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Oliver Schick
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Sadly I lost a colleague (to respiratory illness & covid) this week.
Last night five of us cycled our own ways out to a windy hill and toasted his passing under some pretty ace stars. Drinking whatever stashed booze fitted pockets, bags, cages. It was fitting and socially distanced of course.
On the ride back I had a Volvo driver enter a roundabout to my left at ~30mph. Stopping with a split-second to impact. It would have been a big hit. It shit me up!
That’s the 2nd very near miss in two rides. But this one wasn’t that anger-inducing, gut-hollowing type incident. This Volvo driver turned out to be a unicorn. He took the time to apologise and responded with a nod when I (still shaken) suggested
“It’s ok ... but please drive with care”
A more typical confrontation would have been unbearable - on top of the omnipresent malaise right now towards the value of life.