Hip Priest
Veteran
'In his way'?? Arrogant t0$$er. I think the hand gesture sounds very accurate
Oh yeah, it was definitely accurate! I was just disappointed in myself for getting wound up. I prefer to cultivate an air of eye-rolling detachment!
Tales from today's commute....
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Oh yeah, it was definitely accurate! I was just disappointed in myself for getting wound up. I prefer to cultivate an air of eye-rolling detachment!
Matthew_T
"Young and Ex-whippet"
- Location
- Prestatyn, North Wales
This is a public apology to the bus driver who I cut up today. I am sorry for doing it, and I realise that you had right of way. I understand that you had a face of disgust at my actions and I now know that I was in the wrong.
Chichak
Active Member
- Location
- Lovedean, Hampshire
Nice ride in this morning 4 degs and a headwind, tested new Altura night vision jacket and Columbia base layer, snug as a bug, however still in shorts. Ride home was nice with only one close pass by vision travel coach who once passed looked like he wanted to mount the pavement.
After arriving home after 13 miles. She who must be obeyed asked me to pop some letters in the post box about half a mile away. No problem. So signal to car behind a white Citroen DS that I'm turning right and at the same time move over to the centre line. So as I put my signalling hand back on the bars to prepare for the turn she goes for the over take. After I shouted Wt ruddy hell are you doing she slammed on tucked in behind me and followed me into the right turn, she finished it all off withe a high speed close pass and then parked about twenty mtrs away from post box to visit shops......never get in the way of lady and her shopping...bless her, thought better of givin her a rollicking... So even a quick nip to do an errand can be a little dicey.
After arriving home after 13 miles. She who must be obeyed asked me to pop some letters in the post box about half a mile away. No problem. So signal to car behind a white Citroen DS that I'm turning right and at the same time move over to the centre line. So as I put my signalling hand back on the bars to prepare for the turn she goes for the over take. After I shouted Wt ruddy hell are you doing she slammed on tucked in behind me and followed me into the right turn, she finished it all off withe a high speed close pass and then parked about twenty mtrs away from post box to visit shops......never get in the way of lady and her shopping...bless her, thought better of givin her a rollicking... So even a quick nip to do an errand can be a little dicey.
MisterStan
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- Location
- Out there somewhere
Much warmer this evening. I was pleasantly surprised that the BBC got their forecast wrong and I didn't get a drenching.
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martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Day one of Operation Calm was a success. No loss of rag, no putting bike down. 
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martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
A great ride in today. Switched the garmin to map mode rather than speedo and a leisurely ride in. A minute or so over my average wasn't to bad. Reminded me why I cycle to work.
400bhp
Guru
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martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Felt it was more important to calm down as there's been more than one occasion in the last month where I've put the bike on the road in front of a car and kicked off.what happened to the chap that was going to do that traffic light average test?
Andrew_P
In between here and there
Is it us or is it them? There has been hardly any let up in it for me since October, really strange.Felt it was more important to calm down as there's been more than one occasion in the last month where I've put the bike on the road in front of a car and kicked off.
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martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
I was definitely getting angrier. I think drivers on my new commute see far fewer cyclists and don't know how to deal with them. This wound me up and led to me kicking off virtually every day. Now actively attempting to stay calm and let it wash over me
Andrew_P
In between here and there
I put mine down to returning from riding for two weeks in France, it felt like a war zone when I first got back commuting but that was September and it still feels like a war zone now. Once or twice a week I would have had something fairly bad to moan about now it feels like 2-3 times per commute..
Jdratcliffe
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Redhill, Surrey
after a massive headwind home yday was a pleasantly warmish commute in without incident and bbc forecasted rain failed to appear means a headwind and rain probably due this eve :-( plus side slept SO well last night.
One of my worst commutes for a while. Rain, crappy roads, crappy drivers and crappy cyclists.
To the fella on the Giant who thought it was ok to undertake me at a ped crossing then swerve around peds. You are a twat and I told you so. But you couldn't hear me as you had headphones on. Oh yes, you also then admonished a car driver for taking a very late amber, which was fine but hypocritical of you seeing as you jumped every red down the A21. Once again you couldn't hear the choice names I called you. Grade A twat.
To the fella on the Giant who thought it was ok to undertake me at a ped crossing then swerve around peds. You are a twat and I told you so. But you couldn't hear me as you had headphones on. Oh yes, you also then admonished a car driver for taking a very late amber, which was fine but hypocritical of you seeing as you jumped every red down the A21. Once again you couldn't hear the choice names I called you. Grade A twat.
PJ79LIZARD
Über Member
- Location
- WEST MIDLANDS
Yes was blowing well this morning!
