Gentlemen, please!!!!

[Becs]

. . . . if you have to clear your nose while cycling, FFS look behind you first!

Got a face full of someone else's snot today and had 5 miles until I could shower! Gross!!!

When I voiced my displeasure he just said "whoops, didn't think you'd be able to keep up with me" . . . . . . . . . don't underestimate comfortably-built ladies on steel tourers, or folding bikes for that matter, some of us are faster than we look!

 

[growingvegetables]

Gross!!!

On two counts. At least.

 

[Becs]

On two counts. At least.

eh?

 

[growingvegetables]

ROFL - sorry! Me being oblique

It's bad enough that he cleared his nose in that disgusting way (that's one). But he added to that disrespect for "comfortably-built ladies on steel tourers" - hey, not just gross, but silly as well!

 

[Ian Cooper]

Oh come on! 'Gentlemen'? Surely this is disgusting and offensive if anyone does it. A true gentleman would never do such a foul thing. If my nose gets clogged I either stop and blow it on a tissue or, if there are no tissues available, I sniff it up and wait until I can get a tissue. Anyone who would do such a thing is certainly no gentleman. It's like spitting in public - horrible! There should be a law!

 

[Maylian]

Yup never done this myself, if desparate I might blow into my gloves since I clean them often but never spit or anything like that, there is just nose need!....

 

[gambatte]

Guilty, when cycling or running.
Always shoulder check before a snot rocket though....

 

[Edwards80]

I got a funny look once for pulling a hanky out with pictures of horses on it Can't stand launching snot rockets though.

Mostly because it's a bit grim, partly because I'd just fire it onto my jersey/own face.

 

[fossyant]

Snot rocket here. Is be stopping every few minutes. I've never hit anyone as I make sure its clear.

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[Red Light]

Anyone who would do such a thing is certainly no gentleman.

Au contraire. He was showing that famous British phlegm.

 

[jefmcg]

I'm a woman, and I do it. My nose just runs whenever I exercise especially in hay fever season, so I'd be stopping every two minutes and fumbling with a tissue.

I just look at the cars and trucks putting out greenhouse gases and cancerous emissions and comfort myself that that is disgusting, not me.

I do check that not only is there no one in range, but hopefully no one who can even see me do it.

But now I'm confessing to it on a forum. Oops.

 

[Anders]

That must have been one heck of a nose clearance! - always best too look 1st and check wind direction (well for running at least)..

 

[BentMikey]

I once snot-rocketed a tailgating car. They backed off.

 

[martint235]

. . . . if you have to clear your nose while cycling, FFS look behind you first!

Got a face full of someone else's snot today and had 5 miles until I could shower! Gross!!!

When I voiced my displeasure he just said "whoops, didn't think you'd be able to keep up with me" . . . . . . . . . don't underestimate comfortably-built ladies on steel tourers, or folding bikes for that matter, some of us are faster than we look!

For some reason it's only my left nostril that needs clearing. Cleared it the other day and didn't realise that the wheelsucker who had been on my wheel for about 5 miles was still there. Oops.

 

[Moodyman]

I'm also guilty - running and cycling - the first 10-15 minutes.

Shoulder check to make sure nobody behind and release onto the tarmac