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Our urgent needs right now are for adult road bikes, bike locks, and bike lights.

Don't forget the ride to the Colony Theatre tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb 28th. The ride will leave from 5 points (meet on the steps of the church) at 6pm (see directions below) and the movie starts at 7pm. The movie is "The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil". Route of the ride to the Colony Theatre:

From 5 points take Whitaker Mill
Left onto Pine Dr
Immediate right onto Noble Rd
Take that down to the park
Left onto short section of greenway
Right off greenway onto Oxford Rd
Right onto Anderson Dr
Left onto Six Forks
Theatre is on the right in the Food Lion shopping center at the intersection of Six Forks and Millbrook

Also watch out for this driver, sounds like he is a real menace to cyclists.

> Hey folks, most of you know that I am pretty easy going and ignore
> maniac drivers...
> until today. Ronnie Horne and I were both actually hit by the same
> driver while riding our bikes late this afternoon !
>
> I'm telling all of you about this because it may save your life we can
> get this maniac off the road or recognize him if he is around cyclist
> again. Get a license number if you ever have an issue (even verbal)
> with anyone fitting this description. See below.
>
> Here's the details:
> Ronnie Horne & I were riding late this afternoon on in Holly Springs
> when a Guy approaching us on the opposite side of the road pulled over
> to the right side of the road to let a car load
> of young drivers pass. (they passed us and went over the yellow no-pass
> line).
>
> The Guy in the car (a Black Pontiac Grand Am, I think) followed us
> yelling "you fagots
> get the hell off the road"... He continued to follow us and taunt us
> verbally while honking
> the car horn no-stop for about a mile. We ignored him and continued to
> ride.
>
> Nearly 8 miles later the same guy, stalked us and hit us with his car.
> Ronnie was about
> 30 meters behind me and was the first to be hit. He hit each of us with
> the exact same procedure. The driver hit each of us with his right
> front fender and knocked each of us off the road. After being knocked
> completely off the road, we were both able to stay up-right until the
> Guy drove his car off the road hitting us again and crashed us in the
> ditch !
>
> We have filed a NC Sate Police report and hope to get this Guy off the
> road.
> Please be on the look-out for a black car driven by a husky looking Guy
> with short cropped
> hair (hair is light in color).
>
> Protect yourself.... If you have anyone who approaches you fitting this
> description.
> Get the license plate number and all of the description that you can
> remember about the car and the driver.Report any issues to the
> NC State Police... They are very interested in
> catching the Guy who hit us today !
>
> Live Strong - Ride Long
> JB

"The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil" This documentary tells the story of the sudden economic collapse of Cuba and the dramatic steps taken by both individual Cubans and the government in dealing with an unexpected and drastic drop in imports of oil, oil based products, food and medicines. It is a story of a country forced to turn away from dependence on external sources of energy and food and to develop internal sustainable systems to meet the energy and nutritional needs of its people.

This so called "artificial" peak oil experienced by Cuba not only gives the world a window into the impact of energy scarcity, but provides a model for reducing energy use, implementing sustainable practices and preparing for the expected global decline in oil production experts have been predicting for decades.

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