Odd kids

downfader
downfader Posts: 3,686
edited December 2008 in Commuting chat
Not really a rant, just an observation... walking the bike past a local chippy and I stopped to let some younbg kids, no older than 9 or 10, come through first on the pavement as there wasnt much room. As usual they are dordling because they've just come out of school so I step to one side a bit further and I hear this little lad, for no obvious reason, say to me: "OI! Watch where you're going, Dingbat!" :lol:

Daft little sod, if he and his mates had been paying attention instead of getting in my way... :wink: I bet he went and told his mother about "this cyclist on the pavement", etc etc.

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  • ChrisLS
    ChrisLS Posts: 2,749
    ...don't be too worried downfader...just a kid...we were all a bit lippy once... :roll:
    ...all the way...'til the wheels fall off and burn...
  • Eat My Dust
    Eat My Dust Posts: 3,965
    I had 2 kids last night (at a guess 13/14 yo) pretend to throw something at me last night. I saw them doing it so stopped very fast and asked them "why would you do that?" there faces were a picture.

    boy "eh.......what?"

    me "I said why would you do that?"

    boy "I just thought you looked funny with the light on your helmet"

    me "so why would you do that?"

    boy "oh....sorry. Are you in a marathon?"

    me "no, if I was in a marathon I'd be running"

    other boy laughing "yeah, he'd be running"

    boy "cool bike, howfast can you go?"

    me "over 40mph"

    both boys "wow, cool, 40 mph! no way, nice bike!"

    we all said goodbye and I went on my way. I thought it was actually quite a positive outcome. Hopefully they both went home thinking that maybe it was quite "cool" to cycle rather than using cyclists as target practice.
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  • spen666
    spen666 Posts: 17,709
    Eat My Dust wrote:
    I had 2 kids last night (at a guess 13/14 yo) .....

    and you slate Gary Glitter?
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    It's quite sweet that he called you a dingbat. Or were you censoring?
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  • Eat My Dust
    Eat My Dust Posts: 3,965
    spen666 wrote:
    Eat My Dust wrote:
    I had 2 kids last night (at a guess 13/14 yo) .....

    and you slate Gary Glitter?

    Oh is that what he was talking about?
    boy "I just thought you looked funny with the light on your helmet"
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  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    I used to get annoyed by lines of kids taking up the whole pavement (whilst walking of course) and not letting anyone passed. Now I don't get out of the way. I don't barge through either though....just stop and stand still.
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  • Littigator
    Littigator Posts: 1,262
    spen666 wrote:
    Eat My Dust wrote:
    I had 2 kids last night (at a guess 13/14 yo) .....

    and you slate Gary Glitter?

    :lol::lol::lol:
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  • ChrisLS
    ChrisLS Posts: 2,749
    ...kids walking are a whole lot better than kids being driven to school...
    ...all the way...'til the wheels fall off and burn...
  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    ChrisLS wrote:
    ...kids walking are a whole lot better than kids being driven to school...

    Oh god yes! 8) And their parents trusted them enough to be out on their own, what with all these peadophiles :wink::lol:

    LIT, no I didnt censor. I nearly told him off for swearing then I realised, so used to seeing really gobby kids. :lol::lol::lol::lol:

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