The Retirement Thread

[Elybazza61]

Had a mooch around the garden this afternoon so some pics of some plants not ravaged by the heat.

Hedychium x moorei 'tara'

Cautleya spicata 'Arun flame'

Pseudopanax lesson 'Moa's Toes'

Yucca glorious variegata flowers (actually going over now)

Begonia grandis 'Heron's Pirouette'

 

[Dave7]

Guess it's not a snoozy kinda day! 😏

Sorry to disagree but I've just come round (nearly) from a good 90 minute snooze

 

[Paulus]

Been for a ride

it was delayed because I got the bike out and was checking the tyre pressure and it started raining

so I had a cuppa and it carried on raining off and on

so I gave up and went anyway - long version of normal route - and didn;t get wet once!!

anyway - more people due to Saturday
did notice a strange thing that happens occasionally

3 times when a bike rider did not seem to recognise that if 2 cyclist/bike riders are approaching each other on a path then both should go to their left to pass - same as a road
most people seem to do that
I discount situations where walkers or dogs or kids complicate matter

I also discount times when the other rider is wobbly and ride on the side away from the canal or whatever - I can see their point
but if it JUST 2 riders - it seems like the obvious thing to just behave as if it is a road

but 3 times today other riders seemed to go to their right - without a good reason to do so - twice we sorted it out and both went left
but once I had to go right as he just stayed there


all 3 cases were ones with clear vision long before it became critical - not like just appearing round a bend



what do other people do??

Too many people don't know the rules of the road, or don't care about them.
Whether it's a cycle path or a road you should stay on the left, but there are too many numpties about.

 

[Dave7]

Just enjoying the last of the sunshine before watching the athletics.
Its going decidedly cool.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Too many people don't know the rules of the road, or don't care about them.
Whether it's a cycle path or a road you should stay on the left, but there are too many numpties about.

Is "stay to the left" an actual rules for a shared path off the actual road

so like a track alongside a canal which is wide enough for 2 bikes to pass easily

Clearly the rules exists for a road - and I presume the same would apply to a 2 way cycle path beside the road

but away from an actual road??
is it written down ??
or just logical and sensible

 

[numbnuts]

The trouble living in a flat you smell what everybodys cooking
Well tonight someone is having a nice curry..........and I want some

 

[PeteXXX]

Depending on the look or perceived attitude of the person, ped or cyclist, I'm approaching, I stay on the side away from the canal 😂

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Depending on the look or perceived attitude of the person, ped or cyclist, I'm approaching, I stay on the side away from the canal 😂

Yup - I have been known to ignore normal rules when passing some groups of teenage boys on a canal path!