[tbc] FW: biking incident

[Moni]

Eve, I am glad you both got away without getting hurt.  About the
glass, I have seen that there before too.  I have also realized, it
depends so much on how the sun shines on it, to see the glass.
Sometimes I have seen a bunch going north, and none coming back, and
other times it was the other way around.

Moni

On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 6:42 PM, Eve O'Kelley <bikestgirl at cox.net> wrote:
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> Subject: biking incident
> Importance: High
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>     Yesterday, Sat., Feb. 9th, Brenda Rollins and I rode out to Sperry on
> the Osage Trail.  We saw several people on our way, a few cyclists but
> mostly kids and young people.   On our way back we turned into the
> neighborhood that you have to go through while the trail is closed for the
> Gilcrease construction.
>     There were 4 black teenage boys walking in the middle of the street and
> they must have heard us because they stepped apart (2 on each side) for us
> to ride through and just as we passed them the tallest one ran up to the
> back of Brenda's bike and kicked her tire trying to knock her down.
> Fortunately, she was able to maintain control and stay upright.  I thought
> he'd thrown something at us and then I heard him running behind me and when
> I turned around to look I saw him reaching out to try and either catch me or
> kick me.  Then he said, "Hey white bitch, I'm gonna slap your face!"
>     We were riding faster by then but he was running as fast as he could and
> I could hear his feet slapping the pavement as he chased us.  I didn't think
> I was going to be able to out ride him but finally he stopped and we got
> away.  It was a terrifying experience.
>     We didn't call the police but I think I will call tomorrow and report
> the incident  (does anyone know the name of that street through the
> neighborhood?).
>     Also we noticed that there was glass numerous places along the trail
> that hadn't been there when we rode out.   It's unfortunate to have a trail
> that nice and then have it trashed and/or be terrorized by hoodlums.
>     This is to warn everyone to be very careful if you choose to ride that
> route.  Brenda and I will never ride on that trail again.  It is too
> dangerous.  It's chilling when I recall it and think about what could have
> happened had he knocked Brenda off her bike or caught me...Eve O'Kelley