Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
He's just confirmed what we all expected - hes a real brick.
Proposal for a distasteful sport.
- Thread starter fatblokish
- Start date
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Salar
A fish out of water
- Location
- Gorllewin Cymru
Well.............I've just googled ...... "canal rage"..........what pops up is .manslaughter, attacking rowers with broom handles, two fingering, total dislike of other waterway users such as anglers. etc.etc...
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
You forgot verbally abusing leisure users of the anal(sic) network.
Cubist
Still wavin'
- Location
- Ovver 'thill
He doesn't sound very sorry to me.
I think we have established that he does most of is writing drunk.
gavgav
Legendary Member
Wonder if these guys would like an email with a link to the article.....
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
I did that during the first round of protests. a week ago. No response but is it really worth devoting any more time to the matter? The original article was taken down and, in the light of the latest posting, some insincere apologies were sent by email.
Is there anything to be gained?
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
I wonder if he's a serious narrow(minded)boater.
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
Leave him be, filed under "nobber".
Dec66
A gentlemanly pootler, these days
- Location
- West Wickham
I think someone's just a little bit upset that his ever so witty article got pulled.
The nobber.
The nobber.
Andy_R
Hard of hearing..I said Herd of Herring..oh FFS..
- Location
- County Durham
I think a group of us "Lycra Louts" should ninja like (not difficult in black lycra with no lights) sneak aboard his little ship and move everything around while he's asleep. Then sneak back to terra firma and shout "FIRE!". The ensuing banging and swearing would suffice for most of us I think.
swee'pea99
Squire
Haven't been following this thread, just mildly surprised to see it still running day after day, but I have to say I'm a little rueful about the all but complete absence of any messages recognising that the original author has a point.
Not, needless to say, that that excuses his 'article'. But if cyclists are actually using towpaths the way he describes - hurtling down them at speed, shouting at people to get out of the way, to beat times, regardless of the needs or safety of others using them - then that is a shameful, disgraceful way to behave. No-one should use towpaths that way, and I can't say I'm surprised at the tone of the original article if they do.
I don't suppose the original author has any problem with people using the towpaths to cycle on, per se - I'm sure he'd be happy to share them with cyclists behaving considerately. His beef is with those who apparently use them as racetracks, and I can quite understand why. And like I say, it disheartens me that as far as I can see from my dippings-in on this thread, 14 pages have gone by without anyone acknowledging it.
Not, needless to say, that that excuses his 'article'. But if cyclists are actually using towpaths the way he describes - hurtling down them at speed, shouting at people to get out of the way, to beat times, regardless of the needs or safety of others using them - then that is a shameful, disgraceful way to behave. No-one should use towpaths that way, and I can't say I'm surprised at the tone of the original article if they do.
I don't suppose the original author has any problem with people using the towpaths to cycle on, per se - I'm sure he'd be happy to share them with cyclists behaving considerately. His beef is with those who apparently use them as racetracks, and I can quite understand why. And like I say, it disheartens me that as far as I can see from my dippings-in on this thread, 14 pages have gone by without anyone acknowledging it.
Spinney
Bimbleur extraordinaire
- Location
- Back up north
It's something that Strava could sort out - but they won't.
