Magoo
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I saw the butt coming at me but when you're on the highway there is no time to react really; only enough time to try and duck my head which really didn't work as it hit my forehead area.
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watch out if you are following a convertible!!!
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I saw the butt coming at me but when you're on the highway there is no time to react really; only enough time to try and duck my head which really didn't work as it hit my forehead area.
C-Note
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bullseye!
CanadianBiker
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It's compensation for our shortened lifespans and having to put up with the self-righteous histrionics of drama queens who begin coughing as though in the last stages of black lung disease and waving their hands furiously in front of their faces as they pass by smokers huddled in the doorway.
It's funny, but I've been riding for quite a while and I have never seen a cigarette even come close to me while on the bike (unless it was one I lit myself).
I have, however, been hit or almost hit by:
- golf ball
- coffee cups
- beer bottles
- fast food containers
- diaper (missed me, thankfully)
- pop cans
- assorted debris
- and a small child (she fell out the window of a car in front of me, luckily we were all stopped and she wasn't hurt at all)
It's compensation for our shortened lifespans and having to put up with the self-righteous histrionics of drama queens who begin coughing as though in the last stages of black lung disease and waving their hands furiously in front of their faces as they pass by smokers huddled in the doorway.
It's funny, but I've been riding for quite a while and I have never seen a cigarette even come close to me while on the bike (unless it was one I lit myself).
I have, however, been hit or almost hit by:
Thank God all of the above drivers were non-smokers, thereby making the world a better place.
- golf ball
- coffee cups
- beer bottles
- fast food containers
- diaper (missed me, thankfully)
- pop cans
- assorted debris
- and a small child (she fell out the window of a car in front of me, luckily we were all stopped and she wasn't hurt at all)
For all you know they were smokers. Hahahaha!
I love how you compare non-smoking to someone who obviously is (from your posts):
-a drama queen
-a histrionic
-nanny-state loving
-self-righteous
I could go on but I won't. I don't care if you smoke. I do care that you think it's okay to litter.
I've never been hit by one but I find the littering gross.
CanadianBiker
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Actually, I don't think it's ok and I make every effort to not do it myself, including putting the (hopefully) extinguished butts in my pocket until I can find a suitable receptacle.
But I guess it's more fun and far more convenient to assume that smoker=littering.
Hey Raf - You talking about highway or city traffic. You must have the nose of a bloodhound to smell anything past 60 kmph.
I had someone toss out a cig yesterday. But I was a safe distance away so no issues really. But as an FYI to all smokers in cars, when tossing a cigarette if you flick it downwards vs just tossing it in the air you will save most riders, and other drivers with their windows open, a lot of grief.
Just like it's more fun and far more convenient to assume that non-smoker = self righteous, nanny state loving, histrionic drama queen.
The problem with this is that you're just as likely to hit someone else with whatever you throw at the offending car. It's likely to bounce off of that car and hit someone else, who is completely innocent.
CanadianBiker
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No, if you read carefully, that's a specific group of people, not all non-smokers. Some of my best friends are non-smokers. Well, people I know anyway, and they seem alright.Just like it's more fun and far more convenient to assume that non-smoker = self righteous, nanny state loving, histrionic drama queen.
GayManLoveIsOK
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i always use that excuse when getting pulled over..."son, why you weaving through traffic", "officer, did you see the size of that butt?"...
I must have a nose of a bloodhound then... I can even tell when someone is smoking in my cage with the windows up... I get ****** off when I start smelling weed though.
You don't need a nose of a bloodhound for that
. You did mean "windows down" didn't ya!!
Wow, ment to say I can even smell when someone in the vehicle in front of me is smoking when I'm in mine and the windows are up.... It's my Friday and I got Bogie on the mind sorry.
You don't need a nose of a bloodhound for that
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Bigevildoer
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Well, I can't tell you how many thousands of cigarette butts I've seen on streets, sidewalks etc etc etc. So yes, many smokers do litter.
I've also confronted some jack*ss who dumped the contents of their severely over-full car ash tray onto the street in front of my house.
So, CanadianBiker - again, MANY smokers litter their butts all over the place without second thought. You don't by the sounds of things - so don't take it personally. It's a stereotype just like any other - I referee minor hockey, therefore I'm blind and don't know the rules (don't you know that a face wash in front of the net should be a penalty shot? Really?).
lol ... it's almost like a 6th sense. If only I had equivalent vision around corners
It's compensation for our shortened lifespans and having to put up with the self-righteous histrionics of drama queens who begin coughing as though in the last stages of black lung disease and waving their hands furiously in front of their faces as they pass by smokers huddled in the doorway.
It's funny, but I've been riding for quite a while and I have never seen a cigarette even come close to me while on the bike (unless it was one I lit myself).
I have, however, been hit or almost hit by:
Thank God all of the above drivers were non-smokers, thereby making the world a better place.
- golf ball
- coffee cups
- beer bottles
- fast food containers
- diaper (missed me, thankfully)
- pop cans
- assorted debris
- and a small child (she fell out the window of a car in front of me, luckily we were all stopped and she wasn't hurt at all)
You and me live in a different world buddy. I always see butts being thrown out, and only butts.
Nevertheless, thank you for not littering.
Griffin
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When I was driving a convertible I wasn't too fond of morons tossing butts out of their cars either. I find it particluarly ironic that the OP's culprit was in a convertible - talk about glass houses. The convertable is even more vulnerable then the bike. Anything that lands in the convertible stays there, at least if it hits your bike it just bounces off (unless it lands in your lap or in your helmet).
Basically, people suck and should all be killed. Except those I like.
Basically, people suck and should all be killed. Except those I like.
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