Police Are Looking For An Asshole In A Truck

Who hit a cyclists on purpose and then drove off.

(From U-Hub)

Cambridge Police report they are looking for the driver of a pick-up they say swerved towards a bicyclist on Webster Street shortly after 7 a.m. on Sept. 29:

Just before the hit and run, the operator of the pickup yelled, honked his horn and then made contact with the bicyclist’s handle bar, causing him to fall.

The bicyclist, Geren Stone of Somerville, is a doctor at Mass. General. He required surgery for injuries to his left arm, police say.

Read more about this here, anyone with info call the Cambridge police at: 617-349-3364.

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Look At This Asshole

He is wanted for stealing bikes in Davis square.  If you know who he is call the cops and rat him out.  Nothing is more karmic-ally impure than stealing bicycles.  Bike thieves are the worst. (via)

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The Post In Which I Sound Like A Smug Asshole

Hey did you notice gas prices have shot up again? Or to be more accurate gas prices have continued to go up, as they have been for a while now, but people are starting to pay attention again.

Seems that against all common sense people still pay money to own giant money sinks called cars. Cars run on oil, and it seems that oil is pricey shit. Really folks, was this really a surprise? Gas prices have been on a steady upward trend for a decade.

So we have a long term trend of higher and higher gas prices, surly the American public would be moving towards fuel efficient cars, and demanding that our government mandate higher fuel economy for cars…not so much.

Now if you live out in the Midwest someplace and you have to drive 40 miles just to get to the nearest neighbor you might want to get a car, by why for the love of all things holy does anyone who lives and works in Boston own a car? Or if you own one, why do you drive it for anything other than going to Vermont to visit Grammy?

Every day I see the same people stuck in the same traffic on their way to the same place I am going, only I get there 15 minutes sooner, my legs look better, and I didn’t spend 50 dollars to fill up my gas tank.

Why do they put themselves through such torture…every…day? It’s clear from all the honking and aggressive driving that they are not having a good time, so why do they get up every day and strap into their expensive obesity machines only to spend an hour stuck staring at the back of the car in front of them? It boggles the mind.

I would have felt sorry for you in 2001 the first time gas prices started to go up, I might have even felt sorry for you the second time they spiked, or the third, or the fourth. But honestly in the words of a great philosopher:

Let me tell you a little secret, gas prices are never going down. Traffic will never go away so long as you drive to work every day. You are never going to lose that weight sitting in your car all day. Time to get a bicycle. Your car is no longer a convenience, its a weight around your neck.

Every day I pass hundreds of people who look miserable. They sit in their little metal boxes, the smiles they left their house with long gone, the money in their wallet rapidly exiting the tail pipe, and more often than not they are viably angry with the car in front of them. Meanwhile next to them is a sea of people zooming by on bicycle, smiling happy people rich in health and dollars.

Cycling is not only faster, it is more fun. That’s right fun, you can have fun on your way to work, real actual non-drug induced fun! Not only is it fun but your ass will look amazing, your wallet will be fat with money, and you will not be such a cranky asshole.

Not to rub it in your face, but if you are reading this and you drive to work every day, you are really missing out. Bike to work month is right around the corner and you might want to seriously consider it this year.

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New Rule

If you almost hit me with your car then flip me the bird when I scream “A little space here!” I am allowed to break your mirror off your car with my u-lock.

Seems fair to me, update your rule books.

In all seriousness I have never met such an amazing asshole in all my life. The best part was he had his kid in the seat next to him. I would guess that I had tried to run down his child he would have cared, but my mom’s feelings apparently don’t matter. Just remember everyone is someones kid/brother/sister/husband/wife how would you feel if someone ran them over? Not sure this will help keep people civil out there, but just throwing it out there anyway.

The man had to stop at a red light not 100 feet in front of where you passed me with a two inch clearance…good to know my life is worth getting to the red light 5 seconds faster. Ohh Boston some days I just love you so much I want to give you a big ole punch in the face.

(and no I didn’t break his mirror off, but I would have if he had gotten closer, not with my u-lock, but with my hip)

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