Crazy woman in the Fells

[mtnrdr]

There is a woman walking on the orange trail in the Fells near Sheepfold who usually yells at most/all mountain bikers. I ran into another biker who said she physically pushed her and, last night, she tried to have her dog attack me. Fortunately, her dog is about the size of my shoe. However, she did run after me yelling "Get her" to her little dog while Toto was viciously snapping my rear tire. Given this is the orange trail, I'm not sure if there is anything I can do. I am afraid she will at one point snap. Can this be reported to anyone?

Report it to the Police and have her arrested for assault. What differance does it make what trail you were on? You are the victim of a crime, exercise your rights as a citizen.

[AA]

Just make sure you dont do anything that would make you the "crazy biker in the Fells" ie yell back, push etc. Try and take the high road when confronted.

[CouchingTiger]

Yea, the Fells (and the FotF in particular) has always had lots of militant folks defending the offlimits trails through vocal assaults.

One suggestion would be to stay off the trails that aren't approved. Beyond that, unless there is a clear case of assault (not the percieved threat of assault) I'd guess that you'd end up in as much hotwater as she would.

-Couch

[kernel crash]

"I am afraid she will at one point snap."

How will you tell if she snaps?

[Sharon1958]

She's also guilty of animal abuse. Her dog could easily get hurt chasing bikers. Report her to the ASPCA while you're at it!

[splat]

Mace




I don't know the Fells, is the orange trail legal or not for Bikes to be on it ?

[Ben-O]

Mace


A little extreme Splat, don't you think???.....

http://plus.maths.org/issue21/interview/mace.jpg

[Quo Fan]

Ben, technically, that is a morning star. A mace is a stick with a weighted end. Sometimes the weight has sharp edges, sometimes points. Always hurts upon impact.

By the way, I died laughing.

[Ben-O]

Ben, technically, that is a morning star. A mace is a stick with a weighted end. Sometimes the weight has sharp edges, sometimes points. Always hurts upon impact.


Your knowledge of weapons of pain is frightening. Remind me never to cross you...

[Scott O]

When confronted by the crazed Fells woman, I tend to go for a naked jog to lighten the mood.

[slapheadmofo]

When confronted by the crazed Fells woman, I tend to go for a naked jog to lighten the mood.


That was YOU! :o

[splat]

Mace


A little extreme Splat, don't you think???.....

http://plus.maths.org/issue21/interview/mace.jpg


I was thinking more along these lines

and I think it could be strapped to your camel back
http://sow.thelostprophecies.com/files/resvrgam/weapon-mace.jpg

[mtnrdr]

Thanks all for the responses. I have learned:

A. I can call the police.
B. Use mace (not the spray, but the one-handed weapon. See "Lost Prophecies, Shadows of Winter") on either her or her dog... results will likely be the same.
C. Call the ASPCA for animal abuse when her little dog gets caught in my derailleur.
D. I, at some point, may also be in "hot water" rather than just mud.
E. Scott O is the Naked Running Man.

So Scott, for someone who as seen Sasquatch (aka: Naked Running Man), why do you put your shorts on AFTER you run past the innocuous rider?

[johnflat]

She is a wack job. She started yelling at me and my girlfriend while we were in the field, before she even knew what trail we would be riding. I like to spool her up even more by being polite and pointing out that I will listen to her when she puts her dog on a leash and cleans up after it. Next time I will ask her how many hours of trail maint. she puts in a year at her beloved Fells before I turn my back on her ranting. Next time her little yapping, unleashed, dog happens to run infront of me again, I might hesitate for one split second before slamming on the brakes.

[truckboy]

Please don't hurt the dog. He's just doing what he knows she wants him to do. I completely agree that she is as much in the wrong as we are when her dog is off leash and she isn't carrying a bag o' poop. I'm going to start carrying juicy treats to make doggie friends with. That'd really piss her off.

[Scott O]

So Scott, for someone who as seen Sasquatch (aka: Naked Running Man), why do you put your shorts on AFTER you run past the innocuous rider?



It's really just a misunderstanding. Some people forget their own phone number. Some forget where they left their car keys. Myself, sometimes I forget to wear pants.