Got freaked out this morning

[Sharla]

Yes you are right Julius. I really should buy a car soon. I'd rep you for that suggestion but I have to spread it around. I try to catch the bus sometimes but on weekends they don't run as often and there is no bus that travels directly from my house to the gym.

Here we need 50 hours of driving logged as a learner with someone else before we can drive by ourselves. I've got about 15 or 20 hours left but I'm paying to get most of them with an instructor since I don't live with my parents or anyone who can give me lessons regularly - especially since I train most nights and other people in my family fill all their spare time up with sport as well.

I'm thinking about paying someone in my club petrol money to pick me up on weekends to drive me even though it's only a 10 minute cycle away and a really nice suburb!

I don't think it's easy to get a gun here. I thought about knuckle dusters but I still couldn't see me winning an arguement with a car on a bicycle just because I'm wearing knuckle dusters. I might get them for when I'm running on the local jogging tracks though. Maybe I can just leave them on while I run and it'll look like I'm just wearing a lot of jewellery?

I'm wondering if I should also go and warn people at the local tennis courts and the big commercial gym which is just about 500 m down the same road. I often see young tennis players warming up by going for a jog along there. Maybe print out a flyer they can stick on their notice board?

[Julius Rain]

Not a bad idea, they could help. I think it is good to send out the word so others can be aware. Maybe everyone will start to watch eachothers back more. Hopefully things work out best for you.

[Sharla]

Thanks Julius

I'm going to do up a flyer today but I'm not sure of how specific to be. I could just say beware of motorists along that road in general and encourage the teenage tennis players along there to be careful in general and to only run along there in groups carrying a phone etc.

Or I could put out a more specific warning about this guy describing the car and aying he has a 'heavy accent' which is the way the crime watchers report described this guy looking for info from the general public.

I don't think it's neccessary to be specific about what the accent is. If people see his car and he yells at them they'll realise he could be dangerous immediately rather than just some guy being a wanker as he drives past.

For me it's a toss up - warn them about all possible nutters in general or just make sure they pay extra attention to someone matching his description so they are more alert if they see him?

[Julius Rain]

sounds good, description of his car and details about that person will be great but an overall cautious of potential assclowns driving will be fine. I'd go with the description more, so they will pay extra attention. Instead of just thinking yea its just another assclown thinking im a hottie LOL. I think it'll be a good idea to leave out his race, but do give out a clue. Heavy Accent will help, dark hair, beard? dark men, clothes? let the public have a good idea what he looks like. Its best they instantly are aware that a men that fits the description may be dangerous, rather then unaware of what the men looks like and it could result in them being to late to respond or get away when danger those occur.

[Sharla]

sounds good, description of his car and details about that person will be great but an overall cautious of potential assclowns driving will be fine. I'd go with the description more, so they will pay extra attention. Instead of just thinking yea its just another assclown thinking im a hottie LOL. I think it'll be a good idea to leave out his race, but do give out a clue. Heavy Accent will help, dark hair, beard? dark men, clothes? let the public have a good idea what he looks like. Its best they instantly are aware that a men that fits the description may be dangerous, rather then unaware of what the men looks like and it could result in them being to late to respond or get away when danger those occur.

Yeah I think you're right. To be honest his voice was what I noticed more than anything else because he was so instantly angry so I didn't think I'd need to describe more than that and the car. Still he only yelled when he was coming towards me, not when he turned around and tried to come up behind me until I saw him. He might not make any noise when approaching people from behind.

I'm generally thinking it's not a good idea for parents and tennis instructors of those tennis players to let them run down there alone at all anyway though. The more I think about it if I was on foot rather than on the bicycle I could have been in a lot more trouble. That's one of the things that bothers me the most. It's 10 am, daylight in an area parents let their kids run around without supervision all the time.

My flatmate was telling me last night when I got home from training that she saw something on the news about a guy they caught in Adelaide who'd abducted a girl.

He's in critical condition in the hospital because he crashed his car while she was in it and she escaped. That's what I call karma! They didn't give out details of the guy though and the area was a little farther north than I'd expect so odds are it's not the same guy.

[Julius Rain]

Yeah I think you're right. To be honest his voice was what I noticed more than anything else because he was so instantly angry so I didn't think I'd need to describe more than that and the car. Still he only yelled when he was coming towards me, not when he turned around and tried to come up behind me until I saw him. He might not make any noise when approaching people from behind.

I'm generally thinking it's not a good idea for parents and tennis instructors of those tennis players to let them run down there alone at all anyway though. The more I think about it if I was on foot rather than on the bicycle I could have been in a lot more trouble. That's one of the things that bothers me the most. It's 10 am, daylight in an area parents let their kids run around without supervision all the time.

My flatmate was telling me last night when I got home from training that she saw something on the news about a guy they caught in Adelaide who'd abducted a girl.

He's in critical condition in the hospital because he crashed his car while she was in it and she escaped. That's what I call karma! They didn't give out details of the guy though and the area was a little farther north than I'd expect so odds are it's not the same guy.

Yea it sure will be more dangerou on foot, I believe ones you get those flyiers out people will note down not to be careless anymore.

That girl that escape, thats good she did. For that lunatic, well serves him right. I remember here in seattle, not too long ago. It was spread around that a men was going around preying on women at night that takes the metro bus. I heard he would feel on the women and harrass them in every way. Im not sure if he raped them but the news of a pervert like that gets spread around rather quick even in a big city such as seattle. We have a community neighborhood watch here where I live, everyone looks out for crimes we do pretty well. We just ignore the homeless addict that occusionally hang around. Once they act up though they are sure to be straighten out. Unlike my old nieghborhood in southend seattle, my nieghborhood now is a lot more peaceful.

[Sharla]

It's encouraging to hear your neighbourhood watch is successful Julius!

It's easy to get pessimistic and just think that over time communities everywhere are just getting more and more dangerous despite anything we might do.

Maybe some of us need to take note of good examples like yours

I'd rep you for that but I have to spread it around!