I'm disgusting too!!!

singist · 19 Jul 2006 at 14:30

A random name said:
LOL

That had me giggling

Sorry to be the wet blanket but I hope you still laugh when said neighbour or other takes an air rifle to the cat.

ps I like cats.

Borris · 19 Jul 2006 at 14:32

singist said:
Sorry to be the wet blanket but I hope you still laugh when said neighbour or other takes an air rifle to the cat.

I would laugh when the neighbour was then arrested, charged and convicted.

Dutch Guy · 19 Jul 2006 at 14:48

Simian said:
All this while Mrs Simian is roling her eyes at me! (cheers Mrs S)...

ROFL, I bet that helped calm you down

georges · 19 Jul 2006 at 15:04

Cueball said:
OAPs + cars is the WORST combination ever.

They can't drive, they don't even look or give way to the right. Yet somehow, when they cut me up, it's all my fault.

They're appauling..

Frinton beach yesterday:

There's a main road all along the front which we needed to cross. We needed to cross to the other side but to the left of a turning. An OAP in his car pulls up. No indicators so we can't cross as we don't know what way he's going to go.
He looks left and right. No cars. He then sits there for ~20secs as there's a car about 100m away(we had no idea what he was going to do so didn't risk crossing

). He waits for this car to go before pulling straight out into the road.
(It's 7pm on a monday, so no other cars to speak of other than those too on the beach front. Me and my friends were just going to go get food after having been swimming in the sea at my beach hut.)
So anyway, he pulls straight out(still no directions indicated, so we still can't move). Then stops in the middle of the road - there's a bike which he spots about 30m away. He waits for this to pass. He then begins to turn, and stalls.

:|

Psymonkee · 19 Jul 2006 at 15:25

Rilot and Memphisto - absolute classics - made me laugh out loud and now my dad is intrigued

JBuk · 19 Jul 2006 at 16:11

he was pushing his bike and you blocked his right of way? hes got every right to be annoyed.

i just noticed you said there was room to fit through, maybe he did go a bit OTT then, but you were parked on the pavement, a pet hate of mine

squiffy · 19 Jul 2006 at 16:29

badgermonkey said:
He was only pushing it? Well serves him right anyway. He has a bike he should be riding it not pushing it!

Maybe it's unridable? (flat tyre, damaged wheel, faulty brakes/cables etc)? If a car has parked so far up the pavement only giving 1.5" of clearence I would push my bike between the gap...if my metal end capped bars scrape along the whole of the car it's the car drivers fault, and he won't do it again.

Simian · 20 Jul 2006 at 08:41

JBuk said:
i just noticed you said there was room to fit through, maybe he did go a bit OTT then, but you were parked on the pavement, a pet hate of mine

Wasn't (technically) parked!... Only stopped for 2 mins max to close and lock my gates!... If I'd been there all night then maby he'd have had a beef!... But it was 2 minutes Max!...

And yes there was loads of room to pass behind the car without going in the road in front of the car!

Samtheman1k · 20 Jul 2006 at 09:34

Maybe he hasn't got many of those '2 minutes' left...

Simian · 20 Jul 2006 at 13:16

Samtheman1k said:
Maybe he hasn't got many of those '2 minutes' left...

Naaa... He looked like one of these fit old duffers who'll out live the lot of us!

Murf · 20 Jul 2006 at 13:34

Samtheman1k said:
I would have done the same TBH. I always make a point of not moving out of the way for cyclists when they are on the pavement. If you hit & injure me on the pavement, then guess who I'll (well, my solicitor) be coming to for compensation?

If I got hit by a cyclist while they were on the path I'd write it off as an accident, they happen. If you got a couple of bruises from an accident would you actually be that irritating and call a solicitor?

Aod · 20 Jul 2006 at 13:58

squiffy said:
Maybe it's unridable? (flat tyre, damaged wheel, faulty brakes/cables etc)? If a car has parked so far up the pavement only giving 1.5" of clearence I would push my bike between the gap...if my metal end capped bars scrape along the whole of the car it's the car drivers fault, and he won't do it again.

Mmmmm, Criminal damage with intent to harm...

squiffy · 20 Jul 2006 at 14:28

Aod said:
Mmmmm, Criminal damage with intent to harm...

Nope, if a pedastrian/other road path user has to squeeze past because the car is parked so far up the kerb, any damage is the car users fault (ie jacket stud scrapes along the car) It is not criminal damage. The pedastrian should not be expected to walk on the road, as this is a hazard.

Samtheman1k · 20 Jul 2006 at 14:44

Murf said:
If I got hit by a cyclist while they were on the path I'd write it off as an accident, they happen. If you got a couple of bruises from an accident would you actually be that irritating and call a solicitor?

In that case, I'd probably just lump them one.

squiffy · 20 Jul 2006 at 14:55

Murf said:
If I got hit by a cyclist while they were on the path I'd write it off as an accident, they happen. If you got a couple of bruises from an accident would you actually be that irritating and call a solicitor?

I could seriously injure someone if I plowed into them whilst riding a bike at high speed, so they have every right to sue me

If/when I need to ride on the pavement I ride slow (on the MTB) on the roadie always ride on-road.

agw_01 · 20 Jul 2006 at 16:32

squiffy said:
Also depends how you were riding on the pavement...zipping along or going slow? She had a right to say that. A pedastrian can walk out in front of a speeding bicycle who's riding on the pavement, it's the cyclists fault as cylicsts aren't supposed to ride their.

I always ride on the roads.

If I ever ride on the pavement, I always take it easy. I'm not stupid.

On this particular day, I came up behind the women and was cycling very slowly behind for about 5 seconds (to see if they noticed me before I asked).

I always ride on the roads now that I'm older, but if my mum told me to keep on the pavement when I was younger, why shouldn't I? She was obviously saying that to keep me safe, not so that I would annoy pedestrians.

Someone opened a car door into me when I was riding on the pavement once. Was I zipping along and riding like a mad man... no. I was going at a normal pace and riding sensibly.

Getting a bit sick of the whole OcUK 'OMG EVERYTHING YOU DO IS WRONG!!!1111' thing.

nomad · 20 Jul 2006 at 17:36

I hate cyclists. They do what the hell they like, on the road and the pavement, and because they aint taked or insured there is no comeback when one hits you or your car. :rolleyes:

And as for "well if a car was on the pavement and I was walking my bike I would just scrape by it" no you wouldn't I'll wager, easy to say that on here, less easy to actually do it in front of the driver in the real world, it isnt gonna be a case of criminal damage, its gonna be a case of slapped in the face.

Samtheman1k · 20 Jul 2006 at 17:49

agw_01 said:
I always ride on the roads now that I'm older, but if my mum told me to keep on the pavement when I was younger, why shouldn't I?

Because it's illegal?

Duke · 20 Jul 2006 at 17:50

We have a few curtain twitchers here as well, although not quite on the scale of Rilots lot

squiffy · 20 Jul 2006 at 18:25

Samtheman1k said:
Because it's illegal?

Depends on the riders age. Fairly common "children" ride on the pavements, I don't think a copper will stop them. However if a adult rides on a pavement then that's different.