Karma in the bank

[Arch]

Last night I hope I stored up some good karma. Coming home from friends at 9.30, stopped at a junction, and became aware that the car behind me was creeping forward into the ASL beside me. I turned to look, but kept my hard stare in reserve. Lady leaned across and asked the way to the station. From where we were, I had to think for a minute, and the lights changed, so I said "Catch me at the next junction". (only a few hundred yards on) The next lights were green, but I knew there was room for her to pull over beyond them, so I gestured to follow me, and went across and pulled over. This had given me time to work out the directions, which I then gave her, a couple of times to be clear. She pulled away thanking me profusely.

Hopefully, I'll be her opinion of cyclists for a while....

That and the four different rear lights I was showing...

 

[Mr Pig]

You want brownie points for giving someone directions? Must be tough down your way.

 

[Norm]

Depends whether they were the right directions or not.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Well done Arch - above and beyond!....

 

[Arch]

You want brownie points for giving someone directions? Must be tough down your way.

It wasn't the directions, so much, as the fact that I took the time to work out how I could find space to talk to her safely, as opposed to just saying "Sorry, I'm off!" and leaving her to it.

You just carry on being a grump if it suits you.

Norm, they were right, I haven't the wit to think up wrong ones!

Normally when someone asks for directions in a car, I have to think for a moment, because the routes one takes on the bike aren't always an option for cars. And central York is pretty convoluted.

 

[asterix]

You want brownie points for giving someone directions? Must be tough down your way.

York is stuffed with people who are lost. Officially they are known as 'tourists'; the less tolerant inhabitants are a bit scathing about them.

 

[Arch]

York is stuffed with people who are lost. Officially they are known as 'tourists'; the less tolerant inhabitants are a bit scathing about them.

Of course without them, York would be a dead little town with a big church and bugger all industry...

 

[Chamfus Flange]

Remember brownie points given by a lady expired yesterday



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[Norm]

Norm, they were right, I haven't the wit to think up wrong ones!

I haven't the wit to think up the right ones, usually. There's been a few times that I've thought "oh.... wait.... " just as someone has driven off with 10 minutes of detailed wrong instructions in their heads.

 

[Norm]

We've probably met then.

 

[02GF74]

people shouldn't get into cars if they don't know where they are going.

 

[Archie_tect]

people shouldn't get into cars if they don't know where they are going.

I'd best not get out of bed then....

 

[threebikesmcginty]

people shouldn't get into cars if they don't know where they are going.

What about if they know where they're going but not what they're doing!

 

[Mr Pig]

It wasn't the directions, so much, as the fact that I took the time to work out how I could find space to talk to her safely

Right enough. Mother Teresa hasn't got a look in! ;0)