I'm an idiot

[[Philip]]

Riding to work today in South London. Little car behind me starts beeping at me. Won't pass me, just keeps beeping. I get cross and ask "would you mind awfully telling me if you have a problem of some kind?" (although less Downton Abbey and more The Thick of It) A very nice lady points out that my bag is unzipped and could be about to empty the contents all over Peckham High Street.

How stupid do I feel? And then some.

 

[fossala]

Nice woman, hope you said thanks

 

[[Philip]]

I did, just after apologising..

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Excellent!

Reminds me of a similar situation...car beeping..I eventually lost my tempor...turned out to be the wife!

 

[simon the viking]

I posted once about a car pipping at me.... I turned my head sideways to give abuse when I realised it was one of my LBS staff.... (I work in car spares and bike to work he works in bike shop opposite and drives)

 

[dan_bo]

My default response to the sound of a horn near me is an instant extension of my middle finger in the direction of said horn.

Perhaps I should grow up a bit.

 

[Hip Priest]

I once gestured to a bloke to let him know his lights were off (it was dark). He slammed on and climbed out saying "You f---in' what?". So I said "Your lights are off mate." And he replied "Oh right...err...cheers mate."

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

A car once passed me with the passenger yelling "Bloody cyclists!! Shouldn't be allowed on the roads!!".
It was my neighbour's wife having a laugh.

 

[DougieAB]

Done the saddle bag left open thing before and only noticed when I get to work. (Actually, think i've done it more than once )

 

[cd365]

I did that on my motorbike a couple of years ago, lost all contents.
Traced the route back and picked half of it back up, still lost some stuff though

 

[Boris Bajic]

Re: The thread title. So am I.

Not for any particular reason... I just am.

 

[biggs682]

that reminds me of the time many moons ago when a mate in fronts rear pannier started unloading its contents on a very steep descent we had to dodge flying clothes

 

[VamP]

Had a car drive really close to me for a while at same speed, just as I got really irate, a bottle with energy drink got passed to me out of the passenger window. Was a club mate en-route to the same race, re-enacting his TdF soigneur fantasies

 

[Matthew_T]

Seeing as I am not very famous in North Wales, its difficult to tell if someone is beeping out of rage, or beeping to get my attention. I had someone the other day who shouted at me as they passed. At the time, I thought they called me a 'self-gratification artist' but they actually said 'good bike'.

 

[Deleted member 20519]

Seeing as I am not very famous in North Wales, its difficult to tell if someone is beeping out of rage, or beeping to get my attention. I had someone the other day who shouted at me as they passed. At the time, I thought they called me a 'w*****' but they actually said 'good bike'.

I believe the word you're looking for is infamous.