Alarming things to hear whilst fixing a flat

[goo_mason]

'Dave' Cameron would have been proud of you if you had !

To be honest the bridge isn't really isolated and it's not the usual place you'd find junkies. It's a busy cycle and ped route, so they'd have had to have been quick and lucky if they'd tried mugging me for my bike.

Hairy Jock will confirm that's it usually a pretty safe spot (as he used to ride this route). It's not put me off; I'll probably stop there again if I have another puncture around the same spot.

 

[HLaB]

'Dave' Cameron would have been proud of you if you had !

To be honest the bridge isn't really isolated and it's not the usual place you'd find junkies. It's a busy cycle and ped route, so they'd have had to have been quick and lucky if they'd tried mugging me for my bike.

Hairy Jock will confirm that's it usually a pretty safe spot (as he used to ride this route). It's not put me off; I'll probably stop there again if I have another puncture around the same spot.

Was on the Bridge, I thought before it was the residential area below it (near the bowling green). If so, yeah its normally fine and you'd normally meet another two or three cyclists at least. In the summer I quite often use it, I wouldn't use it in the winter or dark because of ice and the neds a mile or two down the path at Muirhouse.

 

[bazzadigz C+]

Stopped on the Coltbridge on the way home to deal with a flat rear. Just getting the holed bit of tube out to patch without removing the wheel, when two ned junkies come wandering up and stop on the other side of the bridge. They proceed to argue a bit and phone someone for what sounds like a rendezvous to score some gear.

After about 5 minutes, they cross over and are standing about two feet from me. Up to this point they've been quite loud, but then one starts whispering to the other.

"Ah cannae hear whit yer saying, like", says the other.

"Ah want that bike - will we hit him wi' the pipe ?" says ned #1 in an attempt to whisper louder

"Nah," says his mate, "we'll jist f**kin' jump 'im..."

At that point, I was attempting to re-inflate the tyre - so I quickly 'finished', hopped on the bike and pedalled off whilst I had the cover of a few cyclists passing by before they could carry out their plan. Stopped a minute further along to finish getting the tyre back up to full pressure.

Anyone else overheard anything alarming (or amusing) when trying to fix a flat ?

I was fixing the window in my flat if that counts? anyway I heard someone get stabbed, awful noise and ofcourse that was before the screaming!