Unpopular Opinions

rjsterry

focuszing723 said:

I wouldn't mind a Boston Dynamics Spot. Obedient, no mess to deal with won't bite anybody...

Bet the 'vet' bills are a bit eye-watering, though.

focuszing723

rjsterry said:

focuszing723 said:

I wouldn't mind a Boston Dynamics Spot. Obedient, no mess to deal with won't bite anybody...

Bet the 'vet' bills are a bit eye-watering, though.

True. I bet Noel Fitzpatrick could sort it out though.

morstar

First.Aspect said:

(Btw, don't understand how you could possibly confuse a bull with anything other than something to be admired at a safe distance, or the other side of a fence or river. It's clearly not a cow and one can spot this from a distance.)

There was no confusion about the Bull being a bull. The bull happened to be in my way in the very large field we were camping in as I wondered through with my clipboard setting up an orienteering course.
We'd co-existed in the field for several days without issue. Once heading in it's general direction while locking stares with it, the situation went south.
My fault.

tailwindhome

morstar said:

The bull happened to be in my way in the very large field we were camping in as I wondered through with my clipboard setting up an orienteering course.

Do you live in a sitcom?

Dorset_Boy

First.Aspect said:

rjsterry said:

First.Aspect said:

rjsterry said:

First.Aspect said:

morstar said:

Bad incidents with animals (that aren’t above you in the food chain) often come down to your own behaviour.

The day I stared down a bull ended up with me being chased and only just escaping with an adrenaline fuelled, world record leap.

Why was I staring down a bull? Because I was censored scared about the potential for it to chase me. Self fulfilling prophecy.

People shouldn’t have to run a gauntlet of wild animals in built up areas but conversely, they should learn how to behave around animals. It’s a basic life skill.

We ought to be able to coexist with animals like bears and wolves. Canadians manage okay. But the Victorians completed the sterilisation of this country and the mindset seems to persist. Too many people have a fear of anything not made of tarmac, concrete or glass.

That's unnatural.

(Btw, don't understand how you could possibly confuse a bull with anything other than something to be admired at a safe distance, or the other side of a fence or river. It's clearly not a cow and one can spot this from a distance.)

There's a wee bit more space in Canada. There have been no wild bears here for 1500 years.

That's not the point. The British can't seem to cope with badgers or foxes. Its humiliating.

Wut? In what way do we not cope with either? I'm currently coping with four of them living in my garden. Not sure I'd say we happily coexist, they recently dug up and dismembered one of their deceased fellows and spread his or her body parts across the lawn, which was a bit much, but we rub along together somehow. No badgers, sadly, but then I'm not a dairy farmer.

Most of rural Britain, as far as I can tell, considers the terms "wildlife" and "vermin" to be synonyms.

- Foxes. Shoot them, will kill sheep and spread disease (no basis for this).
- Crows and birds of prey. Poison them, the peck lambs eyes out. Already dead ones, yes.
- Badgers. Poison, suffocate and/or shoot them, they spread disease. Yes, they catch disease from diseased cattle and spread them to other diseased cattle. Much like shuttling diseased cattle around to inflate apparent cattle numbers and obtain subsidies.
- Hares. Shoot them. No reason, but I have a gun.
- Deer, shoot them. There are too many because we've rendered extinct all predators.
- Geese, scare them off or shoot them, they poo and eat grass.
- Trees, cut them down before they fall down. Besides, they could be triffids.

Honestly, the better option would be to eradicate farmers, farm workers and wankers who wear tweed.

You forgot pigeons - now they are vermin. They scare off and bully the nice friendly smaller birds, and they literally shit everywhere they can, particularly on your cars, and pathways to your door. They do need exterminating.

Crows aren't that much better either.

Then there are rats....

morstar

tailwindhome said:

morstar said:

The bull happened to be in my way in the very large field we were camping in as I wondered through with my clipboard setting up an orienteering course.

Do you live in a sitcom?

Possibly!
It was in my scout days.

rick_chasey

Since i'm on a roll with actually unpopular opinions.

I don't like the current trend for bike short length and wish they were all shorter.

essexian

Weekends are overrated.

focuszing723

That's why you keep getting bit, swaggering around in tiny shorts!

What is this place?

morstar

focuszing723 said:

That's why you keep getting bit, swaggering around in tiny shorts!

What is this place?

Tiny shorts and hanging around kids parks no less.
It’s like the 1980’s

Stevo_666

morstar said:

focuszing723 said:

That's why you keep getting bit, swaggering around in tiny shorts!

What is this place?

Tiny shorts and hanging around kids parks no less.
It’s like the 1980’s

He might have been wearing a long mac over the top of them though.

rick_chasey

I mean, that is a proper short length.

First.Aspect

rick_chasey said:

Since i'm on a roll with actually unpopular opinions.

I don't like the current trend for bike short length and wish they were all shorter.

Are you a triathlete?

rick_chasey

First.Aspect said:

rick_chasey said:

Since i'm on a roll with actually unpopular opinions.

I don't like the current trend for bike short length and wish they were all shorter.

Are you a triathlete?

Wash your mouth out.

What an offensive thing to say.

FreddieVonRost

rick_chasey said:

Since i'm on a roll with actually unpopular opinions.

I don't like the current trend for bike short length and wish they were all shorter.

Que?

morstar

They clearly cause health issues.
Both riders have suffered.
Plus Yates’s are rolled up.

Wheelspinner

rick_chasey said:

Since i'm on a roll with actually unpopular opinions.

I don't like the current trend for bike short length and wish they were all shorter.

Meh, you think that's unpopular? I even like white shorts.

pblakeney

There should be limits on shorts short length though. 😉

morstar

pblakeney said:

There should be limits on shorts short length though. 😉

There’s a common theme here.

veronese68

Unpopular opinions seem very popular

Pross

Stevo_666 said:

rick_chasey said:

TheBigBean said:

rjsterry said:

Going back to Rick telling off the local dog walkers, is this not just a case of Rick's Dutch side coming to the fore (if you'll excuse the national stereotypes)?

I'd say no. I would guess that Rick is considered forthright with his words in Dutch as well

It's a common occurrence so I have tried various methods.

What would you lot propose as the best option to deal with the rule breakers?

Go to a different part of the park, or a different park. That's what we do when we want to walk the dogs but want to avoid them being distracted by picnics/bbqs or people playing ball games. Unless you think you can single handedly deal with all of the people doing what you don't like...

We did exactly that recently. We have a small cockerpoo and our daughter has moved back home with a Staffie she got from a rescue centre. The Staffie is terrified of traffic so we can't walk him and have to take him to woods or parks. Like every Staffie I've ever met he's also soft as shit but we realise the media has demonised them as dangerous and as he loves people and thinks they all want to play we keep him on the lead until we get a space to ourselves.

However, on a recent trip to a large, virtually empty park we did this in the most remote corner we could find away from all the attractions. We get the dogs to run between us but some fuckwit couple with a young child decided that of all the dozens of empty acres and being well away from any natural routes they had to walk through the area we were using. Predictably our Staffie thought they were part of the game and ran towards them and they started to whinge. I gave them friendly advice to socially distance. There's plenty of space for everyone it just takes a bit of common sense whether from dog owners or other park users but as we know common sense isn't very common.

morstar

Shaving everything so you look like you’re a child.

Pross

rick_chasey said:

Since i'm on a roll with actually unpopular opinions.

I don't like the current trend for bike short length and wish they were all shorter.

Same with running shorts. I'm trying to get a pair of 2 in 1 running shorts with decent pockets for a phone and gels on long runs. All the ones I can find are virtually knee length and look crap (most are over £50 too which is way too expensive for running shorts).

morstar

Pross said:

rick_chasey said:

Since i'm on a roll with actually unpopular opinions.

I don't like the current trend for bike short length and wish they were all shorter.

Same with running shorts. I'm trying to get a pair of 2 in 1 running shorts with decent pockets for a phone and gels on long runs. All the ones I can find are virtually knee length and look censored (most are over £50 too which is way too expensive for running shorts).

Ron hill cargo twin has been ok in the past. Although the style changes drastically from year to year.

orraloon

Nicola Sturgeon is the finest dUK politician of the current crop and we should all respect her intelligence and follow her guidance.

ddraver

Pross said:

rick_chasey said:

Since i'm on a roll with actually unpopular opinions.

I don't like the current trend for bike short length and wish they were all shorter.

Same with running shorts. I'm trying to get a pair of 2 in 1 running shorts with decent pockets for a phone and gels on long runs. All the ones I can find are virtually knee length and look censored (most are over £50 too which is way too expensive for running shorts).

Patagonia

(especially the range called something like endless run, they like short shorts - but to prove your point, they've been discontinued I think (many available online on discount though. AVOID the TNF flight series ones with the yellow inners. The inners are so loose I have to wear underwear anyway!!)

Pross

morstar said:

Pross said:

rick_chasey said:

Since i'm on a roll with actually unpopular opinions.

I don't like the current trend for bike short length and wish they were all shorter.

Same with running shorts. I'm trying to get a pair of 2 in 1 running shorts with decent pockets for a phone and gels on long runs. All the ones I can find are virtually knee length and look censored (most are over £50 too which is way too expensive for running shorts).

Ron hill cargo twin has been ok in the past. Although the style changes drastically from year to year.

I got some Ron Hill ones at the expo before the World Half Marathon a few years ago. They've got a seam up the centre on the inner that has caused me chaffing in a very painful place on longer runs.

Stevo_666

Pross said:

Stevo_666 said:

rick_chasey said:

TheBigBean said:

rjsterry said:

Going back to Rick telling off the local dog walkers, is this not just a case of Rick's Dutch side coming to the fore (if you'll excuse the national stereotypes)?

I'd say no. I would guess that Rick is considered forthright with his words in Dutch as well

It's a common occurrence so I have tried various methods.

What would you lot propose as the best option to deal with the rule breakers?

Go to a different part of the park, or a different park. That's what we do when we want to walk the dogs but want to avoid them being distracted by picnics/bbqs or people playing ball games. Unless you think you can single handedly deal with all of the people doing what you don't like...

We did exactly that recently. We have a small cockerpoo and our daughter has moved back home with a Staffie she got from a rescue centre. The Staffie is terrified of traffic so we can't walk him and have to take him to woods or parks. Like every Staffie I've ever met he's also soft as censored but we realise the media has demonised them as dangerous and as he loves people and thinks they all want to play we keep him on the lead until we get a space to ourselves.

However, on a recent trip to a large, virtually empty park we did this in the most remote corner we could find away from all the attractions. We get the dogs to run between us but some fuckwit couple with a young child decided that of all the dozens of empty acres and being well away from any natural routes they had to walk through the area we were using. Predictably our Staffie thought they were part of the game and ran towards them and they started to whinge. I gave them friendly advice to socially distance. There's plenty of space for everyone it just takes a bit of common sense whether from dog owners or other park users but as we know common sense isn't very common.

We've got 2 cockerpoos (one is 3/4 poodle if I'm splitting hairs). Because they look soft and floppy eared, kids are much less worried generally. Main problem is near food or ball games as they can't resist. The other week smaller hound saw a young kid staggering around holding a sarni a fair way away. Dog went sprinting over, took a flying leap and relieved small kid of its sarni mid leap then scoffed it at a safe distance. Kid not too amused but family saw the funny side That's why we usually go to other places to walk them when the weather's nice - woodland is good as there aren't picnicers or ball games.

morstar

Pross said:

morstar said:

Pross said:

rick_chasey said:

Since i'm on a roll with actually unpopular opinions.

I don't like the current trend for bike short length and wish they were all shorter.

Same with running shorts. I'm trying to get a pair of 2 in 1 running shorts with decent pockets for a phone and gels on long runs. All the ones I can find are virtually knee length and look censored (most are over £50 too which is way too expensive for running shorts).

Ron hill cargo twin has been ok in the past. Although the style changes drastically from year to year.

I got some Ron Hill ones at the expo before the World Half Marathon a few years ago. They've got a seam up the centre on the inner that has caused me chaffing in a very painful place on longer runs.

I am familiar with that issue. Never used to be a problem but developed a small lump a couple of years back and now anything with a central seam does cause that problem.
I find separate skin tight shorts and over shorts give more flexibility to get the right first layer fit and outer short with suitable pockets.

TheBigBean

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