HarryTheDog
Guru
- Location
- Basildon Essex
@Arjimlad good luck with the police taking any action against mrangrypants.
Yesterday I commuted in for the first time in 3 months as I needed to train one of my colleagues for some work while I am away on Holiday.
well it turned out to be a right faff, took me ages to get out of the house as I kept realising I was leaving something vital behind ( water bottle, cycle park pass, key to bike lock etc etc)
Then within 1 mile on the road a car very nearly left hooked me and the car behind him just followed him and I had to brake and give him my best parade ground shout so we both came to a shuddering halt inches away from each other. Silly bugger apologised but he had just followed the car in front without looking.
Then literally 200 yds later at a cross roads a white van driver approaching from the opposite direction just cut in front of me I thought with very little space ( right hook) I shouted at him so he gave me the finger with a bored epression on his face. I thought brilliant welcome back. The next 11 miles were fine, I think I had re-booted my extra sense powers and was avoiding possible dangers.
Not many cyclists about and the only bit of SCR action was when I met a very young man ( probably 18 ) at some lights. I was in full cycle fig and he kept looking me up and down which I though a bit rude. He went off the lights like a bat out of hell but I reeled him in within 50yds then sat on him waiting for him to blow up. half a mile later his hamster spinning legs slowed considerably and I sauntered past.
Got to work and found I had dropped my sunglasses somewhere,( fell out of a back pocket) luckily I often break and damage sunglasses so they were my usual about 5 quids worth.
Cycle home was blessed as I missed all the rain and no incidents at all.
Yesterday I commuted in for the first time in 3 months as I needed to train one of my colleagues for some work while I am away on Holiday.
well it turned out to be a right faff, took me ages to get out of the house as I kept realising I was leaving something vital behind ( water bottle, cycle park pass, key to bike lock etc etc)
Then within 1 mile on the road a car very nearly left hooked me and the car behind him just followed him and I had to brake and give him my best parade ground shout so we both came to a shuddering halt inches away from each other. Silly bugger apologised but he had just followed the car in front without looking.
Then literally 200 yds later at a cross roads a white van driver approaching from the opposite direction just cut in front of me I thought with very little space ( right hook) I shouted at him so he gave me the finger with a bored epression on his face. I thought brilliant welcome back. The next 11 miles were fine, I think I had re-booted my extra sense powers and was avoiding possible dangers.
Not many cyclists about and the only bit of SCR action was when I met a very young man ( probably 18 ) at some lights. I was in full cycle fig and he kept looking me up and down which I though a bit rude. He went off the lights like a bat out of hell but I reeled him in within 50yds then sat on him waiting for him to blow up. half a mile later his hamster spinning legs slowed considerably and I sauntered past.
Got to work and found I had dropped my sunglasses somewhere,( fell out of a back pocket) luckily I often break and damage sunglasses so they were my usual about 5 quids worth.
Cycle home was blessed as I missed all the rain and no incidents at all.
