I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
I'm not vindictive but that pleases me too. Far too many people think they are above/beyond the law. Do the crime then do the time......
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
Damp commute home tonight! When was the last time that happened?
Had fun on the way in. Some nobber in a Beemer thought he would ignore the lights at a busy gridlocked junction (Just where you saw me the other night @fossyant ). He didn't seem to understand how when the lights turned to green for me I just cycled in front of him, forcing him to stop in the middle of the junction. The fact that he was the THIRD car to pass a red light didn't appear to register in his little brain, he looked very offended
Had fun on the way in. Some nobber in a Beemer thought he would ignore the lights at a busy gridlocked junction (Just where you saw me the other night @fossyant ). He didn't seem to understand how when the lights turned to green for me I just cycled in front of him, forcing him to stop in the middle of the junction. The fact that he was the THIRD car to pass a red light didn't appear to register in his little brain, he looked very offended
Leaway2
Lycrist
- Location
- Manchester (Sale)
Rain!
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Still sunny-ish here, although definitely getting a bit threatening!
That's an understatement.
Totally drenched on the way in this morning, and with there having been no rain in some time, all the diesel and oil was floating on the road surface and on the top of all the standing water. Think some might have got on my rear brake pads as the braking is someone lacking - front is fine though - disc brake cleaner time over lunch.
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Cheeky rain held off until ten minutes before chuck-out time, then lashed it down. I left work in lighter rain than a few minutes earlier and once north of the M5, the roads were chiefly dry. Very localised ! Bon weekend everyone.
Tom B
Guru
- Location
- Lancashire
Decided to go to the shops on the way home which to avoid the traffic means going through a municipal Park. The park path is about 10ft wide where I encountered the over 60s female rounders /bowls team walking towards me looking anywhere but forwards I stopped unclipped and put my foot on the kerb. Doris deep in conversation fails to see me, fails to respond to shouts from the team and walks straight into me. Nothing I could do really.
Cries of watch where you're going where's your bell etc.
... Yup I can see how that was my fault!
Cries of watch where you're going where's your bell etc.
... Yup I can see how that was my fault!
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Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Very nearly taken out in a double right hook on the way home this afternoon.
Slow pulling away from traffic lights to allow the Ford Kuga in front to turn left and a Jag turns right from the opposite direction to follow it causing me to grab the brakes, unclip and swerve to the left in one go - stopping just in time to avoid being hit by a Ford Focus that was a couple of yards behind the Jag and had blindly followed it without looking. He came to a stop with the bumper than 6 inches from my front wheel and got a mouthfull of abuse and a suggestion of atteending the local Specsavers through the open driver's side window as I got going again.
Probably nothing to do with the football having finished less than 15 minutes previosly and all 3 cars pulling into the local supermarket car park...
Slow pulling away from traffic lights to allow the Ford Kuga in front to turn left and a Jag turns right from the opposite direction to follow it causing me to grab the brakes, unclip and swerve to the left in one go - stopping just in time to avoid being hit by a Ford Focus that was a couple of yards behind the Jag and had blindly followed it without looking. He came to a stop with the bumper than 6 inches from my front wheel and got a mouthfull of abuse and a suggestion of atteending the local Specsavers through the open driver's side window as I got going again.
Probably nothing to do with the football having finished less than 15 minutes previosly and all 3 cars pulling into the local supermarket car park...
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
Unfortunatly part & parcel of cycling on the road these days!
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
It's not normally that bad round here - perhaps it's just coincidence that the only two days I've experienced mass stupidity or dangerous driving in recent weeks have been on semi-final & third/fourth place play off days for England.
Crappy this morning on my 4am commute.Idiots out and it seemed to be keeping the cops busy...
My electric bike colleague at work didn't use the electric bike today,Thought he'd give it a day off so cycled on non motorised push bike...looked dead on his feet this afternoon when he got in just as I was going home...so I quipped "battery gone flat then?" lool.
What is it with these meathead cagers? Apart from being unable to indicate or drive a car with correct working lights....if the car in front doesn't move within two nanoseconds they resort to giving a blast on the horn? This happened on the return at Limehouse and Westferry.
Oh East Lunnon what a joy.
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Bazzer
Setting the controls for the heart of the sun.
- Location
- On the edge of reality
First commute in 11 days and the term patchy rain is entirely apposite.
Left home in the dry on dry roads, then 300 metres or so along, it started to drizzle. That stayed with me for a mile or so, before it stopped and I was back on dry roads. Three miles or so later, damp roads and once again drizzle. That lasted for about half a mile before getting back on dry roads. A few miles later and drizzle once again, but heavier and that unpleasant smell roads give off when they become wet after hot periods. "It will go away" I thought, but a couple of miles later it hadn't and I was a little soggy, so stopped to put on my rain jacket. After half a mile or so it stopped and I was back on bone dry roads, which stayed with me until just before I arrived at work, when I felt drizzle again.
Bonus was no bonehead drivers; not even an ASL abuser.
Left home in the dry on dry roads, then 300 metres or so along, it started to drizzle. That stayed with me for a mile or so, before it stopped and I was back on dry roads. Three miles or so later, damp roads and once again drizzle. That lasted for about half a mile before getting back on dry roads. A few miles later and drizzle once again, but heavier and that unpleasant smell roads give off when they become wet after hot periods. "It will go away" I thought, but a couple of miles later it hadn't and I was a little soggy, so stopped to put on my rain jacket. After half a mile or so it stopped and I was back on bone dry roads, which stayed with me until just before I arrived at work, when I felt drizzle again.
Bonus was no bonehead drivers; not even an ASL abuser.
What is this rain some of you speak of? Haven't seen any of it for about 6 weeks now - not complaining mind - yet another lovely sunny commute in this morning with very little wind or anything else to complain about. It's going to feel awful when normal service resumes, although looking at the forecast out for the next two weeks, nothing is changing any time soon!
