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I like Skol

A Minging Manc...
Me too-really heartening to see so many families out and about.
I went out today (mid morning) I was impressed by a family of 4 who were half way up a climb, good view at the top, you could tell that they were not used to making the effort
I must admit it has cheered me up to see families making good use of their (enforced) free time, the quieter roads and reasonable weather to take the opportunity to get some exercise and time outdoors.
I cycled to work on Thu & Fri and in the evenings when cycling home after 7pm I saw multiple instances of mum and kids riding along the near deserted pavements and a few cases of dad riding with child but using the roads instead and riding along behind the child in a protective position and appearing to be taking the occurrence of quiet roads to give some road use training.
Without speculating I'm not sure why the apparent gender difference in approach, but it's good to see anyway. Long may it continue after the lockdown ends. :okay:
 
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London
Yes, there's the whole polentoni/terroni thing that can rear its ugly head now and again.
yes - sad - I chucked the terroni thing at a southerner a while ago - because they were being racist - can't remember if it was about black folk or chinese.
such is the sadness of human nature.
I'm a northern brit and have experienced some crap in my time from southern brits but it's on a different scale in Italy - pretty much racism.
 
Location
London
By the by, in London at the mo am pretty much cycling on the roads - anyone who knows london know that these days it has some excellent two-way segregated cycle lanes - but this puts you closer than 2 metres to other folks.
 

rogerzilla

Legendary Member
If you read Tim Moore's "Geronimo!" (yes, it's about bikes), parts of the south have barely changed in centuries. Peasant farmers and little infrastructure.
 

mjr

Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
By the by, in London at the mo am pretty much cycling on the roads - anyone who knows london know that these days it has some excellent two-way segregated cycle lanes - but this puts you closer than 2 metres to other folks.
Some do, some don't. This is another reason why government should take the 2.5m bog standard effective width as an absolute minimum. Any sections narrower than that are now effectively one way or give-and-take. I thought most of the last two waves of London protected two way cycleways were that wide... But the carriageways out here are so quiet at the minute that it's almost interesting to ride bits that are usually effectively unavailable and I think it's similar in London from TV news.
 

I like Skol

A Minging Manc...
Just thought it appropriate to post this that greeted me as I strolled in the main entrance to my local Sainsbury's to do my weekly family shop!!!
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Adam4868

Guru
Just thought it appropriate to post this that greeted me as I strolled in the main entrance to my local Sainsbury's to do my weekly family shop!!!
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Noticed the same in Lidl here ! Barbecues and easter eggs.In some ways maybe it would be better if it pi5sed it down all weekend.
 
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Noticed the same in Lidl here ! Barbecues and easter eggs.In some ways maybe it would be better if it pi5sed it down all weekend.
Local Aldi put all their Easter eggs just inside the doorway, which meant trying to get into the store took longer as people were ina confined space to look at them & there was no safe way to get past.
 
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