Oooh boy. That was embarrassing
Kieran_Burns
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It was really very foggy and cool leaving this morning, So I made sure I had my clear lenses on and all the lights available for the morning commute
I was amazed at the number of cars driving along with no lights on, and started to get narked at the way they were looming out of the mist on the country lanes.
It became increasingly bad as I rode out into the quieter country areas and I noticed that the visibility was lowering the further I went (it's your glasses you feck-wit).
I started getting pretty irate at some of the numbnuts barrelling past that vanished into the mist within a few yards of me (it's still your glasses you pillock). It really was quite scary at times.
Anyway, down one foggy stretch that had a number of cars passing in both directions with no lights on, I went to adjust my glasses and caught one of the lenses which came loose... so I pulled over and took them off to clip the lens back in.
Oh. :shock:
Ummm.... the fog which I had been battling through for the last 6 miles? Well, there was none. (told you so, you fecking eejit) My glasses had this thick layer of condensation all over them from the cold air and it was in fact perfectly bloody clear, albeit very cloudy.
Errr.... :oops:
Sheesh.
So, to all the perfectly sensible drivers passing between Kegworth and Gotham this morning who were ranted at by this idiot cyclist waving his arms around and generally being arsey... Sorry. Really, really, REALLY sorry. :? :roll: :oops:
Where's the rain-x gone?
I was amazed at the number of cars driving along with no lights on, and started to get narked at the way they were looming out of the mist on the country lanes.
It became increasingly bad as I rode out into the quieter country areas and I noticed that the visibility was lowering the further I went (it's your glasses you feck-wit).
I started getting pretty irate at some of the numbnuts barrelling past that vanished into the mist within a few yards of me (it's still your glasses you pillock). It really was quite scary at times.
Anyway, down one foggy stretch that had a number of cars passing in both directions with no lights on, I went to adjust my glasses and caught one of the lenses which came loose... so I pulled over and took them off to clip the lens back in.
Oh. :shock:
Ummm.... the fog which I had been battling through for the last 6 miles? Well, there was none. (told you so, you fecking eejit) My glasses had this thick layer of condensation all over them from the cold air and it was in fact perfectly bloody clear, albeit very cloudy.
Errr.... :oops:
Sheesh.
So, to all the perfectly sensible drivers passing between Kegworth and Gotham this morning who were ranted at by this idiot cyclist waving his arms around and generally being arsey... Sorry. Really, really, REALLY sorry. :? :roll: :oops:
Where's the rain-x gone?
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2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
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Have to give you props for admitting your howler in public0
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Excellent!!0
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Wow, 3 replies within 2 seconds...all containing the same smilie!0
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ha clown. Least you didn't speak/shout to someone about it that would have been mortifyingPurveyor of sonic doom
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Clever Pun wrote:ha clown. Least you didn't speak/shout to someone about it that would have been mortifying
I've tried to picture that conversation. It would probably end with me committing seppuku with my chain ring out of sheer embarrassmentChunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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Gave me a smile!We need a bigger boat.
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Did something similar yesterday, although you're funnier describing it.
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I did something a bit similar when driving my bus through Iran. Took over the wheel in the bright noonday sun, then drove all the way to Kerman, by which time it was dusk. Parked up, and attempted to consult the Lonely Planet for restaurant recommendations; can't see it. Put the light on; still can't see it; either my eyes are getting worse or, God forbid, we've got a battery problem and the lights are dim. Could mean we can't start the engine tomorrow. Step outside to look at it under a streetlight; still no dice, really struggling to read it. Take my glasses off to clean them, in case that'll help, and.......AHA! Light dawns. Dunce.
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I did something only half as bad.
I was out at night sporting the clear interchangeable lenses in my sunglasses. It was slightly damp and merky and I was continually having to stop as the left lense kept fogging up but very strangely not the right!
I was having to stop every couple of miles to clear just the left lense, I couldn't work it out and I was getting increasingly frustrated at having to stop, I thought, "what the f#ck is it with this left lense".
It wasn't till I got home that I realised the strange "pop" I heard as I put on my glasses was the RIGHT hand lense falling out of the frame!
So I'd ridden about 20 miles with just one lense in my sunglasses. I'm just glad it was dark :oops:Wind. Cold. Rain. Pick two.0 -
I must admit, I'm surprised no one has come back and said I was making a spectacle of myself...Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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PBo wrote:SamWise72 wrote:.....when driving my bus through Iran. .....
That's not something you read often on here!!!!!
I did think at the time it was one of the coolest lines I have ever read 8)Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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The first line of a Limerick?
When driving my bus through Iran
I came up with a dastardly plan...
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rjsterry wrote:The first line of a Limerick?
When driving my bus through Iran
I came up with a dastardly plan
With a hook for my hand...
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MonkeyMonster wrote:rjsterry wrote:The first line of a Limerick?
When driving my bus through Iran
I came up with a dastardly plan
With a hook for my hand...
I drew a line in the sand
Help me out here.Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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Kieran_Burns wrote:MonkeyMonster wrote:rjsterry wrote:The first line of a Limerick?
When driving my bus through Iran
I came up with a dastardly plan
With a hook for my hand...
I drew a line in the sand
and said "I'm off for a beer at one".0 -
rjsterry wrote:The first line of a Limerick?
When driving my bus through Iran
I came up with a dastardly plan...
Help me out here.
If I sprinkled the sand,
With cement by hand,
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Kieran_Burns wrote:Ummm.... the fog which I had been battling through for the last 6 miles? Well, there was none. (told you so, you fecking eejit) My glasses had this thick layer of condensation all over them from the cold air and it was in fact perfectly bloody clear, albeit very cloudy.
Obviously you weren't going fast enough...'Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze....0 -
Feeble I know - but all my own work
While driving my bus through Iran
I came up with a dastardly plan
To annoy all the folks
By making bad jokes
And pretending I'm American0 -
Oh, I don't know, a little gentle satire1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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