Get off my cycle lane!

"Toby Barrett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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This lunchtime, walking down one of Harlow's cycle paths (the type that

are

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completely separate and away from the road) I rubbed my eyes in disbelief as a "yoof" in a Ford
Escort (it usually is in Harlow) came driving up the other way. He passed me and drove right up on
the verge in order to

squeeze

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past the concrete posts, installed to prevent things wider than a pushchar getting onto the path,
and was off.

Should I cross-post this to uk.tosspot to "prove" that all drivers are menaces to society?

Maybe he was getting it in place ready for a night time torching.

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"Toby Barrett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

This lunchtime, walking down one of Harlow's cycle paths (the type that

are

Quoted message said:

completely separate and away from the road) I rubbed my eyes in disbelief as a "yoof" in a Ford
Escort (it usually is in Harlow) came driving up the other way. He passed me and drove right up on
the verge in order to

squeeze

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past the concrete posts, installed to prevent things wider than a pushchar getting onto the path,
and was off.

Should I cross-post this to uk.tosspot to "prove" that all drivers are menaces to society?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

Please NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

You can post if you want -- but we will try to retask the PSF to go after cross posters to tosspot.

(I know, I dun it in the past. I'm reformed, honest!!)

T

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This lunchtime, walking down one of Harlow's cycle paths (the type that are completely separate and
away from the road) I rubbed my eyes in disbelief as a "yoof" in a Ford Escort (it usually is in
Harlow) came driving up the other way. He passed me and drove right up on the verge in order to
squeeze past the concrete posts, installed to prevent things wider than a pushchar getting onto the
path, and was off.

Should I cross-post this to uk.tosspot to "prove" that all drivers are menaces to society?

Toby

No, but you could cross-post this to uk.tosspot to "prove" that _this_ driver is a menace
to society.
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Michael MacClancy

"Simon Mason" <[email hidden]> wrote in :"]news:[email hidden]:

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Maybe he was getting it in place ready for a night time torching.

Not so far off. I've seen a couple of burnt out cars down the cycle paths before now.

Toby

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In message <[email hidden]>, Toby Barrett
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

This lunchtime, walking down one of Harlow's cycle paths (the type that are completely separate
and away from the road) I rubbed my eyes in disbelief as a "yoof" in a Ford Escort (it usually is
in Harlow) came driving up the other way. He passed me and drove right up on the verge in order
to squeeze past the concrete posts, installed to prevent things wider than a pushchar getting
onto the path, and was off.

Should I cross-post this to uk.tosspot to "prove" that all drivers are menaces to society?

Toby

No, but you could cross-post this to uk.tosspot to "prove" that _this_ driver is a menace to
society.

Hardly, he's just having a minor cyclepathic episode.

Colin

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"Simon Mason" <[email hidden]> wrote in :"]news:[email hidden]:

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Maybe he was getting it in place ready for a night time torching.

Not so far off. I've seen a couple of burnt out cars down the cycle paths before now.

Like this?

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On Wed, 14 May 2003 17:04:35 +0100, Colin Blackburn did issue forth:

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Hardly, he's just having a minor cyclepathic episode.

Go over there and stand in the corner. Don't come out until you promise to never use that
joke again.

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Huw "Only jealous because you beat me to it" Pritchard

Dark Fiber said:

and its sequel escape from beckton

Just remember Becton plays the part of Hue in Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket".

Tim
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fast and gripping, non pompous, glossy and credible.