Some car drivers!!

[Welsh wheels]

So I was cycling along this evening, lit up like a christmas tree, minding my own business when a car passes me and the passenger leans out and calls me something I won't repeat here. I did nothing at all to provoke him and was keeping well to the side. I resisted the urge to sprint after him, catch him by surprise at the lights and give him a piece of my mind. Instead I consoled myself with infantile thoughts such as, "Ha, I'm probably more healthy than you because I cycle so I'll probably live longer than you."

Rant over.

 

[Drago]

What did he call you that got you so upset? A Liberal Democrat?

 

[Welsh wheels]

What did he call you that got you so upset? A Liberal Democrat?

Not quite. He called me a w****r

 

[fossyant]

Could have called you Donald.

 

[Welsh wheels]

Could have called you Donald.

True that

 

[Mugshot]

So I was cycling along this evening, lit up like a christmas tree, minding my own business when a car passes me and the passenger leans out and calls me something I won't repeat here. I did nothing at all to provoke him and was keeping well to the side. I resisted the urge to sprint after him, catch him by surprise at the lights and give him a piece of my mind. Instead I consoled myself with infantile thoughts such as, "Ha, I'm probably more healthy than you because I cycle so I'll probably live longer than you."

Rant over.

If by close to the side you mean gutter, don't ride there!

 

[simon.r]

I got called a "fat daffodil" recently. Which was hurtful because I'm only slightly overweight.

Goodness knows what goes through people's minds that makes them think it's OK to randomly swear at people.

 

[Welsh wheels]

If by close to the side you mean gutter, don't ride there!

Not quite that close to the side. I meant that he had all the room in the world to pass

 

[NorthernDave]

Not quite. He called me a w****r

How rude!
Mind you, I was once mistaken for the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt - at least I think that's what the big man in the passenger seat of his mum's Clio shouted...

 

[Welsh wheels]

I got called a "fat daffodil" recently. Which was hurtful because I'm only slightly overweight.

Goodness knows what goes through people's minds that makes them think it's OK to randomly swear at people.

Yeah not the first time I've had that sort of thing, always winds me up.

 

[Drago]

I've never suffered such a verbal assault. One of the advantages of being a large mofo is that folk don't seem keen to risk confrontation, which is fine by me.

 

[johnnyb47]

Good for you though not rising to the abuse. Its usually the easier option to see red and confront them but it often ends up in an ugly scene. I wish I could adopt the same restraint as you but I'm afraid I'm a bit of a hot head in such situations.

 

[MontyVeda]

...

Goodness knows what goes through people's minds that makes them think it's OK to randomly swear at people.

This is what goes through their mind...

The person I'm sat next to will think I'm really great if I do this.

 

[subaqua]

Could have called you Donald.

Or Drago

 

[Welsh wheels]

Good for you though not rising to the abuse. Its usually the easier option to see red and confront them but it often ends up in an ugly scene. I wish I could adopt the same restraint as you but I'm afraid I'm a bit of a hot head in such situations.

Ha, I'm not as saintly as all that - just didn't want to get punched really!