A surreal encounter.

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Pat "5mph"

A kilogrammicaly challenged woman
Moderator
Location
Glasgow
I'm cycling along the river Clyde; just after 8am, already quite hot, still water shimmers from sun rays, there has been no one else for a good mile along the Glasgow Green park.
I see another cyclist in the distance, dismounted, inspecting his rear gears.
Of course I stop to offer assistance, he looks up ... wow, handsome, my age group - golden oldies we may say ^_^
In broken English (this is getting tricky now, older, foreign gent, how am I going to get his mobile number without he thinking me forward?), he explains that he dropped the bike a while ago, the gears have not been right since.
Our conversation is about local bike shops, the Ebike he's considering but feels would give him less exercise (brilliant, that means he's not one to suggest an Arran figure of eight as a get to know you better ride), the Genesis flat bar I was riding compared his Viking road bike.
He asks me my age, where I'm from, I laugh, telling him it's bad manners to ask a woman her age, but tell him anyway.
We shake hands "I'm Pat" ... "I'm William Wallace" ...
Ah ... yes ... well ... really ... OK, then, I have to go to my work now ...
I'm a bit lost for words, hey ho, Braveheart, you don't say, maybe some weird sense of humor, some hidden meaning, but you could have picked a character matching your accent.
At this point I'm still sort of hoping a next meeting may follow from this one, when:
" work work work, all people go fast fast, women go university, take the man's job, have the power, Pakistani very good, woman covered in the house ..."
I push the pedals: I've got the power, yes, ciaooooo!!
Ach well, that was that then.
 

Donger

Convoi Exceptionnel
Location
Quedgeley, Glos.
Dodged a bullet there, Pat.
 

Slick

Guru
Sounds like a strange one Pat, I reckon he would be barking up the wrong tree if he reckons your giving up the power. :laugh::thumbsup:
 

Drago

Legendary Member
A bit like Sean Connery? Definitely me then.
 

ozboz

Guru
Location
Richmond ,Surrey
I had a similar encounter a few years ago peddling along the Thame tow path near Hammersmith, I decided to have 5 min rest and sat on a bench , an elderly lady took it upon herself to keep me company ‘ I learned she had been a PhD and specialised in contagious diseases , naturally I asked her if she had ever been exposed to anything really bad , she assured me that all is very safe to scientists who work in a properly monitored environment, but she did say that one bad disease had them worried, but in no way could she have caught it ,
Mad Cow disease , I asked how she knew she could never fell victim ?
Because I’m a Chicken ! she said!
 

classic33

Leg End Member
I had a similar encounter a few years ago peddling along the Thame tow path near Hammersmith, I decided to have 5 min rest and sat on a bench , an elderly lady took it upon herself to keep me company ‘ I learned she had been a PhD and specialised in contagious diseases , naturally I asked her if she had ever been exposed to anything really bad , she assured me that all is very safe to scientists who work in a properly monitored environment, but she did say that one bad disease had them worried, but in no way could she have caught it ,
Mad Cow disease , I asked how she knew she could never fell victim ?
Because I’m a Chicken ! she said!


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/mad-cow-disease-may-have-spread-to-chickens-1254701.html
 
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