Kal!!!!!

"Would 'drunk lawyer' be redundant?"

I resemble that remark!

Your Honor, I rest my case. ><

Aha! I can at least provide proof!!!

http://www.wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=3546204
This is why I travel outside KY to visit wine countries around the world as often as I can!!!!!

FYI

The drunk lawyer killed the Dr (or teacher) cyclist in Santa Rosa. He had numerous dui's and suspended licence. I think he is headed to S. Q.

Another drunk driver killed a Stanford PhD candidate(I think) and permanately maimed his lady friend a few months prior to that (Hw1 12 e to Sonoma)Both on bikes training for a triathlon.

Just a month prior to the lawyer, someone else killed a woman while she was attempting to ride back to Lake County.

There are many safe roads to bike but there are also dangerous ones. Doesn't matter how safe they are if there's a drunk loose in a 6000lb car.

Check santarosapressdemocrat.com for the bike stories.

M

The moral of Sirtwo's story: if you don't like someone, get him/her a bike as a gift.

not funny

Well...

i had been wondering too who was the drunk...the lawyer or the cyclist. Yikes...sounds like they are crocked.

Faina - LOL!

Black humor is not appreciated by everyone!

On a more serious note: it really doesn't matter whether the driver or the biker is crocked or not.

One of the worst car vs biker(s) tragedies here in the South Bay happened a number of years ago when travelling 101 was still along the Monterey Highway with its numerous stop lights. A girl, driving an SUV, turned her attention away from the road (forget the exact reason, something like to put on lipstick or to change a music tape) - in those seconds when she was not watching the road, she wiped out four elderly cyclists. Killed them all.

So many young people were also killed driving that stretch of 101 that it was named "Blood Alley".

Personally, I hate those motorbikers who zip between the lanes - on the freeway no less!

Drive safely, friends! Bike safely, friends!

In some forums we call this "thread drift". Yes, it is highly amusing, but if someone new comes in and really wants to know about "Biking to Sonoma Wineries" he/she has to wade through a bunch of personal jokes. Why not split off to do your own "funny stories about biking to Sonoma wineries"? And leave the original thread intace.

(Is there monitoring by a staff member here, who could arrange that?)

westie....try this site. It may give you some better tips: www.bikesonoma.org/

I prefer biking in Napa Valley as most of the roads have bigger shoulders and you have a lot of "Cross" roads.

and if you can get to Ravenswood....
Now I'll go to my room and punish myself.
Kal "thread drifter" Kahuna

Thanx....I will check out that site. Although now I am paranoid that I am going to get mowed down by a lunatic. Can't wait to check out some of these wineries!!! BTW, the "punishing yourself" was waaaaaaayyyy too much information.......

Don't worry....the punishment for "thread drift" is just 3 Hail Marys and two Our Fathers...or was it 2 Bloody Marys and an Old Granddad?

whoops....I better go have a couple of "Hail Marys" for my impure thoughts!

Careful 'dogs....yer drifting!

Last time I went to the wine country, we hired a limousine to go to all the tasting rooms. Doesn't anyone do that anymore? Who can ride a hog with all the wine that your going to buy at the wineries?

TfV,
We're talking Schwinn's and Huffy's not Harley and Indians!

Uhhhhh, thanks Kal. Now I know what my answer is for the "rich and wealthy" thread.