That would be them. The owner did, at first, apologize but was very quick in defending his dogs when we started telling him to keep his dogs either on a leash or in the house. Then he started using the excuse that they are running out after cyclists because we throw things at them. We told him that we don't carry anything to throw and, if someone did, then it was because they were probably trying to defend themselves against attack by these pompoms.
He even started to look for things in his yard that we cyclists presumably threw at his dogs. Anyway, a complete waste of time trying to reason with him. He only seen it one way and we were the ones at fault. He was going to call the sheriff too. Imagine, calling the sheriff on us! Unbelievable! In the future, keep an eye open for these dogs. The house is not too far from the top of Doc Nichols and has the large turnaround driveway with some sort of statue in the middle. Speaking of dogs, here is another one to look out for. I was told by a cyclist in the store last week that as he was coming down Norwood, where the new bridge is, and 2 dogs came out of nowhere and almost took him out. This is between Six Forks and the Registry development right at the bottom of the hill. So BE CAREFUL! There are alot of inconsiderate dog owners out there letting their dogs run loose. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna&DavidWebster" <[email protected]> To: "North Raleigh Cyclists (Gyros)" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 10:15 AM Subject: [Gyros: 14551] Re: Today's Ride are these the pomeranians? I've been out with the guys during the week and we nearly ran them over. Jon Supler got off his bike and walked up to the door to let the owners know that there two loved ones were about to be road kill. Time to get tough on these owners and call the cops/animal control. On Dec 13, 9:58 am, Bux <[email protected]> wrote: > Joel good recap, most importantly glad you and Kevin are ok!! > > On Dec 12, 5:52 pm, "Joel Weinberger" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The two small dogs on Doc Nichols did a kamikaze attack on us. Luckily > > we > > were going uphill and only rolling around 18 or so. Kevin and Rick did > > their best to not run over the critters but Kevin ended up laying his > > bike > > down and then I went over his bike and land half on the grass and half > > on > > the pavement. No one was hurt too badly, and Rick had a "spirited" > > discussion with the homeowner who insisted that his dogs only did this > > because cyclists in the past have thrown things at them. Suffice it to > > say, > > a rational dialog did not take place despite Rick's best efforts. But > > Kevin's tire ended up with at least two gashes and could only be > > repaired > > well enough to get us to the church on Carpenter Pond. > > > Joel > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "itchn2go (Ed)" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 4:50 PM > > Subject: Re: [Gyros: 14539] Today's Ride > > > what happened? > > > Rick, now you choose to curb your writing?? > > > Ed > > > ----------------------- > > Sent from my Treo(r) smartphone > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > Date: Saturday, Dec 12, 2009 4:44 pm > > Subject: Re: [Gyros: 14538] Today's Ride > > To: [email protected] > > CC: Kevin Dougherty <[email protected]>Reply-To: > > [email protected] > > > >Kevin, > > > >Good to hear that you are doing ok. > > > >I did stop at the church on my way home just in case you were still > > >left > > >there, but, obviously you were gone. I was concerned that leaving you > > >alone > > >at the church would not leave you with any options if you could not > > >find a > > >ride. Not too mention having a dead cell phone! > > > >I think that the Surgeon General is considering putting a warning label > > >on > > >my back that states: "riding too close is dangerous to your health". > > > >Look forward to seeing you on a ride soon. > > > >Happy Holidays. > > > >Rick > > > >---- Kevin Dougherty <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> My thanks to the 6 polar bears who helped me with my post-crash flat > > >> and > > >> sticky tires. After the 2nd flat and stopping to call the sag wagon, > > >> I > > >> found > > >> that my cell was dead. Fortunately, a good samaritan stopped, and > > >> after I > > >> failed to get any response from 2 potential "sag wagon drivers" on > > >> his > > >> cell, > > >> he & his wife went back to their house to get a bigger vehicle and > > >> gave > > >> me > > >> and my bike a lift home! Wouldn't take any money for his trouble > > >> either. > > >> So > > >> order is again restored in the universe,as the good sam (I think his > > >> name > > >> was Gary) more than made up for our pinhead dog owner. > > >> I may be out for next 2 weekends w/ travel & some minor surgery > > >> between > > >> Christmas & New Years, so perhaps until next year.. > > > >> Kevin > > > >> -- > > >> You received this message because you foolishly subscribed to the > > >> Gyro > > >> email group. > > >> To post useless drivel to this group, send an email to > > >> [email protected] > > >> To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > > >> We love reading 3000 line messages so please don't bother trimming > > >> your > > >> replies. > > > >-- > > >You received this message because you foolishly subscribed to the Gyro > > >email group. > > >To post useless drivel to this group, send an email to > > >[email protected] > > >To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > > >We love reading 3000 line messages so please don't bother trimming your > > >replies. > > > -- > > You received this message because you foolishly subscribed to the Gyro > > email > > group. > > To post useless drivel to this group, send an email to > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > > We love reading 3000 line messages so please don't bother trimming your > > replies.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you foolishly subscribed to the Gyro email group. 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