Bear Kills Conn Motorcyclist

“http://www.courant.com/news/local/statewire/hc-14013244.apds.m0506.bc-ct-brf--jun14,0,3367406.story

Bear causes accident that kills motorcyclist
June 14, 2006
Associated Press GRANBY, Conn. -- A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday morning in an accident caused by a black bear who wandered onto Route 20, town police said.

Francis Osden, 56, of Barkhamsted, died in the crash, which happened just before 8 a.m. as a father and his two children were waiting at a nearby bus stop. Police said he was not wearing a helmet.

Authorities said a car traveling in front of Osden hit the bear, which ran off into the woods and was not found. Osden was trying to avoid that collision and crashed, police said. The driver of the car was not injured.

It was the second incident involving a bear on state roads Tuesday. State police said a dead bear found on Interstate 91 in Middletown was apparently hit by a car.”

“No helmet again....very unfortunate.”

“So... where was Jack the Cat???

People are seeing bears here in SE Minnesota. One last weekend in Whitewater State Park, on trails I'd hiked on a week earlier.

And on TV, another shown in the 'burbs of Rochester. A woman was taping it in her backyard and totally freaking out. And what did the DNR say? Oh those tricky DNR people, who never admit to anything, but HAD TO this time... They said they figured the bear had lived in that area a few years and had never bothered anyone.

Yep, right here in SE Minnie-soda.

We'll all need "Jack the Cats" for protection.”

“Maybe Jack Chased that bear into the road? Making Jack a very naughty cat? With an amazing range.”

“Why would a bear wear a helmet?

Oh, I saw a road killed bear just last weekend. Very rare. Perhaps that one should have worn a helmet.”

“Police said he was not wearing a helmet.

At least he died with freedom on his mind.

Who's Jack The Cat??”

“Meow!!!”

“Probably in retaliation, a motorcyclist killed a bear here.”

“Can someone tell me how you post pictures on here?? I've tried everything I can think of! I'm sure I'm making it harder then it is.... oh maybe that for another thread... personal quirks?!?!”

“I just can't bear this thread any longer!

Graska, right click on the picture > click 'copy pic location > paste in the posting box > highlight the url > click the little "Img" button just above the posting box. Watch i'll do it with a picture of my mom...

”

“okay, thanks... I never would have figured that out! I guess I'll take back that previous quirk comment. Lovely Mom you have by the way.... ; )”

“see... copy/paste doesn't even work for me, much less the url or the img button... Thanks anyway....”

“Oh, I saw a road killed bear just last weekend. Very rare. Perhaps that one should have worn a helmet.”
Nimblefoot
12:13:47 PM
6/14/06


How does a road kill a bear? That MUST be rare.”

“I use Firefox so if you use M$ Exploder it may be different. I think ya right click > click propeties > copy the "source" > paste > highlight url > click Img button.”

“Suddenly Ben Rothlisburger doesn't look so stupid, huh?”

“graska - you have to post a link. You can't link a photo off your hard drive if that's what you're trying to do.”

“

(MrHyde strikes from afar.... LOL)

”

“Hmmmm...again a bear gets blamed for killing someone by running across the road. It did not attack and kill them so how did the bear kill them?

Sorry but saying the whatever animal kills someone when it runs into the road reminds me of news media dribble and hype. The animal in question didn't kill anyone...caused a fatal accident yes...”

“did the bear run out onto the road, or did the man build a road in the bears living room?”

“Sticks, that's exactly like the 'SUV plows into crowd of people' type stories....an SUV did this, an SUV did that....”

“yea, an SUV didnt run over that poor little old lady, the SUVS tires did”

“....reminds me of news media dribble and hype. ...”
sticks
3:16:56 PM

sticks 'gets' it.
Took someone long enough.
I'm training to start being a 'news' person. ;-)”

“Except it's "drivel".”

“Too bad the bear didn't wear a helmet.”

“OK, Mr. "News Person"

The headline of the story as given and opening sentence don't say the beer killed the person.

But YES, your thread title said exactly that.

HELLO??!??
last edited: 6/14/06 9:26:33 PM”

“hey, newspersonette, the thread is about bears, not beer. your freudian slip is showing.”

“Ha Ha ;-)”

“OK, Mr. "News Person"

The headline of the story as given and opening sentence don't say the bear killed the person.

But YES, your thread title said exactly that.

HELLO??!??”

“Beer Kills! ;-)”

“Lizsbaby, I put a little spin on the thread title just so I could tease you a bit. :-)”

“You shouldn't tease liz...you know how she gets ;~D”