Bike parking blunder

[Pat "5mph"]

Sooooo: jump on my bike, away to do a drinks waiting shift at an office Christmas party.
Said Christmas party is held at Hampden park, Scotland's national football stadium.
This venue has only one bike parking rack, well hidden under an exit staircase.
Naturally, because my Mrs. Doubtfire won't fit the standard way - wheels too big, and me being the only one ever parked there anyway, I park sideways, as in picture below (picture not mine, bike not mine)
effectively taking the whole rack
When I get to my service area, a wee look at the table plan tells me a party from the Southern General Hospital is booked ... anyone in the know knows this is the workplace of Magnatom
He was not with the party

 

[Puddles]

Sooooo: jump on my bike, away to do a drinks waiting shift at an office Christmas party.
Said Christmas party is held at Hampden park, Scotland's national football stadium.
This venue has only one bike parking rack, well hidden under an exit staircase.
Naturally, because my Mrs. Doubtfire won't fit the standard way - wheels too big, and me being the only one ever parked there anyway, I park sideways, as in picture below (picture not mine, bike not mine)
View attachment 34462 effectively taking the whole rack
When I get to my service area, a wee look at the table plan tells me a party from the Southern General Hospital is booked ... anyone in the know knows this is the workplace of Magnatom
He was not with the party

S'alright Pat he looks like you could take him

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

... anyone in the know knows this is the workplace of Magnatom

Who?

 

[Bollo]

Who?

Go to the Guinness Book of Records and look up "Girliest Scream".

 

[Pat "5mph"]

S'alright Pat he looks like you could take him

Ha ha, better not take the risk!

 

[snorri]

Re the thread title.
It's not a parking blunder its a cycle infrastructure installation blunder.
One would have hoped the owners of such a prestigious stadium could have done better,........ hoped but not expected I suppose

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Re the thread title.
It's not a parking blunder its a cycle infrastructure installation blunder.
One would have hoped the owners of such a prestigious stadium could have done better,........ hoped but not expected I suppose

To be fair Snorri, when Hampden hosted some Olympic events 2 summers ago, part an adiacent wasteland was made into a secure bike park. Security on site all day, id wristbands for you and for your bike, space for at least 100 bikes.
During the 2 week event, the maximum occupancy at one time was 7 bikes, one of them mine - I did ask every day how many bikes did use the parking, out of curiosity.

 

[snorri]

That's interesting to hear Pat 25mph".
There must be many like me who don't use our bikes at times because of parking security concerns, then are pleasantly surprised to find these have been provided but disappointed to see them underused.
Y' jist canna' win.

 

[Harry_Palmer79]

That's interesting to hear Pat 25mph"

I'm guessing that was an error with your shift key... either that or Pat has been doing some serious training for the next CC Ecosse ride and plans to leave us all for dust!

 

[snorri]

I'm guessing that was an error with your shift key... either that or Pat has been doing some serious training for the next CC Ecosse ride and plans to leave us all for dust!

It was just as you describe, an error which I spotted before posting but just decided to leave in the post in order to provide a little encouragement

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Pat 25mph

 

[Booyaa]

Sounds scary, I often have my brain prodded in the southern general, I wonder if magnatom has done the prodding! When in on the 31st I will ask the prodded if they are magnatom.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Sounds scary, I often have my brain prodded in the southern general, I wonder if magnatom has done the prodding! When in on the 31st I will ask the prodded if they are magnatom.

I think he's in radiology.

 

[Bollo]

I think he's in radiology.

He's an MRI man, 'cause he's too scared to do proper imaging with proper radiation.

Come on Dave, show yerself!

 

[Booyaa]

Phew, no MRI this time!