The idiots i encountered on my ride today

[potsy]

I am away for the weekend and this is what I return to? Thanks a lot.

Welcome back Matthew thought it had been quiet in N Wales

 

[Matthew_T]

It's shocking, Mr T.

I bet you didn't even come close to kicking a dog whilst you were away.

Right?

Well there were a few peds in Edinburgh that I wanted to kick. No manners in that place.

 

[Matthew_T]

Welcome back Matthew thought it had been quiet in N Wales

The christmas spirit has shut me up a bit and brought out the good drivers around here. A nice repeat of last year.

 

[Deleted member 20519]

Well there were a few peds in Edinburgh that I wanted to kick. No manners in that place.

The Peds in Edinburgh are 100x better than those in Glasgow.

 

[Accy cyclist]

If you see a car pull over on yellow lines, the best thing to do is give it a wide berth, so any subsequent door-opening won't effect you. Likewise with dogs. If you see some off the lead, it's best to slow your speed in anticipaiton of them crossing your path.

Stay safe.

I couldn't give the car a wide berth because i was in the narrow lane to go forward, and i had cars on my right waiting to turn right. By her opening her door she blocked off the lane. The dogs were on a lead and i did slow down as i could see the owner was struggling to control them. Maybe i was too cautious, if i hadn't slowed down they wouldn't have had time to snap?!

 

[snorri]

Well there were a few peds in Edinburgh that I wanted to kick. No manners in that place.

Oh dear , I've never heard the genteel folk of the capital described in such a manner. I'm taking a look down there nexrt weekend and will see what's troubling them.

 

[Matthew_T]

Oh dear , I've never heard the genteel folk of the capital described in such a manner. I'm taking a look down there nexrt weekend and will see what's troubling them.

The christmas fair was on so it was a bit of a madhouse.

 

[screenman]

I would suggest some more cycle skills are needed, you had more happen to you on that one ride than a lot of us get in a decade or 4 in my case of riding.

I bet you are not getting the sort of forum support that you thought you might on this post.

 

[jayonabike]

Anticipation, & good knowledge of road use as well as cycle skills. You seem to be lacking in these. In over 5000 miles cycled this year I can count on the fingers of a convicted arab shoplifter how many incidents I've had.

 

[Fasta Asloth]

You're kidding, right?

I've never heard that expressed before...

Scotland doesn't actually have an 'actual' capital city does it?

I thought it was like Wales, Cornwall and The Lake District... Some Tea Rooms and a bit of scenery, but no capital or legislature or proper politicians.

A Test for you: If Scotland does have a capital, what is it?

Erm...."S"

 

[Speicher]

S

edit: The above poster beat me to it.