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UndercoverElephant

EKE_38BPM wrote:

Family barbeques.

Maybe I'm a grumpy git, but I really don't like family get togethers/partys/barbeques. Having to drive my parents (and an aunt I don't get on with) there and thus not being able to drink made for a long evening.

Luckily that side of the family are so boring that it finished really early so, even including the hour long drive home, I was back in time to catch the last couple of matches on Match Of The Day.

I'm a great believer in the saying, you can choose your friends but you can't choose your family.

That's not on. Family get togethers require alcohol, lots and lots of alcohol.

Jimmy The Car

Is it against the law to slash the tyre's of the same RLJr's that I see every single morning on the way into work and shout at me to get out of the way if I actually have the nerve to stop at lights and get in their way! :evil:

Mr Sworld

Jimmy The Car wrote:

Is it against the law to slash the tyre's of the same RLJr's that I see every single morning on the way into work and shout at me to get out of the way if I actually have the nerve to stop at lights and get in their way! :evil:

D-locking them is the preferred and standard option...

Jimmy The Car

Mr Sworld wrote:

Jimmy The Car wrote:

Is it against the law to slash the tyre's of the same RLJr's that I see every single morning on the way into work and shout at me to get out of the way if I actually have the nerve to stop at lights and get in their way! :evil:

D-locking them is the preferred and standard option...

Duely noted then so

Kieran_Burns

Jimmy The Car wrote:

Mr Sworld wrote:

Jimmy The Car wrote:

Is it against the law to slash the tyre's of the same RLJr's that I see every single morning on the way into work and shout at me to get out of the way if I actually have the nerve to stop at lights and get in their way! :evil:

D-locking them is the preferred and standard option...

Duely noted then so

Or positioning yourself in the middle of the gap and adopting the Angel of the North stance just before they come alongside....

the_fuggler

I know I shouldn't be surprised, but the roads around Reading were absolutely full of loons today. It amazes me that they don't test everybody as they leave the car park.

Mr Sworld

You can't roadside test for most recreational drugs or lack of sleep... ;-)

the_fuggler

Mr Sworld wrote:

You can't roadside test for most recreational drugs or lack of sleep... ;-)

I'm not worried about that, I just want them to be tested using the Fuggles Patented Loon Test....

Mr Sworld

Aren't 'loons' a type of hippy trouser? Were the large flares getting caught up in your chain as you went past them on the bike?

the_fuggler

Mr Sworld wrote:

Aren't 'loons' a type of hippy trouser? Were the large flares getting caught up in your chain as you went past them on the bike?

Even I'm not old enough for those!

Anyway, I'd miss it if wasn't down the road every year. I just need to remember not to get on the bike or in the car for four days!

Can\'tPedalSlowly

Does anyone else commute through Kingston-upon-Thames and continually get cut-up round the one-way system after emerging from under the railway bridge? I now plant myself in the middle of the left-hand lane in the hope that if someone still decides at the last minute to turn left they properly run over the top of me instead of merely swiping my front wheel.

CiB

Teenagers. You might want to imagine that wearing jeans below your hips, exposing your boxers for the world to gawp at, is in some way cool and makes you really look like a US gangster in jail with his belt removed for personal safety reasons. Cobblers. You look like a twunt. Keep your underwear to yourselves, esp in Morrisons on a Monday afternoon. Tossers.

suzyb

A few people have been a few minutes late so far this week, as we all get used to the end of the holiday period and everyone being back at work.

And the boss sends round a email reminding everyone we start at 9am. Despite the fact the people who have been late rarely leave bang on 5.

That is a perfect example of why I do leave bang on 5 and take my full hour for lunch.

janm399

suzyb wrote:

A few people have been a few minutes late so far this week, as we all get used to the end of the holiday period and everyone being back at work.

And the boss sends round a email reminding everyone we start at 9am. Despite the fact the people who have been late rarely leave bang on 5.

That is a perfect example of why I do leave bang on 5 and take my full hour for lunch.

I feel your frustration!

I used to hate this--being reminded to be on my ar*e at 8, despite sometimes arriving much earlier or staying much later. But I digress. I do computer programming, therefore I can make all day of YouTube look like work.

Flexi-time brought the well-deserved peace.

mudcow007

midges and mozzies what purpose do you serve on gods green earth besides biting my legs an making me look like the elephant man?

also, rubbing brakes why oh why do you decide to rub when my legs are nackered, its raining an i'm are late for work. I felt like i was dragging a plough behind me this morning

i need a lie down

Irvinet

-1 for mudguards this morning. Was 100m from the office and someone had smashed a bottle on the road. Tried to avoid but heard a crunch as I went over a piece but it sounded like it was flicked out of the way.

Problem was it got collected by the mudguard and .5 second later I feel the resistance of something small jamming between guard and tire followed by a very loud hiss.

Convinced I would have got away with it sans-mudgaurds. Sure, I might have some glass embedded in my leg but that would, obviously, be a small price to pay.

Oh yeah, drunken idiots who smash bottles on the road are crap too.

veronese68

Can\'tPedalSlowly wrote:

Does anyone else commute through Kingston-upon-Thames and continually get cut-up round the one-way system after emerging from under the railway bridge? I now plant myself in the middle of the left-hand lane in the hope that if someone still decides at the last minute to turn left they properly run over the top of me instead of merely swiping my front wheel.

Which railway bridge? The one way system is pretty bad ('kin awful) and people swerve all over the place. I tend to use cycle paths to get through Kingston town centre.

wyadvd

My Rant;

I have two basic routes to work .

One (my most oft used one) is 15 miles via B roads, were my rides are most often incident free, but in fact a little dangerous due to the odd nutter that thinks overtaking me on blind corners has a certain je ne sais quoit shall we say ( a certain frisson maybe)?

My other route is straight down a dual carriage way and is 10 miles. This route seems dangerous, but in fact it isn't because there is plenty of room for cars to overtake me and there are not any cars travelling in the opposite direction to cock things up.

There is a parallel cycle path (or toy town road as I call them), but it is surfaced like a corrugated roof and hence when I use it , my average speed is around 11mph rather than the 18-22mph (depending on the wind) that I get on the proper road. This means that my transit time when using the cycle path is 45 minutes , or only 5 minutes quicker than when I follow the 15 mile route. If I follow the 10 mile route it takes me between 28 and 32 minutes.

Now heres the rub (I know this is boring) I finish work at 5pm, and so get o my bike between 5 fifteen and 5 thirty. I have a 4 year old (and a child seat) waiting at nursery in my home village to be picked up by me and me alone. If I use my 15 mile route, or use the toy town cycle paths, then there is a good chance I will be late, so I have to use the dual carriageway which is actually safer than using the toy town route where there have in fact been several injured cyclists where the path crossed the entrance to numerous industrial sites whose junctions cross the path.

Now this is what really gets my GOAT!!:

its white van driver honking me on the dual carriageway telling me to use the cycle path. If you are reading this white van man JUST F$C& the hell off you @rsehole!! Making sure I get to pick up my daughter from nursery is more impoortant to me than satisfying your ignorant misinformed Neanderthal grunting. Just F off! I don't ride my bike to placate your ignorance, or maintain your personal mental hygiene, I ride it to get home every single day of my working life. I've sold a car because I use no other vehicle.

Rant over

Kieran_Burns

PEDAL

KERB

BRAKE

LOSING



that is all.....

roger_merriman

Veronese68 wrote:

Can\'tPedalSlowly wrote:

Does anyone else commute through Kingston-upon-Thames and continually get cut-up round the one-way system after emerging from under the railway bridge? I now plant myself in the middle of the left-hand lane in the hope that if someone still decides at the last minute to turn left they properly run over the top of me instead of merely swiping my front wheel.

Which railway bridge? The one way system is pretty bad ('kin awful) and people swerve all over the place. I tend to use cycle paths to get through Kingston town centre.

just before the bus station I would assume.

much like in the car, chose your lane and hold it.

I do quite often take the far left and then has the rest gets caught up with buses etc pull over right. keep the speed up hold your line and it's quite fun really!

Mr Sworld

wyadvd wrote:

My Rant

Is too fucking long to read... MTFU.

veronese68

roger merriman wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

Can\'tPedalSlowly wrote:

Does anyone else commute through Kingston-upon-Thames and continually get cut-up round the one-way system after emerging from under the railway bridge? I now plant myself in the middle of the left-hand lane in the hope that if someone still decides at the last minute to turn left they properly run over the top of me instead of merely swiping my front wheel.

Which railway bridge? The one way system is pretty bad ('kin awful) and people swerve all over the place. I tend to use cycle paths to get through Kingston town centre.

just before the bus station I would assume.

much like in the car, chose your lane and hold it.

I do quite often take the far left and then has the rest gets caught up with buses etc pull over right. keep the speed up hold your line and it's quite fun really!

That was my first thought. The turning left bit confused me as you have to turn left as that's where the road goes. I see people riding up the inside of traffic approaching the left turn and expect them to be crushed, why can't they see it coming?

notsoblue

suzyb wrote:

Don't find it all that offensive myself but it is a bit wrong as the riots had nothing to do with race or minorities.

Really? The joke is that "minorities" loot stuff they can't afford. Anyone who is genuinely amused by something like this is either an idiot or a racist. Probably both.

suzyb

notsoblue wrote:

suzyb wrote:

Don't find it all that offensive myself but it is a bit wrong as the riots had nothing to do with race or minorities.

Really? The joke is that "minorities" loot stuff they can't afford. Anyone who is genuinely amused by something like this is either an idiot or a racist. Probably both.

I found the joke amusing i.e. the brick instead of credit card as it was through breaking windows the rioters were doing their "shopping". Not that it was minorities doing it.

Why does that make me stupid or racist just because I don't get personally offended by a joke that is not directed towards me and find it amusing even if quite stupid.

Do you get offended by fat jokes or chauvanist jokes. Does that make you stupid and sexist.

asprilla

Can\'tPedalSlowly wrote:

Does anyone else commute through Kingston-upon-Thames and continually get cut-up round the one-way system after emerging from under the railway bridge? I now plant myself in the middle of the left-hand lane in the hope that if someone still decides at the last minute to turn left they properly run over the top of me instead of merely swiping my front wheel.

Yeah, but I avoid the one way system like the plague.

notsoblue

suzyb wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

suzyb wrote:

Don't find it all that offensive myself but it is a bit wrong as the riots had nothing to do with race or minorities.

Really? The joke is that "minorities" loot stuff they can't afford. Anyone who is genuinely amused by something like this is either an idiot or a racist. Probably both.

I found the joke amusing i.e. the brick instead of credit card as it was through breaking windows the rioters were doing their "shopping". Not that it was minorities doing it.

Well the problem is that the joke was that it was minorities doing their "shopping". Not simply rioters. You clearly didn't read it properly. There isn't even any irony in this joke. It simply states that minorities loot and steal stuff.

suzyb

notsoblue wrote:

suzyb wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

suzyb wrote:

Don't find it all that offensive myself but it is a bit wrong as the riots had nothing to do with race or minorities.

Really? The joke is that "minorities" loot stuff they can't afford. Anyone who is genuinely amused by something like this is either an idiot or a racist. Probably both.

I found the joke amusing i.e. the brick instead of credit card as it was through breaking windows the rioters were doing their "shopping". Not that it was minorities doing it.

Well the problem is that the joke was that it was minorities doing their "shopping". Not simply rioters. You clearly didn't read it properly. There isn't even any irony in this joke. It simply states that minorities loot and steal stuff.

Valid point I guess. I have a habit of not reading things properly, mght be why I'm so stupid

Is it just me that can't see the image or are we now discussing something no one will be able to follow.

bails87

suzyb wrote:

Is it just me that can't see the image or are we now discussing something no one will be able to follow.

I guess the mods removed the offensive, racist link.

notsoblue

suzyb wrote:

Valid point I guess. I have a habit of not reading things properly, mght be why I'm so stupid

For the record I'm not calling you stupid... And to be fair, the joke would almost be funny if they just replaced "minorities" with "rioters". I just personally hate jokes like this that have an insidiously bigoted undertone. When jokes like this spread it reinforces the opinion many openly racist people have that there's a huge silent majority that thinks the same way as them. Which is b0llocks.

suzyb

notsoblue wrote:

suzyb wrote:

Valid point I guess. I have a habit of not reading things properly, mght be why I'm so stupid

For the record I'm not calling you stupid... And to be fair, the joke would almost be funny if they just replaced "minorities" with "rioters". I just personally hate jokes like this that have an insidiously bigoted undertone. When jokes like this spread it reinforces the opinion many openly racist people have that there's a huge silent majority that thinks the same way as them. Which is b0llocks.

No problem, it's cool. I'm calling me stupid, or rather uneducated and ill informed. i usually keep those sort of opinions to myself but occasionally feel the need to share and make myself look like an idiot

I do see your point about the joke and the wider ramifications.