heck, I tell him to stay...and he does. > Just watches me go by. > > Rt on Hornes Ch to Bloomery. Lt on Packhouse and I’m home, But wait a min, > you have to be kidding. Just before the overpass by the Tob barnes, I see a > huge black dog running full speed toward me from behind the greenhouse. > Count them, that is # 8. For the millionth time today, I reach for my > spray. I manage to launch a pretty good attack, but I’m going pretty fast an > concentrate more on getting out of his way. Over 95 to Packhouse . Rt on > 58, headed for home. Compared to the rest of the ride, the last three miles > were pretty boring! Off to Petsmart tomorrow for another can of spray. And > looking for a new 21 mile route. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en.
