From: Doug on
On 5 June, 07:29, FrengaX <hnkjqr...(a)sneakemail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 5, 6:12 am, Doug <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Probably tired of having their lives put at risk by dangerous drivers.
>
> > "Stone-throwing Shrewsbury children shatter car window
>
> > A driver had a "lucky escape" after her windscreen was shattered by
> > children who threw a rock at her car.
>
> > The motorist was driving along Robertson Way in Shrewsbury at 1235 BST
> > on Thursday when she spotted three children hiding in bushes.
>
> > Moments later she spotted one throwing a stone at her car, which
> > shattered the windscreen, say West Mercia Police.
>
> > The driver was able to stop safely. A force spokesman said: "This was
> > an extremely foolish and dangerous act."
>
> >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/10237321.stm
>
> Now I know you really are sick, and just a ghoulish freak. Actually, I
> find your comment thouroughly objectionalble and in extremely poor
> taste. I had a friend who was killed becuase some yobbo youth lobbed a
> brick through his windscreen for no reason as he drove down the road.
> Why do you think that this behaviour is somehow justified for some
> totally speculative (and I am pretty certain incorrect) reason.
>
In the early days of motoring angry villagers used to throw stones at
passing cars so the kids are merely following an old tradition.
>
> Oh, and what has this got to do with cycling? Why the unnecessary
> cross-post?
>
Because motorists frequently post disparaging comments on the cycling
newsgroup so I merely reciprocate.

--
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http://www.worldcarfree.net/
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From: The Medway Handyman on
GT wrote:
<SNIP>
>
> Oh, and what has this got to do with cycling? Why the unnecessary
> cross-post?

Its so Doug can complain that this cycling NG is 'infested' with motorists.


--
Dave - intelligent enough to realise that a push bike is a kid's toy, not a
viable form of transport.


From: PeterG on
On Jun 5, 9:41 am, Doug <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote:
> On 5 June, 07:29, FrengaX <hnkjqr...(a)sneakemail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Jun 5, 6:12 am, Doug <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote:
>
> > > Probably tired of having their lives put at risk by dangerous drivers..
>
> > > "Stone-throwing Shrewsbury children shatter car window
>
> > > A driver had a "lucky escape" after her windscreen was shattered by
> > > children who threw a rock at her car.
>
> > > The motorist was driving along Robertson Way in Shrewsbury at 1235 BST
> > > on Thursday when she spotted three children hiding in bushes.
>
> > > Moments later she spotted one throwing a stone at her car, which
> > > shattered the windscreen, say West Mercia Police.
>
> > > The driver was able to stop safely. A force spokesman said: "This was
> > > an extremely foolish and dangerous act."
>
> > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/10237321.stm
>
> > Now I know you really are sick, and just a ghoulish freak. Actually, I
> > find your comment thouroughly objectionalble and in extremely poor
> > taste. I had a friend who was killed becuase some yobbo youth lobbed a
> > brick through his windscreen for no reason as he drove down the road.
> > Why do you think that this behaviour is somehow justified for some
> > totally speculative (and I am pretty certain incorrect) reason.
>
> In the early days of motoring angry villagers used to throw stones at
> passing cars so the kids are merely following an old tradition.

There are a lot of traditions concerning the villiage idiot, so I
would be carful if I were you.


>
> > Oh, and what has this got to do with cycling? Why the unnecessary
> > cross-post?
>
> Because motorists frequently post disparaging comments on the cycling
> newsgroup so I merely reciprocate.
>
> --
> World Carfree Networkhttp://www.worldcarfree.net/
> Help for your car-addicted friends in the U.K.

So you admit that after trawling the www for something that fits your
warped mind (but your reasoning the kids are guilty of attempted
murder) you just post as a knee jerk reaction.
From: Mike P on
On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:12:05 -0700, Doug spouted forth:

> Probably tired of having their lives put at risk by dangerous drivers.
>
> "Stone-throwing Shrewsbury children shatter car window
>
> A driver had a "lucky escape" after her windscreen was shattered by
> children who threw a rock at her car.
>
> The motorist was driving along Robertson Way in Shrewsbury at 1235 BST
> on Thursday when she spotted three children hiding in bushes.
>
> Moments later she spotted one throwing a stone at her car, which
> shattered the windscreen, say West Mercia Police.
>
> The driver was able to stop safely. A force spokesman said: "This was an
> extremely foolish and dangerous act."
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/10237321.stm

You are a disgusting, sick old man Doug.

Get help. Or run over..

Mike P
From: BrianW on
On Jun 5, 8:26 am, "GT" <a...(a)b.c> wrote:
> "FrengaX" <hnkjqr...(a)sneakemail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:7f6e8db8-993c-465d-b375-81b205fb9810(a)j8g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
> On Jun 5, 6:12 am, Doug <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Probably tired of having their lives put at risk by dangerous drivers.
>
> > "Stone-throwing Shrewsbury children shatter car window
>
> > A driver had a "lucky escape" after her windscreen was shattered by
> > children who threw a rock at her car.
>
> > The motorist was driving along Robertson Way in Shrewsbury at 1235 BST
> > on Thursday when she spotted three children hiding in bushes.
>
> > Moments later she spotted one throwing a stone at her car, which
> > shattered the windscreen, say West Mercia Police.
>
> > The driver was able to stop safely. A force spokesman said: "This was
> > an extremely foolish and dangerous act."
>
> >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/10237321.stm
>
> FrengaX:
> "
> Now I know you really are sick, and just a ghoulish freak. Actually, I
> find your comment thouroughly objectionalble and in extremely poor
> taste. I had a friend who was killed becuase some yobbo youth lobbed a
> brick through his windscreen for no reason as he drove down the road.
> Why do you think that this behaviour is somehow justified for some
> totally speculative (and I am pretty certain incorrect) reason.
>
> Oh, and what has this got to do with cycling? Why the unnecessary
> cross-post?
> "
>
> Doug frequently posts propeganda and 'nasty' comments here. He does not
> think the same way as everyone else. Don't take his one-man-band against the
> car attitude to heart. Try to ignore him. He will get run over soon enough.
> Several people have tried to drive into and destroy his house, but they have
> missed. He just posts the news reports in here as a pro-cycling story! This
> usually sparks massive, heated debates which degrade into insults. This one
> will too.
>
> Lets spark a quick poll - Does anyone in this driving group (to which Doug
> has cross posted again) like Doug? Is he ever 'right'?

No. In fact, he has an incredible record of being 100% wrong, 100% of
the time. In that regard, he's actually quite useful - whatever he
says, you can take the opposite as being true.