F****** livid

[Glasgow44]

I went out for a cycle today and on the way home I was cycling along the canal path. The canal was busy, as you would expect on a nice sunny day like today, and to my left there were fishermen. Anyway, I was cycling along and one of the fishermen, without looking, put a big pole thingy right across my path and I went over the handlebars (not the fishing line, a big pole that they use; it looks like a drainpipe). I am absolutely livid because his reaction was extremely bad - threatening to throw my bike and me in the canal. Incidentally, just a few seconds before a small child had passed him on a bike next to his parents who were on foot.

I don't think I was in the wrong here as 1) I was travelling slowly and 2) he should have been more careful.

 

[DCLane]

His fault as he didn't look.

I'd have called the police with threatening behaviour.

 

[si_c]

Guy was a nob. Deep breath and move on, hopefully you weren't unduly injured.

 

[Drago]

I'd have given him a swimming lesson, but then I wouldn't cycle along a towpaths at all if it were that busy.

 

[Glasgow44]

Guy was a nob. Deep breath and move on, hopefully you weren't unduly injured.

I think I've sprained my wrist

 

[JPBoothy]

Obviously he wasn't on his own when he had his tough guy rant, as that type usually like an audience! It's a pity you didn't snap it in half as that would have taught him a very expensive lesson indeed

 

[Drago]

So he wasn't on his own? If he got a few more mates to join him then it'd be even.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I’d have sent him for a swim.

 

[JPBoothy]

I’d have sent him for a swim.

And then poked him with that pole thingy so he can see how the fish feel

 

[8mph]

That was bad luck. The guy sounds like an utter dick.

 

[gavroche]

Not every one can be as nice as us lot on here.

 

[Mrs M]

Hope you’re ok, must have been a shock.

 

[steveindenmark]

What he did was an easy mistake. His reactions afterwards was that of a nobber.

 

[derrick]

I went out for a cycle today and on the way home I was cycling along the canal path. The canal was busy, as you would expect on a nice sunny day like today, and to my left there were fishermen. Anyway, I was cycling along and one of the fishermen, without looking, put a big pole thingy right across my path and I went over the handlebars (not the fishing line, a big pole that they use; it looks like a drainpipe). I am absolutely livid because his reaction was extremely bad - threatening to throw my bike and me in the canal. Incidentally, just a few seconds before a small child had passed him on a bike next to his parents who were on foot.

I don't think I was in the wrong here as 1) I was travelling slowly and 2) he should have been more careful.

There are so many nice roads, why would you cycle somewhere that is full of morons? I would have shoved his pole up his a**e.

 

[snorri]

There are so many nice roads, why would you cycle somewhere that is full of morons? I would have shoved his pole up his a**e.

You're lucky not to have to share the roads with morons.