Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
Isn't that why you always get more wet cycling in rain than walking in it?
Things that have bothered you for a long time.
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Isn't that why you always get more wet cycling in rain than walking in it?
mustang1
Legendary Member
- Location
- London, UK
When there are two lanes on a road and you approach a left turn. You are in the right lane, the guy in the other car is in the left lane and slightly in front of you, wanting to turn left. Just before turning left, he comes out into the right lane slightly and then turns left. It's not like the guy is driving a lorry and needs extra turning space, it's just a regular sized car and a regular sized corner yet he thinks he's driving a bus. Quite dangerous.
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Yes, this irritates the bejeezus out of me too.
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
Equally annoying are those who can't turn right into a side road without cutting the corner and endangering anyone about to turn right onto the main road.
But even worse are the morons who simply can't negotiate a right-hand bend (in the UK) without drifting over the centre line and scaring anyone coming in the opposite direction.
Who teaches these people to drive like that?
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Driving downhill and having to turn right on to a narrow street with high walls both sides so cannot see anything coming down. I never turn right until I see it is clear but many just cut the corner and have to reverse back. They never seem to learn.
Yesterday road up was clear so started up when a car appeared at the top and sensibly stopped in an unofficial passing place to let me past. Another appeared from behind it and carried on past with no thought so blocking the road. I was not for reversing the whole way back down and round a blind bend so she had to take to the ditch. Moron or probably tourist.
Yesterday road up was clear so started up when a car appeared at the top and sensibly stopped in an unofficial passing place to let me past. Another appeared from behind it and carried on past with no thought so blocking the road. I was not for reversing the whole way back down and round a blind bend so she had to take to the ditch. Moron or probably tourist.
classic33
Leg End Member
Doesn't stop them falling off the seats though.
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
When you are approaching a pedestrian/child/slow moving cyclist/dog/horse/goat/ on a long straight road just wide enough to pass them comfortable, and the only, the only other cyclist visible for a kilometre in is coming in the opposite direction, and arrives at the pinch point just before you do, so you have to slow down.
Are we all unknowingly magnetic or something, or does this only happen to me?
Are we all unknowingly magnetic or something, or does this only happen to me?
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Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
No, but it looks far cooler...
(No, I don't have a very extensive social life, why do you ask?)
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampersand
What have the Romans ever done for us?
It’s a Latin symbol for et.
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
These foreigners coming over here*, changing our culture...
*Okay, technically "there" for me but still...
Chris S
Legendary Member
- Location
- Birmingham
Why is the West so indignant about women being excluded from positions of power in Afghanistan? It's only in the last 50 years that they've started to make any progress here.
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Because women are below a dog in Taliban/radical islam world hierarchy?
classic33
Leg End Member
"The invention of the ampersand is usually credited to Marcus Tullius Tiro, who was the faithful slave and secretary to the Roman lawyer and politician Cicero. Tiro invented a shorthand writing system in 63 B.C. called Tironian Notes, which included the ampersand."
https://creativepro.com/ampersand-history-usage/
