Crazy Bitch Bit Me! By Shale June 28, 2011 I was riding my bike back from Bayside on Tuesday, heading to Miami Beach. I saw the girl on the other side of the street coming toward me with two Dalmatian looking dogs on leashes waiting for the light. The traffic broke and I started across the street, but she and the dogs were in the sidewalk cutaway so I had to go close to the dogs. I noticed in passing that one of the dogs had a little strap across its nose, not a full muzzle. As I passed, I felt a thump from the dog and a pain on my side. The girl yelled at the dog and yanked on the leash and I stopped to assess the damage. My shirt was torn and when I pulled it up saw a red mark but no blood leaking. I figured the dog jumped up and scratched me while tearing my shirt. The girl (nice looking BTW) was apologizing profusely and told me the dog had a problem with cyclists, why he had that strap on his nose. I let it go, even tho I lost a still usable shirt, but it was old and about to be useless anyhow. I was injured with property damage - good thing for her that I'm not some soulless lawyer. (OK, another essay someday about how cute girls can get over on old men). So, I continued on my bike trip across the Venetian Causeway. As I'm riding I notice the pain getting worse and can't believe a little scratch could hurt so much. By that evening I noticed the little scratch was more red than earlier and by the next night there was a prominent bruise around it. That's when I looked closer at my torn shirt and found that the tear looks an awful lot like the front of a dog's mouth. It wasn't a tear from the claws but from the mouth. The fangs didn't make it into my flesh but those little front teeth apparently gave me a good pinch as it was trying to bite me.
Oh Well, I Knew It Wasn't Far Away, Tis Been At Least 4 Days Since Shale Last Posted A Pic Of Himself, I Wonder What The Next Lame Excuse For A Photo Spread Will Be....? Cheers Glen.
Wow... that's crazy, man. If she knew the dog had a thing about cyclists, why did she crowd you up against them? You'd think she would have ushered them past with a little more care. Maybe you *should* have been a soulless lawyer. Seems like demonstrable negligence to me.
Not worth the hassle. I think we're not supposed to bike on the sidewalks in Miami, tho it is not posted and I have never been stopped. Everyone knows it is suicidal to ride a bike on that part of Biscayne Blvd, but legally I would have been in the wrong if we went the legal route. IDK, state law says we can ride bikes in walkways if giving warning when passing - yeah, try that with some deaf fool wearing earphones. For a place ideal for bike riding our gov't in S. FL really sticks it to us who ride bikes. I think they pilfered some federal money that was s'posed to go to biking - like maybe a dedicated bike route on Biscayne Blvd. If the dog had sunk its teeth into me I would have reported it because there would be medical costs. I am assuming rabies is off the table.
Well Shale, the point I can see here is that you are hot and ripped, and I just hate that I can't nurse that bite back all better.
