Just need to have a [censored]. Wet ride in this morning and everyone seemed out to get me. One cager cut me off by driving into the bike lane on a freakin round about (as I was entering coming down from 40k's in the wet). Then a smidsy as I get close to work. They were turning right from a car park onto the road I was on, intending to go in the same direction as me. Me in the left lane. I saw them turning just as I approached the car park and I thought "... a bit rude..." but assumed they'd go into the right lane... but oh no... they wanted the little piece of road I was sittin in! Anyone care to guess the type of vehicle? One of those ones that would give you fantastic view of the road ahead... if you just opened your fscking eyes! A few choice words slipped out but all in vain (just the innocent bystanders that caught my Shakespearean prose). She saw me eventually but I'd had time to write "wash me" on the front left fender by then. @#%!@%$@% !
That feels better... just needed to let off some steam.
Just need to have a [censored]. Wet ride in this morning and everyone seemed out to get me. One cager cut me off by driving into the bike lane on a freakin round about (as I was entering coming down from 40k's in the wet). Then a smidsy as I get close to work. They were turning right from a car park onto the road I was on, intending to go in the same direction as me. Me in the left lane. I saw them turning just as I approached the car park and I thought "... a bit rude..." but assumed they'd go into the right lane... but oh no... they wanted the little piece of road I was sittin in! Anyone care to guess the type of vehicle? One of those ones that would give you fantastic view of the road ahead... if you just opened your fscking eyes! A few choice words slipped out but all in vain (just the innocent bystanders that caught my Shakespearean prose). She saw me eventually but I'd had time to write "wash me" on the front left fender by then. @#%!@%$@% !
That feels better... just needed to let off some steam.
Its funny how they give you LESS room on a wet road isnt it?
She saw me eventually but I'd had time to write "wash me" on the front left fender by then. @#%!@%$@% !
That feels better... just needed to let off some steam.
Ahhhhh now go and have the first coffee of the day. Or equivalent.
My approach is tempered by remembering DON'T TOUCH THE VEHICLE, as even the most gentle touch sends some cagers into absolute conniptions. Although in your situation, writing near the dusty rego plate, DRIVER IS A COMPLETE PRAT, would be in order. Or something shorter.
She saw me eventually but I'd had time to write "wash me" on the front left fender by then. @#%!@%$@% !
That feels better... just needed to let off some steam.
Ahhhhh now go and have the first coffee of the day. Or equivalent.
My approach is tempered by remembering DON'T TOUCH THE VEHICLE, as even the most gentle touch sends some cagers into absolute conniptions. Although in your situation, writing near the dusty rego plate, DRIVER IS A COMPLETE PRAT, would be in order. Or something shorter.
Yeah... just went and had a coffee to calm my nerves... um, you know what I mean. Thinking of going out and buying some brighter coloured riding gear this weekend though. While it was remiss of her to see me, I like to do my best to be seen. Perhaps I should ride to work dressed up as a bright shiny new 4WD... maybe then I'd be noticed!
Ahhhhh now go and have the first coffee of the day. Or equivalent.
My approach is tempered by remembering DON'T TOUCH THE VEHICLE, as even the most gentle touch sends some cagers into absolute conniptions. Although in your situation, writing near the dusty rego plate, DRIVER IS A COMPLETE PRAT, would be in order. Or something shorter.
my prose of choice is
"Also available in <insert colour of car here>"
i liked (who was it?) the stickers being placed on 4WDsalong the lines of "I'm changing Global weather. Ask me how" (or summat like that)
She saw me eventually but I'd had time to write "wash me" on the front left fender by then. @#%!@%$@% !
That feels better... just needed to let off some steam.
Ahhhhh now go and have the first coffee of the day. Or equivalent.
My approach is tempered by remembering DON'T TOUCH THE VEHICLE, as even the most gentle touch sends some cagers into absolute conniptions. Although in your situation, writing near the dusty rego plate, DRIVER IS A COMPLETE PRAT, would be in order. Or something shorter.
Yeah... just went and had a coffee to calm my nerves... um, you know what I mean. Thinking of going out and buying some brighter coloured riding gear this weekend though. While it was remiss of her to see me, I like to do my best to be seen. Perhaps I should ride to work dressed up as a bright shiny new 4WD... maybe then I'd be noticed!
That is freakish - we were just discussing that ten minutes ago in my office! We were thinking inflatable car suits to go over you and the bike?
I wore stealth yellow today, and I saw a male cyclist near St Peter's nearly get taken out by a b!tch in a you-know-what as she backed out of the school onto the roadway. He, too, was in stealth yellow. He hit the brakes really hard and aimed for the gutter, and she only just missed him. He didn't even touch her precious POS... I was going to u-turn and offer to chase her down but I let it go.
Yeah... just went and had a coffee to calm my nerves... um, you know what I mean. Thinking of going out and buying some brighter coloured riding gear this weekend though. While it was remiss of her to see me, I like to do my best to be seen. Perhaps I should ride to work dressed up as a bright shiny new 4WD... maybe then I'd be noticed!
The most visible motorcycles are those belonging to people who the cagers reckon would *hurt* them if said cager did something stupid.
Cop bikes and bikie gang bikes.
I See A Great Need - a gang of distinctively drssed cyclists who beat people up and trash errant cars. Then other cyclists can dress just like them....
Bean Long Wrote: > She saw me eventually but I'd had time to write > "wash me" on the front left fender by then. @#%!@%$@% ! > > That feels better... just needed to let off some steam. >
Ahhhhh now go and have the first coffee of the day. Or equivalent.
My approach is tempered by remembering DON'T TOUCH THE VEHICLE, as even the most gentle touch sends some cagers into absolute conniptions. Although in your situation, writing near the dusty rego plate, DRIVER IS A COMPLETE PRAT, would be in order. Or something shorter.
Yeah... just went and had a coffee to calm my nerves... um, you know what I mean. Thinking of going out and buying some brighter coloured riding gear this weekend though. While it was remiss of her to see me, I like to do my best to be seen. Perhaps I should ride to work dressed up as a bright shiny new 4WD... maybe then I'd be noticed!
That is freakish - we were just discussing that ten minutes ago in my office! We were thinking inflatable car suits to go over you and the bike?
I wore stealth yellow today, and I saw a male cyclist near St Peter's nearly get taken out by a b!tch in a you-know-what as she backed out of the school onto the roadway. He, too, was in stealth yellow. He hit the brakes really hard and aimed for the gutter, and she only just missed him. He didn't even touch her precious POS... I was going to u-turn and offer to chase her down but I let it go.
Tam
Ahhh yes. Me and Kath and Stealth Kat were almost taken out the other friday by idiot woman who didnt see me even afterwards as we lane split along side with Dave homicidal and thumb on horn. Not untill Kath tapped on the window at the lights and pre empted me by being so sweet and reasonable
Dave was going to go for the favoured option. "Apologise or I break your nose!!!!! CHOOSE!!
Woman appeared upset that she had nearly hurt the Kathy. I don;t think Dave or Stealth Kat figured in the equation at all. I did point out to her that the gap she had driven into actually contained a bright orange motorcycle with its headlight on and two people on it that she had missed noticing from 8 feet. (And from 2 feet when I was beside her with my thumb on the horn)
Some of em need culling.
Wet roads today. Pushy downstairs with 2 flats. Thats what I deserve for working on my hols I spose. Bloody glass. Must come from all the bike/ bike crashes hey.
That is freakish - we were just discussing that ten minutes ago in my office! We were thinking inflatable car suits to go over you and the bike?
I wore stealth yellow today, and I saw a male cyclist near St Peter's nearly get taken out by a b!tch in a you-know-what as she backed out of the school onto the roadway. He, too, was in stealth yellow. He hit the brakes really hard and aimed for the gutter, and she only just missed him. He didn't even touch her precious POS... I was going to u-turn and offer to chase her down but I let it go.
Tam
Even freakier... just mentioned the smidsy to a work colleague and she reckons that the apparent increase in poor driving during wet weather is due to the drop in barometric pressure. Perhaps under conditions of low atmospheric pressure people's brains start coming out their ears!? It's very apparent here in CBR when it rains. The ACT road rules state that when it's wet you must drive closer to the vehicle in front of you; stay in the right lane unless undertaking; and do not give way at a round about, especially if another vehicle approaching or on the roundabout may prevent you from doing a spectacular fishtail on exiting. The major road rule change in wet weather in the ACT is that cyclist no longer exist when it rains... who'd be out in the wet anyway!?
Tamyka Bell Wrote: > warrwych wrote: > > > > Tamyka Bell Wrote: > > > > > > > > > Her Excellency gave me a certificate too! > > > > of insanity for you r^nning exploits?? :p > > I wish, > > nah just some Fellowship thingy I got. > > Tam
Fellowship = state of being a fellow.
What sort of fellow did you become?
Well, it was the Audrey Jorss Fellowship, so I suppose I became an Audrey Jorss Fellow.
Tam
and you get to eat for another year while studying!
