Miserable b*ggers

[screenman]

Morning all, sorry it is a bit late as I had a load of work to do first. Off for a swim now see you all later.

 

[Markymark]

Morning all, sorry it is a bit late as I had a load of work to do first. Off for a swim now see you all later.

Total blank with a sneer to myself as I round the bend.

 

[Dec66]

Morning all, sorry it is a bit late as I had a load of work to do first. Off for a swim now see you all later.

Morning! *nods*

 

[stephec]

Morning all, sorry it is a bit late as I had a load of work to do first. Off for a swim now see you all later.

There's a tea/mundane news thread for posts like this.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Morning all, sorry it is a bit late as I had a load of work to do first. Off for a swim now see you all later.

Do you wave to other swimmers?

 

[screenman]

Do you wave to other swimmers?

I greet them as I get in the pool and out, I may even nod a good morning to late arrivals. Just a cheerful chappy by nature so they tell me, where as inside it can be a dark horrible place, depression is not a nice.

 

[screenman]

There's a tea/mundane news thread for posts like this.

I am only trying to show the OP some cyclist are not as he describes. Keep smiling.

 

[Tim Hall]

Do you wave to other swimmers?

It might be mistaken for drowning.

 

[Dec66]

I am only trying to show the OP some cyclist are not as he describes. Keep smiling.

And it's nice to know someone does.

Evening! *nods*

 

[screenman]

 

[steve50]

Lovely day for a ride over the North Downs this morning, which I duly did.

Lots and lots of people out there with the same mindset, mostly ready to acknowledge a fellow cyclist in the opposite direction; many with a cheery "morning", some with a nod, some with a raised hand.

Then I came across a large club group between Downe and Keston, obviously swelled by the nice weather, riding 4-5 abreast. Not one of the miserable sods acknowledged my presence. Lots of chat between themselves, but seemingly nothing for anyone not in their club, not even a digit raised off the bars. Poor form, I thought.

I won't name the South London club involved. For the avoidance of doubt, however, it wasn't Brixton, because I bumped into them a few minutes later down Jackass Lane (nearly quite literally as they were all spread out as well), but there were lots of "good mornings", nods and waves from their happy band of brothers.

You're on a hiding to nowhere with threads like this pal, been there, done that, all you will get is boat loads of sarcasm and snotty remarks (with the odd exception) It would appear you are in a minority if you raise a hand or nod to other like minded cyclists or maybe its got more to do with what I term "cycle snobbery" those among us who are too high and mighty to exchange a pleasantry whilst on the road as they are too busy trying to ace their next strava segment on their cf bike worth ££££'s.

 

[martint235]

You're on a hiding to nowhere with threads like this pal, been there, done that, all you will get is boat loads of sarcasm and snotty remarks (with the odd exception) It would appear you are in a minority if you raise a hand or nod to other like minded cyclists or maybe its got more to do with what I term "cycle snobbery" those among us who are too high and mighty to exchange a pleasantry whilst on the road as they are too busy trying to ace their next strava segment on their cf bike worth ££££'s.

I think you may still be misunderstanding what some people (me included) have said. It's got nothing to do with snobbery (my commuting bike is a steel, disc brake job picked to do the job) and everything to do with the "like minded" bit: how do you know if I am like minded to you? I don't know you from Adam. I probably won't see you again and may not wish to. Some of what you perhaps consider sarcasm are people saying that they don't wave to other pedestrians or other train passengers. I don't think that's sarcasm it's comparing like with like.

 

[screenman]

Is there are chance that the waving thing goes back a while, I was told about it by my club elders back in 69. Maybe people new to the game might not have been shown those ways, as a though when I first moved to this village most people said good morning, now even though I do ever time it is getting fewer back. Are people under too much stress which cuases them to be grumps?

 

[steve50]

I think you may still be misunderstanding what some people (me included) have said. It's got nothing to do with snobbery (my commuting bike is a steel, disc brake job picked to do the job) and everything to do with the "like minded" bit: how do you know if I am like minded to you? I don't know you from Adam. I probably won't see you again and may not wish to. Some of what you perhaps consider sarcasm are people saying that they don't wave to other pedestrians or other train passengers. I don't think that's sarcasm it's comparing like with like.

No misunderstanding at all, i started a very similar thread when I was quite new to these forum and got flamed to hell and back for my efforts, sarcasm of the highest order and snotty remarks by the dozen , one learns and moves on.
End of!

 

[LCpl Boiled Egg]

I was driving the other day and I thought I'd acknowledge the other car drivers, you know, because we're all driving cars, yeah? Anyhoo, there I am, flashing my lights and waving frantically and you know what? Not one person waved back. Some people in front even pulled over to the side rather than wave in their mirrors. Grumpy buggers. Even the policeman didn't smile once, and he'd made a special effort to get me to pull over and talk to him.

What is it with people these days?