Seemingly trivial things that annoy you

pblakeney

Crazy, isn't it?

Ben6899

Mad. That's me digging estuary mud* out of my frame/calipers, btw. Totally unsuitable surface for a route which families could very reasonably be expected to use.

*because the river (Thames) comes up there... and there is no mention of tides at any point.

rjsterry

Is that not just the footings of the sea wall?

Ben6899

rjsterry said:

Is that not just the footings of the sea wall?

It's exactly that. You're riding on the exposed toe of a reinforced concrete retaining wall. Lovely.

TheBigBean

It's a taken a while, but Cake Stop seems to agree - bike lanes can be a bit rubbish

rick_chasey

Either do them properly or not at all. Half arsed is worst of both worlds.

pblakeney

TheBigBean said:

It's a taken a while, but Cake Stop seems to agree - bike lanes can be a bit rubbish

The example above is not a bike lane, it is a NCR. Someone has (allegedly) looked at a route and decided that is the best way for a cyclist to get from A to B. Crazy.

Your general point is correct though. The vast majority of cycle lanes are not fit for purpose.

surrey_commuter

rjsterry said:

pangolin said:

I like this one on Portway, Bristol. Just ends, on a 50mph A road. No dropped kerb.

I find a tipper lorry bearing down on you really helps you eke out those last few watts and show you what you can do if you put your mind to it.

That brings back fond memories of the underpass between Blackriars and Southwark Bridge with two lanes but only 30mph speed limit. If you held over 25mph they would not not try and overtake which was fine on the way in but the gentle incline on the way out had the legs screaming. The only thing worse was the lights turning green as you emerged

rjsterry

Ben6899 said:

rjsterry said:

Is that not just the footings of the sea wall?

It's exactly that. You're riding on the exposed toe of a reinforced concrete retaining wall. Lovely.

So... not a cycle path at all.

rjsterry

surrey_commuter said:

rjsterry said:

pangolin said:

I like this one on Portway, Bristol. Just ends, on a 50mph A road. No dropped kerb.

I find a tipper lorry bearing down on you really helps you eke out those last few watts and show you what you can do if you put your mind to it.

That brings back fond memories of the underpass between Blackriars and Southwark Bridge with two lanes but only 30mph speed limit. If you held over 25mph they would not not try and overtake which was fine on the way in but the gentle incline on the way out had the legs screaming. The only thing worse was the lights turning green as you emerged

Halcyon days. The flyover into Croydon is also 'fun'.

First.Aspect

rjsterry said:

Is that not just the footings of the sea wall?

I am wondering what is on the other side of it.

Mexico?

Ben6899

rjsterry said:

Ben6899 said:

rjsterry said:

Is that not just the footings of the sea wall?

It's exactly that. You're riding on the exposed toe of a reinforced concrete retaining wall. Lovely.

So... not a cycle path at all.

Only in name...

pblakeney

rjsterry said:

Ben6899 said:

rjsterry said:

Is that not just the footings of the sea wall?

It's exactly that. You're riding on the exposed toe of a reinforced concrete retaining wall. Lovely.

So... not a cycle path at all.

Not a cycle path but a designated section of a National Cycle Route.
NCRs can be utterly and completely useless. If you are local you'll know that it is useless and avoid it but it is more than a little annoying if you are passing through.

rjsterry

Ben6899 said:

rjsterry said:

Ben6899 said:

rjsterry said:

Is that not just the footings of the sea wall?

It's exactly that. You're riding on the exposed toe of a reinforced concrete retaining wall. Lovely.

So... not a cycle path at all.

Only in name...

Woah! Nice fortifications!

Ben6899

rjsterry said:

Ben6899 said:

rjsterry said:

Ben6899 said:

rjsterry said:

Is that not just the footings of the sea wall?

It's exactly that. You're riding on the exposed toe of a reinforced concrete retaining wall. Lovely.

So... not a cycle path at all.

Only in name...

Woah! Nice fortifications!

I thought you'd be familiar with Tilbury Fort.

rjsterry

I zoomed in afterwards. Yes, but not as familiar as I should be.

morstar

This is one of my personal favourites.
Unfortunately, Google street view does not yet show the paint.
This railway underpass is comfortably wide enough for just a single car but that is all.
It is also one way, heading the direction you are looking.

Some absolute moron decided having a cycle path heading against the traffic would be appropriate!

What’s better is cars actually turn 90degrees in order to go under it.

The idea that putting a cycle path directly into the flow of traffic in any way makes good infrastructure is beyond me. That it puts you on a direct collision course with a vehicle that has no visibility of you heading there just adds to the idiocy.

orraloon

I may be mis-remembering, but wasn't there some years back, 00s?, some gummint incentive scheme to encourage councils to create cycle lanes, get paid by the metre? Hence the number of stupid, start nowhere finish nowhere white paint splashes.

briantrumpet

The spoken commentary on the 'A Symphony of Summits' (on Prime). 'Trite' doesn't get close. They'd have been better off with just basic on-screen info for each sequence, as the cinematography is quite nice.

rick_chasey

My brother in law treats clothes (and indeed furnishings) like disposable items. His little one is 1 tomorrow and he’s put it in a pair of pyjamas that says “when I wake up I will be One”

In this day and age it’s practically offensive.

pblakeney

In this day and age calling a nephew (or any child) “it” is more offensive.

capt_slog

rick_chasey said:

My brother in law treats clothes (and indeed furnishings) like disposable items. His little one is 1 tomorrow and he’s put it in a pair of pyjamas that says “when I wake up I will be One”

In this day and age it’s practically offensive.

One of our family circle will throw away their baby's clothes on account of them having a bit of poo on them. The thought of rinsing the item under the tap and then putting it in the washing machine is too mucky to bear apparently.

rick_chasey

Argh. I felt bad enough using normal nappies rather than reusable.

pinno

capt_slog said:

rick_chasey said:

My brother in law treats clothes (and indeed furnishings) like disposable items. His little one is 1 tomorrow and he’s put it in a pair of pyjamas that says “when I wake up I will be One”

In this day and age it’s practically offensive.

One of our family circle will throw away their baby's clothes on account of them having a bit of poo on them. The thought of rinsing the item under the tap and then putting it in the washing machine is too mucky to bear apparently.

You would think the cost of living crisis would impact on these people and do they have any environmental concern?
Who are they - give me an email address or something, i'll give them the what for?

masjer

Making foods sound fancier than they really are:

Pan-fried, as opposed to what, dustbin lid fried? Hand cooked, hand crafted, hand finished, hand picked, our finest, specially selected, expertly selected, farm reared (not multi-storey car park reared), fresh (not rotten then), vine ripened, sun ripened. That sort of thing.

Stevo_666

masjer said:

Making foods sound fancier than they really are:

Pan-fried, as opposed to what, dustbin lid fried? Hand cooked, hand crafted, hand finished, hand picked, our finest, specially selected, expertly selected, farm reared (not multi-storey car park reared), fresh (not rotten then), vine ripened, sun ripened. That sort of thing.

Saying that stuff is 'home made' on the labels of stuff that you buy packaged up in the supermarket is slightly annoying.

Pross

masjer said:

Making foods sound fancier than they really are:

Pan-fried, as opposed to what, dustbin lid fried? Hand cooked, hand crafted, hand finished, hand picked, our finest, specially selected, expertly selected, farm reared (not multi-storey car park reared), fresh (not rotten then), vine ripened, sun ripened. That sort of thing.

Agree with most of those but assume pan fried is as opposed to deep fried.

rjsterry

capt_slog said:

rick_chasey said:

My brother in law treats clothes (and indeed furnishings) like disposable items. His little one is 1 tomorrow and he’s put it in a pair of pyjamas that says “when I wake up I will be One”

In this day and age it’s practically offensive.

One of our family circle will throw away their baby's clothes on account of them having a bit of poo on them. The thought of rinsing the item under the tap and then putting it in the washing machine is too mucky to bear apparently.

What baby clothes don't get poo on them?

rick_chasey

rjsterry said:

capt_slog said:

rick_chasey said:

My brother in law treats clothes (and indeed furnishings) like disposable items. His little one is 1 tomorrow and he’s put it in a pair of pyjamas that says “when I wake up I will be One”

In this day and age it’s practically offensive.

One of our family circle will throw away their baby's clothes on account of them having a bit of poo on them. The thought of rinsing the item under the tap and then putting it in the washing machine is too mucky to bear apparently.

What baby clothes don't get poo on them?

Hats, hopefully…

rjsterry

Pross said:

masjer said:

Making foods sound fancier than they really are:

Pan-fried, as opposed to what, dustbin lid fried? Hand cooked, hand crafted, hand finished, hand picked, our finest, specially selected, expertly selected, farm reared (not multi-storey car park reared), fresh (not rotten then), vine ripened, sun ripened. That sort of thing.

Agree with most of those but assume pan fried is as opposed to deep fried.

Fresh as opposed to dried/tinned/pickled/ cooked.

Vine ripened means sold on the stem, which gives them a slightly longer shelf life but makes them more difficult to pick/process.

Not sure about the home made one.