Ron and Dorothy Strasser
Good point Jess. I hope they stay a good distance from us out on the
streets as well!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jess Mace"
To: ; ;
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Brett's Ghost Bike
> That's a big assumption, Ron. I would vote for Meth addicts looking for
> scrap metal,
> not bike hating "wackos"...
>
> Hopefully a movement towards a permanent mural is still being
> considered by the artist..
>
> Jonthan Maus would be a good person to contact about it...most white
> bikes I've seen
> are still standing after several years.
>
> Jess C. Mace
> Clinical Outcomes Research Coordinator
> for Timothy Smith, MD, MPH
> Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
> Oregon Health & Science University
> 503.494.5886
>
>>>> "Ron and Dorothy Strasser" 2/14/2008 10:15
> AM >>>
> This does not surprise me. Even though the coverage (I usually watch
> ch. 8)
> has been pretty even on the last couple of bike accidents, it just
> makes the
> "wackos" that hate bike riders no matter what... react in any manner in
>
> which they feel control. I just hope the person (s) defiling the
> memorial
> leave it at that and keep good distances from all of us out on the
> streets.
> Be careful and courteous. Time will let their hate destroy them.
> ron
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve"
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 8:23 PM
> Subject: [OBRA Chat] Brett's Ghost Bike
>
>
>> Earlier today my friend Corey, who goes by our friend Brett
> Jarolimek's
>> Memorial every day on his bike commute, called me to let me know that
> the
>> ghost bike is gone. It was there last night and gone this morning.
>>
>> Needless to say, this is very upsetting.
>>
>>>From Corey's description, it sounded like the bike was not taken away
> in
>>>care. The bike was gone, but a few of the remembrances were left
> behind(
>>>scattered?) . Corey gathered what was left and rebuilt what he could
> of
>>>the memorial.
>>
>> Corey just left a post about this on Brett's bikeportland.org
> Remembrances
>> page:
>>
>>
> http://bikeportland.org/2007/10/22/victim-was-bike-gallery-employee-avid-racer/
>
>>
>> I don't know the protocol for ghost bikes- how long they stay up, and
>
>> where all of the items that are left in memorial go to eventually. I
> had
>> hoped this bike, and others, would stay up indefinitely.
>>
>> It's hard to imagine that any ghost bike would ever be stolen. If so
> in
>> this case, it's hard to fathom someone stooping so low.
>>
>> Does anybody know anything more about this?
>>
>> We miss you, Brett. Every day.
>>
>> Steve
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