Missed connection

[nikki_d]

To the woman that passed me on my right at 15 mph, no call of course, while I was stopped for the red light in the bike lane at Penn & Constitution this morning-

Thanks so much for wearing the neon green safety vest! It made it so much easier to identify and yell at your stupid a$$ when you beat me to the inevitable red light at 6th St.

You, my friend, are a jackhole.

[Terpfan]

You: Woman driving a baby blue VW bug convertible
Me: The cyclist you encountered right before second street heading north on Royal St in Alexandria.

Thank you for the humor this morning after yelling “share the road at me” after you passed me less than 20 feet from a stop sign, when I had been in the middle of the lane, and after I had signalled left. So I’m not sure why you surprised that when we arrived at the stop sign at the exact same moment, I chose to go left in front of you. What’s even more galling is when I responded to your ironic “share the road” comment by saying, “I signalled left” and your response was priceless: “But I was already passing you.” I was stumped for a response aside from “you’re crazy.” But since you brought up sharing the road…. might I suggest not passing within one foot of a cyclist, not passing in close proximity to a stop sign, not passing when you see the cyclist signaling they’re going to turn and maybe, just maybe, waiting the literally 2 second difference instead of attempting your shenningans.

[mstone]

You: comfy white T-shirt jogger
Me: passing you on the W&OD by Virginia Lane

Props, man, my wife sneaks my T-shirts into the trash when they start heading toward that level of lacy exhaustion. Seeing how far you can push that “no shirt, no shoes, no service” thing?

[creadinger]

@mstone 65636 wrote:

Props, man, my wife sneaks my T-shirts into the trash when they start heading toward that level of lacy exhaustion. Seeing how far you can push that “no shirt, no shoes, no service” thing?

Mine become bike rags.

[mstone]

@creadinger 65681 wrote:

Mine become bike rags.

I’m not convinced that a shirt which is more hole than fabric could make a good rag.

[Drewdane]

Guys, squeezing by me on the WOD while I’m passing someone else is a d*ckhead maneuver, and calling your pass doesn’t change that.

[mstone]

You: woman getting honked at for sitting at the red light at Jermantown & 50

Me: cyclist who gave you a thumbs up

You pointed at the no right turn when pedestrians are present sign, and I pointed at the pedestrian on the corner and gave you another thumbs up. You made me happy. Until some guy honked at me on Government Center for no apparent reason. Oh well, at least I found one good motorist.

[hozn]

@mstone 65636 wrote:

You: comfy white T-shirt jogger
Me: passing you on the W&OD by Virginia Lane

Props, man, my wife sneaks my T-shirts into the trash when they start heading toward that level of lacy exhaustion. Seeing how far you can push that “no shirt, no shoes, no service” thing?

Is that the guy that wears 80s-style radio headphones? I see him most (every?) morning closer to 495 overpass. It has been interesting to see the shirt (de)volve.

[mstone]

@hozn 65729 wrote:

Is that the guy that wears 80s-style radio headphones? I see him most (every?) morning closer to 495 overpass. It has been interesting to see the shirt (de)volve.

Didn’t get past the shirt to notice the headphones.

[Vicegrip]

Me, guy that slowed a little to make a safe crossing of Shreve road who then came out of the drops and stuck his left arm out for a good 5 seconds before and while slowing to make (surprise!) a left turn 100 yards down the W&OD.

You, catch up wheel sucker that mad 1/2 a pass on the guy that just made a clear and overt left turn signal. Had the sun been in another position I would not have glimpsed your shadow and checked up the turn.

[DCLiz]

An anti-missed connection from yesterday morning’s commute:

You: An older gentleman, properly yielding to cyclists in the L Street Cycletrack before making your left turn through a mixing zone into your parking garage, even though a taxi honked at you angrily.

Me: Pedestrian on the sidewalk who was so impressed I stopped to allow you to make your left turn when it was safe to do so. Which gave me the chance to shout at the taxi driver, “He has to yield to cyclists, a**hole!”

[Vicegrip]

@hozn 65729 wrote:

Is that the guy that wears 80s-style radio headphones? I see him most (every?) morning closer to 495 overpass. It has been interesting to see the shirt (de)volve.

Too funny. I have been noticing the shirt slowly disintegrate. The stuff you see at 17 mph. (25 mph in your case)

[birddog]

I was late to work and had to pass the bike train on the Custis this morning – sorry!

Also made a friend on a grey bike with grey basketball shorts crossing Key and in Gtown – nice riding with you!

[consularrider]

@birddog 65889 wrote:

I was late to work and had to pass the bike train on the Custis this morning – sorry!

Also made a friend on a grey bike with grey basketball shorts crossing Key and in Gtown – nice riding with you!

Yeah, too bad you couldn’t stay with us.

[birddog]

I was late – AND I missed FCC.

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