Ooops, I think he heard me!

[rourkey34]

Nothing wrong with the language. Blatantly was no accident he was just impatient so deserves what he got!

 

[hopless500]

Glad it's not just me that uses most unladylike language on the bike then!

And off it

 

[Turdus philomelos]

As I explain to the students at work, there is a time and place to use bliffs.

My examples of appropriate use are; discourteous, dangerous drivers. Fustration when watching Scotland playing rugby.

Hopefully the young people I have built relationships with will be safer, considerate drivers to cyclists as they will have a wee voice in their heads when considering an overtaking manoeuvre. "That cyclist commuting could be a Ms P heading to work to save a wee pest like I was from the sin bin"

 

[Gatters]

SL if you're going right just after the bollard I'd recommend you should have signalled your intentions before that and be moving to the right as you pass the bollard

 

[Ian H]

North Berwick has done it better. I can't see it on Streetview, but last time I was up there was a sign telling cars not to overtake cyclists at that point.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Am i allowed to suggest that there's a bit of "sexism" on here with no disagreeable replies to Scotia Lass's thread? Maybe if a male had posted about shouting at motorists you wouldn't all be so polite.

 

[ufkacbln]

For me it depends on why you shout

To me it gives a verbal warning, but also attracts the attention of possible witnesses.

Of course it does NOT take precedence over avoiding action)

I find a clear verbal instruction

"STAY THERE"
"DO NOT OVERTAKE"
"DO NOT PULL IN"

It does work

The last one I involved the in was a left hook where despite being in the "Primary" the driver crossed on to the wrong side of the road and then cut across me

It was satisfying when one of the witness statements said that I had clearly instructed the driver not to overtake

Police were happy that as they were on the wrong side of the road the "Didn't see him" was a load of BS and that there was a sufficient verbal warning also given, so a warning was given


Appearing as a rational person is the key to getting sympathy, swearing does not do you any favours

 

[ufkacbln]

....refined and genteel Scots lady!

Is there such a thing????

(Apart form my Mother of course)

 

[Gravity Aided]

Oh, now,....

 

[ufkacbln]

My kids claim it's worse than a barrack room some days. And 2 of them have been in the Armed Forces

Slightly off topic

I've always loved the attitude of women in the services they do know how to put you in your place

I remember some young unfortunate flashing to one of our nurses in a pub

She ignored him and went back to our table to call the other girls across the table where he with his as sat with his friends and explained the circumstances


She then asked him if he would care to show them again as her friends would not believe how small it was

And I think that a dozen females chanting "Show us how small it is" was far more effective than any intervention on our part and one hopes taught him a lesson


(PS : We also had a word with the individual's Divisional Senior Rate about his conduct so there was an official record)

 

[ScotiaLass]

Slightly off topic

I've always loved the attitude of women in the services they do know how to put you in your place

I remember some young unfortunate flashing to one of our nurses in a pub

She ignored him and went back to our table to call the other girls across the table where he with his as sat with his friends and explained the circumstances


She then asked him if he would care to show them again as her friends would not believe how small it was

And I think that a dozen females chanting "Show us how small it is" was far more effective than any intervention on our part and one hopes taught him a lesson


(PS : We also had a word with the individual's Divisional Senior Rate about his conduct so there was an official record)

My daughter was on exercise and they were camped out in a forest, their 3rd night in a row.
She was grumpy having pulled the last stag duty.
She told me;
"A hooray henry on a huge hunter (horse) rode past and tried to start a conversation with me".

Him: Nice morning for it!"
Her: <grump, mutter>
Him: I bet I could outrun you with my beast...
Her: I bet not. I have this..(tapping her SA80 which was slung across her chest)
He tipped his hat and trotted off

Moral of the story? Never mess with a sleep deprived female Private!

 

[GlasgowFinn]

Moral of the story? Never mess with a sleep deprived female Private!

Especially one with the said

....SA80 which was slung across her chest

 

[ufkacbln]

My daughter was on exercise and they were camped out in a forest, their 3rd night in a row.
She was grumpy having pulled the last stag duty.
She told me;
"A hooray henry on a huge hunter (horse) rode past and tried to start a conversation with me".

Him: Nice morning for it!"
Her: <grump, mutter>
Him: I bet I could outrun you with my beast...
Her: I bet not. I have this..(tapping her SA80 which was slung across her chest)
He tipped his hat and trotted off

Moral of the story? Never mess with a sleep deprived female Private!

Sorry to take this off topic

When I was in Woolwich and Officer of the Guard I used to carry a 9 mm pistol and the Guard SMGs

The Women were not allowed to carry arms, so had pick axe handles

Give the restrictions, it was fairly obvious that a Nurse with a pick axe handle was a far greater threat than any of us

 

[ScotiaLass]

Sorry to take this off topic

When I was in Woolwich and Officer of the Guard I used to carry a 9 mm pistol and the Guard SMGs

The Women were not allowed to carry arms, so had pick axe handles

Give the restrictions, it was fairly obvious that a Nurse with a pick axe handle was a far greater threat than any of us

My daughter always maintained that a sleep deprived, chocolate starved female with PMT, was more dangerous than any weapon of the British Army

 

[Arjimlad]

How unlike the home life of our own dear Queen.