Your rants here.

suzyb

Close shave today. I'm coming from the right on a roundabout, car 1 in the queue coming from my left has plenty of time to pull out which he does. Car 2 probably shouldn't but has time so he also pulls out, I'm not going too fast so an not fussed. Car 3 is ready to blindy follow car 2 out when she spots me and has to slam on the anchors and skid to a halt.

It's the same roundabout as my last (and only other) close shave so I'm generally wary at it and wasn't accelerating round it fast. But dang that skidding noise got my heart going.

I just hope now it isn't 3rd time luck for Lanarkshire's drivers after 2 close shaves.

jonny_trousers

To the teenage policeman who saw fit to lean on his horn, and attempt to issue an illegible bollocking as he drove past me ten seconds later, because I clipped-in - and yes, perhaps moved 50cms forwards while remaining well within the ASL - in anticipation of the lights changing to green,

Ten out of ten for vigilance, but at least wait for me to actually commit a crime before you get all junior-Magnum-Force on my ass. To the best of my knowledge Minority Report was fiction and Future Crime does not exist. You Sir, are a Philip K...

Kieran_Burns

Jonny_Trousers wrote:

To the teenage policeman who saw fit to lean on his horn, and attempt to issue an illegible bollocking as he drove past me ten seconds later, because I clipped-in - and yes, perhaps moved 50cms forwards while remaining well within the ASL - in anticipation of the lights changing to green,

Ten out of ten for vigilance, but at least wait for me to actually commit a crime before you get all junior-Magnum-Force on my ass. To the best of my knowledge Minority Report was fiction and Future Crime does not exist. You Sir, are a Philip K...

You Sir, are old.

jonny_trousers

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Jonny_Trousers wrote:

To the teenage policeman who saw fit to lean on his horn, and attempt to issue an illegible bollocking as he drove past me ten seconds later, because I clipped-in - and yes, perhaps moved 50cms forwards while remaining well within the ASL - in anticipation of the lights changing to green,

Ten out of ten for vigilance, but at least wait for me to actually commit a crime before you get all junior-Magnum-Force on my ass. To the best of my knowledge Minority Report was fiction and Future Crime does not exist. You Sir, are a Philip K...

You Sir, are old.

True and clearly the alzheimers is kicking in as I said "illegible" when I meant "incomprehensible" (he didn't pass me a badly written note). Now, where’s that girl with my tea; Countdown’s on in a minute.

Fireblade96

I probably spent 10 minutes working on my bike this morning affer the freewheel disintegrated - bike upside down, wheel off etc. During this time some 15 cyclists and a good number of peds passed me. How many do you think thought to ask if I was ok or needed a hand?
How many do you think pretended they couldn't even see me?

I'm happy that I exude such an air of competence so that noone is concerned.
Or maybe Reading people are a bunch of tw@s

Applespider

To be honest, if you've got the bike over and the wheel off, I'm probably going to think that you are far more competent than I am at bike maintenance and therefore less likely to stop. If you're standing there looking bemused or with no tools in hand, I'm more likely to stop and offer sympathy and a basic multi-tool since to be honest, I'm probably still not going to be of much use!

mudcow007

i got in last night, mrs mudcow007 points out the car needs diesel so would i mind getting some (read as "go an get fuel for my car")

so off i go

Sainsbury's - empty

Shell - empty

Tesco - empty

Asda - empty

Murco (no i aint ever heard of them either) - empty

so i start driving further, i put in "fuel" in poi on sat nav....after another 20 odd miles im still without fuel so i limp back home with 9 miles remaining in the tank

just had a phone call off the mrs to say she filled up in Sainsburys

i blame wiggle

sketchley

The country is going to run out of fuel, so fewer cars on road, plus sun is shining, great for cycling. Bollox not happy at all!

rjsterry

Sketchley wrote:

The country is going to run out of fuel, so fewer cars on road, plus sun is shining, great for cycling. Bollox not happy at all!

The weather's going to turn tonight, so you won't miss out too much. This fuel panic really is a fail of epic proportions. No actual strike announced, let alone deliveries stopped and we still manage to generate a crisis.

Ben6899

It's because people are FUCKING IDIOTS.

But this isn't a surprise - millions tune into Take Me Out and Britain's Got an Extra Chromosome every week.

suzyb

As soon as you saw the report on Cameron's speach you just knew a panic was going to happen.

CiB

Ben6899 wrote:

It's because people are ******* IDIOTS.

But this isn't a surprise - millions tune into Take Me Out and Britain's Got an Extra Chromosome every week.

Don't agree. It's self perpetuating; we all need to put fuel in the car, it's become obvious that garages will run out of fuel so instead of leaving it a few days and then filling up at leisure, it's become necessary to buy now as there probably won't be enough left when in a few days when it is necessary to do need to refill.

Arguing that it wouldn't be an issue of everyone stopped is a non starter; it would rely on everybody stopping in a co-ordinated response to a request to stop panic buying (bad term that btw). As that's not going to happen, what you're asking is not for common sense to prevail, it's for Mr Normal not buy any fuel now if he doesn't need to but to stand aside and watch everybody else carry on buying up the fuel stocks leaving him high & dry early next week when he does need some.

There's probably some analogy between fuel distribution and banks. When everyone wants their share at the same time, it causes problems.

So - rant. People who think that everybody buying fuel is an idiot. They're not.

Ben6899

CiB wrote:

Ben6899 wrote:

It's because people are ******* IDIOTS.

But this isn't a surprise - millions tune into Take Me Out and Britain's Got an Extra Chromosome every week.

Don't agree. It's self perpetuating; we all need to put fuel in the car, it's become obvious that garages will run out of fuel so instead of leaving it a few days and then filling up at leisure, it's become necessary to buy now as there probably won't be enough left when in a few days when it is necessary to do need to refill.

Arguing that it wouldn't be an issue of everyone stopped is a non starter; it would rely on everybody stopping in a co-ordinated response to a request to stop panic buying (bad term that btw). As that's not going to happen, what you're asking is not for common sense to prevail, it's for Mr Normal not buy any fuel now if he doesn't need to but to stand aside and watch everybody else carry on buying up the fuel stocks leaving him high & dry early next week when he does need some.

There's probably some analogy between fuel distribution and banks. When everyone wants their share at the same time, it causes problems.

So - rant. People who think that everybody buying fuel is an idiot. They're not.

Disagree. Sorry.

The self-perpetuation would not have kicked off, if there hadn't been panic-buying in the first place. These folk who stock up on bread and milk every winter and respond to strike threats in this manner are in their own stupid little world.

I put a tenner in this morning because I NEED it for the afternoon's chores. I guarantee there will have been some unutterable wanker filling up alongside me who has no specific car-based plans for the weekend or next week, even. But heaven forbid (s)he runs out (somehow!) and has his/her perfect little, Daily Mail reading and Take Me Out watching, life disturbed.

So yeh, I'm a sanctimonious prick. And they're FUCKING IDIOTS.

mudcow007

the annoying thing is my mrs only put £25 worth of fuel in the car, meaning we will need to fill up in a couple of days anyway. So if the strike does happen - getting fuel will be a nightmare

Brakeless

A horserider with headphones on !. At first I didn't realise, I'm approaching very slowly from behind shouting 'Coming past'. She doesn't turn round, doesn't acknowledge me at all so I shout a bit louder 'COMING PAST'. Again nothing so I go really wide and cycle past slowly. Horse gets unsettled and jerks about abit as the rider shouts oi at me. She didn't like being called a stupid cow,how can you ride a horse on the road and not be able to hear whats approaching from behind?

rjsterry

Ben6899 wrote:

CiB wrote:

Ben6899 wrote:

It's because people are ******* IDIOTS.

But this isn't a surprise - millions tune into Take Me Out and Britain's Got an Extra Chromosome every week.

Don't agree. It's self perpetuating; we all need to put fuel in the car, it's become obvious that garages will run out of fuel so instead of leaving it a few days and then filling up at leisure, it's become necessary to buy now as there probably won't be enough left when in a few days when it is necessary to do need to refill.

Arguing that it wouldn't be an issue of everyone stopped is a non starter; it would rely on everybody stopping in a co-ordinated response to a request to stop panic buying (bad term that btw). As that's not going to happen, what you're asking is not for common sense to prevail, it's for Mr Normal not buy any fuel now if he doesn't need to but to stand aside and watch everybody else carry on buying up the fuel stocks leaving him high & dry early next week when he does need some.

There's probably some analogy between fuel distribution and banks. When everyone wants their share at the same time, it causes problems.

So - rant. People who think that everybody buying fuel is an idiot. They're not.

Disagree. Sorry.

The self-perpetuation would not have kicked off, if there hadn't been panic-buying in the first place. These folk who stock up on bread and milk every winter and respond to strike threats in this manner are in their own stupid little world.

I put a tenner in this morning because I NEED it for the afternoon's chores. I guarantee there will have been some unutterable wanker filling up alongside me who has no specific car-based plans for the weekend or next week, even. But heaven forbid (s)he runs out (somehow!) and has his/her perfect little, Daily Mail reading and Take Me Out watching, life disturbed.

So yeh, I'm a sanctimonious prick. And they're ******* IDIOTS.

Now that is a rant
CiB's initial premise is wrong: we *don't* all need to put fuel in the car in the next 24 hrs. There's not going to be a strike until Tuesday 10th at the earliest, if there even is a strike. They are obliged to give at least 7 days notice after a ballot in favour of action, neither of which has happened.

kelsen

Nearly became roadkill today. Approaching traffic lights on green - not burnt amber, green - when a middle-aged bint in a Chelsea Tractor approaching from the opposite direction right-turns in front of me. Grabbing a handful of brake, I skidded Speedway style to a stop inches away from her front wing. She slows momentarily, looks at me, then drives off merrily on her way. I'm stood in the middle of the junction with my heart in my mouth and yesterday's lunch in my lycra staring at the SUV disappearing off into the distance.

Worst of all, when I set off again the lights had changed without me noticing, and I shouted at a little girl who was about to step out onto the road in front of me not realising she was crossing on a green man :evil:

CiB

rjsterry wrote:

Now that is a rant
CiB's initial premise is wrong: we *don't* all need to put fuel in the car in the next 24 hrs. There's not going to be a strike until Tuesday 10th at the earliest, if there even is a strike. They are obliged to give at least 7 days notice after a ballot in favour of action, neither of which has happened.

No. For a start it's not panic buying, it's a reasonable considered decision to put some in if you need some and it's become obvious that there won't be any left if you leave it. The strike happening or not became irrelevant. The likely shortage was caused by people looking at what was happening and deciding quite reasonably that fuel may well run short as everybody else is buying it and therefore it made sense to buy some before it did run dry. By that point it was nothing to do with a strike and was all to do with people buying fuel instead of stepping aside and leaving it for others, all of whom to a man were no more deserving of fuel than you or I, judging by the scenes on the news.

I filled up like I always do as mine was down to the last mark on the tank. What sense is there in me not buying some when I needed it as opposed to leaving it a day or so 'to do my bit' and the rolling up a day later to find it's all gone?

Strike is irrelevant by the time we get to that point.

rjsterry

CiB wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Now that is a rant
CiB's initial premise is wrong: we *don't* all need to put fuel in the car in the next 24 hrs. There's not going to be a strike until Tuesday 10th at the earliest, if there even is a strike. They are obliged to give at least 7 days notice after a ballot in favour of action, neither of which has happened.

No. For a start it's not panic buying, it's a reasonable considered decision to put some in if you need some and it's become obvious that there won't be any left if you leave it. The strike happening or not became irrelevant. The likely shortage was caused by people looking at what was happening and deciding quite reasonably that fuel may well run short as everybody else is buying it and therefore it made sense to buy some before it did run dry. By that point it was nothing to do with a strike and was all to do with people buying fuel instead of stepping aside and leaving it for others, all of whom to a man were no more deserving of fuel than you or I, judging by the scenes on the news.

I filled up like I always do as mine was down to the last mark on the tank. What sense is there in me not buying some when I needed it as opposed to leaving it a day or so 'to do my bit' and the rolling up a day later to find it's all gone?

Strike is irrelevant by the time we get to that point.

Agree that the strike is now almost irrelevant as the damage is done. My point is that the fuel wouldn't run out if everyone carried on as normal. It's only reasonable to make an extra trip to the pump if you think you can beat everyone else. Obviously if the needle is near the red then you need to fill up, and you shouldn't wait; the stupid bit is having half a tank, which ordinarily would see you through to the middle of April if you do low mileage, but driving down to the pump anyway because there might not be any left tomorrow. You won't need it for two weeks, by which time the shortage will have passed.

the_fuggler

Eye infection. Squinting while typing. Not that unusual while online, but unnecessary on here...

shouldbeinbed

I F*@!ing hate pedals.

redvee

A 7:45am phone call from work On the plus side it was bringing my shift forward 4 hours so I rode to and from work in the sun, although not warm.

itboffin

this evening mechanical mean i've written off an almost new conti 4000s, burnt straight through the sidewall :x :evil:

mudcow007

**Warning** non bike rant

i took our 8 month old collie out last night, we had been on the field for about 5 mins when a massive malamute/ akita thing started chasing her

I was shouting at its owner to get his dog under control an me trying to grab the akita's harness all the while molly (our colly) was avoiding the other dog

i know dogs like to sniff an smell other dogs but the fur was up on the akita's back an it was growling an nipping at molly. its not the akitas fault its the moronic owner

/rant

DrLex

itboffin wrote:

this evening mechanical mean i've written off an almost new conti 4000s, burnt straight through the sidewall :x :evil:

?
Loose wheel and thus friction burn on chain or seat stay? Or is this a Turbo-related f***-up?

nation

Fecking chain on the singlespeed is still slipping.

But of course it only started doing it 2/3rds of the way to work, and only when pushing hard to pull away from junctions or whatever.

To be fair I should probably get a proper sprocket for it instead of using one from a cast-off worn out cassette. Might also try doing away with the tensioner and just move the wheel in the dropouts to see if that helps.

cyclingprop

Bored of waiting now. And I'm hungry.

Ben6899

nation wrote:

Fecking chain on the singlespeed is still slipping.

But of course it only started doing it 2/3rds of the way to work, and only when pushing hard to pull away from junctions or whatever.

To be fair I should probably get a proper sprocket for it instead of using one from a cast-off worn out cassette. Might also try doing away with the tensioner and just move the wheel in the dropouts to see if that helps.

Tensioner. Worn out cassette sprocket.

This one is easy to solve.

suzyb

I have just witnessed one of the dumest overtakes that could so easily have caused a pile up.

I'm behind a Toyota Yaris thing that, with 150 / 200 yards to a blind bend decides it's going to overtake the 2 cars plus gritter in front of it. It pulls out but for at least 50 yards gets nowhere, it's just driving along behind the passat in front as it would have been but is on the wrong side of the road. Yet instead of giving up the overtake the Yaris keeps going and eventually it starts to pass the passat directly in front of it.

It still isn't past when we're almost on top of the bend then just when I think they're going to go round the bend on the wrong side of the road they pull back in. Causing the Passat to have to swerve and brake to avoid being hit. The passat was so livid he pulled out after the bend to get his car even with the Toyota to remonstrate with the driver.

I'm driving along behind them wondering which swerve will be a swerve too far and they'll loose control cause me and the two cars behind really have nowhere to go if they did.

Applespider

I left the gym tonight and it was mostly dry - the rain was spitting slightly. I debated sticking on the waterproof but then figured, after a workout, it was even more likely that usual to make me overheat so just headed out.

The rain became a drizzle about halfway home but still not horrendous. Then about two miles from home, the heavens opened. Absolutely sodden... and as I pulled into the driveway, it stopped completely. Grrrrrr! Thankfully it wasn't quite as cold out tonight as previously advertised! :roll: