Ever have THIS happen to you on a ride?

[BumbleBeeDave]

This was on the AP wire today. My friend Tom and I had a skydiver plummet to earth in front of us when his para-glider stalled October before last, but I can't say as I have ever had a house burst into flames in front of me before. Maybe at Nottrott Weekend . . . ?

BBD
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Doug Hall rolls his bike away from a burning home, Wednesday, April 19, 2006, in Forest, Va. Hall was out for a day of cycling when he noticed flames coming from under the porch at the home. Hall, of Lynchburg, ran to the house and knocked on the front door. When no one answered, Hall ran to neighbor's home for help. (AP Photo/The News and Advance, Chet White)

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Nice LeMond!

[Keith A]

Originally Posted by BumbleBeeDave

Hall, of Lynchburg, ran to the house and knocked on the front door. When no one answered, Hall ran to neighbor's home for help.

For them to take his picture in front of the burning house

[Allez!]

but that garage door?

[Keith A]

The garage door of yesterday is the burning house of today. Therefore I expect all of your photos updated in the gallery with the new standard

I used to have the same bike, same colors, same year.

[Keith A]

Just don't get too close when taking the picture...

Originally Posted by BumbleBeeDave

Doug Hall rolls his bike away from a burning home, Wednesday, April 19, 2006, in Forest, Va. Hall was out for a day of cycling when he noticed flames coming from under the porch at the home. Hall, of Lynchburg, ran to the house and knocked on the front door. When no one answered, Hall ran to neighbor's home for help. (AP Photo/The News and Advance, Chet White)

Oh, but isn't that what Jerry Falwell does to Democrats in the area?

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Originally Posted by BumbleBeeDave

This was on the AP wire today. My friend Tom and I had a skydiver plummet to earth in front of us when his para-glider stalled October before last, but I can't say as I have ever had a house burst into flames in front of me before. Maybe at Nottrott Weekend . . . ?

BBD
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Doug Hall rolls his bike away from a burning home, Wednesday, April 19, 2006, in Forest, Va. Hall was out for a day of cycling when he noticed flames coming from under the porch at the home. Hall, of Lynchburg, ran to the house and knocked on the front door. When no one answered, Hall ran to neighbor's home for help. (AP Photo/The News and Advance, Chet White)

Funny that he had a bike and ran for help!

My strangest on-bike spectacle was riding on a frontage road next to an interstate exit where you exited, went up a ramp to a "T" intersection. I was riding along when all of a sudden out of my peripheral vision there was a car flying through the air! I kid you not, my first thought was "there's something you don't see every day!". Went over to the car (which had landed on its top) and there was a really fat guy, drunk as he could be, both legs badly broken and who knows what other injuries. He was pinned so all I could do was keep him calm (when he came to) while an ambulance came. Pretty weird.