I'm disgusting too!!!

homerio · 19 Jul 2006 at 10:05

I got called a lovely young man yesterday for getting an old lady something that was out of her reach in the supermarket.

I'm not disgusting \o/

Kiyoshi · 19 Jul 2006 at 10:22

Pics or it didn't happen

WIBSBOT · 19 Jul 2006 at 10:35

Simian said:
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I'm with the old man on this one - not because you did anything wrong but because nothing beats a good moan in the morning

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Cueball · 19 Jul 2006 at 10:37

Nix said:
With any luck the next cold snap will kill him off.

ROFL!!

Borris · 19 Jul 2006 at 10:45

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

Do you need to be told what to do.

On this forum?

</Morpheus>*

* Just prior to the ovarey punching scene.

agw_01 · 19 Jul 2006 at 10:51

fatiain said:
Old people

Since we're having a moan at old people, here's a story from a few years ago. I must have been about 16.

I was riding my bike on the pavement (my mum had told me she didn't want me riding on the roads) minding my own business, when I came up behind two elderly women walking in front of me.

I politely said "excuse me please" to which one of them obliged while the other one sternly shouted "NO!"

I looked at her for a second, laughed, thanked the other lady and rode off.

Old people are so stubborn :rolleyes:

fatiain · 19 Jul 2006 at 10:52

homerio said:
I got called a lovely young man yesterday for getting an old lady something that was out of her reach in the supermarket.

I'm not disgusting \o/

I did that the day after "beating" my child in the supermarket.

What does that make me? :confused:

Nix · 19 Jul 2006 at 10:53

fatiain said:
I did that the day after "beating" my child in the supermarket.

What does that make me?

A politician.

Samtheman1k · 19 Jul 2006 at 10:54

fatiain said:
I did that the day after "beating" my child in the supermarket.

What does that make me?

A parent who's also a gentleman?

fatiain · 19 Jul 2006 at 10:55

Nix said:
A politician.

Samtheman1k said:
A parent who's also a gentleman?

That's better

Bumhucker · 19 Jul 2006 at 11:02

Samtheman1k said:
Yeah, easier for YOU!

But you said it was a very quiet road????? What if a car came and knocked the old bloke down????

I still don't see why this OAP (i assume?) should be forced to walk on the road because you can't be bothered to park your car properly.

It's easier overall. I can't see the point of someone going to extra effort when the old guy can either walk round the car or just wait a minute. Yes the OP might be in the wrong leaving his car there but he had to leave it somewhere. I can't understand why people are so unwilling to be patient when they are inconvenienced by someone else.

And a car won't knock him down because I assume the driver isn't blind.

squiffy · 19 Jul 2006 at 11:19

agw_01 said:
Since we're having a moan at old people, here's a story from a few years ago. I must have been about 16.

I was riding my bike on the pavement (my mum had told me she didn't want me riding on the roads) minding my own business, when I came up behind two elderly women walking in front of me.

I politely said "excuse me please" to which one of them obliged while the other one sternly shouted "NO!"

I looked at her for a second, laughed, thanked the other lady and rode off.

Old people are so stubborn

Well you're not allowed to ride on the pavement, although being a "kid" gives you a right of way (a copper seeing a 10 year old riding on the pavement will probably turn a blind eye) although at 16 you should start to grow up and ride on the roads. 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.

Cuchulain · 19 Jul 2006 at 11:21

I remember driving through the New Forest a couple of years back and there was an old duffer standing on the pavement, it was mid-summer and as I drove past him I heard him shout at the top of his (posh) voice "Prrrrr**k!", we were in hysterics.

gjc10212 · 19 Jul 2006 at 11:22

Nix said:
With any luck the next cold snap will kill him off.

Made me chuckle

Haggisman · 19 Jul 2006 at 11:27

squiffy said:
A pedastrian can walk out in front of a speeding bicycle who's riding on the pavement.

Actually this is just as likely to happen when you are riding on the road (I know this from experience...many, many times). Of course somehow it's still apparently the cyclists fault in this case... :rolleyes:

Smiley Man · 19 Jul 2006 at 11:38

gah some old people :mad:

they think they deserve respect by default, you have to earn my respect, you won't get it just because you're old :mad:

if some old biddy started having a go about me about something, they wouldnt be showing me any respect so why should i give them some?

old people thinking just cos they're old they deserve respect really get on my nads

/rant over

Samtheman1k · 19 Jul 2006 at 11:44

Bumhucker said:
It's easier overall. I can't see the point of someone going to extra effort when the old guy can either walk round the car or just wait a minute. Yes the OP might be in the wrong leaving his car there but he had to leave it somewhere. I can't understand why people are so unwilling to be patient when they are inconvenienced by someone else.

And a car won't knock him down because I assume the driver isn't blind.

I would have thought it was easier to of just pulled forward a few yards onto the quiet road in the first place, thus leaving the pavement free for pedestians & avoiding this whole situation. But that would have involved the driver, and not the pedestrian, having to of walked an extra couple of yards. What if it was someone with a pram? Would the OP force them & their kids to walk out into the road? Kids are hard enough to control at the best of times, let alone dragging them out onto the road.

Samtheman1k · 19 Jul 2006 at 11:47

agw_01 said:
I was riding my bike on the pavement (my mum had told me she didn't want me riding on the roads) minding my own business, when I came up behind two elderly women walking in front of me.

I politely said "excuse me please" to which one of them obliged while the other one sternly shouted "NO!"

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?

Pavements are for Pedestrians. Roads are for cars & bikes.

Why did you not just move onto the road to pass the ladies and then jump back onto the pavement?

squiffy · 19 Jul 2006 at 11:50

I guess it depends on the width of the pavement, if it's like 6' wide a bit cars on partially is ok, but if narrow you shouldn't park the car on it....in any case leave 4' gap. Otherwise except to be told off. Also the risk of scratched paint, the medal studs on my jacket might scrape along the side (won't do deliberatly, but if only 2'-3' gap I will have to squeeze through so it's your own fault)

Rilot · 19 Jul 2006 at 12:16

My close is populated exclusively by old folk, here are some of the things I've had to deal with over the last 3 years.

My next-door-neighbour constantly complains at me when I park my car on my front lawn.

A biddy up the road asked me to "get rid of" my cat because it "walked" on her lawn and it made her cats scared that there was another cat outside.

Neighbour asked me to "tell" my cats to stop walking on his driveway as it's his property and they are trespassing.

There are tons of these but I wont bore you with them all.